Hi Friends. Here's my late review of CARRIE THE MUSICAL at the historic LOS ANGELES
THEATRE in Downrown L.A.
CARRIE THE MUSICAL
What can I say about CARRIE THE MUSICAL at the LOS ANGELES
THEATRE. Only that it was fucking awesome!!!! There was more
audience involment. If you were lucky enough to sit in the pods that moved
they were closer to the action. The seats were more intimate. During the scene
when CARRIE was trying out her powers the high priced seats moved. They
started to shake. During the prom scene when Carrie was killing everybody
stuff fell on the audience. CARRIE THE MUSICAL at THE LOS ANGELES
THEATRE was bigger & better I hate to say it when it was at THE LA MIRADA
THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. It ends its run at THE LOS
ANGELES THEATRE again I hate to say on Sunday November 15th.
Hurry up & run to get tickets. IT'LL BE A NIGHT YOU'LL NEVER
FORGET.
Marty's Stage and Screen Review
A look into the latest Play and Musicals of Stage and Screen.
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Hi friends. Here are my reviews of THE SOUND OF MUSIC & the movies PAN, HOTEL
TRANSYLVANIA 2 & GOOSEBUMPS.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
What can I say about THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Iy was fantastic.
The kids playing THE VON TRAPP children were awesome.
KRISTEN ANDERSON plays Maria. She is sent by the Mother
Abesse(ASHLEY BROWN) who played MARY POPPINS,
to take care of the children while their father Captain. Von Trapp
(BEN DAVIS) is away on a trip. Slowly but surely Maria starts
to fall in love with the captain. I hate to say it. It was better than
movie. All the songs are there, DO RE MI, CLIMB EVERY
MOUNTAIN, EDELWIESS & SO LONG FAREWELL. The
show was so good we gave it a standing ovation. So when THE
SOUND OF MUSIC comes to your area run to see it dont walk.
PAN
PAN is an orgin story we've never seen before. In this
version of the PETER PAN story PETER is the son of a
warrior & a fairy prince. Peter is brought to our world
by his mother so he can be safe from the evil BLACKBEARD
(HUGH JACKMAN) who is totally unrecognizeable as the evil
BLACKBEARD. Unfortunaly PAN bomb at the box office.
LEVI MILLER was awesome as PETER PAN as was ROONEY
MARA as the PRINCESS TIGER LILY. The best part of PAN
was when PETER comes to terms with who he is & saves NEVERLAND
from Blackbeard. I liked the movie enough to see it twice. I'm planning
on buying the movie when it comes out on Blu-Ray.
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2
I was so surprised to hear that they were making a HOTEL
TRANSYLVANIA 2 and it was worth the wait. The sequeal
finds Dracula's daughter Mavis(SELENA GOMEZ) married
to human Jonathan9(JOSH MYERS) & pregnant with
their first child which happens to be son. The son they named
Dennis hasn't transformed into vampire and it's up to Dracula
(ADAM SANDLER) and his friends to help his grandson
change so Mavis & her family wont move away & so
that Dracula's own father(MEL BROOKS) wont be
angry when he finds out his granddaughter married a
human. HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 was well worth the
wait. The funniest scene in the movie is when the baby is starting
to talk & has him say to her father "Blah blah" & her father
says in return "I don't say Blah blah" that was hilarious.
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 was funnier than the first one.
One of ADAM SANDLER'S daughter's has a role in the movie
as a werewolfe. Her voice is so cute. So go see HOTEL
TRANSYLVANIA 2 it's a fun for HALLOWEEN.
GOOSEBUMPS
It took them 20 years to make the GOOSEBUMPS
movie & it was worth the wait. JACK BLACK
plays horror writer for teens R.L. STINE who lives
life as a recluse along with his daughter HANNAH
(ODEYA RUSH). Everthing is fine untill a teenage
boy & his mother move in. The boy is played by
DYLAN MINNETTE. He played the president's
son on SCANDEL As soon as he moves in there's
trouble for STINE R.L. STINE has a small cameo
as new drama teacher. GOOSEBUMPS plot is
simple enough. R.L STINE has his manuscripts
locked up because for some reason the charactersin the
books come out & it's up to HANNAH & the new boy
next door & his new best friend o put them back in their
books. GOOSEBUMPS has a somewhat sad ending but then
it turns happy.. I saw GOOSEBUMPS twice I liked it so
much. It's another one that's good for HALLOWEEN. I
can't wait for the Blu-Ray.
