#51
Posted: 5/26/14 at 8:43am
@jsg Wow. I clearly don't understand your purpose. Have you seen this show or at least listened to other audio clips...
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#53
Posted: 11/5/14 at 10:05pm
If INTO THE WOODS turns out well, then maybe Rob Marshall could direct it, MISS SAIGON does have some theatrical elements to it; although Alan Parker could do it as a career return and could be cinematic and beautiful like his underrated EVITA adaptation. Heck, I wouldn't mind either way if Tom Hooper or Clint Eastwood decided to direct it.
#54
Posted: 11/5/14 at 10:21pm
Clint Eastwood and Tom Hooper should be banned from making musical films. And Mr.One hit wonder Rob Marshall might have to go on that list also.
#55
Posted: 11/5/14 at 10:26pm
Good grief Shakin, I know you REALLY HATED both JERSEY BOYS and LES MISERABLES but I don't agree with you that Hooper and Eastwood should be banned at all, to me they both made movies that entertained me and given me a really good night at the movies, with LES MIS moving me so much to the point where it revived my interest in musical films and it's history. 
EDIT: And another thing, please give INTO THE WOODS a chance, especially for a director who has worked so hard on it.
EDIT: And another thing, please give INTO THE WOODS a chance, especially for a director who has worked so hard on it.
Updated On: 11/5/14 at 10:26 PM
#56
Posted: 11/5/14 at 10:35pm
I didn't hate either one but I'll just leave it at that. I'm glad you liked them. Yes I will give ITW a chance, but you have to admit, Rob Marshall's track record with bringing musicals to film isn't that great. I'm still on the fence about ITW because Disney is producing it, but we shall see. My hopes aren't high for this but I'm curious.
#57
Posted: 11/5/14 at 10:41pm
Honestly I would blame most of NINE's downfalls to the producers and writers for giving Marshall so very little to work with and the studio/marketing team for making it the huge critical and box-office flop when it came out in that December in 2009. I shockingly enjoy it despite those huge pratfalls.
But I think the musical NINE is okay (certainly better than the film version) but nothing to see over and over, Tommy Tune and his cast did the best production they could, given the bad circumstances of a weak score and book.
Back to a MISS SAIGON film, I would love a film version with either Marshall or Parker as the director, a complete unknown as Kim, Chris Pine as Chris, Ken Watanabe as The Engineer, and Emma Watson as Ellen.
But I think the musical NINE is okay (certainly better than the film version) but nothing to see over and over, Tommy Tune and his cast did the best production they could, given the bad circumstances of a weak score and book.
Back to a MISS SAIGON film, I would love a film version with either Marshall or Parker as the director, a complete unknown as Kim, Chris Pine as Chris, Ken Watanabe as The Engineer, and Emma Watson as Ellen.
Updated On: 11/5/14 at 10:41 PM
#58
Posted: 11/5/14 at 11:44pm
Rob Marshall did an amazing job on Chicago...
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#60
Posted: 11/6/14 at 1:02am
Which is all well and good but he ALSO directed the very much loved 1999 TV movie adaptation of ANNIE which was a hit as well for ABC and was ONE of the reasons why Hollywood noticed his potential. That is my favorite adaptation of ANNIE that not even the upcoming 2014 film would change my mind about it.
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#61
Posted: 11/6/14 at 7:52am
NINE fell apart on screen for the reasons noted above. The material was gutted, reshaped, and what was left was devoid of narrative. Movies tell strong stories (which is why WOODS seems poised to work best of all), it's critical that they have emotional suspense. NINE, no matter the shape of the score (and I loathed what they did to it for the film), is "cinematic" on stage, but ironically empty on screen, because the very motif -- the collage of a life -- has no arc, not real movement. The one imposed didn't work as well as on stage. But the material was almost doomed. I don't think it was especially well directed, but the problems were there before the camera ever rolled.
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#62
Posted: 11/6/14 at 8:01am
What about Steven Spielberg? The material seems to be right up his alley.
#63
Posted: 11/6/14 at 8:43am
Rob Marshall is certainly not a one hit wonder. And nine wasn't great but the numbers were still wonderful. Into the woods looks like it's gonna be awesome
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#64
Posted: 11/6/14 at 8:50am
Michael Cimino or Ang Lee should direct Miss Saigon. Rob Marshall is a very limited director in my opinion. He had one great idea and then tried to use it again and it failed miserably. That's just being lazy.
I don't know about ITW. The new trailer looks fine but I have a feeling this film won't elevate any of the material. I'm getting Phantom of the opera film vibes.
I don't know about ITW. The new trailer looks fine but I have a feeling this film won't elevate any of the material. I'm getting Phantom of the opera film vibes.
Updated On: 11/6/14 at 08:50 AM
#65
Posted: 11/6/14 at 9:17am
^Cimino is more or less retired and Ang Lee wouldn't be interested to direct a musical.
I agree Jeffery and with Spielberg directing a new WEST SIDE STORY film, MISS SAIGON just might be up his alley.
I agree Jeffery and with Spielberg directing a new WEST SIDE STORY film, MISS SAIGON just might be up his alley.
#66
Posted: 11/6/14 at 9:39am
I think Rob Marshall makes great movies. His interpretation of "Memoirs of a Geisha" (while not a musical) was stunning IMO. "Chicago" was the first year that I actually felt like the Academy Awards got it right. With the exception of snubbing him as a director. He know musicals and does a great job interpreting them for the screen. I find him far from a one hit wonder. He has proven himself as a film director.
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#68
Posted: 11/6/14 at 10:47am
^I'm just saying that Lee might tackle other things but doing a musical film adaptation might be low on his list currently.
I agree actorgaedu, MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA was a stunning piece of film that's woefully underrated and with that I hope that for the MISS SAIGON film, that Rob Marshall, Steven Spielberg, or Alan Parker directs it. I would be happy with either of them.
I agree actorgaedu, MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA was a stunning piece of film that's woefully underrated and with that I hope that for the MISS SAIGON film, that Rob Marshall, Steven Spielberg, or Alan Parker directs it. I would be happy with either of them.
#69
Posted: 11/6/14 at 11:11am
Did I read someone mention that Nine the musical has a weak score?
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#70
Posted: 11/6/14 at 11:24am
^I said that, if you love NINE the musical that's great but for me, I'm not a fan of Maury Yeston and I think the book could be better but from the footage I did watch, the 1982 production was so wonderful, that for a moment, it makes me forget how flawed the whole thing was.
I don't know, I find the show overrated somehow.
I don't know, I find the show overrated somehow.
#71
Posted: 11/6/14 at 11:49am
I didn't mention how I felt about Nine.
You can have any opinion you like, but please don't state them as fact...it's just an opinion.
You can have any opinion you like, but please don't state them as fact...it's just an opinion.
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#72
Posted: 11/6/14 at 12:00pm
^Kay.
Wasn't MISS SAIGON going to be directed by Lee Daniels and was it supposed to be filmed in Ho Chi Min City but the plans fell through?
Wasn't MISS SAIGON going to be directed by Lee Daniels and was it supposed to be filmed in Ho Chi Min City but the plans fell through?
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