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I have 15 hours left and I'm starting to panic.

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I saw the movie tonight and it was beautiful. What I really liked though was that my sister came with me and she hadn't seen the show and had only recently heard the music. She left the theatre totally enchanted. I've been a fan since 1996 and it was just really neat to watch someone fall in love with the story.

Michael, you did you read Ebert's review already?

**To the tune of "Tomorrow" from ANNIE**

Tomorrow, tommorrow Rent comes out Tomorrow
It's only a day . . . . . . a . . . . . . waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.

SO PSYCHED!!

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Finally got to see a screening last night. Anyone who is criticizing this film is purposely looking for flaws. Anyone can go into the film and look for all the things that are wrong with it. Sure, no film is perfect. And especially with a film like this with so many fans of the stage version, not everything is going to come across exactly how each person individually viewed it. But come on, Columbus did a good job with this, give him (and the actors) the credit they deserve. I am certain that when all the reviews are in, the majority of them will be positive.

PS Anthony, just ignore this art guy. He is clearly only here to get people all worked up. It's sad and pathetic on his part so lets just all point and laugh. Seriously, you and everyone else did a wonderful job on this and there are many of us who thank you for that.

I saw it last night at a screening in Philadelphia. I really, really enjoyed it. There were some iffy parts here and there, but overall, I thought it was a really good movie. I'm seeing it tomorrow again. I feel like last night was a dream, so I'm thinking I'll be able to analyze it better after seeing it again.

Hi, my name is John and I am a RENThead. Some of you may know who I am. Some of you may not. I'm the "RENT bear guy" from Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Last night I had the honor of seeing an advance screening of the RENT movie, and I'm here to pass on the message: SEE THIS FILM. I first saw the show in November of 1996. I've worked with/for Anthony and I kept in touch with Tracie throughout filming. That would make you think I'd have a biased opinion, but I kept an open mind throughout the whole process. For every good there is some evil, right? I couldn't stay away from the internet. I read how Columbus botched the movie. I read how ludicrous and foolish Adam looked on a cliff in Sante Fe. I joined in the sadness when we learned that some of the songs were cut. I am very glad that the faith that I had in these incredible film makers stood strong, because what I witnessed last night was nothing short of breathtaking. This movie worked as well, if not better, than the stage incarnation. It's fast paced and exciting. Rosario hit this one out of the park. Every word, expression and action is completely believable. She got it, guys. She TOTALLY got it. The music is bigger than on the soundtrack. There are horns in TAKE ME OR LEAVE ME. SEASONS B is longer and is more of a nod towards SEASONS A. GOODBYE LOVE 2/3 was inserted as an instrumental during the last (VERY HAUNTING) montage of voice mails. Adam doesn't squeak during CANDLE. The dialogue was brilliant...from the voice mails and bag lady to Idina's completely hilarious take on OVER THE MOON. All I'm gonna say about that is (bee dee bong!). We laughed and we cried. We went on an emotional roller coaster last night, and by the time we stopped there wasn't a dry eye in the theater. It is very obvious that every moment of this movie was born from love and a tender care that only true believers in its messages could create. I have never, in all of my 30 years, felt so emotionally connected to a film and it's characters. When it was over, I couldn't move. There was too much to process, and I still don't know if I'm through yet. Just like Rosario said, take 10 of your closest friends and family...you'll want to talk about it afterwards. With that, I look forward to seeing this movie again. And again...and again...and again. Thank you Jonathan Larson...

-John Henson

Just found out it is not coming to my area. I'll have to drive an hour and a half to see it, but you guys make it seem worth it.

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Spider, funny that you should mention ANNIE. There were times during RENT that I thought they recycled the sets from the film version of that musical!

Okay, that was a little harsh, but I have to say that I really wanted to like this film. I did not, as Oasis asserts, go in looking for flaws. I did have expectations, however, and those were not met.

Again, I am glad everyone else loved it. Believe it or not, I am still telling people to go see it.

I guess I need to post my review on the "Unpopular Opinions that you Hold" thread!

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Fun review that seems to capture the spirit of the movie. He also gets into some of the political/social issues at play, which I rather enjoyed. This was also posted on the OT Board and the posters over there seemed to think that this person was a bit of a joke. I liked the review, though, so I thought I'd post it for your reading enjoyment.

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=21892

Oops! I did say that. My bad. Thinking back, that is not truly what I meant.

I think that statement is true for a lot of Rent fans and non-fans alike, unfortunately. But, I do think that some are just honestly disappointed; that's not invalid.

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true, my point with this is that is much easier to see flaws in this movie for those of us who have seen the stage version many times. I see flaws in this movie, I won't point them out as they already have been by others. But I realize that overall this is a good adaptation and frankly it could have been a heck of a lot worse.