So those are my review of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, PAN, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2,
& GOOSEBUMPS. Try to see them all if you can. You wont regret it. Enjoy the movies
save me some popcorn.
TRANSYLVANIA 2 & GOOSEBUMPS.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
What can I say about THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Iy was fantastic.
The kids playing THE VON TRAPP children were awesome.
KRISTEN ANDERSON plays Maria. She is sent by the Mother
Abesse(ASHLEY BROWN) who played MARY POPPINS,
to take care of the children while their father Captain. Von Trapp
(BEN DAVIS) is away on a trip. Slowly but surely Maria starts
to fall in love with the captain. I hate to say it. It was better than
movie. All the songs are there, DO RE MI, CLIMB EVERY
MOUNTAIN, EDELWIESS & SO LONG FAREWELL. The
show was so good we gave it a standing ovation. So when THE
SOUND OF MUSIC comes to your area run to see it dont walk.
PAN
PAN is an orgin story we've never seen before. In this
version of the PETER PAN story PETER is the son of a
warrior & a fairy prince. Peter is brought to our world
by his mother so he can be safe from the evil BLACKBEARD
(HUGH JACKMAN) who is totally unrecognizeable as the evil
BLACKBEARD. Unfortunaly PAN bomb at the box office.
LEVI MILLER was awesome as PETER PAN as was ROONEY
MARA as the PRINCESS TIGER LILY. The best part of PAN
was when PETER comes to terms with who he is & saves NEVERLAND
from Blackbeard. I liked the movie enough to see it twice. I'm planning
on buying the movie when it comes out on Blu-Ray.
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2
I was so surprised to hear that they were making a HOTEL
TRANSYLVANIA 2 and it was worth the wait. The sequeal
finds Dracula's daughter Mavis(SELENA GOMEZ) married
to human Jonathan9(JOSH MYERS) & pregnant with
their first child which happens to be son. The son they named
Dennis hasn't transformed into vampire and it's up to Dracula
(ADAM SANDLER) and his friends to help his grandson
change so Mavis & her family wont move away & so
that Dracula's own father(MEL BROOKS) wont be
angry when he finds out his granddaughter married a
human. HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 was well worth the
wait. The funniest scene in the movie is when the baby is starting
to talk & has him say to her father "Blah blah" & her father
says in return "I don't say Blah blah" that was hilarious.
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 was funnier than the first one.
One of ADAM SANDLER'S daughter's has a role in the movie
as a werewolfe. Her voice is so cute. So go see HOTEL
TRANSYLVANIA 2 it's a fun for HALLOWEEN.
GOOSEBUMPS
It took them 20 years to make the GOOSEBUMPS
movie & it was worth the wait. JACK BLACK
plays horror writer for teens R.L. STINE who lives
life as a recluse along with his daughter HANNAH
(ODEYA RUSH). Everthing is fine untill a teenage
boy & his mother move in. The boy is played by
DYLAN MINNETTE. He played the president's
son on SCANDEL As soon as he moves in there's
trouble for STINE R.L. STINE has a small cameo
as new drama teacher. GOOSEBUMPS plot is
simple enough. R.L STINE has his manuscripts
locked up because for some reason the charactersin the
books come out & it's up to HANNAH & the new boy
next door & his new best friend o put them back in their
books. GOOSEBUMPS has a somewhat sad ending but then
it turns happy.. I saw GOOSEBUMPS twice I liked it so
much. It's another one that's good for HALLOWEEN. I
can't wait for the Blu-Ray.
So those are my review of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, PAN, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2,
& GOOSEBUMPS. Try to see them all if you can. You wont regret it. Enjoy the movies
save me some popcorn.
Monday, September 28, 2015
Hi Friends. Today I will be reveiwing the awesome
musical comedy FIRST DATE.
