Who did not like RENT? — Page 2

I just got back from the first showing in my area and I have to say that major life points are deserved.

The cinematography was brilliant as were other points of the movie.
"La Vie Boheme", "Rent", and "Tango Maureen" were probably among the better numbers.

There were a few moments that I didn't like, though.
I thought the whole 'rodger rocking out on a cliff in santa fe' thing...a little bit too much.
A few other things as well (such as Mimi's prompt awakening from the dead into full and energetic life)
but overall..
very good.

Now its just a matter of tolerating everybody who sees the movie (while knowing NOTHING about the show) and calling themselves Rent fans.

It'll be like Chicago all over again

Updated On: 11/23/05 at 05:42 PM

I liked most of it, BUT

- The dialogue was too soft and small when compared to the big musical numbers. It needed more punch to stand up to it.

- Roger almost completely disappeared. In the show, he's the main character but in the movie, he's totally ignored. "roger wants to write a song, Roger does". And that's really it. I feel like the writers messed up his chance at making something of this role.

I did not care for the movie when I saw it a few weeks ago but found myself going to the noon show today at the Cinerama Dome. I want the movie to do well just so they continue making movie musicals. The huge theater was about at 60% attendance. Not bad for a Wednesday afternoon. The "Producers" trailers got cheers from the crowd. as to the film itself I must say I didn't make it to the end. It dragged even more this time around.

Oh ..I also thought Adam Pascal is horrendous in this film and kind f wish they had used someone else.

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Updated On: 11/23/05 at 08:53 PM

it was dull and long.

Im such a big rent head, and I thought the movie was awful. I felt no emotion during it. It made me cry because I was anticipating it for so long, and I was completely disappointed.

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I thought the film was okay but had some major issues with it.

First and foremost, the pacing was terribly slow. They should have cut more to shave about 20-30 more minutes off of it. And it had some of the worst film editing I've seen in a long time. Just very sloppily put together.

And, as people have said, some of the moments were just WAY too cheesy...but that's Chris Columbus for you. Especially the Roger WYO sequence.

I though that every single one of the actors did amazing work, and they were the redeeming quality of the film, except for Adam Pascal. He did fine, but he was the only character who, for me, actually did look to old to play his part. He looked 35ish in the movie and it was distracting, and he's not the strongest actor.

But despite the slow pace and sloppy editing, it had some great moments and some gorgeous cinematography, if a bit too cheery at times.

I actually really, really enjoyed Idina, and she was maybe even my favorite part of the film.

I thought Rosario Dawson was great, but I've always hated Daphne Ruben-Vega's voice anyway.

LOVED the way they did both 'Take Me or Leave Me' and 'I'll Cover You'...probably my favorite parts of the movie.

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Updated On: 11/24/05 at 09:51 AM

I thought the performances were great, but the direction was horrid. Oh Chris Columbus...

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As I said in my review -- I think the film is poorly made but I support it because like Dame, I want to see future movie musicals produced and secondly I think the film does speak to young audiences. I bought a ticket yesterday to show my support (though I went to see PRIDE AND PREJUDICE instead). I hope the film does well.

"And the end, OMG I did not beleive that she came back to life and saw ANGEL, I know this is HOLLYWOOD and all, but Rasario had the perfect make-up and hair and voice, to be singing something, after she just woke from the dead."

You stated you loved everything about the stage play. Then you would know that the movie ended *exactly* the same way the stage show did so I don't understand your problem with this ending if it stayed true to the original stage show.

Did you *really* see the stage show?

Updated On: 11/24/05 at 11:06 AM

Just an opinion

haha
hey, not a problem

"Oh.. and to the people celebrating the cinematograhy.. you do realize half the time everyones faces are in the dark?"

That was pissing me off! I couldn't really see their faces through like the first quarter of the movie.

Loved some things and didn't care about others. Seasons of Love and Rent were great, and With Out you gave me chills. In the stage show, Another Day is my favorite song, but with the movie, I must echo so many other's opinions, that it was a waste. Liked the cast overall, except for Idina's take on Maureen. I thought Idina did a good job, I just did not like her Maureen. The star of the show in my opinion is Jesse. Oh my lord, he was brilliant! I saw the show with my boyfriend (who has never seen the stage show) so I had to fill in some of the blanks for him. He pointed out that they mention Mimi had been with Benny 3 years ago, making her 16 then (since in LMC she tells Roger she's 19), so he said that was statutory rape. Leave it to my boyfriend to throw something like that into my Rent the Movie experience!