Why did it have to be remade? Seriously?
I appreciate having made the story available to new generations. Staging anything on tv pales in comparison to a movie theater but I applaud NBC for giving it a shot.
I watched it with the wife, and I’m not normally a fan of showtunes. That being said, I was enthralled with the wholesomeness of the whole thing; however I was inclined to constantly wondering what they might’ve changed from the original to ascend to some narrative being preached by the handlers at NBC.
Why do dinner theaters often do it ? Why not show the movie ?
I’ll tell you why, there’s something about a LIVE performance.
And just because the movie was, pretty much, about as perfect as a movie gets. . . does not mean it can’t be improved on.
Example: “The Ten Commandments”, the 1953 version with Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner. . . was a REMAKE of the original 1923 silent version. I expect, that some day, someone else will re-make it, likely in full 3-d holograms. .
It wasn't a remake. It was essentially a live performance of the original play. The play is still frequently performed in schools and professionally (Marie Osmond made a bit of a splash in a revival of it onstage years ago. Mary Martin played onstage originally). Many plays continue to be revived even though they have been filmed previously.
The play and film differ in the order of scenes, songs, etc. Also, unlike a film, all the acting and singing is live. In a film, all the singing is pre-recorded and the actors lip-synch it. In some films, the actors do not even do their own singing. There is an extra immediacy when a musical or an opera is done live.
It wasn’t remade from the movie (1965), it was a remake of the Broadway musical, which originally starred Mary Martin (1959). The original musical preceded the movie.
They BOTH needed redoing for a young audience. While Carrie Underwood certainly sang well...anyway I’m ordering the DVD.
It wasn’t a remake of the movie..it was a live version of the Broadway Show. It is timeless.
I thought it was very good. Carrie Underwood's musical performances were outstanding. Her acting skills leave something to be diseired but as a noviuce actor she did very well. Thesupporting cast was great and the actress who played the Mother Superior was amazing!
I'm very glad we watched it.
“Why did it have to be remade? Seriously?”
Remade? Dude, it’s a musical. It started on Broadway. It was televised performance of the musical, not a re-shoot of the movie.