RafaelB
Second Unit
- Joined
- May 10, 2001
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After seeing an advance preview for it last night, I fully accepted that I don't like the Producers as a musical on stage nor on film. I felt that the direction was extremely passive, Stroman just let the camera lie there staionary for minutes at a time. THe only time when the movie came to life was in Matthew Broderick's first big number "I Wanna Be A Producer" and it became very Busby Berkley-like. After that it became a simple retread of the extremely overrated (IMO) show.
Oh, and Will Ferrell also lived up to expectations. He breathed life into his character and just made it his own.
Nathan Lane does the same old schtick he's been doing for the past decade and in this movie, it just comes across as a bad Zero Mostel imitation.
Brooks' original film, to me, is one of the funniest movies ever made, which is why I keep looking for something that matches the wit and greatness in this musical version and I just don't find it. Very disappointing. :frowning:
On the other hand, if you don't want to spend $100 on a ticket to see the show, just go see the movie. With the exception of a couple of trims, the movie is a carbon copy replica of the show.
Rafael.
Oh, and Will Ferrell also lived up to expectations. He breathed life into his character and just made it his own.
Nathan Lane does the same old schtick he's been doing for the past decade and in this movie, it just comes across as a bad Zero Mostel imitation.
Brooks' original film, to me, is one of the funniest movies ever made, which is why I keep looking for something that matches the wit and greatness in this musical version and I just don't find it. Very disappointing. :frowning:
On the other hand, if you don't want to spend $100 on a ticket to see the show, just go see the movie. With the exception of a couple of trims, the movie is a carbon copy replica of the show.
Rafael.