Cinco DeNio

(Last one for now.) Do these vampires sparkle?

So this is Vampire Academy: The Musical?

Does this mean we also have to watch Sharpay's Fabulous Vampenture?

Apologies all for being MIA. I got a very serious strep infection in my left foot. I have been in the hospital since 9/16. It appears I will get to go home tomorrow so I hope to be able to join next week’s mayhem.

That makes sense. Thanks for explaining it.

Then I guess I didn't get what Steph's purpose was in the movie. I didn't see an arc for her character except for her going to town on the one zombie. Honestly, I am not really sure what Nick was supposed to be there for either. It's called Anna and the Apocalypse not Anna, Nick and Steph. I kind of pictured a scene like the end of Heathers where Winona Ryder looks back at all the "carnage", lights a cigarette and goes about her day.

I had the feeling that she and Steph were going to wind up together. We never hear about nor see her girlfriend IIRC. Just that one reference that the girlfriend wasn't picking up the phone.

I was thinking this was much like Stage Fright.

Found some alternate posters.

I might have been singing "oo-ah, oo-ah. There's no such thing as a Hollywood ending" for several hours after watching it last night.

Yeah, I was thinking of buying the soundtrack as well. I bought the movie sight unseen a while ago. I think is is like Repo Man for me where the songs fill out more because I can use my imagination.

OK, I just started watching this. I was sold a bill of goods! I don't see Anna Kendrick anywhere in the movie!

Welcome! Rent was my first pick and they’ve gone down from there. At least I can take comfort in my next pick having good music. (If no one picks it ahead of me of course.)

Very cool! I actually bought this to see if I was going to pick it for my musical. I look forward to seeing it!

The comment about salsa/sauce/gravy reminds me of at least one Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode. A financial scheme was described as "A game of Snakes & Ladders" (Chutes & Ladders in my childhood.) Another reference was that a character's Swiss criminal record would include his dirty "nappies" (diapers).

I think they did mean that type since this was an Italian-financed production.

2) Reading Wikipedia (that bastion of truth), it appears the opening scene was invented for the movie. I think it would have been clearer if they had stuck to the stage where they were already in prison. That Wikipedia link mentions other changes people have asked for in this thread.

1) I just expected they would keep her around to keep raping her. Guess they figured she was too much trouble to hold onto. 2) I understand that. It just seems like Cervantes or Sancho (do we ever get his real name?) wouldn't have a show to put on without actors. I'm not arguing everyone should have been swept up. I would prefer no one was.

The niece was Julie Gregg, whose other notable credit was Sonny's wife Teresa in The Godfather (also released in 1972). The ending credits used the same font/style as The Godfather even though they were released by different studios. Was that font new or on sale?

2 questions: 1) Why did the muleteers abandon Aldonza at the side of the road? 2) Why did "Sancho" have to go with Miguel both to prison and to the Inquisition? Sure he was the stage manager but the only one summoned was Miguel. If the stage manager had to go wouldn't the actors as well?

I just finished watching this. Tried on Sunday night but gave up shortly after we're introduced to Aldonza in the cafe. Watched it now on my iPad while working and that made it easier to follow. I did like it and am glad I gave it a second chance.

I can agree with that. Especially because this was supposedly Miguel de Cervantes telling the story to the prisoners. He would have to have told them their parts then had them perform the parts. This isn't like Marat/Sade where the Marquis de Sade created a play about the death of Marat using the inmates of an asylum. I didn't care for the ending just because no one escapes "reality". Like Aldonza sang about his tenderness destroying her, now all the prisoners got a glimpse of something glorious then it was taken away. They have no more hope than before except for the exhortation about getting up again after each beat down.

OK, don't keep us waiting like TheWorstBuddhist did.

Spoiler alert: I've seen Fiddler multiple times. (Just playing. I have seen Fiddler but would love to discuss it sometime.)