thoughts on THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED, HIGH FIDELITY, THE APPLE TREE, & THE CLEAN HOUSE — Page 3

Although I may not agree with all of your critiques in your "High Fidelity" review, munk, i must commend you for writing yet another excellent review.

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munkustrap178:

You definitely gave a "concise" review of HIGH FIDELITY.
However, I've talked to tons of people who saw it, thought it was hilarious, fun and extremely enjoyable. I happened to have a very enjoyable time and actually loved HF.

I wouldn't expect you to like it. No offense, but your profile indicates that some of your favorite shows are: Brigadoon, Finian's Rainbow, and CATS! (you can't tell me that CATS has a story.)
You seem to like traditional musical theatre. I can't see how you would like a modern, trendy, witty, rock scored musical.
Again, no offense, you have good taste in musicals, just different taste. There are many people out there who love HF, but probably not someone like you.

Updated On: 12/4/06 at 11:02 PM

I shudder to think what the reviews will say. I had hopes for it, but most signs are pointing down.

Sorry I didn't get back to your last post yesterday. Work interfered (damn it). I thought I was merely answering your question when I said I wasn't calling you a liar. Sorry if it didn't come across that way.

I do enjoy your thorough reviews, which are a lot better than most on this board, with the one line "it sucked, don't waste your money".

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Why thank you, dear.

My personal favorite is the threads that say "_____ review"

Then the thread literally has one line about the show - something like "It wasn't amazing but it was really fun and the cast worked really hard."

Then the rest of the review is a minute by minute description of the stage door stalking. Personal fave.

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munkustrap178:

So what you are saying is that anything YOU think is good. Also, why should I wait for the reviews anyway? They always hate everything (they panned Wicked). Besides, I already saw HF and loved it. So did the audience, who seemed to enjoy it.

BTW, are you saying that TABOO was good?

Like it or not, the audiences aren't uniformly liking High Fidelity. Besides myself and others on this bored, the group behind me would not stop talking about how bad it was during intermission, and the buzz in the lobby afterward was tepid to say the least.

I think it was about 2 hours and 10 minutes.

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Also, I think it's important to realize that the Bruce Springsteen number is a tongue-in-cheek mockery of Springsteen, not a number that is attempting to draw in a certain crowd because a Springsteen replica is jumping around the stage. Same goes for a lot of the show's humor - it's very much the type of humor that you simply get or don't get, which is why I don't blame some for failing to find the show humorous. For example, the "Conflict Resolution" sequence is more of a parody than a scene revealing Rob's inner fantasies to the audience. A lot of the show's humor is found in tongue-in-cheek jokes poking fun at pop culture. Again, as I mentioned in my initial review of the show, it's a type of humor that certainly is not universal, and part of the reason I don't expect the show to do exceptionally well, despite the fact that I personally found it hilarious.