FIRST DATE
First Date begins with several New Yorkers sing
about their hopes and fears about finding the right
the right some one to love. That takes us to a hip
Downtown restaurant where we meet Aaron(Marc
Ginsburg) an uptight invesment banker on his first
blind date. We then meet Casey(Erica Lustig) a
a cooler artist-type serial dater. Comedy ensues
when little by little they realize they have nothing
in common. The date unfolds in real-time, The
show is performed without an intermission.
In the end Aaron & Casey. You have to see
FIRST DATE for yourself to find out what
happens to Aaron & Casey. We also for the
Los Angeles premier of FIRST DATE get a brand
new song called FOREVER ONLINE. It's about how
the things you post on the web come back to haunt
you in the future. The original Broadway Cast of
FIRST DATE included ZACHERY LEVI(CHUCK)
& KRYSTA RODRIGUEZ(SPRING AWAKENING,
THE ADDAMS FAMILY). She played Wednesday
Addams. A good news bad news situation for KRYSTA
RODRIGUEZ. She's a breast cancer survivor. I was
sorry to hear about Krysta's health problems but I'm
so glad she survived the health scare. Again see FIRST
DATE you'll be glad you went on the date with them.
My next theatre review will be of the revival of the
classic musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC. I'll be
seeing it on OCTOBER 10th. Hope to see you there.
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musical comedy FIRST DATE.
FIRST DATE
First Date begins with several New Yorkers sing
about their hopes and fears about finding the right
the right some one to love. That takes us to a hip
Downtown restaurant where we meet Aaron(Marc
Ginsburg) an uptight invesment banker on his first
blind date. We then meet Casey(Erica Lustig) a
a cooler artist-type serial dater. Comedy ensues
when little by little they realize they have nothing
in common. The date unfolds in real-time, The
show is performed without an intermission.
In the end Aaron & Casey. You have to see
FIRST DATE for yourself to find out what
happens to Aaron & Casey. We also for the
Los Angeles premier of FIRST DATE get a brand
new song called FOREVER ONLINE. It's about how
the things you post on the web come back to haunt
you in the future. The original Broadway Cast of
FIRST DATE included ZACHERY LEVI(CHUCK)
& KRYSTA RODRIGUEZ(SPRING AWAKENING,
THE ADDAMS FAMILY). She played Wednesday
Addams. A good news bad news situation for KRYSTA
RODRIGUEZ. She's a breast cancer survivor. I was
sorry to hear about Krysta's health problems but I'm
so glad she survived the health scare. Again see FIRST
DATE you'll be glad you went on the date with them.
My next theatre review will be of the revival of the
classic musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC. I'll be
seeing it on OCTOBER 10th. Hope to see you there.
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Monday, September 14, 2015
Hi friends. Today I'll be reviewing 5 films. These are late reviews. Sorry about that. Tje films are
GRANDMA, THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL, THE DUFF, BARELY LETHAL &
IT FOLLOWS.
GRANDMA
Grandma is hilariuos. LILY TOMLIN plays Elle Reid
a woman who just broke up with her much younger
girlfriend named Olive played by Judy Greer. After
her break up Elle finds out her 16 year old granddaughter
Sage played by newcomer Julia Garner tells Elle that she
is pregnant & that she needs $600 for an a abortion so
Elle takes Sage on a wild road trip to try to raise the funds
before they have to go Sage's mother Judy played by Maarcia
Guy Harden. So go see GRANDMA you'll laugh your head off.
LILY TOMLIN just might win her long over due Oscar.
THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL
The Diary Of A Teenage Girl staars 19 year old newcomer
Bel Pawley who plays Minnie a 15 year old who is just
discovering her body. She has fantasies about making love
to her mothers boyfriend played by TRUE BLOOD star
Alexander Skaarsgard. Her mother is played by
Kristen Wigg in her dramitic debut. It's a good thing that Bel
Pawley was 19 at the time of filming this movie cause she had to
do a lot of nude scenes. Bel really has a beautiful body. I could
see Bel Pawley getting an Oscar nomination for her work on this
film. She would deservre it.
IT FOLLOWS
Maika Monroe plays Jay. A 19 year old who after a night of sex
is plague by visions of someone or something following ner.
She then finds out that the boy had sex with a woman who passed
something deadly on to him and the only way to get rid of it
is to pass it on to some one else. So her friends try to hrlp her stay
alive. If you want a good scare see IT FOLLOWS. But don't watch
it alone.
