The Wedding Singer (movie) on VH1 NOW (7:00pm ET Sat. Nov.4)/Movie vs. Show

Hey all,

The Wedding Singer is on VH1 right now (7:00pm ET Sat. Nov.4)

Love this movie... can't say the same for the show, but it serves as a reminder for what I would have liked the show to reflect more.

Updated On: 11/4/06 at 07:02 PM

Eh, Stephen Lynch is great considering his comedic background, but the delivery of the part in the movie is on par.

Drew's Julia is quite possibly one of the most lovable characters along with Christine Taylor. Like I said, the Broadway versions' did a good job, but nothing living up to their performances I feel (although I like many of them in their other works)

I wish they had the cipyrights to use actual 80's music in the show, that would have made me warm up to it a little more.

Heart, thats what the musical was lacking.

I don't feel like cheesey love ballads and upbeat music = heart, but who knows, maybe you just felt something I didn't.

Another thing about Film vs Show is the lack of setup about how bad Robbie wanted to get married. "He's wanted to get married since Mom and Dad died." Just another thing I noticed as I watched.

my favorite part of the movie is putting in where the musical numbers should go.

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same here! i also love reciting the exact dialogue from the show with the movie...haha
but the movie and the show are very different with very different actors/actresses, so its hard to say which one is better :)

^exactly!

I was like "no amazing music, and no AMY and FELICIA!!"

it really makes you appreciate just how much they add to the show though hehe

*is listening to Someday right now... and appreciating the music that much more*

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Updated On: 11/4/06 at 10:10 PM

Why start a thread asking for opinions if you are just going to state your own like it's a fact?

Everyone has their own opinion. So what if the show doesn't have layers of backstory? That doesn't make it any less effective.

I, for one, loved the movie for years before seeing the show, but found it to be less fun after seeing the show. But I still enjoy both.

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quote:Why start a thread asking for opinions if you are just going to state your own like it's a fact?
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Oh, I'm sorry. I guess I have to put IMO, oh wait I'm sorry, IMHO in front of everything I say for you to know that its only my opinion. LAME POINT, and that's a fact. Unless in fact you're saying that I'm so convincing that it sounds like I'm stating fact.

Yes, the movie is less "fun" than the show, but i think thats due to the "fluff-factor" of the show.

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quote:Thirdly, though you make a perfectly good argument, don't you think you ARE being a little bit harsh? Its fine to feel that way, but please try and keep in mind that that is your opinion, not fact!
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Thank you for noticing your faux pas, thats very mature of you if I do say so myself.

It may seem as though I'm being harsh, but that may be because this is coming up in a more sensitive time for TWS fans (which are a more broadway-board-active bunch) and I would say generally younger Broadway fans, almost comprised as the the puberty of the Wicked generation.

I understand saying that the movie seems more boring, comparatively speaking, but I do feel that by using the exact dialogue from the movie (much slower) in the show (fast-paced fluff) is a little unfair to the material and doesn't match up.

They are definetly separate entities, by all means, but I just feel that in telling this story the film is more entertaining, enthralling and funny (via delivery).

Updated On: 11/5/06 at 12:25 AM

I hope that wasn't an unfair generalization, but I'm sure someone else will correct me if I'm wrong.

I'm not saying that to make myself look better, I can't say that I didn't fall victim to it as well. I had limited actual Broadway historical knowledge when I saw Wicked and was smitten as well and I'm sure that if in the same perdicament I had seen TWS I would have felt the same way.

It just seems like a natural progression to go from a Wicked obsession to one of the TWS judging by the fan-girlish following of both show.

Updated On: 11/5/06 at 02:02 AM

This is true.

I brought up the parents' death ad something that illustrates how important getting married was so to Robbie. Due to the fast-pacing of the script, Robbie just waxes and wains through so many emotions at such a pace that his innate need to be married and the dissapointment thereafter are almost forgetable.

I don't get why people are saying they won't post opinions. The only reason for my quick responses is because it became more of a "chatroom" as we posted as we watched the movie than an actual thread.

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Gee, no, I can't seem to get an idea of how you feel about TWS...

Updated On: 11/5/06 at 03:20 AM

Wow, I missed a lot this weekend. I hate to bring this thread up from the bottom of page 2, but there's one plot point that I thought the movie really did better, but no one else ever seems to notice it.

In my opinion, I think the movie did a much better job of making Glen an as*hole. The cheating factor is a lot clearer earlier and in the musical a lot of the good dialogue at the club that proves how horrible he is was cut. I don't know, I know the show can't be really long but I wish they would have spent a little bit more time on this so the audience would want even more for Julia and Robbie to get together. I don't even think it would have taken that much, really.

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