Some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
freelancer
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#0Some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/24/06 at 3:00pmI finally watched the Rent movie last night, and I've come to the conclusion that Jesse L. Martin should be forbidden from speaking ever again. He should only be allowed to sing. Patrick Wilson as well.
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#1re: Some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/24/06 at 3:05pm*waits for the tounge-lashing from crazed RENTheads and Beacon...*
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#2re: Some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/24/06 at 3:10pmI have no idea how you arrived at that opinion. I just can't imagine thinking that.
JustChillin8908
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#3re: Some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/24/06 at 3:12pmI read the subject and had no clue what this post would be about. Now I still really don't know why this post was created.
Kringas
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#4re: Some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/24/06 at 3:12pm
Methinks he's not being serious.
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Updated On: 2/24/06 at 03:12 PM
#5some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/24/06 at 3:18pmomg! kringas, you mastered your "inside voice!" i am so very proud of you, pumpkin!
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pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
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#6some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/24/06 at 3:21pmI think this came out sounding meaner than he meant it. Like, they should only sing because their voices are so beautiful?
Kringas
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#7some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/24/06 at 3:22pmThat's kind of what I thought, too, Em. I think people often read things too literally on here.
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#8some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/24/06 at 3:24pmBut I really don't think that Martin's voice is that amazing at all.
JustChillin8908
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#9some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/24/06 at 3:35pm
I knew what she meant. I just thought it was kinda well... random.
Updated On: 2/24/06 at 03:35 PM
#10some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/24/06 at 4:33pmJesse MArtin has a beautiful voice, but please let him speak. Thanks.
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#11some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/24/06 at 4:45pm
That's interesting...since he's had a successful run on a television drama...
Personally, I thought he was the best part of the movie.
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NYC4Life
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#12some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/24/06 at 4:51pmJesse L. Martin and Patrick Wilson are excellent actors. So I think the person you started the post was saying because they have amazing singing talent as well.
freelancer
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#13some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/24/06 at 8:08pm
I was merely saying that their singing voices are brilliant, and that they should always sing.
And I'm a she.
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#14some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/24/06 at 8:47pmthat's weird because I would consider him an actor before a singer..
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#15some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/24/06 at 9:23pmJesse L. Martin is both a wonderful singer and actor, so he should be able to do both.
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#16some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/24/06 at 9:24pmHa, that was a weird way of saying it. But I agree. Jesse's voice is my favorite part of the Rent movie.
BroadwayGirl107
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/03
#17some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/24/06 at 9:29pmIf you had said this ten years ago, before his voice was deteriorating, I might have agreed.
#18some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/24/06 at 11:16pm
I think he sounds better now actually. JMO.
My favorite parts of RENT were Tracie Thoms and Idina Menzel. But that has nothing to do with this.
#19some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/24/06 at 11:27pmHoly seahorses! Are you kidding?!?! Even a non-crazed RENTHEAD could tell you he had some of the better lines of that movie!
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#20some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/24/06 at 11:31pm
Em I adore your avatar... anyway back on topic-
How do you feel about speak-singing?
logan0215
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#21some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/24/06 at 11:59pm
I think Patrick Wilson and Jesse are AMAZING singers AND actors
While we're on the subject of RENT, Adam Pascal's acting did not translate well to the screen at all, so he should stick to singing. And neither did his mullet.
RENT made me stop hating Idina for Wicked on the other hand. Her acting and goofiness made me really warm up to her and enjoy the movie a little.
Tracy I can give or take on acting, it was a little cheesey, but her voice was insane.
Anthony is here nor there for me, I think he just has this role DOWN so that wherever he has to do it, he can adjust it accordingly (stage, screen, soundtrack)
Wilson added some cuteness to alot of the lines that Angel has that you wouldn't be able to see from the stage and facial expressions a lense would take to see.
#22some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/25/06 at 12:05am
I definitely love Jesse L. Martin's voice. And he really worked hard to get it in shape for the film -- I think it's much stronger than on the OBCR. But I've heard that the cast wasn't happy with that, so maybe it's not an accurate reflection of his voice at that time. But I thought he did such a damn good job in the movie -- especially "I'll Cover You" Reprise.
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#23some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/25/06 at 1:58am
Jesse's I'll Cover You Reprise brings me to tears.
I do think he should speak, though. I mean, can you imagine him singing all of his lines on Law and Order? I don't think he'd ever catch a killer!
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#24some people should only ever be allowed to sing.
Posted: 2/25/06 at 2:06am
I mean, can you imagine him singing all of his lines on Law and Order? I don't think he'd ever catch a killer!
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