DEAR EVAN HANSEN Movie Musical - News & Discussion Thread- Page 29

[jlindsey865]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 4:19pm

SporkGoddess said: "https://mobile.twitter.com/AndalusianDoge/status/1436142976565186563

omg"

I have no idea what that Tweet means.  Someone plz help out an old man (me).

Updated On: 9/10/21 at 04:19 PM

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 4:34pm

jlindsey865 said: "SporkGoddess said: "https://mobile.twitter.com/AndalusianDoge/status/1436142976565186563

omg"

I have no idea what that Tweet means. Someone plz help out an old man (me)."

Ready Player One is a terrible book that Stephen Spielberg made into a movie a few years ago. It is also, according to the movie, Connor Murphy's favorite book. Which, going off of Connor's characterization, is not a book he would read in a million years.

[Musical Master]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 4:36pm

Yeah that addition is really strange and honestly reading the reactions to it have been very entertaining.

Updated On: 9/10/21 at 04:36 PM

[MichelleCraig]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 4:44pm

Jordan Catalano wrote: To be fair, I think it’s too early to say the film has bombed. There’s plenty of movies with much worse reviews that have had big success at the box office.

Case in point: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN; some pretty bad reviews (57% on Rotten Tomatoes) and $435M boxoffice.

[gypsy101]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 4:49pm

jlindsey865 said: "Each movie musical that is released, for many, seems to bear the weight of the world of ALL movie musical adaptations….They will still continue to be made and people will still continue to have thoughts about them. And I am glad for that."

couldn’t that be because after several terrible movie musicals in the late 60s we saw barely any new films in the genre for most of the 70’s 80’s and 90’s? we got some but they were few and far between. movie genres have died before and could die again.

[Musical Master]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 4:58pm

^In a world where streaming is a top Hollywood juggernaut, I doubt it.

[jo]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 5:04pm

MichelleCraig said: "Jordan Catalano wrote: To be fair, I think it’s too early to say the film has bombed. There’s plenty of movies with much worse reviews that have had big success at the box office.

Case in point: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN; some pretty bad reviews (57% on Rotten Tomatoes) and $435M boxoffice."

The Greatest Showman had a musical score which became a universal favorite. It was 2018's best-selling album worldwide, beating all releases including all pop-music albums. Everyone sang This Is Me & A Million Dreams and wore Barnum's red jacket to ape The Greatest Show 

[jlindsey865]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 5:26pm

gypsy101 said: "jlindsey865 said: "Each movie musical that is released, for many, seems to bear the weight of the world of ALL movie musical adaptations….They will still continue to be made and people will still continue to have thoughts about them. And I am glad for that."

couldn’t that be because after several terrible movie musicals in the late 60s we saw barely any new films in the genre for most of the 70’s 80’s and 90’s? we got somebut they were few and far between. movie genres have died before and could die again."

I have to disagree.  Fiddler, Grease, Annie, Little Shop, and the Disney animated musical renaissance all happened during those three decades.  Those are all pretty substantial films.

I wouldn’t say the genre has died.  At least not in the last 100 years.  Has it ebbed and flowed?  Of course.  Died?  No way.

[Theatre Fan3]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 5:34pm

Universal just uploaded this "A Look Inside"

 

[MichelleCraig]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 5:44pm

jo wrote: The Greatest Showman had a musical score which became a universal favorite. It was 2018's best-selling album worldwide, beating all releases including all pop-music albums. Everyone sang This Is Me & A Million Dreams and wore Barnum's red jacket to ape The Greatest Show 

Exactly. I'm agreeing with you. Despite a lot of negative critical reaction, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN was a pretty big success.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 5:51pm

“How Old Does Ben Platt Look In Dear Evan Hansen” - Vulture Article

[Musical Master]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 5:58pm

Universal uploaded a small clip of "The Anonymous Ones".

 

[blaxx]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 6:07pm

MichelleCraig said: "Jordan Catalano wrote: To be fair, I think it’s too early to say the film has bombed. There’s plenty of movies with much worse reviews that have had big success at the box office.

