Is Hairspray the movie worth seeing?

[Sarah8]

Posted: 8/28/07 at 6:18am

Hey, in Australia the movie still hasn't come out. I really enjoyed the Broadway show and was wondering if the movie is worth seeing. Thanks for your help!!

[dramarama2]

Posted: 8/28/07 at 6:27am

Yes. It serves the show justice and the cast is phenomenal! If you loved the show, you'll love the movie!

[FrontRowCenter2]

Posted: 8/28/07 at 6:27am

This is a no-brainer - SEE IT, IT'S TERRIFIC!

[Sarah8]

Posted: 8/28/07 at 6:34am

Cool! So far, so good.

[Salene]

Posted: 8/28/07 at 6:50am

Absolutely.

[HBBrock]

Posted: 8/28/07 at 7:07am

It was my favorite movie to come out this year...loved it.

[americanboy99]

Posted: 8/28/07 at 7:10am

(Read any other thread on this board with the word HAIRSPRAY in it. You'll get your answer... which is obviously YES!)

[jakebloke]

Posted: 8/28/07 at 7:31am

It's definintly worth seeing. It's very well done, but don't go in expecting to love it like the broadway show. I think you'll be disappointed.

[brdwybound2]

Posted: 8/28/07 at 7:45am

It's worth it to stare at Zac Efron for a while.

[withoutlovewithoutU]

Posted: 8/28/07 at 8:46am

I say go see it. John Travolta's take on Edna is A LOT different then any other Edna, and sometimes seem a bit out of place, but there are some amazing preformances in this movie. Oh, and it's just a ton of fun to watch.

[AvenueQResident]

Posted: 8/28/07 at 11:16am

My favourite film of the year so far. It'll have you smiling the whole way through.

[jbdc]

Posted: 8/28/07 at 11:20am

Don't be mad, but I thought the film was all wrong. They totally missed the camp element. There's a reason a man plays a woman, and a black womansings about being blonde, and I don't think the production staff understands the dramatic theory behind these things. Everyone was acting in a different style, and Allison Janney was the only one who got it right. I blame the director. They should have waited for Jack and Jerry.

[mpw607]

Posted: 8/28/07 at 11:25am

I haven't seen the musical but thought the film was terrific. Apart from everything else, I thought they captured the atmosphere of 1962 very well.

I'm now looking forward to the London stage production, to do the comparisons.

[snl89]

Posted: 8/28/07 at 11:27am

100% absolutely!!

it's fantastic! Pretty much wonderful performances all around, imo, and I actually MUCH prefer the movie soundtrack to the OBCR! (I think that's because I like Nikki Blonsky's voice a WHOLE lot better than Marissa Jaret Winokur's- no offense to Marissa. But really I'm partial to almost ALL the voices on the movie soundtrack over the OBCR). It just has a ton of heart. Definitely the most fun I've ever had in a movie theater :)

one thing that IS definitely true though: whereas in the stage production, everything is totally camped up, the performances in the movie are all played very straight. I personally liked that element a lot, but if you're someone who really preferes shows like this to be mega campy, you'll probably be a little bit disappointed and think they took the whole thing too seriously.

Updated On: 8/28/07 at 11:27 AM

[Wildcard]

Posted: 8/28/07 at 12:24pm

Go for it! See the movie over and over again. It's worth it!