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Post by greeny11 on May 19, 2021 14:27:37 GMT
We're getting another run of Mischief Movie Night In - with a live audience as well in July/August - including another Sequel Sunday and a Trilogy Saturday.
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Post by greeny11 on May 7, 2021 16:29:57 GMT
Les Dennis was great as Wilbur when he did the tour, so this is very good casting.
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Post by greeny11 on Apr 29, 2021 16:31:36 GMT
Another one from Chicago - Cuba Gooding Jr was dreadful. Ruthie Henshall's vocals were flat throughout the whole show too - there was a really awkward moment at the end of a duet between her and Velma where they both ended the song flat and it sounded awful.
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Post by greeny11 on Apr 8, 2021 22:15:16 GMT
This is a role for a singer, so Alexandra will nail this role in a way that Sheridan didn't. Sheridan did her best, and made it work for her, but I want to hear the score sung well from the Narrator.
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Post by greeny11 on Apr 8, 2021 10:03:09 GMT
Excited to see Simon Gordon as JD, I think he'll be excellent in this role.
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 25, 2021 9:29:37 GMT
Apparently summer schools are to be set up to help children catch up. I only assume teachers will be compensated extra after working non stop for a year: Unfortunately, from what I gather, quite a large emphasis of this will be on academic catch up for students who've been disengaged in lockdown learning. This won't work as these children will not be willing to come to summer school for extra academic practice. For us, summer holidays are when large scale building work, essential maintenance and technical work take place. If we are required to open for students in this time, we're seriously going to struggle to get everything safe and ready for September. Also, if we are without restrictions, surely children and families would much rather spend time with friends, meeting up in parks to play, and similar activities.
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 23, 2021 7:03:53 GMT
I'm not getting too optimistic just yet - I work in a school, and we're expected to be reopening to all students (we haven't been closed as we have key worker/vulnerable students in) on the 8th. It'll almost certainly have to be a staggered start based on the fact children are not allowed to return to the classroom until they return a negative test - we do not have the capacity to test more than one year group per day. I think if data shows schools are not spreading it hugely, then I think I'll feel a little bit more optimistic.
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 21, 2021 23:16:29 GMT
I didn't see an age range listed on the website, so they probably decided to open it up for families in lockdown times. I guess they now have a following of young fans who've seen the stage shows and the TV shows so were interested in this. That would explain why Oscar was often quick to shut down some of the less family friendly parts.
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 21, 2021 22:33:50 GMT
Because they probably were - I get what you're saying but it's nice for the kids to feel like they're involved. They probably did more this evening as it was the last show.
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 21, 2021 21:14:30 GMT
Fraud of the Blings
A fantasy film (that basically turned into The Parent Trap)
Joshua Elliott as a rainbow, Henry Lewis voicing numerous sentient objects (including Niall's back) - and Bryony's descent from the castle were all very entertaining. Harry Kershaw's Ice King had his moments as well - his lack of awareness of everyday things like hair, legs, hands and words was amusing.
The cast seemed very emotional at the end - I think they've had just as much fun doing these shows as we've enjoyed watching them.
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 21, 2021 19:48:22 GMT
I notice they're putting up a collection of fan-made posters in the countdown which is a nice touch.
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 21, 2021 14:09:27 GMT
So final day of this run, mixed emotions as I don't want it to end - I've laughed so much over the last couple of months and it's cheered me right up. The 3 shows this week have all been classics, so I'm hoping tonight's will end the run on a high.
Niall is doing an Instagram takeover today, and he's posted the cast - it's the same cast as yesterday (Jonathan, Henry L, Bryony, Harry, Ellie, Lauren, Niall and Joshua).
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 20, 2021 21:27:06 GMT
The Panto genre worked a lot better than I thought it would to be honest. Thought Grace did a great job as the audience participation in that section. Henry Lewis is always hilarious, but Niall, who normally goes for the more serious characters, cracked me up as Sister Martha and the goblin in the forest.
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 20, 2021 21:11:37 GMT
Wishing for Wishy Washy
Pantomime
From the moment this was selected as the genre, I knew this was going to be bonkers - but I wasn't quite prepared for what we witnessed.
Lauren as Madame Frisky, Joshua as Trevor Noun/Lucinda's dad, Niall as Sister Martha/indecipherable being in the bad grammar forest were all hilarious. Harry as Buttons throwing Maths in Joshua's direction while thrusting, trying to cure Lucinda was another highlight. Henry Lewis rather stole the show as a horse/cow hybrid, the full stop goblin and the chief of the bad grammar forest - before break dancing in the final number!
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 20, 2021 13:59:39 GMT
Based on a tweet, Joshua is on for both shows this weekend. I feel like we haven't seen Mike for ages, so I imagine he will be on as well. I think Henry Lewis has missed 2 - The Primary Cape Crusader and Wild Feast according to my list and looking through posters and screencaps. Either way, he's done the most - I assume they're scheduled based on availability, given some have done considerably more shows than others.
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 20, 2021 12:39:55 GMT
Last night was also Dave's last show of the run (it figures as Nancy and Dave had done every show in February so far). Will miss his corpsing over the last 2 shows!
