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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Friday, September 18, 2009 - 6:04 am
Baby, look at me, And tell me what you see... You see a guy that's got free passes to the preview here in town, THAT'S what you see. It's for Wednesday, the 23rd. I'll come back and give my opinion after that.
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Cwcoop
Member
04-19-2008
| Friday, September 18, 2009 - 4:26 pm
<====== Green with envy...

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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Friday, September 18, 2009 - 9:34 pm
Swoon... I see one lucky dude! Looking forward to your film review.
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 5:36 pm
Ooooh....free passes are always good. I am really looking forward to Fame. I loved the old one. I need to see if I can rent that. Or maybe they will play it on TV in honor of the movie being out. I am such a sucker for dance movies. I hope you give us a good review, Darrell!
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 6:17 pm
Would love to know if it's appropriate for a 7-8 year old girl. DD wants to see it.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 7:30 pm
I just caught it on TV a couple weeks ago (want to say Oxygen or WE TV or something like that). I'm really bummed I won't get to see it until Sunday!
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 8:29 pm
OMG! This was a wonderful movie! The music and dancing were wonderful. A key measure of how good it was, is that it was over and we were saying "Already?" It flew by. The story lines were sacrificed a little to make room for more singing and dancing.
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Scout
Member
01-20-2005
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 6:54 am
Sounds great - I'm anxious to see it. I'd really like to see the original one again. Haven't seen it in ages.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 11:09 am
Yay, can't wait to see it!
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Cwcoop
Member
04-19-2008
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 3:34 pm
Thanks for the report Darrellh. I am going to go to the matinee on Saturday. Whee!!!
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Friday, September 25, 2009 - 9:40 am
Something I don't get is that I keep hearing how this remake is GRITTIER than the original. Well the original was R rated, wasn't it? Dealt with sexual exploitation of a child, suicide, etc. The remake is rated PG. Anyone seen both the new and old and can comment on this?
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Friday, September 25, 2009 - 11:42 am
I'm reading the opposite Rissa, that this is like the "High school Musical" version of Fame. And the reviews are not good. Saying it's all fluff and no substance.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Friday, September 25, 2009 - 11:57 am
That is certainly my impression too Brenda but I have heard *grittier* from more than one source today. I wonder if perhaps they don't understand how to correctly use the word? LOLOL Maybe one reviewer said it in error and now all the other, lazy ones are just repeating. As for the HSM connection... I am hoping so!!! I am taking my 13 yr and the original movie would be inappropriate for her.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Friday, September 25, 2009 - 2:19 pm
Common sense media says it's appropriate for age 11 and up. I'm thinking if these new reviewers are saying this film is grittier than the original, they must have seen a heavily edited version on network TV. LOL. The original was R.
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Friday, September 25, 2009 - 2:38 pm
The original had nudity, abortion, drugs. None of this is in the remake (maybe a bit of drugs). There is some subject matter that is more mature, but in a different way. As I mentioned earlier, whatever story lines they have are barely touched and then we move along quickly to make room for the next song and dance.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Friday, September 25, 2009 - 5:17 pm
Just got home from the movie. The bad: Critically speaking, this one doesn't hold a candle to the original as far as substance. Like Darrellh said, story-lines were sacrificed. I can't think of a single character who can be said to be fully 3 dimensional (although the wonderful actors playing the teachers came close). The storylines were treated as acceptable sacrifices, they didn't even bother aging the actors from age 14 to 18 (oh wait, Panabaker changed her hairstyle LOL) The good: You will LOVE this movie. A lot of talent, great songs, choreography. I absolutely loved every actor playing staff, any depth of character came from them. Bebe Neuwirth, Charles S. Dutton, Kelsey Grammer, Megan Mullally, Debbie Allen. The movie moves quickly and seems to end too soon, could have easily sat through another half hour. Rating: I took my 13 yr old and didn't have a single moment I thought was inappropriate for her. I don't think a ten yr old would have issues either.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, September 25, 2009 - 6:53 pm
I so badly wanted to see this today, but it will be Sunday before I can go. Hearing that it isn't the gritty storylines of the original helps me deal with the wait - that was one of the reasons I adored Fame. They showed teens as they really are. I'm sure I'll still enjoy the movie, but I'm going to re-watch the original AND my DVDs of the first season of the TV show in the meantime. 