THE DUFF
Mae Whitman fresh off her 6 year run on PARENTHOOD as troubeld
teen Amber Holt stars as Bianca Piller who finds out through a child
hood friend that her whole high school life has been a lie when she learns
her two best friends Casey & Jess played by Bianca Santos & Skyler Samuels
have been using her as a duff(Designated Ugly Fat Friend). She breaks up with
her friends & she turns to her friend Wesley played by Robbie Amell late of
THE TOMORROW PEOPLE she ask him for help in trying to pretty which
makes Wesley's on again off again girlfriend Madison played by SHAKE IT
OFFS Bella Thorne jealous. The critics are right THE DUFF is this generations
MEAN GIRLS. The film has a great supporting cast of adult actors. ALLISON JANNEY
as Bianca's mother Dottie and KEN JEONG as Bianca's favorite teacher. So see THE DUFF
you'll laugh your head off.
BARELY LETHAL
It's been a banner year for HAILEE STEINFELD. First she
had the blockbuster hit PITCH PERFECT 2 for which she
will be in PITCH PERFECT 3. Hailee plays a teenage
assasin who really wants to be a regular teen. SAMUEL L.
JACKSON co-stars as Hailee's trainer who sends her out on
a mission to capture a rogue agent played by Jessica Alba.
During her mission Hailee's Agent 83 fakes her own death
& goes to live with a family which includes RACHEL HARRIS
very funny and also includes LIV & MADDIE'S DOVE CAMERON.
BARELY LETHAL has a lot of good action & is very well paced for
laughs & the action. So see BARELY LETHAL you'll want to see it again
& again
So that's it for my reviews. My next review will be of JOHNNY
DEPPS new movie BLACK MASS. On Saturday September
26th I'll be seeing the musical FIRST DATE. It's direct from
Broadway. Great news friends. CARRIE THE MUSICAL is
returning to LOS ANGELES to the historic LOS ANGELES
THEATRE for a 6 week run. I'm planning on seeing it at least
two more times. So enjoy the movies and save me some popcorn.
GRANDMA, THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL, THE DUFF, BARELY LETHAL &
IT FOLLOWS.
GRANDMA
Grandma is hilariuos. LILY TOMLIN plays Elle Reid
a woman who just broke up with her much younger
girlfriend named Olive played by Judy Greer. After
her break up Elle finds out her 16 year old granddaughter
Sage played by newcomer Julia Garner tells Elle that she
is pregnant & that she needs $600 for an a abortion so
Elle takes Sage on a wild road trip to try to raise the funds
before they have to go Sage's mother Judy played by Maarcia
Guy Harden. So go see GRANDMA you'll laugh your head off.
LILY TOMLIN just might win her long over due Oscar.
THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL
The Diary Of A Teenage Girl staars 19 year old newcomer
Bel Pawley who plays Minnie a 15 year old who is just
discovering her body. She has fantasies about making love
to her mothers boyfriend played by TRUE BLOOD star
Alexander Skaarsgard. Her mother is played by
Kristen Wigg in her dramitic debut. It's a good thing that Bel
Pawley was 19 at the time of filming this movie cause she had to
do a lot of nude scenes. Bel really has a beautiful body. I could
see Bel Pawley getting an Oscar nomination for her work on this
film. She would deservre it.
IT FOLLOWS
Maika Monroe plays Jay. A 19 year old who after a night of sex
is plague by visions of someone or something following ner.
She then finds out that the boy had sex with a woman who passed
something deadly on to him and the only way to get rid of it
is to pass it on to some one else. So her friends try to hrlp her stay
alive. If you want a good scare see IT FOLLOWS. But don't watch
it alone.
