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Post by sph on Oct 20, 2021 22:10:51 GMT
I just can't get over how old Ben Platt looks. I appreciate it's a musical and we have to suspend disbelief anyway, but is there a limit? Why did Platt have to be cast? I think they over-egged the pudding slightly in trying to make him look young. Almost everything they did to make him look young... actually made him look old. The hair, the make-up etc... |
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Post by Being Alive on Oct 20, 2021 22:15:48 GMT
Looks like Kenickie in Grease...
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Post by fiyero on Oct 21, 2021 6:36:35 GMT
I was looking forward to seeing the movie version on Friday. The only showing at my cinema is like 4pm! Every day it is on it’s either around 4 (too early!) or 9 (too late!) Where’s Goldilocks when I need her?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 21, 2021 6:46:10 GMT
Three perfs at VUE Manchester. 11.30, 4.50, 7.15.
They’re not going to make any box office off it like that! The cinema release is obviously a half arsed pre-Netflix thing.
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Post by Figaro on Oct 21, 2021 9:36:17 GMT
No showings at all at either of the 3 large cinemas in my city.
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Post by fiyero on Oct 21, 2021 17:17:02 GMT
Three perfs at VUE Manchester. 11.30, 4.50, 7.15. They’re not going to make any box office off it like that! The cinema release is obviously a half arsed pre-Netflix thing. Three a day or 3 total? Mine has one a day |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 21, 2021 17:22:13 GMT
Three perfs at VUE Manchester. 11.30, 4.50, 7.15. They’re not going to make any box office off it like that! The cinema release is obviously a half arsed pre-Netflix thing. Three a day or 3 total? Mine has one a day Per day, well tomorrow anyway. Compared with other new releases Venom - 22 perfs and Dune 23 perfs tomorrow. One wonders who is seeing Venom: Let There Be Carnage at ten o’clock in the morning! |
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Post by fiyero on Oct 21, 2021 17:25:16 GMT
Three a day or 3 total? Mine has one a day Per day, well tomorrow anyway. Compared with other new releases Venom - 22 perfs and Dune 23 perfs tomorrow. One wonders who is seeing Venom: Let There Be Carnage at ten o’clock in the morning! Bond was getting more than 10 a day here. At least it is getting a release, unlike Jamie! |
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Post by amp09 on Oct 22, 2021 0:00:03 GMT
Per day, well tomorrow anyway. Compared with other new releases Venom - 22 perfs and Dune 23 perfs tomorrow. One wonders who is seeing Venom: Let There Be Carnage at ten o’clock in the morning! Bond was getting more than 10 a day here. At least it is getting a release, unlike Jamie! This was planned to be shown at my cinema. Pulled in favour of more Bond and other better reviewed releases - French Dispatch and Dune, It”s all about what’ll put bums on seats and after the scathing reviews, this sadly won’t. |
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 22, 2021 21:45:48 GMT
Just got back from seeing this at the cinema.
Only about 9 people in the audience and half way through two women walked out.
It's a relatively long film- just over 2 hours long.
On film, the way the lie spreads via social media is well demonstrated.
The singing seems natural and not forced.
I guess given the subject matter, there is only once (minor) dance routine in Sincerely, Me..
Although the the whole scene is there- to Break In A Glove has been cut. As has Anyone Have A Map
There is another song added called The Anonymous Ones.
What an odd and unique actor Ben Platt is. Full of spasms and facial twitches. His voice is also pretty unique.
You can see that they have tried to make him younger than he is. In some scenes at the beginning of the film, he looks ghostly white. In other scenes you can see his 5 o'clock shadow.
Amy Adams looks a little heavier set than usual whereas Julianne Moore is aged. Before anyone asks, yes, Julianne Moore does sing in So Big/So Small.
I have to admit, at times, as the lie grows at such a pace, it made me squirm in my seat and made me feel a little uncomfortable.
People will argue as to whether this is a faithful adaptation or not, I was pleased that another movie musical has been made with the male lead.
Go and see it if you can and make your own mind up.
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Post by sph on Oct 22, 2021 22:11:48 GMT
I'm surprised Does Anybody Have a Map has been cut, as most musicals try to start with a more "upbeat" number.
I think it'll get decent views online when people can watch it as part of their streaming subscription.
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Post by Mark on Oct 23, 2021 10:10:41 GMT
Showing on TodayTix that this will have £30 rush when it reopens. Lets hope it lasts longer than the rush for other Delfont shows.
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Post by fiyerorocher on Oct 23, 2021 13:12:00 GMT
I worry it's really not selling very well... I wonder if it's anything to do with the film tanking so hard, or if it's just a victim of the fewer tourists and fewer people being happy going to the theatre problem. Rush tickets might stick around, though, if they're that desperate to fill seats.
