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Apr 13th 2012, 20:03
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The Cast:
1.Hugh Jackman-Jean Valjean
2.Anne Hathaway-Fantine
3.Russel Crowe-Javert
4.Amanda Seyfried-Cosette
5.Samantha Barks-Eponine
6.Eddie Redmayne-Marius
7.Helena Bonham Carter-Mrs.Thenardier
8.Sacha Baron Cohen-Mr. Thenardier
9.Aaron Tveit-Enjolras
Director-Tom Hooper
 Most likely an Oscar contender. What are your thoughts and opinions on this movie. Will it lose all the intenisty and drama it had on the stage, or will it be the best film of the year.

Apr 13th 2012, 20:17
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What the hell? Amanda Seyfried and Sacha Baron Cohen for a Victor Hugo Classic?????? Who was the casting director?
Apr 13th 2012, 20:32
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I hope I'm wrong, but I have a bad feeling about this film. It might be because I found the novel a depressing slog. On the other hand the recycled score may be quite good, and the costumes.
I'm not a fan of the screenwriter either.

Harumph. Usually I'm full of optimism about most films, but this one rankles. I'm probably way off base. Looks to me that the cast is very used to wearing period costumes. Maybe that will help.....

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Apr 13th 2012, 20:46
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Amanda Seyfried just seems to be in really bad films she is a really good singer. and Sacha Baron Cohen could do very well as he did in Hugo.

Apr 13th 2012, 20:50
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People are already overrating this film as if it's going to be the Chicago of 2012. I bet this film will disappoint like Nine did. I do think some of the casting is whack, seriously Sasha Baren Cohen?? Who the hell keeps hiring Amanda Seyfried?? Child is a terrible actress, Taylor Swift would've been better.
Apr 13th 2012, 20:56
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Actually Taylor Swift was up for Eponine.

Apr 13th 2012, 21:28
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People are already overrating this film as if it's going to be the Chicago of 2012. I bet this film will disappoint like Nine did. I do think some of the casting is whack, seriously Sasha Baren Cohen?? Who the hell keeps hiring Amanda Seyfried?? Child is a terrible actress, Taylor Swift would've been better.



Well, I think Amanda has some talent. And, I think this may be a part of the reason why she was cast;
 From Box Office Mojo; Worldwide, unadjusted:
1 Mamma Mia! Uni. $609.8 $144.1 23.6% $465.7 76.4% 2008
2 In Time Fox $173.9 $37.5 21.6% $136.4 78.4% 2011
3 Mean Girls Par. $129.0 $86.1 66.7% $43.0 33.3% 2004
4 Dear John SGem $115.0 $80.0 69.6% $35.0 30.4% 2010
5 Red Riding Hood WB $89.2 $37.7 42.2% $51.5 57.8% 2011
6 Letters to Juliet Sum. $79.2 $53.0 67% $26.1 33% 2010
7 Alpha Dog Uni. $32.1 $15.3 47.6% $16.8 52.4% 2007
8 Jennifer's Body Fox $31.6 $16.2 51.4% $15.4 48.6% 2009

I also think SBC is an exceptional, oneofakind talent. He'll probably do well here.

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SO EXCITED.

This movie is either going to incredibly incredible or incredibly awful.

I'd love it if it was incredibly incredible, but if it's incredibly awful, I'll STILL love it.

The fact that dialogue was added, though, makes me nervous.  Most of the scenes in Dreamgirls on stage is sung through, but they took so much of that music from the show and made it into dialogue.  Bad dialogue.  It practically killed the movie.  I'm tired of movie musicals being so apologetically made.  Directors need to stop trying to make them realistic.  They aren't realistic.  They are musicals.  If there are spontaneous ensemble numbers, let them happen, and the audience will accept them.  It's when they are done half-assed in an attempt to add some realism that musical movies become cheesy and bad.

But, ya know, even if they are cheesy and bad, my ass is still in that seat having a grand ol' time.
Apr 14th 2012, 10:16
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I also think SBC is an exceptional, oneofakind talent. He'll probably do well here.


Yes SBC will play Thenardier who is actually quite funny and reminds me of his part in Hugo a bit which he did very well in.

Apr 14th 2012, 10:24
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I also think SBC is an exceptional, oneofakind talent. He'll probably do well here.


Yes SBC will play Thenardier who is actually quite funny and reminds me of his part in Hugo a bit which he did very well in.


Agreed.

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Actually Taylor Swift was up for Eponine.


O sweet lawd, NO!

Just because you can (allegedly) sing doesn't mean you can ACT!

Apr 14th 2012, 10:27
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Who was saying that Helena Bonham Carter doesn't make a movie unless her partner directs it?

Apr 14th 2012, 10:27
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Actually Taylor Swift was up for Eponine.


O sweet lawd, NO!


Yeah but I think that would've been a smart choice for the film. Even though she doesn't sing very well, I think this because the film needs and audience and Taylor would have brought it.

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Actually Taylor Swift was up for Eponine.


O sweet lawd, NO!


Yeah but I think that would've been a smart choice for the film. Even though she doesn't sing very well, I think this because the film needs and audience and Taylor would have brought it.


Maybe, but's that the kind of cheap, cynical casting that drives me away from such films. Also, those who are fans of Swift's twangy strummings and girlish musings would not exactly "get" LES MISERABLES, would they?

Apr 14th 2012, 10:32
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Also, with those "Bratz" doll eyes of hers, Amanda Seyfried at least LOOKS like Cosette!