THE DUFF
Mae Whitman fresh off her 6 year run on PARENTHOOD as troubeld
teen Amber Holt stars as Bianca Piller who finds out through a child
hood friend that her whole high school life has been a lie when she learns
her two best friends Casey & Jess played by Bianca Santos & Skyler Samuels
have been using her as a duff(Designated Ugly Fat Friend). She breaks up with
her friends & she turns to her friend Wesley played by Robbie Amell late of
THE TOMORROW PEOPLE she ask him for help in trying to pretty which
makes Wesley's on again off again girlfriend Madison played by SHAKE IT
OFFS Bella Thorne jealous. The critics are right THE DUFF is this generations
MEAN GIRLS. The film has a great supporting cast of adult actors. ALLISON JANNEY
as Bianca's mother Dottie and KEN JEONG as Bianca's favorite teacher. So see THE DUFF
you'll laugh your head off.
BARELY LETHAL
It's been a banner year for HAILEE STEINFELD. First she
had the blockbuster hit PITCH PERFECT 2 for which she
will be in PITCH PERFECT 3. Hailee plays a teenage
assasin who really wants to be a regular teen. SAMUEL L.
JACKSON co-stars as Hailee's trainer who sends her out on
a mission to capture a rogue agent played by Jessica Alba.
During her mission Hailee's Agent 83 fakes her own death
& goes to live with a family which includes RACHEL HARRIS
very funny and also includes LIV & MADDIE'S DOVE CAMERON.
BARELY LETHAL has a lot of good action & is very well paced for
laughs & the action. So see BARELY LETHAL you'll want to see it again
& again
So that's it for my reviews. My next review will be of JOHNNY
DEPPS new movie BLACK MASS. On Saturday September
26th I'll be seeing the musical FIRST DATE. It's direct from
Broadway. Great news friends. CARRIE THE MUSICAL is
returning to LOS ANGELES to the historic LOS ANGELES
THEATRE for a 6 week run. I'm planning on seeing it at least
two more times. So enjoy the movies and save me some popcorn.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Hi Friends. Martin here. Today I'll be talking about my day at the D23 2015 EXPO. I went on Saturday August 15th. I got to see the live action panel of upcoming movies for the next rwo
years. The live action version of THE JUNGLE BOOK looks great as does ALICE THRU
THE LOOKING GLASS. As a special treat JOHNNY DEPP showed up as CAPTAIN JACK
SPARROW who introduced aq clip from PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN
TELL NO TALES. That looks awesome. MIA WASIKOWSKA was there to talk about
ALICE THRU THE LOOKING GLASS. Again that one looks as well. Also there was
CHRIS EVANS & ANTHONY MACKIE to talk about CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL
WAR. CHRIS PINE was to talk about a film called THE FINEST HOURS. Based on a
true story of a incident that happen in the 1960'S. In CAPTAIN AMERICA 3 IRON MAN
(ROBERT DOWNEY JR) makes an appearence CIVAL WAR. For the finale of the event
J.J. ABRAMS was there to introduce the cast of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS.
OSCARR ISSACS, LUPITA NYANGO, & as a surprise HARRISON FORD. We all
stood up and cheered for HARRISON as he entered the room. Then after that the president
of the WALT DISNEY COMPANY announced the building of the new STAR WARS
themed lands. Before I forget BEN KINGSLEY was there to talk about the live action
version of THE JUNGLE BOOK. He's rhe voice of BAGHERRA in the film. We also
saw clips of the new PETE'S DRAGON & BEAUTY & THE BEAST. BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD was there for PETE'S DRAGON. This PETE'S DRAGON is not a musical.
Repeat not a musical. That's pissing off a lot of fans of the original because the songs
in the original were the best thing about the original film. Later that night I got to see a panel
talk with THE EVIL QUEEN & SNOW WHITE from ONCE UPON A TIME. We got
a sneek peak at upcoming season with EMMA SWANN now known as THE DARK
SWANN. The new season will also bring us the princess MERIDA from BRAVE.
She will be the first PIXAR character to be featured in ONCE UPON A TIME.
Well tha's all I have to say about THE D23 EXPO OF 2015. It's just too bad
that they happen every two years. The next one will be in 2017. Until
THE D23 EXPO OF 2017 enjoy the upcoming movies and I hope to see
you in 2017.
years. The live action version of THE JUNGLE BOOK looks great as does ALICE THRU
THE LOOKING GLASS. As a special treat JOHNNY DEPP showed up as CAPTAIN JACK
SPARROW who introduced aq clip from PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN
TELL NO TALES. That looks awesome. MIA WASIKOWSKA was there to talk about
ALICE THRU THE LOOKING GLASS. Again that one looks as well. Also there was
CHRIS EVANS & ANTHONY MACKIE to talk about CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL
WAR. CHRIS PINE was to talk about a film called THE FINEST HOURS. Based on a
true story of a incident that happen in the 1960'S. In CAPTAIN AMERICA 3 IRON MAN
(ROBERT DOWNEY JR) makes an appearence CIVAL WAR. For the finale of the event
J.J. ABRAMS was there to introduce the cast of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS.
