RSS Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Will Ackerman, Hannah Krueger, and special guest Matt Willis sit down to discuss the big screen adaptation of Les Miserables in this month's Hey, Gurlfriend. Along the way they discuss why sewers are disgusting, entire scenes of close-ups, and some of the worst facial expressions ever set to film. Les Miserables? More like Les Miserab-yea! [ 1:08:49 || 33.4 MB ] To listen, click here: http://www.earth-2.net/theshow/episodes/e2ts_609.mp3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Ooooooh boy. No matter how you swing on this one, expect a strong reaction from me once I'm done listening to this episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 This'll be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Well, maybe not. I want to hate this film, but I objectively can't. As one of uninitiated, I thought this film was the best possible adaptation of a really insipid musical and quite possibly the most disjointed film I have ever seen. It's nearly three hours long, yet feels rushed and incomplete; there's no breathing space between any of the songs; the romance is painfully shallow, the lyrics uninspired, and because there are so damn many of them with no break between them, I can only remember the tune of two them. All that said, I think most of the acting and singing isn't half bad, Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter were awesome, and visually it looked quite nice, but overall, I did not enjoy this movie. Your review, though, was pretty good and well done, Matt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gallagher Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 I liked the film quite a bit but for someone who like me has a history with the theatrical production (not a stereotypical gay at all, honest) it's a bit like catching a truncated edited for tv version of a film you love - all the basics are there but a lot of the little details are missing. Understandable as there just wasn't time to adapt the whole production for a big screen outing. Casting was great and though his voice was a weak link Russell Croew still brought his usual intensity to Javert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Watch yourself when talking down Her Majesty The Queen, Ackerman.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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