Hairspray is SOOOO good!

Updated On: 7/20/07 at 10:51 PM

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YES! Definetely one of the best films I have ever seen as well.

What does Chuck and Larry have anything to do with it?

I was so skeptical, but I loved everysecond of it. The cast was perfect.

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i didnt like it at all. only a few parts...run and tell that,good morning baltimore,some of without love i just mean seaweed/penny.

zac sucked,john t didnt impress me.
cant say about janney she had little to say in the film.
brittany snow,elijah kelly,queen latifah,amanda bynes and of course nikki blonsky were standouts for me.

some songs were out of order,left out mama i'm a big girl now....load of people were disguested about that. cooties left out.


go c the broadway show or tour 5 stars and the remake of the movie 2 stars.

I loved the movie as well! I'm glad you all liked it too!

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bhj I agree with everything you say, BUT the best Tracy will always be Carly Jibson in my book, superior to all the others, even than Niki, who is perfection.
What a great movie, I saw it tonight for the 2nd time.
I kinda wanna go see it again, guys, go see it, let's make this movie a big hit!
I am a little bummed because Im sure that Harry Potter will still be the # 1 movie of the week, and The Simpsons opens next week. So Hairspray has a few chances to do well with such tough competition.

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Updated On: 7/21/07 at 03:21 AM

I absolutely LOVED it! I too had no knowledge of the film or stage version prior to seeing it - which was a cool way to see it. Michelle Pfeiffer (Sp?) was absolutely phenomenal, as were Queen Latifah and Nikki Blonsky - I hope she sticks around for a good long while.

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I thought Zac was perfect! It was irritating when all of the little 9-year-old girls screamed whenever he came on screen, though. But I think he has a lot of potential to be a really great prominent actor in the business. And Nikki, I just loved her! That would be incredible if this cast were to take to the Broadway stage, I would do just about anything to go to NY and see that.

I really enjoyed the movie and MOST of the changes made from stage to film. I was rather surprised that John T was so funny in the role, I went in thinking I would hate him, but I really found his performance heartfelt and remarkable. For me the standouts in the film are Elijah and Michelle. These two really rocked the film for me. I am glad that they emphazized storylines not really strongly approached on stage and I loved the rearranged music. I loved the mother, daughter story line and got a tear in my eye at the end of "Welcome to the 60's"

Now my dislikes:

Alison Janney's part too small!

Amanda as Penny...ugh! Everytime that I have seen the stage show, Penny pretty much is the funniest character, who steals every scene she is in. I understand they had to tone her down for the movie, but she might as well of not even been there. Her funny lines were hardly heard due to her soft voice and loud music, and her character had no development. Penny is suppose to come out of her nerdy mold by the end of the show and have this huge voice....Amanda was pretty through the entire movie and her voice was dull dull dull...

I can understand cutting "I'm a Big girl Now" but the whole changing of the march and Tracy hiding at Pennys instead of doing the "Big Dollhouse" I feel was a mistake. I think "Dollhouse" would have been an upbeat number for all the characters to do together and could have been a very funny moment in the film. Also they could have kept "Without Love" the same, because I hated the way it was done.

And one last thing...the ending, was so long!

we went today & loved it...i started crying even before the first song & then i cried all the way thru (happy tears!). i was all choked up thinking about how this story & these characters have come so far, from the original movie, to the musical, to the musical movie.

i had some minor quibbles but they are completley eclipsed when i think of the joy & happiness this movie is gonna bring to people all over the world.

i know here on BWW we think of the movie from a Broadway-centric viewpoint, but i am thinking of all the people all over the planet who will see this movie; the people who will never even have a chance to come to the united states, LET ALONE see a Broadway show.

HAIRSPRAY will do more to re-build the united states' image around the globe than anyone in the White House ever will.

Updated On: 7/21/07 at 05:15 PM

What does Chuck and Larry have anything to do with it?

Seriously?

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