Case in point: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN; some pretty bad reviews (57% on Rotten Tomatoes) and $435M boxoffice."

I'm not a fan but even I can appreciate the big production numbers behind THSM. DEH is three hours of people moping.

[SomeOtherMe]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 6:13pm

jo said: "MichelleCraig said: "Jordan Catalano wrote: To be fair, I think it’s too early to say the film has bombed. There’s plenty of movies with much worse reviews that have had big success at the box office.

Case in point: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN; some pretty bad reviews (57% on Rotten Tomatoes) and $435M boxoffice."

It also starred Hugh Jackman.

 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 6:13pm

Currently 53% on Rotten Tomatoes (and an ugly 44% among top critics) based on 19 reviews… but the Post liked it. Love letter to Platt, who Johnny Oleksinski says will “pummel you in the end.”

[JP2]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 6:15pm

MichelleCraig said: "jo wrote: The Greatest Showman had a musical score which became a universal favorite. It was 2018's best-selling album worldwide, beating all releases including all pop-music albums. Everyone sang This Is Me & A Million Dreams and wore Barnum's red jacket to ape The Greatest Show

Exactly. I'm agreeing with you. Despite a lot of negative critical reaction, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN was a pretty big success."

The difference is, The Greatest Showman didn't have anywhere near as bad buzz as this film has received since the first trailer dropped. In addition, TGS didn't lift the review embargo until a day before release.

By all accounts, The Greatest Showman bombed its first weekend (I believe it made $8 million at the box office). Word of mouth kicked in by the second weekend and it took off from there.

I can't see that happening with Dear Even Hansen...

[blaxx]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 6:19pm

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the history of financially successful stage to film musical adaptations mostly includes those with the flashy and energetic production numbers.

Producing this intimate sob piece of a teeny ensemble and visually quiet piece was done relying on some guarantee that everyone worships the piece and Platt, which we can see is not the case.

[FirstNighter2]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 7:25pm

Jordan Levinson said: " Currently 53% on Rotten Tomatoes (and an ugly 44% among top critics) based on 19 reviews… but the Post liked it. Love letter to Platt, who Johnny Oleksinski says will “pummel you in the end.”"

 

I suspect Mr. Okeksinski has it backwards.

 

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 8:31pm

Updated On: 9/10/21 at 08:31 PM

[gypsy101]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 9:24pm

FirstNighter2 said: "I suspect Mr. Okeksinski has it backwards."

speculating on Platt's preferred role in the bedroom is tacky

Jordan Catalano said: "How Old Does Ben Platt Look In Dear Evan Hansen” - Vulture Article"

i don't understand why they wouldn't just do his hair like it was in the original production

[Wick3]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 9:40pm

gypsy101 said: "i don't understand why they wouldn't just do his hair like it was in the original production"

Agreed. I don't understand why they opted for the Buddy the Elf hairstyle.

 

[iwuldwf]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 9:45pm

Wick3 said: "gypsy101 said: "i don't understand why they wouldn't just do his hair like it was in the original production"

Agreed. I don't understand why they opted for the Buddy the Elf hairstyle."

My theory is that his hairline has receded somewhat since the end of his Broadway run, and the stage hairstyle would highlight that more than having awful Annie wig bangs.

[RaisedOnMusicals]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 10:52pm

blaxx said: "MichelleCraig said: "Jordan Catalano wrote: To be fair, I think it’s too early to say the film has bombed. There’s plenty of movies with much worse reviews that have had big success at the box office.

Case in point: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN; some pretty bad reviews (57% on Rotten Tomatoes) and $435M boxoffice."

I'm not a fan but even I can appreciate the big production numbers behind THSM. DEH is three hours of people moping."

So 2:17 has somehow become 3 hours? Another science denier, I guess. 

[Theatre Fan3]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 11:25pm

I'm going to go out on a limb here and make a prediction that Everybody's Talking About Jamie is going to get better reviews than this.

[Theatre Fan3]

Posted: 9/10/21 at 11:26pm

Updated On: 9/10/21 at 11:26 PM