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Oregonfire
| Saturday, December 21, 2002 - 3:46 pm
Has this movie musical come to a theater near you? I can't seem to find it anywhere in my state. Apparently it has "Major Oscar Buzz," which is annoying because obviously the critics have seen it but we small fry haven't. I look forward to its release. (Catherine Zeta Jones, Renee Zellweger, Queen Latifah, Richard Gere all have big roles.)
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Ketchuplover
| Saturday, December 21, 2002 - 5:54 pm
It doesn't open until the 27t (50 theatres)
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Calamity
| Monday, December 23, 2002 - 2:28 pm
I love musicals and also theater so I'm really looking forward to this movie; I hope it doesn't disappoint. There was talk about the project for years and most people on the theatre forums figured it would never get made. I just can't believe they changed the original choreography.
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Ketchuplover
| Monday, December 23, 2002 - 3:07 pm
There's a great review at boxofficemojo.com I'd tell you how to find it but I don't feel like it
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Hippyt
| Friday, December 27, 2002 - 8:14 pm
It opened today,have not seen it yet. Houston Chronicle review gave it an A+. I have never seen them give a film that mark!
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Ketchuplover
| Saturday, December 28, 2002 - 3:11 am
me neither
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Marysafan
| Saturday, December 28, 2002 - 1:42 pm
Gene Shallit RAVED about it on the today show. The clips they showed looked great. He said they had to change some things because today's audience just won't believe characters breaking into song and dance on a whim...so they made it to appear like it was going on inside their head like dreaming or flashback. He said it is the first time EVER that the movie is actually better than the musical.
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Calamity
| Monday, December 30, 2002 - 3:15 pm
It's not open here yet, darn, so I guess we're going to see 'Catch Me If You Can' instead. One of the reservations many theater fans had about this movie was the plan to film the musical numbers as dream sequences. If audiences can accept elf armies, I think they can handle actors singing. It almost seemed like the director/writers were embarrassed to be making a musical. You know, a wink-nudge approach - "This is so silly, isn't it? Let's just pretend it's just a fantasy." People will probably compare the movie to the stripped-down (no pun intended) '90s revival. The original Broadway version was as much a mockery/homage to vaudeville as it was a savage satire of American celebrity, press, and justice. The revival omitted that aspect of the musical when it was re-staged. I like everyone in the cast (don't think I've ever actually seen Richard Gere in a movie though) and am really happy about the great reviews. Yea, musicals !
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Kellee
| Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 1:20 am
I do believe they opened it in the 50 theathers so that they could make the Oscar list ...if they waited to open it in all theathers till January they were putting themselves in for the Oscars next year and being a Jan movie they could get lost in the haze....soooo they opened in select theathers...including Windsor..so I cant wait to get home...we are going Saturday afternoon if I have to drag hubby kicking and screaming...
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Babyruth
| Saturday, January 04, 2003 - 4:54 pm
We are on our way to see this tonite! I'm excited! I saw this on stage...it's a favorite.
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Webkitty
| Sunday, January 05, 2003 - 2:19 pm
<<sits waiting for review>>
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Ketchuplover
| Sunday, January 05, 2003 - 3:44 pm
lol
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Webkitty
| Tuesday, January 07, 2003 - 12:55 pm
<sigh> Goes off to find Babyruth as I am getting rootbutt waiting for the reveiw.
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Ketchuplover
| Tuesday, January 07, 2003 - 4:05 pm
lol
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Djgirl5235
| Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 6:41 am
BABYRUTH... Where are you???? Don't you know that we're waiting with baited breath?!?!
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Webkitty
| Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 7:24 am
Well, this is funny! There are 15 posts to this thread and not one review yet! lol.
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Babyruth
| Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 12:49 pm
Sorry I left you hanging for a review...I didn't see that! Chicago was terrific! Renee Zellwiger was really, really good in her role...great casting as the young, self absorbed, semi-talented but very ambitious hottie du jour. Catherine Zeta Jones was also very good as the older, experienced version of that. Richard Gere really surprised me--he was excellent in this musical. Oh, and Queen Latifah was da bomb. I love her. And John Reilly was also wonderfully cast. Everyone does their own singing and dancing, too. Are you familiar with the show? The story? I don't want to say more and wreck anything for you. Just will add though that I love the whole show...it is law and politics and showbiz stripped to its underwear for all to see. Based on a true story, too.
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Ketchuplover
| Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 2:57 pm
ok
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Webkitty
| Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 5:22 pm
Thank you Babyruth I think we are going to see this on Friday, so I'll give my review then.
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Alegria
| Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 5:27 pm
you sold me. I'm going asap. The cast sounds great.
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Jedisan
| Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 12:18 pm
testing - before i try to post again
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Jedisan
| Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 12:24 pm
OK - keep in mind, i am a huge fan of Chicago, and have waited many years for this movie. That said, I thought is was terrific. I was pleasantly surprised at the singing voices of Catherine and Renee. The whole cast was great. Richard Gere is not a strong singer, but he didnt ruin the songs for me, in fact, his scenes were among my faves (Razzle Dazzle in particular). The tap scene almost steals the whole show! For those familiar with the music and story from theatre, may be a bit disappointed, like me, with the omission of two songs. I was really looking forward to Class, and omitting the song about finding a little bit of good in everyone, actually changes one of the plot lines for the theatrical version. I also wanted to see how they would handle the "twist". Overall, an amazing production. cannot wait to see it again, and especially the dvd release.
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Brenda1966
| Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 12:57 pm
I can't believe I haven't stumbled into this movie section until now. I've been missing out for SO long!! That said, here's my mini-review of the movie. (Note, I have not seen the Broadway show) One sign that you're really enjoying a movie musical is the desire to clap after the musical numbers. I had that desire several times over. I'm not a big Zellweger or Zeta-Jones fan but both were very good. I am a big Gere fan but never expected to see him sing. He's also very good. I loved the way the musical numbers were like daydreams (made it seem less cheesy) and the way the story moved from daydream/musical numbers to real events was flawless. I give it a thumbs up!
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Jedisan
| Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 3:30 pm
Brenda: I DID clap after every musical number
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Jed245
| Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 3:38 pm
hmmmmm....... Jedisan hmmmm...? JED hmmm...?
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