Hamilton Movie Reviews — Page 2

hork said: "I don't really see it getting any Oscar attention and would be very surprised if it did."

The idea that this is considered a ‘Film’ like actual films that are Oscar runners is laughable. Yeah it’s been a bad year, but this is a filmed piece of theatre. People need to get a grip of their hysteria for a moment.

CT2NYC said: "Dolly80 said: "hork said: "I don't really see it getting any Oscar attention and would be very surprised if it did."

The idea that this is considered a ‘Film’ like actual films that are Oscar runners is laughable. Yeah it’s been a bad year, but this is a filmed piece of theatre. People need to get a grip of their hysteria for a moment."

As I said earlier on this thread, 2 films of stage productions have been nominated for Oscars, 1 for Best Actor, and 1 for Best Costume Design. What’s laughable is that some people arebasicallycomparing this release to a PBS Great Performance. We’ll just have to wait until later in the yearto see how poorly some of these posts age."

Well, in the case of the Bergman film, it was not, strictly speaking, a film of a stage production. It was an original film that just happened to be performed like a stage play, but it was not a recording of any pre-existing production of The Magic Flute.

I think the Hamilton movie is more comparable to Spike Lee's Passing Strange. It got great reviews but nobody entertained any notion that it would be up for any Oscars. And nor should it have been, since it wasn't really a "movie." More like a document.

Well ... could any of the performances get an Oscar nod? Like Leslie Odom Jr.?

CT2NYC said: "Dolly80 said: "hork said: "I don't really see it getting any Oscar attention and would be very surprised if it did."

The idea that this is considered a ‘Film’ like actual films that are Oscar runners is laughable. Yeah it’s been a bad year, but this is a filmed piece of theatre. People need to get a grip of their hysteria for a moment."

As I said earlier on this thread, 2 films of stage productions have been nominated for Oscars, 1 for Best Actor, and 1 for Best Costume Design. What’s laughable is that some people are basically comparing this release to a PBS Great Performance. We’ll just have to wait until later in the yearto see how poorly some of these posts age."

Yet you're comparing it to a Hollywood film. This "film" isn't any different from recordings of Memphis, Rent, Miss Saigon, Billy Elliot, Legally Blonde, etc. And yes, it isn't much better than filmed shows that have appeared on PBS. The only actual difference (aside from any advancements in digital technology) is the "film" director is the same person who directed it on stage.

For anyone interested, here’s the sole “rotten” review on Rotten Tomatoes, although I’d call it decidedly mixed.


https://thespool.net/reviews/2020/07/hamilton-disney-plus-musical-lin-manuel-miranda-review/

poisonivy2 said: "There's this review/op-ed from National Review:

https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/07/review-hamilton-lin-manuel-miranda-monument-political-egotism/

Uh, don;t know what to say about this review except I disagree 100%."

I mean its the National Review

CT2NYC said: "Fosse76 said: "CT2NYC said: "Dolly80 said: "hork said: "I don't really see it getting any Oscar attention and would be very surprised if it did."

The idea that this is considered a ‘Film’ like actual films that are Oscar runners is laughable. Yeah it’s been a bad year, but this is a filmed piece of theatre. People need to get a grip of their hysteria for a moment."

As I said earlier on this thread, 2 films of stage productions have been nominated for Oscars, 1 for Best Actor, and 1 for Best Costume Design. What’s laughable is that some people are basically comparing this release to a PBS Great Performance. We’ll just have to wait until later in the yearto see how poorly some of these posts age."

Yet you're comparing it to a Hollywood film. This "film" isn't any different from recordings of Memphis, Rent, Miss Saigon, Billy Elliot, Legally Blonde, etc. And yes, it isn't much better than filmed shows that have appeared on PBS. The only actual difference (aside from any advancements in digital technology) is the "film" director is the same person who directed it on stage."

Don’t you think you should watch it before comparing it to other stage recordings?"

I have. Just because it's a bit "shinier" than those other recordings doesn't make this comparable to a Hollywood movie. You're very clearly biased with no perspective.

poisonivy2 said: "joevitus said: "I'm a little surprised, considering how far filming sports events has come, thanks both to HD and I assume drones, that recordings of stage performances (and this includes opera and ballet) haven't improved. There was a giant leap with the recordings of Sweeney Todd and SITPWG, but not much development since then. We're talking close to forty years."

I've heard it was the incredible amount of light needed to film in a dark theater. The light to get that perfect 4K look would cause a lot of heat and distraction to the performers.

In Europe they used to close the theaters and film without an audience to get the lighting just so, but that's another tradeoff."

Thank you!