RENT movie garners exactly zero Golden Globe nods!- Page 11
RENT movie garners exactly zero Golden Globe nods!
#250RENT cast doesn't know how to darn socks!
Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:26pm
The original post was trying to incite people.
The fact of the movie getting shut out of the globes is true, but since there are several threads on that, WHY not post there? And when you say because of the RENT thread barage, I say "exactly".
When the people who like the movie are called "delusional and misguided" people have been offensive.
I did not like the movie, I understand it is a flop financially, but people are in fact REVELING in that. Which is just odd.
Broadwaygirl,
Being a little silly is often necessary, and is often used to defuse tension.
I stand corrected, you are as vapid as they say.
Etrurielle
Swing Joined: 12/10/05
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Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:27pm
Are there reindeer around at Easter. Is that what they do in their downtime?
Updated On: 12/13/05 at 09:27 PM
BroadwayGirl107
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/03
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Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:28pm
Tanssia, that's why I said "I wonder.." But again, now, I have have to wonder when these people saw the stage version, because if it was in recent years. Heh. The movie's certainly superior. *shudders*
I think the actual film-making DID effect the message, though. But that's my opinion.
IF the film had been better made, and had it done better at the box office, that message would be more far reaching.
I keep chiming in with things said earlier in the thread, as I was pretty busy earlier..but I have to agree with what Marquise said early on. It's a shame that the film was not made well enough to gain a more universal respect from the industry and movie goers.
wickedrentq
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/6/04
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Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:29pm::slightly annoying song in her head changes from Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer to Boom Boom Ain't It Great To Be Crazy::
"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli
#254RENT cast doesn't know how to darn socks!
Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:29pmYes, it is a well-documented fact that in their downtime, reindeer enjoy running down unsuspecting grandmothers.
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be enbered with your old nonsense. ~ Emerson
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Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:30pmAnthony will only appear if you start criticizing the film or his previous posts on this board. Maybe if somebody mentions his epiphany watching last years Golden Globe ceremony that in "just one year" he and the cast of RENT might be standing on that very stage.
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Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:32pm
When else would you like to see him, other than in defense? If he just drops in, he gets eaten alive by fangirls.
I understand that people have problems with him being here but that doesn't make any sense to me.
#257RENT cast doesn't know how to darn socks!
Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:32pmOk, way to suck the fun right out of the thread, MB
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be enbered with your old nonsense. ~ Emerson
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
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Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:33pm
Better than eaten alive by a hungry pack of Amphisbaena dragons.
Maybe.
BroadwayGirl107
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/03
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Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:34pm
MB, did he really say that? That's depressing.
I say that while giving a bitter look at Chris Columbus. Because I would have LOVED to see that happen. In fact, I anticipated it...
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Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:34pm
Obviously, he has an attachment to the film, and desires it to do well and be liked. He wants others to see it that way.
Marc Shaiman is the same way.
If Stephen Speilberg posted he would be the same way. Does that make them "right". No, but it does not make them or anyone else "wrong."
I stand corrected, you are as vapid as they say.
#261RENT cast doesn't know how to darn socks!
Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:34pm
I think Michael Bennett just eggs Anthony on because he likes the attention. 
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
Wanting life but never knowing how
#262RENT cast doesn't know how to darn socks!
Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:35pmDon't get me wrong. I like Anthony. I like his work. But he needs to develop a sense of humor about himself and his work. If he spent half as much time writing, or producing or auditioning as he does defending the movie version of RENT on this board, he would have five other books and three other movies on his plate.
Etrurielle
Swing Joined: 12/10/05
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Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:36pmThat makes me really said that he said that and now there are now golden globes. I agree, bitter looks at chris columbus all around, but then I lost faith in him after the masacre that was Harry Potter. wow, no one respond to this or we'll really get off a tangent.
Tanssia
Understudy Joined: 11/23/05
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Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:37pm
BWayGirl - How do you think the overall message was altered in the movie?
As for making the movie better, i'm sure in some way regardless of how the movie was produced and the choices any director would have made i think the concept of "never perfect enough" would still be living strong. And - No matter how it was made, there are some audiences that would never have accepted RENT. I think the message will spread a more through the DVD format too - afterall, everyone loves watching movies at home these days. :)
#265RENT cast doesn't know how to darn socks!
Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:38pmHe loves this show so much, MB. And I know he can stand up for himself, etc, etc, but I often feel like people just find it so easy to have a problem with someone like him being around -- not you in particular, just saying. And yeah, it's daunting for some people, but he does it because he loves that damned show so much. What's left to do but be defensive, at this point?
Etrurielle
Swing Joined: 12/10/05
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Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:39pm
"If he spent half as much time writing, or producing or auditioning as he does defending the movie version of RENT on this board, he would have five other books and three other movies on his plate."
And if I spent less time on this board I would actually be a good student but we're all human and need entertainment and or a place to rant or say what we feel.
It's a bit insulting to say that like you did. To Anthony I mean.
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#267RENT cast doesn't know how to darn socks!
Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:40pmHe spends infinitely less time on this board than the majority of the other people in this thread (perhaps with the exception of BwayStar). I didn't realize you were his manager and knew all about the details of his career.
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
Wanting life but never knowing how
#268RENT cast doesn't know how to darn socks!
Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:42pmSo, what do you guys think of my avatar, really?
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be enbered with your old nonsense. ~ Emerson
#269RENT cast doesn't know how to darn socks!
Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:42pm
Alright, that was a bit harsh, I admit. But there is also something to be said for moving on. For Anthony to constantly defend any criticism of himself and the film is just a waste of his time and talent. Perhaps he needs to follow Idina's advice and not read anything about himself on message boards. It's futile.
And skittles, the fact that he posts whenever he's mentioned proves that regardless of how much time he spends posting, he spends a lot of time surfing...
Updated On: 12/13/05 at 09:42 PM
wickedrentq
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/6/04
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Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:44pm
I was about to post the same thing as orange.
And I mean if you wanted to compare it to # of total posts we all have...yikes.
"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli
#271RENT cast doesn't know how to darn socks!
Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:44pm
Yeah, I think actors should be going on auditions at three in the morning, too. 
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#272RENT cast doesn't know how to darn socks!
Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:44pmI think that it will help me explore my sexuality.
BroadwayGirl107
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/03
#273RENT cast doesn't know how to darn socks!
Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:45pm
Tanssia, I think I summed it up in my initial review (I...think...).
But, in a nutshell, the lack of Aprils' suicide and the fact that we don't get this enormous sense of guilt that Roger's feeling because of it (we learn much of the lesson THROUGH Roger, because he is the one who has that big turn-around in the story...). There's the abbreviation of Mark's character by cutting his narration (which makes sense, but it was never made up for), "Halloween," and the second half of "Goodbye Love"--all of which seemed to play a part in speaking Jonathon's voice about certain artistic struggles. The lack of character development and relationship development in general--this is s story about eight friends, but we hardly are given a chance to feel these characters and their connections.
I mean, it's complex. I can go on for a while. I think almost anything I've pointed out as a flaw of this film affects it one way or another, and it adds up. If I didn't think the flaws had an impact on the film and its message, I wouldn't bother to mention them.
#274RENT cast doesn't know how to darn socks!
Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:45pmHey I do some of my best writing at 3:00 AM. And there are plenty of auditions then too -- thats when they hire at the Cat Scratch Club, I've heard.
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