Apparently the director, though a big fan, does not capture the Python-esque characteristics of the original. The acting is over the top, for example, Arthur comes off as snarky rather than just royal. There's only about 20 minutes of the film in the stage show, the rest jumps around in parodies of other broadway shows (which is why the "Knights of the Round Table" song ends up in a Vegas Casino.) I have not read one favorable review.. and every single reviewer was a python fan. I figure by the time I end up in NYC, it'll be long gone.
Then again... who knows? maybe the reviewers are all bitter bastards...
Josh is right, the cast does seem amazing. And in my experience "hard core" fans of anything tend to get "snarky" (as the Brits would say) when the object of their affection is adapted in any way. If these reviewers are anything like the guys at my high school who constantly went around quoting "The Parrot Sketch", I would take their opinion with a grain of salt. Besides, what's wrong with great comic actors parodying broadway? I would still go see it. But of course, I won't, because that smacks of effort and money.
Great cast. Eric Idle was on Tony Danza today and they had a filmed montage of things. It's hard to tell its quality from that, but, it was one of the bright spots on daytime TV before I got my butt off the couch to change the DVD.
Eric Idle was also one of the creative forces behind "Seussical."
Eric Idle previously had a traveling musical show forthcomingly entitled Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python. Looks like he's still at it, and exploiting the success of The Producers as well. I don't have a problem with that; he's earned it. Especially when it comes to the musical elements of Python, which are almost all products of his brain. For bequeathing us with "Always Look On the Bright Side of Life" and "I Like Chinese," an undeservedly successful Broadway musical is deserved.
They sang "Always look on the bright side of life" it made me think the same thing. Eric Idle was really the musical guy of the Pythons.
Tony Danza, well, who knows? He seems a genuinely kind host, and nice guy, but I think he lacks real interview skills. The best interviewer on daytime? Ellen DeGeneres.
I think a straight to stage adaptation would have flopped for certain. We'll wait and see what happens when it opens. With Tim Curry as Arthur I would imagine he ends up very snarky. Enh. I dunno. Maybe I am just hungry. Oh, wait: I am hungry
*eats*
Much better. I think even if it was not so good of a script I could enjoy the current cast.
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Date: 9 Mar 2005 16:14 (UTC)no subject
Date: 9 Mar 2005 16:52 (UTC)Apparently the director, though a big fan, does not capture the Python-esque characteristics of the original. The acting is over the top, for example, Arthur comes off as snarky rather than just royal. There's only about 20 minutes of the film in the stage show, the rest jumps around in parodies of other broadway shows (which is why the "Knights of the Round Table" song ends up in a Vegas Casino.) I have not read one favorable review.. and every single reviewer was a python fan. I figure by the time I end up in NYC, it'll be long gone.
Then again... who knows? maybe the reviewers are all bitter bastards...
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Date: 9 Mar 2005 18:48 (UTC)Besides, what's wrong with great comic actors parodying broadway? I would still go see it. But of course, I won't, because that smacks of effort and money.
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Date: 9 Mar 2005 18:55 (UTC)Eric Idle was also one of the creative forces behind "Seussical."
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Date: 9 Mar 2005 19:11 (UTC)no subject
Date: 9 Mar 2005 19:29 (UTC)Tony Danza, well, who knows? He seems a genuinely kind host, and nice guy, but I think he lacks real interview skills. The best interviewer on daytime? Ellen DeGeneres.
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Date: 9 Mar 2005 20:18 (UTC)*eats*
Much better. I think even if it was not so good of a script I could enjoy the current cast.
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Date: 9 Mar 2005 20:19 (UTC)