OSCARR ISSACS, LUPITA NYANGO, & as a surprise HARRISON FORD. We all
stood up and cheered for HARRISON as he entered the room. Then after that the president
of the WALT DISNEY COMPANY announced the building of the new STAR WARS
themed lands. Before I forget BEN KINGSLEY was there to talk about the live action
version of THE JUNGLE BOOK. He's rhe voice of BAGHERRA in the film. We also
saw clips of the new PETE'S DRAGON & BEAUTY & THE BEAST. BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD was there for PETE'S DRAGON. This PETE'S DRAGON is not a musical.
Repeat not a musical. That's pissing off a lot of fans of the original because the songs
in the original were the best thing about the original film. Later that night I got to see a panel
talk with THE EVIL QUEEN & SNOW WHITE from ONCE UPON A TIME. We got
a sneek peak at upcoming season with EMMA SWANN now known as THE DARK
SWANN. The new season will also bring us the princess MERIDA from BRAVE.
She will be the first PIXAR character to be featured in ONCE UPON A TIME.
Well tha's all I have to say about THE D23 EXPO OF 2015. It's just too bad
that they happen every two years. The next one will be in 2017. Until
THE D23 EXPO OF 2017 enjoy the upcoming movies and I hope to see
you in 2017.
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Hi friends. Here's my late review of MERYL STREEPS new movie RICKI & THE FLASH. Since I
didn't have this blog last year I'll also be talking about the musical INTO THE WOODS.
RICKI & THE FLASH
Diablo Cody has done it again. RICKI & THE FLASH is her best
screenplay since JUNO. Meryl Streep shines as an aging rocker
who when she was younger leaves her family to pursue her singing
career. Cut to many years later her ex husband calls her home for
daughter who's going through a messy divorce. Meryl's real life
daughter Maime Gummer plays her daughter in the film.
It's also nice to see KEVIN KLINE back on the big screen. He made
his big screen come back in a movie called LAST VEGAS, He's also
working with Meryl for the second time since 1982'S SOPHIE'S CHOICE.
It's been a good year for Meryl's two duaghter's. Meryl's other daughter
Grace Gummer is on the Hallee Berry show EXTANT as a villian.
Diablo Cody has written other screenplays for movies such as
JENNIFER'S BODY & PARADISE. She also directed PARADISE
which starred Julieanne Hough, Russell Brand, & Octavia Spencer.
With JENNIFER'S BODY Diablo wrote the famous kissing scene
between MEGAN FOX & AMANDA SEYFRIED. Up next for
KEVIN KLINE is playing Maurice Belle's father in the live action
version of the Disney animated & broadway hit musical BEAUTY &
THE BEAST. Also with RICKI & THE FLASH Rick Springfield
does a good job playing Meryl's lead guitarist. So go see RICKI & THE
FLASH & drop me a line. I loved RICKI & THE FLASH I saw it 3 times.
INTO THE WOODS
Like LES MISERABLES I waited for 27 years for them to
make a film version of one of my favourite musicals of all
time. It has one of the best cast ever for a musical. But alas
Disney messed it up. My friends & I have come up with a
word for Disney when they decide to change the story. We
call it Disneyfiying. In the broadway version of INTO THE
WOODS at least 5 people die. The show has a narrator who
doubles as the baker's father. The baker's father dies after he
helps end the curse on his sons house. The second death comes
as a surprise when the narrator is picked up by the giantess
& is thrown across the stage. The third death another surprise
as Rapunzel is steped on by the giant. The fourth death is Jack
from JACK AND THE BEANSTALK mother who is killed
by the prince's steward when he hits her over the head with his
staff. The final death is the Baker's Wife who is crushed to death
by falling trees. The original broadway version with the great
BERNADETTE PETERS & JOANNA GLEASON is available
on BLU-RAY & DVD so check out the show then see the movie
& let me know what you think of it. Meryl Streep plays the witch
in the movie. She was good but not as good as Bernadette.