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 19, 2021 21:44:17 GMT
To be fair to Jonathan, the first half of his solo number was genuinely the best song they've done so far - as with Mischief, the quality took a dip but he is clearly a very good improviser. Also, the fact he is quite small allowed them to do some very funny physical comedy which they haven't been able to that much of until now. If they were to return for another season of live streams/stage shows (depending on the Covid situation), I would love to see the Oscar/Emmy role rotated more to allow Jonathan to feature in the improvising cast more frequently.
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 19, 2021 21:09:48 GMT
Nightmare on Bone Street
A horror/slasher film
A film that made little sense, but a lot of death, a lot of humour, and the director picking on one actor (in this case, Jonathan) to do ridiculous stuff - which sums up a lot of the films in this run. Dave's corpsing from last night continued tonight - highlights include: Jonathan and Niall trying to harmonise, Henry Shields using Bryony as a massage chair, and Dave using Niall as some other form of chair, Henry Lewis as an armoire, Jonathan being forced to do all sorts of ridiculous things, Henry L/Dave/Bryony as a tumble drier, and Jonathan being tumble dried! I must say, Jonathan has a really good singing voice!
Think my favourite quote was Dave pleading with Niall not to harmonise with him!
That was Nancy's last film of the run - which has brought home how sad I am that this is nearly all done.
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 18, 2021 22:55:58 GMT
I feel tonight showed that, as per some of our comments after last Sunday's show, a coherent plot is not at all necessary! Tonight's plot descended into a shambles. I'd really like to re-watch the last 10 mins to see if I can make any sense of it. (Why did there seem to be two Gildroy seniors? Who was whose father?) But the show was hilarious! Good luck in trying to make sense of it - as far as I could tell, the already tenuous plot disintegrated completely not long after the introduction of the salacious filing cabinet!
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 18, 2021 22:40:14 GMT
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 18, 2021 21:08:33 GMT
The Temple of the Red Giraffe
An 'adventure' movie.
Harry Kershaw - you utter legend. Only Harry could be a salacious filing cabinet and sing a song about trousers - I was literally crying with laughter. We also got a reprise at the end which was brilliant too. Lauren Shearing was hilarious everytime she said something - her riddle followed by Niall's riddle made no sense but were brilliantly funny. Henry L and Henry S brought the tone down as they watched the campers in their tent which was very funny, as was all that nonsense with the Pishans.
Nancy as Emmy, Jonathan in the ensemble tomorrow which is a must see.
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 15, 2021 16:56:44 GMT
I would agree that rom-com would be unlikely to be chosen normally, it was fixed for this one show because of it being Valentine's Day. In fact looking back, this was the first rom com of the live streamed series. I would also say the quality of audience suggestions also plays a part in the quality of the film.
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 15, 2021 16:10:36 GMT
Yes, the films do generally only last 50-55 minutes. The storyline not going anywhere very frequently happens in these films (as is the nature of improv, I guess this is likely to happen), this one actually had more of a storyline than most.
For me, it wasn't as funny or chaotic as some of their previous efforts, but again, with improv, some are going to be better than others. Looking at my favourites of the live streamed shows - their funniest work (for me) comes when they do horror/action/adventure films. When they get a genre outside of that, it's still good, but not quite as funny - especially the ones which are definitely family friendly.
My favourites from the first live-streamed run were: Cat In The Habit (Period drama) From Russia With Gloves (a spy thriller) Flat Pack Attack (a fantasy horror).
My favourites from the January run are: The Primary Cape Crusader (superhero film) Suicide Squid (supposedly a superhero film) Now Museum Now You Don't (a musical heist/action film) Light Over The Rocks (biopic) Look Out 1 and 2 (pirate/action) Enter the Elephant (kung fu/action)
Yes, that is 9 out of 22 they have done so far but they were all brilliantly funny. All the others had great moments, but the ones above were consistently funny and entertaining. It is the luck of the draw though. (Yes, I did have to go back through this thread to remember the film names!)
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 14, 2021 21:11:07 GMT
Love Behind Bars
A rom com
A lovely movie with a fairly coherent plot, with no human deaths! Henry Lewis was the source of most of the comedy this evening - his interjections in the 'Dig to the Core' were hilarious, as were his turns as a possum and a blanket. Also, Lauren appearing in the prison wall was hilarious, and Nancy's verse about the scientific benefits of walnut hazlenut lattes was very good. It was nice to see LGBTQ+ couples represented as well as Sam (Ellie) and Tony (Harry).
Can't believe there are only 4 movies left! I hope everyone who has taken part in the live streamed shows gets to do at least one movie next week in the final weekend.
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 13, 2021 21:11:08 GMT
Enter The Elephant
A kung fu film
With Bryony as Emmy (who was brilliant), a lot of the less family-friendly material got through. Ellie as as rubbish detective was very funny, Nancy in general was hilarious, Henry Lewis was his usual hilarious self if various one liners cracking me up, and Harry Kershaw was just bonkers. I feel like he's been trying to get out of as many of the ridiculous characters as possible by announcing them himself for others to play, but I feel like the cast got their own back with that How to Boil an Egg segment - he appeared to be deliberately avoiding doing a song, but the cast, especially Niall, wouldn't let him get out of it which was hilarious. Really enjoyed Lauren as the villain of the movie as well, some of her lines were very funny. The bath tub scene was probably one of my favourite songs of any Mischief Movie so far - hilarious, and not especially family friendly!
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