I wouldn’t see it if you paid me. Why ruin perfection(saw the play twice,,once in London) by having to pretend that you aren’t watching familiar Hollywood faces usurp the roles of the original London cast?
Colm Wilkinson is Jean Valjean, not Hugh Jackman. Sierra Boggess is Fantine, not the liberal loudmouth, Anne Hathaway.
No thanks. I won’t give my money to these anti American leftists.
Besides, I heard that the movie sucked with a heaviness that never lets up throughout.
The music of Les Miz is fantastic so get the CD of the original production and play it nonstop for a year or two like I did.
found the plight of the poor fascinating in the picture....
America’s people at the “poverty” level have NO idea what poor is.....
I gave a copy of the Tenth year anniversary concert to my daughter for Christmas. She has always identified with Cossette since we adopted her from a bad situation when she was 3 1/2. She was thrilled.
But I’ll probably go to the movie. I love seeing, hearing, reading a favorite work in many different formats. It only enhances the experience.
If you think English actors aren’t leftists, you’re kidding yourself.
To me, the essence of any show is in its script and music, not in the performers of the moment.
I am reflexively suspicious and skeptical of anything that receives the praise of the OFM (Obama-fellating media) and tend to avoid it. However, Mrs. Bears dragged me to see this production. The underlying Christian message was evident to me early on. This has likely been missed by the Left in their rush to embrace the “revolutionary” portion of the story.
There is a Christian message in the unabridged book; it’s the story of the Catholic priest. Unfortunately, what you find in the book store is an abridged version that edits out the section on the priest, among other things.
I’m a huge Les Mis fan. I recommend seeing the movie. It’s different than the Stage version. I think it does a much better job of conveying the Christian themes. There are crosses everywhere, and it’s much easier to understand the lyrics.
It’s much darker than the stage version. I didn’t like the Lovely Ladies or Master of the House scenes.
However, I loved Empty Chairs better than the stage version. On My Own was also fantastic!
I would never buy a CD of the movie. Musically, I like the stage better. However, the movie was good in a visual way. It’s a very emotional movie.
Actually, Colm Wilkinson did play in the movie! It’s not a large role, but he’s in a couple 2 or 3 scenes. He played the kindly bishop who gives Valjean the candlesticks! He played in scenes toward the beginning, and at the end when he’s joining him in heaven, smiling and beckoning him to heaven!
He (Wilkinson) has a wonderful voice still, even at his age (I think he’s in his late 60s-early 70s) and did a beautiful job! Also one of, if not the original actress, to play Eponine is in it too, as one of the prostitutes! (Francis Ruffelle (sp?)) Really, I understand your feeling on some of the players, but if you can set aside your feeling about some of the actors and just focus on their art, you can still enjoy it!
I know Anne Hathaway is a liberal twerp, but she did an outstanding job in her portrayal of Fantine, and sang beautifully! So did Hugh Jackman, his portrayal was powerful, and his voice was beautiful! (for a guy, that is!) He, Russell Crowe, and many other actors in the film-young and old-did a great job in the characters they played.
She’s (Hathaway)like Barbra Streisand in some ways; she (Streisand) is also an obnoxious liberal, but she can sing, beautifully, and her acting is decent. I can tolerate the known leftists, and still enjoy their performances. (it’s not easy, though)I can only suppose that not all of them are like that! I can enjoy movies and t.v. with actors w/both right and left politics if the story is a good one!