Sorry, but DYNAMITES > >The Dreams!

So I just got back from seeing Hairspray, and OMG, that movie was THE SH*T. Perfect songs, consistently strong cast, costumes, everything was A+++. Back when I saw it, I thought Dreamgirls was fabulous, but this is really how a movie musical is done. It was so much more fun, and touched on similar issues in way more clever and entertaining ways. The switch from the white girls to the black girls in "New Girl in Town"? So much more clever than "Cadillac Car".
But even without the comparisons, it was just such a great movie. I haven't had so much fun at the movies in a LONG time. Ten million people have probably already said this, but I think this has the potential to be the new Grease.
Sorry Dreamgirls, but Hairspray just pwned d'ya!

And yes I know, there are a million topics on this but, whatever. I need all the attention, so I'll make my own thread :P.

Why would my opinion change because of awards and nominations? Does the Academy share my mind?? Weird...

Ignore Liverpool, his circumcision when he was a child was botched. 8(

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hmmm, yeah, try saying that when this movie gets NO major category award nominations.

Someone could get a supporting nod. It's not like Dreamgirls was nominated for Best Picture. Or Best Director. Or Best Actor. Or best - how many MAJOR category award nominations did Dreamgirls actually get?

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This is silly. Two great movies that had great success. Why try to compare them? They are not in the same year to compare them Academy Award wise so even if Hairspray gets more, it could mean this movie year is weak or the fact that Dreamgirls was the most nominated film of last year could mean last year was weak. Either way just be happy movie musicals are getting a chance. The last thing I would think was logical was to compare these extremely diffrent films.

Funny Face - your thoughts are on par with that of an ignoramus. Are you serisouly comparing "New Girl In Town" to "Cadalliac Car?" Did you seriously just say that HAIRSPRAY was more fun than DREAMGIRLS?

News flash: DREAMGIRLS is a drama and HAIRSPRAY is a comedy. I would hope HAIRSPRAY would be more fun! If you think "And I Am Telling You" is supposed to be a fun time - you need to reevaluate which films and shows you decide to spend your money on.

The Dynamites are to The Dreams as Oranges are to Apples.

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Musicals are still a rare breed, so it's inevitable that they are going to be compared.

Pound for pound (ha!), Hairspray is the better film.

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Updated On: 7/31/07 at 01:46 AM

Well then maybe "fun" was the wrong word, but even a drama is supposed to be entertaining, and I found Hairspray to be immensley more entertaining than Dreamgirls. But sorry that gets you so riled up...

And yes, I did compare those two songs because the make pretty much the same point and are presented similarly on film.

It's because Hairspray is better. 'Nuff said.

But seriously, if anyone would have told me a year ago I'd say that Hairspray was the better film I would have thought they were crazy. It was nice to see characters in a musical be allowed to sing because they are in a musical. It kind of just got out of its own way on that point where Dreamgirls kind of stumbled over itself trying to give some sort of justification for the singing other than the fact that it was a musical.

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"Ignore Liverpool, his circumcision when he was a child was botched. 8("


says the guy who created the "Shoes" thread, you sure they didnt accidently nick your brain when they gave you your cicumcision?

"says the guy who created the "Shoes" thread, you sure they didnt accidently nick your brain when they gave you your cicumcision?"



Except for my hair, every part of my body is Catholic, so

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ew, uncircumcised boys are gross.

Only on BWW can the topic go from Hairspray vs. Dreamgirls to who out of the posters is circumcised... Just goes to show how seriously we take our theatre.


As for the actual topic-

John Travolta vs. Jennifer Hudson... THAT'S enough said...

I enjoyed Dreamgirls way more than Hairspray, and I've been a fan of Hairspray the musical longer. John Travolta's take on the character made me want to vomit. The fact that he rejected the first couple prototypes of the fat suit because it MADE EDNA LOOK TOO FAT says it all...

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