Musical Mondays Off-Week 7 (Cinco DeNio's Pick)

[Cameron H. 23786]

Hey, guys! Cinco DeNio was on the ball. No waiting this week...

 

The new movie is...

 

 

 

[Cakebug Tranch 6873]

Ahhh! So many mixed feelings! Nice pick, I think we'll have plenty to talk about...

[Cam Bert 8145]

Oooo... I wonder how many of us will feel the same as Jimmy Pardo

[Cinco DeNio 5290]

Yep! Here's the story behind it.

 

A few years ago my niece was staying with me and she LOVES this movie. I took her to see La bohème when the NYC Metropolitan Opera broadcast it into movie theaters. That same night she tried to show me the La Vie Bohème number and I wasn't having it. I was tired, cranky and too much "The original is the best. Everything else is crap!" I could have watched the whole thing the next night but I didn't.

 

When Musical Mondays came up I saw it as my chance to finally give the movie an honest viewing and make up for the disrespect I gave my niece and the movie. I watched this for the first time last night. When we're done discussing it after next week I'll send my niece the Blu-Ray.

 

Thanks everyone for giving me the chance to redeem myself!

[Cinco DeNio 5290]

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[Cakebug Tranch 6873]

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HOLY SHIT how had I never seen this before? I mean, I've seen 'Trading Places', but as a huge Blues Brothers fan, I have absolutely no memory of this moment of Frank Oz recreating Jake's release bit. Awesome. Thanks, man.

[Cinco DeNio 5290]

HOLY SHIT how had I never seen this before? I mean, I've seen 'Trading Places', but as a huge Blues Brothers fan, I have absolutely no memory of this moment of Frank Oz recreating Jake's release bit. Awesome. Thanks, man.

Frank Oz is a true artist. He didn't want to just re-do the Blues Brothers scene beat for beat. The scene from Trading Places is him processing Winthorpe INTO prison. That's the only real difference.

[taylor anne photo 11311]

Oh man also got so many mixed feelings about this movie! My friends are all obsessed though so they'll be pleased to hear I'm watching it again lol.

[FisterRoboto 7499]

Oh wow. I watched this in December last year for the first time. I had some friends that were obsessed with the stage musical in high school, but I really didn't know anything about it. I hope our stage nerds are ready to fill us in on the differences next week because I'm really curious to know why it's so beloved while the movie got a pretty "meh" reception.

[Cameron H. 23786]

Every time this movie comes up (which I've never seen), all I think about this...

 

[taylor anne photo 11311]

Every time this movie comes up (which I've never seen), all I think about this...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yC7HwPh6Es

Stop ruining a future pick

[tomspanks 9039]

My father took me to see Rent on Broadway. It was an awkward ride home, lol.

[Cameron H. 23786]

 

Stop ruining a future pick

 

[Cakebug Tranch 6873]

[Cinco DeNio 5290]

Stop ruining a future pick

[Cinco DeNio 5290]

My father took me to see Rent on Broadway. It was an awkward ride home, lol.

So you were a Rent boy?

[Cakebug Tranch 6873]

So you were a Rent boy?

Pssst!

 

 

;)

[Cinco DeNio 5290]

Pssst!

 

 

;)

My profuse apologies!

(Borrowing from Cameron H.)

[Cakebug Tranch 6873]

My profuse apologies!

Just bustin' your chops. I think we all assumed Tom was a man at one stage or another. For some reason...

 

[taylor anne photo 11311]

I assume you're all women until told otherwise.

 

[Cinco DeNio 5290]

Just bustin' your chops. I think we all assumed Tom was a man at one stage or another. For some reason...

I thought maybe she was named after Thomasina Paine, the hero of the revolution in Death Race 2000 but that name is spelled "Th".

[Cinco DeNio 5290]

Maybe she could change to Tomspanx and get some sweet sponsorship money.

[Cameron H. 23786]

Just bustin' your chops. I think we all assumed Tom was a man at one stage or another. For some reason... ;)/>/>

 

(What I wrote here was not my place to say. Sorry.)

[Cameron H. 23786]

I assume you're all women until told otherwise.

 

 

Don't ruin the Shyamalanian twist I'm going to drop on you guys when this is all over.

[Cameron H. 23786]

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