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Topic: It's Here!!!! (RENT!!!)
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future_uncertain
Knowflake Posts: 2681
From: ohio
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted November 24, 2005 10:43 AM
 
Just saw it last night. Any other Rentheads here? Didja see the movie? What did you think?I loved it! IP: Logged |
peace
Knowflake Posts: 1055
From: Honolulu,HI
Registered: Apr 2004
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posted November 25, 2005 08:08 AM
5,2500... oops I forgot the words to that song.One of my favorite Broadway songs.  IP: Logged |
peace
Knowflake Posts: 1055
From: Honolulu,HI
Registered: Apr 2004
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posted November 25, 2005 08:13 AM
Now I remember."Seasons of Love".Sorry bout that.I hope to see it at theater house someday.I'm on a budget now.Dang! IP: Logged |
future_uncertain
Knowflake Posts: 2681
From: ohio
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted November 25, 2005 04:22 PM
Hope you get to check it out, Peace. It's awesome!IP: Logged |
AcousticGod
Knowflake Posts: 11943
From: Pleasanton, CA, USA
Registered: May 2005
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posted November 25, 2005 05:33 PM
You know, I wanted to see it on stage, but now hearing that atrocious song they used in their original trailer I have no desire.IP: Logged |
future_uncertain
Knowflake Posts: 2681
From: ohio
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted November 25, 2005 09:35 PM
That atrocious song???!!!!Ohhhhhhhhh, baby! You're breaking my heart! Ouch!  This might be grounds for a breakup! Actually, that's not my favorite song from the show, but atrocious??? Never!!!! IP: Logged |
AcousticGod
Knowflake Posts: 11943
From: Pleasanton, CA, USA
Registered: May 2005
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posted November 25, 2005 10:55 PM
Oh come on, what poet sits there and calculates out how many hours there are in a year? It offends my artistic/emotional sensibilities.  Love songs shouldn't include numbers or allude to math in my book. Entertainment should give us heart. Screw logic!  IP: Logged |
future_uncertain
Knowflake Posts: 2681
From: ohio
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted November 25, 2005 11:04 PM
Have you read the lyrics????Pardon me while I shove this down your throat, dear! Seasons Of Love Lyrics COMPANY
525,600 minutes, 525,000 moments so dear.
525,600 minutes - how do you measure, measure a year?
In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee.
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife.
In 525,600 minutes - how do you measure a year in the life?
How about love? How about love? How about love? Measure in love.
Seasons of love. SOLOIST 1
525,600 minutes! 525,000 journeys to plan.
525,600 minutes - how can you measure the life of a woman or man? SOLOIST 2
In truths that she learned, or in times that he cried.
In bridges he burned, or the way that she died. COMPANY
It's time now to sing out,
tho the story never ends let's celebrate remember a year in the life of friends.
Remember the love!
Remember the love! Remember the love!
Measure in love.
Seasons of love! Seasons of love. ********************************************** See...you don't have to fight it! The song already agrees with you that logic should be screwed! Seriously... don't make me stop this car and pull out more lyrics! IP: Logged |
AcousticGod
Knowflake Posts: 11943
From: Pleasanton, CA, USA
Registered: May 2005
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posted November 25, 2005 11:48 PM
But are you making my point? It's like that Blue Oyster Cult song. Big numbers in songs just don't belong.There's 11 syllables in just the number. I bet you can find plenty of songs that say more than merely a number with 11 syllables. Like:
quote:
And she's buying a stairway to heaven (10)
or:
quote:
Imagine all the people
living for today...(12)
or
quote:
Fade into you
Strange you never knew (9)
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future_uncertain
Knowflake Posts: 2681
From: ohio
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted November 25, 2005 11:58 PM
Agggggggggh... YOU CAN'T USE MAZZY AGAINST ME! That's just dirty!  I just read a really yucky review of the movie. I'm lying. Someone read it to me over the phone, so I can't direct you to it. msn.com maybe? Anyway, the reviewer referred to the lyrics of the songs as "banal." I can't argue with that. I can give you ten reasons why the show, both onstage and on the big screen, is pretty weak. But there's something there if someone wants to dig for it... there is an essence, a spirit behind it that catches up with you once you've listened to the soundtrack enough! It's not a show that you can take at face value and expect to experience the rewards. One certainly has to employ the "willing suspense of disbelief," but doing so is worth it. I'm not trying to convince you. I don't even mind that you're not a fan. There's just something about this show that really moves me. I appreciate that you're humoring me in this discussion. I love your brain! (It's a cappy thing. I adore cappies!) IP: Logged |
AcousticGod
Knowflake Posts: 11943
From: Pleasanton, CA, USA
Registered: May 2005
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posted November 26, 2005 12:20 AM
LOL Awwww...you love my for my brain, how romantic.  I love your brain too...even if it does like musicals. One thing I don't get is: Why can South Park and The Simpsons do great musical numbers, and most mainstream musicals just suck @ss? Oh, and what about The Nightmare before Christmas? IP: Logged |
future_uncertain
Knowflake Posts: 2681
From: ohio
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted November 26, 2005 01:16 AM
I've never seen the Nightmare Before Christmas. (Shhh... don't tell anyone!)Actually, I don't like musicals in general. I only like the ones my musical-loving friends make me listen to with enough frequency that these atrocious songs take root in my brain and eat away the surrounding hostile environment. Then I'm a goner! Thus, the only musicals I like are Rent, Chicago, Moulin Rouge (barely counts, but I'm including it) and Wicked.  No Day But Today! IP: Logged |
AcousticGod
Knowflake Posts: 11943
From: Pleasanton, CA, USA
Registered: May 2005
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posted November 26, 2005 01:36 AM
Moulin Rouge totally counts, though I preferred Ewan MacGregor's singing in A Life Less Ordinary. That was a cute movie.IP: Logged |
future_uncertain
Knowflake Posts: 2681
From: ohio
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted November 26, 2005 12:35 PM
Haven't seen it, but I'll check it out. I'm sure I'd love it. Oh! If you enjoy Ewan, have you seen "Down With Love?" It's hilarious! "The darnedest thing..." IP: Logged |
Iqhunk
Knowflake Posts: 2132
From: Chennai
Registered: Oct 2005
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posted November 26, 2005 01:51 PM
"The Sound of Music" was a pretty decent musical. "My Fair Lady" and "Chitty Chitty BAng Bang" had some catchy tunes too. Saw them all way, way back but can still recall the music.IP: Logged |
AcousticGod
Knowflake Posts: 11943
From: Pleasanton, CA, USA
Registered: May 2005
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posted November 26, 2005 03:42 PM
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Planet_Soul
Knowflake Posts: 1152
From: The Universe
Registered: May 2005
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posted December 01, 2005 02:56 AM
Future, inspired by this thread I went to see Rent tonight. It was awesome, so sad and joyous at once. I loved the character of Angel, he was my favorite. Ahhhh I wanted to cry, it was sad when Angel was gone. I was like, why aren't their more people like this in the world? Open to love and the now?
You guys are lucky to have real theater shows where you live. Where I live, we rarely get any productions. When we do its Disney or the Nutcracker. I would love to see Les Miserables or Fiddler on the Roof, or even Cats (to see what the fuss is all about).IP: Logged |
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