Enchanted - Musical or Joke?

[B3TA07]

Enchanted - Musical or Joke?#1

Posted: 3/23/08 at 2:28pm

I like to think that it's a musical on its own as well as an homage to the Disney oeuvre.


What do you think...

-Benjamin
--http://www.benjaminadgate.com/

[Taryn]

re: Enchanted - Musical or Joke?#2

Posted: 3/23/08 at 2:31pm

I kind've think of it as an affectionate musical satire.

[Weez]

re: Enchanted - Musical or Joke?#2

Posted: 3/23/08 at 3:13pm

Just because it's a satire doesn't mean it's not a musical as well. Look at the 'South Park' movie. They burst into song just like any other musical. :P

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Updated On: 3/23/08 at 03:13 PM

[henrybutler]

re: Enchanted - Musical or Joke?#3

Posted: 3/23/08 at 3:45pm

weez. what is your avatar? is it a production of poe's "masque..."? where?

people on broadwayworld.com can be rude and scary

[BroadwayBound062]

re: Enchanted - Musical or Joke?#4

Posted: 3/23/08 at 3:48pm

I loved it!

Genius lasts longer than beauty.

[SueleenGay]

re: Enchanted - Musical or Joke?#5

Posted: 3/23/08 at 3:59pm

That is so funny, I was just thinking the same thing while watching GODSPELL on TCM. What a joke.

PEACE.

[BrodyFosse123]

re: Enchanted - Musical or Joke?#6

Posted: 3/23/08 at 4:06pm

3 (three) songs from the film were nominated for Academy Awards. I think this pretty much disqualifies the film as a 'joke' as it was accepted by not only the film industry but the paying public as well.

The pastiche of the Disney genre was grasped, acknowledged and validated. People/audiences got the joke and the film's intention.

[oohshizz146]

re: Enchanted - Musical or Joke?#7

Posted: 3/23/08 at 4:31pm

I thought it was great. The music was original and 3 songs were nominated...come on now. It was fun, fresh, clever, and made GOOD fun of disney, not obnoxious. Its NOT a joke :)

"I told you, NO Rodgers and Hammerstein!"- Bart Simpson

[Weez]

re: Enchanted - Musical or Joke?#8

Posted: 3/23/08 at 4:31pm

henrybutler: it's this phenomenal promenade production based on quite a few of Poe's short stories in Battersea, London. http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/reddeath I went three times, and am absolutely heartbroken it sold out before I could go a fourth and even fifth time. Simply brilliant. :3

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[ByTheSea920]

re: Enchanted - Musical or Joke?#9

Posted: 3/23/08 at 4:35pm

I just finished watching Enchanted 5 minutes ago! I love it!!

[suicidalmickeymouse]

re: Enchanted - Musical or Joke?#10

Posted: 3/23/08 at 6:21pm

I love this movie. It's cute. I mean, you'd have to have a cold heart not to like it. It's so charming.

Hunter: Your teeth need whitening./ Heidi: You sound weird./ Jeff: You taste funny.
-Jeff Bowen's worst onstage line flub.

[bundy5000]

re: Enchanted - Musical or Joke?#11

Posted: 3/23/08 at 6:25pm

Musicalicious

Herbie: "Honey, Don't you know there's a depression?"
Rose: "Of Course I know, I Watch Fox News"
-(modified)Gypsy
Broadway Schedule
December 5th- Hamilton, On Your Feet
December 19th- Noises Off, Edith Piaf Concert at Town Hall

[millie_dillmount]

re: Enchanted - Musical or Joke?#12

Posted: 3/23/08 at 6:30pm

Love this movie! I just watched it last night. They definitely take elements of previous Disney fairy tales, but it is definitely a musical!

"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611

[BestOfBothWorlds]

re: Enchanted - Musical or Joke?#13

Posted: 3/23/08 at 6:40pm

Weez, I saw Punchdrunk's production of Faust when I was in London last year, and their work is unlike anything I've ever seen before. I'm so jealous you got to see this one.