Lil' Cheney
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Post by Lil' Cheney on Jul 2, 2008 1:32:08 GMT -5
what are your thoughts on this amazing, capturing, and AWESOME two hour movie?!
For those of you that havn't seen RENT, I won't ruin the plot or the ending, but heres the setting....
1980's Queens, New York. A group of people, Tom, Rodger, Mimi, Jo Ann, Mark, Maureen, Angel, go through a year (from one christmas to the next), with the movie somwhat following Mark filming a documentary.
It is based on the rock opera (though, in my opinion, there is nothiong opera about it) play, and a lot fo scenes were removed to keep it from being a four hour movie!
A must watch, but for thoe of you that have watched it, discuss it here!
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Post by username on Jul 2, 2008 1:39:06 GMT -5
I never saw the movie, but I did see and enjoy the original musical. I feel it's a bit overrated, but I still liked it.
I dislike how any musical like Rent, most recently Spring Awakening, quickly ends up marketed as "the hip musical for teenagers."
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Post by Lil' Cheney on Jul 2, 2008 1:45:28 GMT -5
I'ma have to look that one up on wikipedia, but gratz to you for seeign the actual thing...
I wish I could! I heard, though, that most fo the original broadway cast left.
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Post by holyninja on Jul 19, 2008 2:50:18 GMT -5
I love RENT! The music is amazing.
The Musical on Broadway in NY is closing on September 7th though. I'm hoping to see it before it ends.
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Post by goten0040 on Jul 24, 2008 23:24:50 GMT -5
Ah, Rent. Probably one of the most amazing shows I've ever seen. I discovered it through the movie and I absolutely loved it. The best part was that it turned me on to the original show - and nothing compares to seeing it live. I think probably the saddest part is the backstory behind it. I've read the book by Anthony Rapp (Mark) and watched the documentary behind it - and it really send the movie home. When people tell me they dislike it, I just can't figure out why. It's probably one of the most realistic, beautiful, heartbreaking shows to ever hit the stage, and also film.
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Post by Ilise on Jul 30, 2008 16:55:26 GMT -5
That show changed my life.
I saw it a few years ago with a few friends onstage.
It was inspiring. As much so as Wicked (which I've also seen. twice).
The movie moved a few things around (Seasons of Love moved wtf?) but still.
I pretty much sob every time I see it.
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Post by goten0040 on Jul 31, 2008 13:05:22 GMT -5
I'm wearing my Rent shirt right now, as a matter of fact. XD But yeah, the show inspired me to be in theatre and now that's what I want to do with my life.  I hoped to be in that show one day, but since it closed its doors, I suppose I'll have to do it with a community theatre sometime soon. |
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I hoped to be in that show one day, but since it closed its doors, I suppose I'll have to do it with a community theatre sometime soon.