So that's ,t review of RICKI & THE FLASH. No movies this
weekend. I'll be at THE D23 EXPO on Saturday. Hope to
see there. Next movie I'll be reviewing will be AMERICAN
ULTRA with KRISTEN STEWART & ESSIE EISENBERG.
So sit back & enjoy the popcorn. Oh & save me some.
didn't have this blog last year I'll also be talking about the musical INTO THE WOODS.
RICKI & THE FLASH
Diablo Cody has done it again. RICKI & THE FLASH is her best
screenplay since JUNO. Meryl Streep shines as an aging rocker
who when she was younger leaves her family to pursue her singing
career. Cut to many years later her ex husband calls her home for
daughter who's going through a messy divorce. Meryl's real life
daughter Maime Gummer plays her daughter in the film.
It's also nice to see KEVIN KLINE back on the big screen. He made
his big screen come back in a movie called LAST VEGAS, He's also
working with Meryl for the second time since 1982'S SOPHIE'S CHOICE.
It's been a good year for Meryl's two duaghter's. Meryl's other daughter
Grace Gummer is on the Hallee Berry show EXTANT as a villian.
Diablo Cody has written other screenplays for movies such as
JENNIFER'S BODY & PARADISE. She also directed PARADISE
which starred Julieanne Hough, Russell Brand, & Octavia Spencer.
With JENNIFER'S BODY Diablo wrote the famous kissing scene
between MEGAN FOX & AMANDA SEYFRIED. Up next for
KEVIN KLINE is playing Maurice Belle's father in the live action
version of the Disney animated & broadway hit musical BEAUTY &
THE BEAST. Also with RICKI & THE FLASH Rick Springfield
does a good job playing Meryl's lead guitarist. So go see RICKI & THE
FLASH & drop me a line. I loved RICKI & THE FLASH I saw it 3 times.
INTO THE WOODS
Like LES MISERABLES I waited for 27 years for them to
make a film version of one of my favourite musicals of all
time. It has one of the best cast ever for a musical. But alas
Disney messed it up. My friends & I have come up with a
word for Disney when they decide to change the story. We
call it Disneyfiying. In the broadway version of INTO THE
WOODS at least 5 people die. The show has a narrator who
doubles as the baker's father. The baker's father dies after he
helps end the curse on his sons house. The second death comes
as a surprise when the narrator is picked up by the giantess
& is thrown across the stage. The third death another surprise
as Rapunzel is steped on by the giant. The fourth death is Jack
from JACK AND THE BEANSTALK mother who is killed
by the prince's steward when he hits her over the head with his
staff. The final death is the Baker's Wife who is crushed to death
by falling trees. The original broadway version with the great
BERNADETTE PETERS & JOANNA GLEASON is available
on BLU-RAY & DVD so check out the show then see the movie
& let me know what you think of it. Meryl Streep plays the witch
in the movie. She was good but not as good as Bernadette.
So that's ,t review of RICKI & THE FLASH. No movies this
weekend. I'll be at THE D23 EXPO on Saturday. Hope to
see there. Next movie I'll be reviewing will be AMERICAN
ULTRA with KRISTEN STEWART & ESSIE EISENBERG.
So sit back & enjoy the popcorn. Oh & save me some.
Monday, July 27, 2015
Hi Friends. I saw three good movies on Saturday. They were: PIXELS, PAPER TOWNS &
TRAINWRECK. Here are my reviews.
PIXELS
Chris Columbus has done it again. Pixels starring
Adam Sandler was hilarious, Seeing all the old
video games of the 80'S brought back some great
memories. I was so good at DONKEY KONG.
BURGER TIME, PAPERBOY, QBERT, &
PAC-MAN. The supporting cast including
JOSH GAD, PETER DINKLIGE, KEVIN JAMES,
MICHELLE MONIGHAN were funny as well. I
am not like all the other critics. I give all of Adam Sandler
movies a chance and I haven't been dissappointed. Seeing
all those great games will make you want to play them
all over again. PIXELS begins when aliens mistakes a
time capsule holding video games as an act of war so it's
up to Adam Sandler and his nerd friends to save the day.
