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raincitygirl) wrote2013-01-26 07:45 pm
raincitygirl) wrote2013-01-26 07:45 pm
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My new power bar is borked, so I'm sulking. And taking it back to Future Shop.
So I finally saw Les Miserables, cutting for spoilers:
I probably wouldn't have seen it in theatres if not for pressure from Brother, but I'm glad I went.
God, it was LONG, though. With movies that long, you kind of need an intermission for the bathroom. Especially if you're like me and you really don't want to miss anything by going to the bathroom partway through. Of course, I've been calling out for intermissions in long movies ever since Lord of the Rings came out and nobody's listening.
I was unimpressed by Hugh Jackman's vocals, which surprised me because he's got the most overtly musical theatre background of any of the "name" actors. And unfortunately when your main character isn't quite up to it vocally, the movie suffers. I would've happily recast this role with a stronger singer.
Anne Hathaway's Fantine made me cry. I teared up a little during I Dreamed a Dream, and then I cried full-on during her death sequence. I am not a crying in movies type of person, so make of that what you will. She totally deserves the Best Supporting Actress Oscar she's been nominated for. Granted, I haven't seen any of the other nominated performances, but I'm hoping for her to win anyway. She was just THAT good.
Baby!Cosette had such a lovely voice. Adult!Cosette is fairly vapid but Amanda Seyfried hit all the high notes nicely. It seems like a thankless role. Cosette has so much less agency than her romantic rival Eponine, although some of that is because the men in her life deny her agency.
There were some WEIRD camera angles. Presumably meant to be artsy, but in fact distracting. Naturally I can't think of any examples off the top of my head, but there were several points when I was kind of disconcerted.
The live singing worked for me. Mind you, I was disconcerted that you hardly ever heard the singers breathe between phrases.
So I finally saw Les Miserables, cutting for spoilers:
I probably wouldn't have seen it in theatres if not for pressure from Brother, but I'm glad I went.
God, it was LONG, though. With movies that long, you kind of need an intermission for the bathroom. Especially if you're like me and you really don't want to miss anything by going to the bathroom partway through. Of course, I've been calling out for intermissions in long movies ever since Lord of the Rings came out and nobody's listening.
I was unimpressed by Hugh Jackman's vocals, which surprised me because he's got the most overtly musical theatre background of any of the "name" actors. And unfortunately when your main character isn't quite up to it vocally, the movie suffers. I would've happily recast this role with a stronger singer.
Anne Hathaway's Fantine made me cry. I teared up a little during I Dreamed a Dream, and then I cried full-on during her death sequence. I am not a crying in movies type of person, so make of that what you will. She totally deserves the Best Supporting Actress Oscar she's been nominated for. Granted, I haven't seen any of the other nominated performances, but I'm hoping for her to win anyway. She was just THAT good.
Baby!Cosette had such a lovely voice. Adult!Cosette is fairly vapid but Amanda Seyfried hit all the high notes nicely. It seems like a thankless role. Cosette has so much less agency than her romantic rival Eponine, although some of that is because the men in her life deny her agency.
There were some WEIRD camera angles. Presumably meant to be artsy, but in fact distracting. Naturally I can't think of any examples off the top of my head, but there were several points when I was kind of disconcerted.
The live singing worked for me. Mind you, I was disconcerted that you hardly ever heard the singers breathe between phrases.