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Friday, September 25, 2009 - 7:55 pm
Rissa, what about a 7.5 year old. I'm thinking maybe we need to skip Fame, even though she's already asked to see it.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Friday, September 25, 2009 - 8:06 pm
Umm, as a mother I tune in to the child I have with me but unless I am forgetting something Brenda I don't think anything would be offensive for a 7-8 yr old. What story there is might go over their heads though, I know my 13 yr old asked me a couple times what happened after the camera switched to another scene (trying not to spoil). If she likes music and dancing then I think she would enjoy it. The closest they came to sex was a fairly PG kiss and the most *dramatic* moment was : Spoiler Click below to view spoiler | when a kid thinks about jumping in front of a subway car but other students pull him back at the last moment. | I have three daughters and two would have loved this movie at 7. On a scale of 1-10 if High School Musical is a 1 and Footloose is a 10 then I would put this around 6/7.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Friday, September 25, 2009 - 8:37 pm
Thanks Rissa. I may take her. From what I've read it doesn't seem like there's anything damaging, maybe some things she might not understand or might go over her head. The music and dancing are right up her alley. I've already corrupted her by letting her watch Glee. Shoot, even Survivor this week had one guy calling one girl a "hooker". "Mom, what's a hooker"? Me: "um.... I don't know... sssshhhh... I can't hear the TV." LOL.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Friday, September 25, 2009 - 8:40 pm
And adding... would love for her to see Footloose some day, but the whole "daddy, I'm not even a V____" kind of opens a door I'm not ready to go through. LOL. I've also promised her I would show her the dance scenes in Saturday Night Fever, so I have watched the movie and wrote down all the safe dance scenes, but haven't yet shown her. I had forgotten just how raw that film is! Yikes! Maybe I should get the Fame TV show on DVD. I'm guessing it is out. Since it was on TV it had to have been fairly tame. I really enjoyed it when I was a teen.
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 12:58 am
I was a Theatre major in college during the original Fame. We loved it. Oy, to be old enough that remakes are being done of the films of my youth. I kinda wish I had some old college friends around here for a night at the movies.
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Knightpatti
Member
12-06-2001
| Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 1:44 pm
Big disappointment! The characters story lines were very lean. Not enough musical talent or dancing shown. Ended too fast.
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Chaplin
Member
01-08-2006
| Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 12:35 am
I love Debbie Allen and adored the original film so am dying to see this one. The added bonus of having talent as great as Bebe Neuwirth, Charles S. Dutton, Kelsey Grammer and Megan Mullally makes me want to see it even more regardless of the critics. I rarely if ever listen to the critics.
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 6:52 am
Megan Mullally singing was worth the price of admission (if I actually had to pay).
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Cwcoop
Member
04-19-2008
| Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 3:42 pm
I agree Darrellh. That scene at the karaoke bar was great fun.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 7:13 pm
Went - enjoyed it - but came home and enjoyed the original even more. I'm now going into Fame OD w/the TV series season 1 while waiting on my Season 2 from Amazon. Definitely the difference between plot driven (original) and music/teeny bopper driven (current). I didn't know any of the teen actors going in - but the only one that drove me nuts was "Marco." His voice was just too girly or breathy or something for me. Some of the scenes seemed contrived (for more drama) but then they all wrapped up just a little too neatly/happily for my taste. HOWEVER - after re-watching the original from beginning to end, I really did appreciate the parallel scenes/structure that the current one maintained with the original.
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Chaplin
Member
01-08-2006
| Monday, October 12, 2009 - 11:13 pm
Loved the movie! Finally saw it today although I think I loved the original better. I miss Debbie Allen being a teacher. She had so few scenes in this as the Principal. I miss the actor who played Mr. Shoropsky and also miss Ann Meara from the original movie and TV series. (Can't remember the way it was spelled). One scene I could not watch was the attempted suicide scene. I can't watch those types of scenes. I have lost too many family members to suicide or attempted suicide.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - 10:12 am
((((((Chaplin))))))))
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, November 02, 2009 - 1:06 pm
I saw this a couple of weeks back also and didn't think it was nearly as good as the original, but that young man's voice was awesome...has he done anything else?
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