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 23, 2021 16:59:08 GMT
You know I was thinking two things about the film;
Firstly, I wonder if the cut sings were actually filmed and they then might turn uo as deleted scenes on the DVD/Blu-Ray release?
Finally, given that he's moved on to bigger things, now that he's committed the character to film, do we think this will be Ben Platt's last outing as Evan Hansen?
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Post by Mark on Oct 23, 2021 21:44:08 GMT
Seems pretty much sold out the first week to me…
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Post by sph on Oct 23, 2021 22:32:46 GMT
You know I was thinking two things about the film; Firstly, I wonder if the cut sings were actually filmed and they then might turn uo as deleted scenes on the DVD/Blu-Ray release? Finally, given that he's moved on to bigger things, now that he's committed the character to film, do we think this will be Ben Platt's last outing as Evan Hansen? In terms of playing the role, yes. But I imagine he will still sing the songs in concert appearances etc. He's unlikely to return to any stage production of the full musical. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 23, 2021 22:36:25 GMT
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Post by Rozzi Rainbow on Oct 24, 2021 17:42:24 GMT
I'd hoped to see the film this week but am struggling to find any screenings near me. No sign of it at my two local cinemas, and the Vue 13 miles away only has showings at odd times. Hopefully they're just prioritising other things as it's half term and it might get a better showing the week after.
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Post by Mark on Oct 24, 2021 20:55:17 GMT
I saw the film tonight on the one screening they had at my local Odeon. Actually it was busier than a few of the other screenings I'd been to recently.
Well, it certainly wasn't bad like I thought it would be from the reviews and I actually really enjoyed it. The one major difference between the stage show and the film was the tone - in the stage show even during Evan's opening monologue there is a lot of humour, and there is a lot of humour throughout, whereas the film lacks any of that and damn it brings home just how sad of a story it is.
I can see why Platt is getting a lot of criticism for his performance in this. The "too old" look didn't bother me, actually didn't matter at all. But the way the songs are written and how Platt performs it is is very much for the stage - it's very intense. But then by toning that down you would lose the real essence of the character.
Amy Adams was wonderful
By cutting Anybody Have a Map? and Good for you, Heidi becomes somewhat diminished and Julianne Moore isn't really in it that much. Equally by cutting the Sincerely, Me reprise you lose some much needed comic relief. I didn't actually feel we needed the new number that Alana sang (Anonymous Ones), but the other new number (A Little Closer) made for a really wonderful sequence which wrapped the final chapter up nicely.
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Post by properjob on Oct 26, 2021 7:55:17 GMT
I had a choice of cinemas to watch this in although it was only in one screen in each.
I found it very intense and so I think I prefer the stage version as it slighty takes the edge of to be an easier watch.
It is a successful transfer of the stage show to film which is hard to pull off but I can see how it wouldn't appeal to the general audience.
I really don't like "to break in a glove" so I was pleased it wasn't in the show. Because I'm familiar with the stage show and its soundtrack the new songs felt slightly odd as they aren't as familiar to me as the rest which is always a problem with adaptions.
I think if you like the show you will like the film.
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Post by anthony on Oct 26, 2021 13:07:35 GMT
Saw the movie last night. Oh dear. What a stupid vanity project. It could have been so great, but I (and many others it seems from the fact it's a box office flop) just can't get over the fact that Platt looks as old as he does. He literally look older than his mum. Some scenes end up just being hilarious because they look so stupid.
I don't understand the argument that they wanted to immortalise Platt in the role - surely it was recorded professionally on Broadway during his run?! Couldn't they have just released that?!
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Post by fiyero on Oct 26, 2021 17:46:35 GMT
Glad I got here early. The queue is barely moving. Had bag check and covid pass check while in the queue.
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Post by Dr Tom on Oct 26, 2021 18:30:16 GMT
Got here about 7:10 and in by 7:12 or so. We were asked about Covid passes but no one checked them. I didn’t have a bag but the searches looked fast. Very impressed really as the queue looked deceptively long.
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Post by fiyero on Oct 26, 2021 19:55:39 GMT
Got here about 7:10 and in by 7:12 or so. We were asked about Covid passes but no one checked them. I didn’t have a bag but the searches looked fast. Very impressed really as the queue looked deceptively long. I think there must have been a delay, like you say once it got going it was quick. Programme each on our seats eith a sticker on to mark reopening night too |
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Post by fiyerorocher on Oct 26, 2021 22:11:48 GMT
Possibly the first theatre I've been back to where they were requested every audience member wear a mask on the way in. And covid passes checked for everyone too. Good to see! Of course you do wonder how long it will actually last...
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