Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

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Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 6:57am

Or is it still too soon?

#2

Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 7:24am

Look, for what it's worth I enjoyed the film more than when I saw the recent revival on stage.

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Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 7:58am

I adore both. I might actually like Les Mis a little more, because of the live singing. Into the Woods had a weird sound to it to me (the singing, not the orchestrations). It almost sounded pop-ish and it took me out of it a little.

#4

Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 7:59am

Not everyone is going to agree with you, I thought Les Miz was amazing and that's my honest opinion!

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Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 8:55am

For me, Les Miserables had more highs, as well as more lows. Into The Woods has fewer flaws, but there is no performance in it that matches Hathaway. While I would favor Into The Woods, both are very good.

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Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 8:59am

Must we choose?

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Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 9:09am

Where's that block button?

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#8

Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 9:38am

You can block it Matt, but as always it will just come back in a few weeks with another screen name.

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Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 9:45am

Can we stop pretending your post was useful?

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#10

Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 9:53am

For me, (aside from the casting of Crowe) the only problem with the movie was the way it was shot, or edited (and I don't know enough about how films are made to differentiate.) And by that I'm talking about how so many scenes (particulalry during songs) were shot in horrendous tight close ups. It was one after the other after the other, ad nauseum. But if those had been kept to a minimum, my recollection is that everything else (with the one exception noted) was pretty good. On the other hand, my memory isn't what it once was.

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#11

Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 10:04am

I'll stop pretending Les Miserables is good if you start paying more attention to what you're watching and listening to and stop misinterpreting things to suit your skewed views.

#12

Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 10:06am

Is there some reason they can't both be good?

#13

Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 10:12am

Because TazTarney know everything, and he said so..that's why. Didn't you get the memo?

Why do you think we are now inundated with his utterly useless threads...

He's like a fungus that keeps on growing and infecting the board...

#14

Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 10:15am

I assumed that those who said it was good weren't pretending.
Just as I wasn't pretending from the get go when I said it wasn't.

I also assume that those who disagree with me and say the movie Into the Woods is not good aren't pretending.

We just have a different opinion.

#15

Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 10:18am

Well, you assumed wrong.

And you know the old adage about assuming don't ya?

#16

Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 10:54am

So I assumed wrong when I took people at their words?

#17

Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 11:12am

I loved both but I also prefer Les Miserables. I even loved Crowe in it, I thought he did a great job and he surprised me. I loved his rendition of "Stars."

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Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 11:39am

^I agree with you! I thought what he did with that song felt more like a prayer than some aggressive showcase we've seen so often from other portrayals of the character.

#19

Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 11:50am

Now that we like apples, can we admit we don't really like oranges.

#20

Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 12:06pm

As you are well aware, opinions are pretty straightforward on this board. I doubt anyone was pretending to hate or like it.

It was the worst, though.

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Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 12:11pm

I still really enjoyed the Les Miz movie. There are a few things about it that I wish were better, but as a whole, I loved it. I loved Into the woods as well. I just wish that the film versions of Phantom and Rent were as good as either of the two newest entries to the genre.

#22

Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 12:23pm

I didn't need Into the Woods to help me know I hated the movie of Les Miserables.

#23

Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 12:53pm

I didn't need Into the Woods to help me know I hated the movie of Les Miserables.

Exactly.

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Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 1:09pm

I didn't need Into the Woods to help me know I hated the movie of Les Miserables.

Amen. The live singing in Les Miserables did absolutely nothing for me. I have found the most recent versions of Les Miserables (the film and the revival) to be pretty dreadful.

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#25

Now that Into The Woods is out, can we finally stop pretending Les Miserable was good?

Posted: 12/28/14 at 2:59pm

Count me as one who liked the movie a lot. I wasn't disappointed.