Les Misérables II: Starring Honey Boo Boo as Cosette

[lazarus]

This was so perfect

The worst is Barks, though. She's awful and I'm glad she wasn't there much. I never liked Eponine in the musical either and I thought it's unnecesary how they augmented her character.

although others like Master of the House and Empty Chairs at Empty Tables could have been done better.

You might want to look up the definition of "perfect".

[raguabros]

Sorry I veritas'd a little there, as someone said in the first thread, I agree with what cirque said in the first thread:

This is a great film experience, i felt every emotion (...) I really want to see it again, asap, so i can look at it without the emotional reaction i had in my first sitting.

[raguabros]

High sociey!

That was the BEST line delivery.

Her waist is like 15 inches

Ugh that was awful. I dislike her so much.

[siowafc]

I thought "Master of the House" was the best part?!

"Oh, Santa!"

[Blasty]

Also, I just heard Master on the House on one of the "real" well known recordings and...to be honest it wasn't even very well sung there. I mean, I have this feeling the powers that be in casting don't really care that much about Thernadiers? And they just tend to get cast for the comic relief. The version I just heard was basically all acted with crassness and was decidedly NOT pleasing to my ears and this is from one of the "good" versions of the show. I've been listening, scattershot-like to various songs from Les Miz productions on my pandora LOL.

[raguabros]

I love the 25th Anniversary Concert version of Master of the House! It's definitely sung like you say and I think in the film it's more "stylized" (HBC's voice being soft, for example) although it works when you watch it.

[Artimus]

Nothing tops Alun Armstrong.

[steve4922]

Also, I just heard Master on the House on one of the "real" well known recordings and...to be honest it wasn't even very well sung there. I mean, I have this feeling the powers that be in casting don't really care that much about Thernadiers? And they just tend to get cast for the comic relief. The version I just heard was basically all acted with crassness and was decidedly NOT pleasing to my ears and this is from one of the "good" versions of the show. I've been listening, scattershot-like to various songs from Les Miz productions on my pandora LOL.

"Master of the House" is about the only major song in Les Miz that was written so the actors can mostly talk through song without really being good singers. So this is what you usually get:

[RayB]

God, I disliked Matt Lucas so much. He even broughts Jenny Galloway down.

[Vincent Blanchett]

I thought "Master of the House" was the best part?!

"Oh, Santa!"

I wouldn't say it's the best part. But it's certainly very energetic and enjoyable. At least I didn't feel claustrophobic in that number lol.

[cirque]

HE'S NOT THAT BAD!

oh he is HIDEOUS as Marius. Though he wasn't half bad in How To Succeed in Business, Without Really Trying.

[Josh_The Original]

The more I think about it... the more I dislike it. In fact, I think, despite not being a genre I have a lot of time for, this could have been incredible. But while Hooper did a good job on TKS (I think the performances and the script carried the director over the line), this is just a mess to me... it's actually frustrating, I can see what this could have been.

[Artimus]

I've decided not to bother with this in theatres. (Probably ever?)

I can just sit 2" from my TV to replicate the overwhelming feels of OMG CLOSEUPS!

[/troll]

oh he is HIDEOUS as Marius. Though he wasn't half bad in How To Succeed in Business, Without Really Trying.

LOL yes. As much as I mock McT I do like the show and Jonas is soooooooo bad. Ball is at least good at the soupy saccharine shit and his London self (aka young enough) does well.

[Blasty]

Recently, I really like Gareth Gates' Marius. He's the one they used to actually record the 25th Anniversary concert on CD. Some Boy Banders can actually sing.

[Artimus]

It's basically a loser of a role. A Heart Full of Love is one of the worst songs in a good musical. Unfortunately they always seem to cast to that and not Empty Chairs. I am curious to see Redmayne, though.

[siowafc]

I think we should spend a few seconds wondering how the make-up crew managed to make Aaron Tveit so hideous:

In real life:


In the movie:


Willy Wonka:


!

[RRA]

siowafc, I wouldn't say Willy Wonka comes to mind as much as the 8th Doctor for me.

[Elliott?]

Artimus, Redmayne is magnificent. Like, I want to see the film again JUST for him. It's incredible what he did with a loser of a role.

[The Sapient]

Yeah, I have mixed feeling about the movie, but Redmayne is really good in it.

[Vincent Blanchett]

I echo the Redmayne praise. He was terrific, probably best in show for me.