Ouch to that review. Starting to wonder will the film even make it out of the 50s on Metacritic. RT final score looks to be in the 60s range.
Ouch to that review. Starting to wonder will the film even make it out of the 50s on Metacritic. RT final score looks to be in the 60s range.
On the list of cinematic filming techniques that are difficult to do, "frame a shot properly", is not high among then.
#WejustgaveHooperanOscar
Russell Crowe's full audio of "Stars"
http://ianjonbourgandethanfreeman.tu...ing-reblogging
I actually don't think Crowe is that bad. Honestly I'm way more bothered by Jackman's "talk/yell" singing.Originally Posted by Tears Of The River
Yikes. That is barely listenable.
Great. Now who's going to watch Sunday Rose on SAG night??
Full Clip - At the End of the Day
http://thatgavinfellow.tumblr.com/po...irety-from-the
The beginning of that clip is beyond horrible and very schizo! But then it gets better. Poor Hooper. He obviously needed to stop drooling over himself and think that he is an Oscar winning director and could get away with that horrible beginning. I am still excited for this, but the editing and the way this was shot is going to really bother me!
"At the End of the Day" actually works really well within the context of the film!
But "Stars" is terrible.
There might be no bigger fan of Les Miz than myself, and I thought that The King's Speech was terrific, but that just sounds like the tape of someone completely failing an audition for Javert. That bit is a majestic part of the score, maybe the best bit Javert has to sing in the show, and Crowe simply killed it dead (and not in a good way). If that is the best they can make Crowe sound in the post-syncro sound mix, that's simply an epic fail.
A pessimist is a well-informed optimist-Napoleon
Love the clip of At the End of the Day. Couldn't listen to Stars yet.
The have a version of Les Miz that is meant to be performed in high schools, and unforutnately that's what Crowe sounds like he's in.
Sigh. It's pointless now, but I wonder who could have done a good job with this. Alan Parker?
I love Russell Crowe and have (had?) high hopes for this film, but "Stars" is unbearable.
That last note was strained, yes, but good god you guys are rough. Saying that was barely listenable is just stupid. He actually has a very pleasant tone to his voice and carries the song really well until that last note, which isn't awful just not powerful enough to register in the right way.
Oh, honey. No.
I've seen the film. Physically, he's a perfect Javert. But he can't sing to save his life.
Well I haven't seen the film yet, but going by what I've heard in the clips, he's not awful. The reactions by some here are baffling. Maybe I'll have a different opinion once I see the film, but right now it just seems too harsh. I haven't heard anything that's made me cringe or made my ears bleed.
Ugh.
No Fists.
I mean, yes, it's hyperbole to call it unlisteable. I think Crowe has a nice voice... For some country tune or folk song. I'd find it ince to hear him singing something lighter. But that really is not Stars, which should be like, really heavy and potent. It's REALLY odd to listen "Stars" sung that way, I've heard better amateur takes. He just doesn't have the voice for this. Ugh.
I wonder, was it really so risky to cast an unknown but Broadway-trained actor for this? I guess he's the biggest name in the cast, but is he alone really going to sell so many more tickets? You already have Jackman and Hathaway. Yes, they're not names as big as Crowe, but I think the star here is the show. Peple want to see the show they loved on the stage or the show they couldn't watch on the stage but everyone talks about. Between the built-in audience and good word-of-mouth if the movie had been great, you'd have a profitable enterprise. And the cast without Crowe may not be star-heavy but well-known enough to convince some undecided. Hell, sacrifice Marius if you need to cast a big star somewhere, but not Javert. You can't sacrifice Javert.
Damn.
NO MCTEAGUE!!!!!! NOT YOU TOO
I still don't think it's awful or unlistenable, and I'm not saying that as a fanboy. Like I said, that last note was strained and lacked the power it should have, but I also think that one needs to separate this from the stage musical and realize that this is a film adaptation, and there is a difference in how they need to be approached.
McTeague, your siggy reminds me of yet another little thing I hated about this.
I can spoil it if you want, but all I'll say for now is that it's because of the dreaded closeups.
He hits the notes (sort of) and is in tune (sort of), but muscially he does nothing whatsoever with the song, which is meant to soar. He can't really sustain notes, and the songs in Les Miz were written for singers who have that skill. His phrasing is flat and completely lifeless, and he's not able to act the song with his voice. There's nothing good about this.NO MCTEAGUE!!!!!! NOT YOU TOO
I still don't think it's awful or unlistenable, and I'm not saying that as a fanboy. Like I said, that last note was strained and lacked the power it should have, but I also think that one needs to separate this from the stage musical and realize that this is a film adaptation, and there is a difference in how they need to be approached.
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