Unpopular Opinions You Hold- Page 8
Unpopular Opinions You Hold
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#175
Posted: 5/2/09 at 7:16am
I didn't like "Billy Elliot". The score is unmemorable. Beside the great choreography, I didn't get the point!!
I'm not a huge fan of "Wicked", but it should have been Best Musical over "Avenue Q".
I like Andrew Lloyd Webber's music
I liked "9 to 5"
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#176
Posted: 5/2/09 at 8:51am
I LOATHE Spring Awakening. The cast was clueless and the choreography was obnoxious (as were the 14 year olds they pulled from some awful community theatre)
I also would rather gauge out my ear drums and eyeballs than listen to or look at Adam Lambert.
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#177
Posted: 5/2/09 at 10:24amThe 2002 & 2004 Tony Awards pissed me off so much that I have no interest in the awards whatsoever anymore. Millie winning over the most original musical in years, Urinetown was a disgrace as was Ave Q taking the award over Caroline, or Change. To me, it proved the Tony voters don't actually care about the quality of what they give the award to. And it still holds true today - Spamalot, Jersey Boys etc.
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#178
Posted: 5/2/09 at 11:07amAlso, Wicked was fantastic and i loved every minute of it, but its not the Messiah of musicals. There ARE better shows out there.
Broadway Star Joined: 2/21/06
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#180
Posted: 5/2/09 at 11:19amSondheim hasn't written anything really good since A Little Night Music and Follies.
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#181
Posted: 5/2/09 at 12:08pm
I honestly don't mind Disney musicals on Broadway. I think they are a great introduction for small kids into musical theater.
I like Cosette.
[quote]Sondheim hasn't written anything really good since A Little Night Music and Follies.[/quote]
I know we aren't supposed to criticize but, really?
Pacific Overtures?
Sweeney Todd?
Merrily We Roll Along?
Sunday in the Park with George?
Into the Woods?
Assassins?
You honestly don't consider any of those good?
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#182
Posted: 5/2/09 at 12:33pm
As far as unpopular opinions:
Sunday in the Park With George is boring.
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
Broadway Star Joined: 7/28/06
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#183
Posted: 5/11/09 at 10:26am
I think its hypocritical that when Sondheim takes a melody from the past people says its ok because it is called a pastiche and when anyone else does its they cry out that the author is sealing.
Updated On: 5/11/09 at 10:26 AM
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#184
Posted: 5/11/09 at 11:16am
I loved Billy Elliot in London and walked out assuming it would win the Tony for Best Musical.
I hated Spring Awakening.
I don't believe people who enjoy Rock of Ages are the dregs of the earth.
I don't believe shows with more original material are automatically better or superior than shows with adapted material, especially when it is proven otherwise both critically (based on artistic opinion) and financially (based on popular opinion).
I don't automatically love everything Sondheim has ever written.
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#185
Posted: 5/11/09 at 12:12pmWhile I find its music charming and I have seen it performed incredibly well, I actually do not care for South Pacific as a show. It runs at least 30 minutes too long.
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#186
Posted: 5/11/09 at 1:44pmSince the show seems to come up or be referenced at LEAST once a day - I absolutely cannot STAND the show "30 Rock" and feel that way about most of its cast members, with Alec Baldwin a salient exception.
Feb. 28 - Looped, Feb. 28 - Next to Normal, March 4 - Hair, March 11 - A Little Night Music, March 24 - Time Stands Still, April 6 - La Cage Aux Folles, April 10 - Anyone Can Whistle (City Center), April 10 - Looped, May 9 - Enron, May 15 - A Little Night Music, May 15 - A Behanding In Spokane, May 30 - A Behanding In Spokane, May 30 - A Little Night Music, June 20 - A Little Night Music, June 23 - Red, June 23 - Sondheim on Sondheim, July 13 - A Little Night Music, July 18 - The Grand Manner (Lincoln Center)
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#187
Posted: 5/11/09 at 2:31pmSince Rudy2 brought up "30 Rock" - I hate that show and I have never found Tina Fey particularly funny.
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#188
Posted: 5/11/09 at 2:40pm^ It's good to know you're not alone. :)
Feb. 28 - Looped, Feb. 28 - Next to Normal, March 4 - Hair, March 11 - A Little Night Music, March 24 - Time Stands Still, April 6 - La Cage Aux Folles, April 10 - Anyone Can Whistle (City Center), April 10 - Looped, May 9 - Enron, May 15 - A Little Night Music, May 15 - A Behanding In Spokane, May 30 - A Behanding In Spokane, May 30 - A Little Night Music, June 20 - A Little Night Music, June 23 - Red, June 23 - Sondheim on Sondheim, July 13 - A Little Night Music, July 18 - The Grand Manner (Lincoln Center)
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#189
Posted: 5/11/09 at 3:21pmI'll join that party! ^
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#190
Posted: 5/11/09 at 8:24pmI thought Spring Awakening was horrid. I can't believe it got any nominations for Choreography. I totally can't understand the animous toward Shrek, which I think has a terrific message. I liked Les Mis. I think Wicked is terribly over-rated, but from what I've been reading, maybe it's not really an unpopular opinion.
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#191
Posted: 5/11/09 at 8:44pmI love PASSION (well, the story and the lyrics), but sometimes the songs come off a bit sing-songy, as if the actors are making up the tune as they go along.
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#192
Posted: 5/11/09 at 8:48pmI think it's ok to touch yourself in church.
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#193
Posted: 5/11/09 at 10:23pmThe Cabaret movie was a terrible adaption.
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#195
Posted: 5/11/09 at 10:29pm
I hate 30 Rock, too! I also do not find Tina Fey funny.
I also hate Family Guy and Seth MacFarlane, which seems pretty unpopular on this forum, though not in real life.
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#196
Posted: 5/11/09 at 10:35pm
I also cannot abide by "Family Guy," at all. And I am a "Simpsons" and "Futurama" addict.
Janice, I know we're not supposed to criticize, but don't you think the message of Shrek is a little hypocritical? The message seems to be that - - Everyone deserves the chance to feel special and beautiful, no matter how they look...unless, of course, they're "shorties." Then they're probably bound to become tyrannical rulers. It just perpetuates the Napoleonic stereotype. Everyone is virtuous except the little dude.
Feb. 28 - Looped, Feb. 28 - Next to Normal, March 4 - Hair, March 11 - A Little Night Music, March 24 - Time Stands Still, April 6 - La Cage Aux Folles, April 10 - Anyone Can Whistle (City Center), April 10 - Looped, May 9 - Enron, May 15 - A Little Night Music, May 15 - A Behanding In Spokane, May 30 - A Behanding In Spokane, May 30 - A Little Night Music, June 20 - A Little Night Music, June 23 - Red, June 23 - Sondheim on Sondheim, July 13 - A Little Night Music, July 18 - The Grand Manner (Lincoln Center)
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#197
Posted: 5/12/09 at 12:21amSince this is the unpopular opinion on this page of the thread: I LOVE 30 ROCK
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#198
Posted: 5/12/09 at 8:07amRudy2, I'm sure you meant that as tongue in cheek, but if you haven't noticed, some of the "others" are also vertically challenged. There are dwarfs, hobbits, etc. The lovely message goes for all.
re: Unpopular Opinions You Hold#199
Posted: 5/12/09 at 8:26am
I think Alexyss Tyler is the Messiah.
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