So go see PIXELS you'll want your kids to play those old
games as well.
PAPER TOWNS
Paper Towns marks supermodel Cara Delevigne first
acting job. Too bad it wasn't in a better movie. The
movie was written by Scott Neustadter & Micheal H.
Weber. They wrote the better movie THE FAULT IN
OUR STARS. Paper Towns begins when Quintin(Nat
Wolf). He played Issac in THE FAULT IN OUR STARS.
Falls in love with Margo(Cara Delevigne) as soon as she
moves into the neighborhood. She ignores him for years
until one night she wants him to help her get even with
those who done her wrong then she ups and vanishis
leaving what Quintin thinks are clues to where to find her.
One of the best things about Paper Towns is Halston Sage
who plays one of Margo's friend Lacey. She was awesome
in her role. Again Paper Towns was almost as good as
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS but not quite. I cried at
the end of FAULT but not at this one. See it for yourself
and leave me a comment.
TRAINWRECK
Amy Shumer should get an OSCAR nod for best
original screenplay because it was freaking funny.
Amy works at sex magazine who asignes her to
interview a doctor who treats athletes. Bill Hader
plays the doctor. I never pictured Bill Hader as a
romantic lead. But he does a good job. Another
one who does a great job is Lebron James as one
of Bill's clients. So if you want to laugh for two
hours go see Trainwreck. Amy will make you laugh
as well as cry.
So there are my reviews of two great movies
(PIXELS, TRAINWRECK) and one so-so
movie (PAPER TOWNS). See PIXELS &
TRAINWRECK you wont be dissapointed.
Enjoy the movies and save me some
popcorn.
TRAINWRECK. Here are my reviews.
PIXELS
Chris Columbus has done it again. Pixels starring
Adam Sandler was hilarious, Seeing all the old
video games of the 80'S brought back some great
memories. I was so good at DONKEY KONG.
BURGER TIME, PAPERBOY, QBERT, &
PAC-MAN. The supporting cast including
JOSH GAD, PETER DINKLIGE, KEVIN JAMES,
MICHELLE MONIGHAN were funny as well. I
am not like all the other critics. I give all of Adam Sandler
movies a chance and I haven't been dissappointed. Seeing
all those great games will make you want to play them
all over again. PIXELS begins when aliens mistakes a
time capsule holding video games as an act of war so it's
up to Adam Sandler and his nerd friends to save the day.
So go see PIXELS you'll want your kids to play those old
games as well.
PAPER TOWNS
Paper Towns marks supermodel Cara Delevigne first
acting job. Too bad it wasn't in a better movie. The
movie was written by Scott Neustadter & Micheal H.
Weber. They wrote the better movie THE FAULT IN
OUR STARS. Paper Towns begins when Quintin(Nat
Wolf). He played Issac in THE FAULT IN OUR STARS.
Falls in love with Margo(Cara Delevigne) as soon as she
moves into the neighborhood. She ignores him for years
until one night she wants him to help her get even with
those who done her wrong then she ups and vanishis
leaving what Quintin thinks are clues to where to find her.
One of the best things about Paper Towns is Halston Sage
who plays one of Margo's friend Lacey. She was awesome
in her role. Again Paper Towns was almost as good as
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS but not quite. I cried at
the end of FAULT but not at this one. See it for yourself
and leave me a comment.
TRAINWRECK
Amy Shumer should get an OSCAR nod for best
original screenplay because it was freaking funny.
Amy works at sex magazine who asignes her to
interview a doctor who treats athletes. Bill Hader
plays the doctor. I never pictured Bill Hader as a
romantic lead. But he does a good job. Another
one who does a great job is Lebron James as one
of Bill's clients. So if you want to laugh for two
hours go see Trainwreck. Amy will make you laugh
as well as cry.
So there are my reviews of two great movies
(PIXELS, TRAINWRECK) and one so-so
movie (PAPER TOWNS). See PIXELS &
TRAINWRECK you wont be dissapointed.
Enjoy the movies and save me some
popcorn.
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