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Awful. Just awful.

posted 13 years ago by apocolypsejunkie
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I caught this POS movie the other night and I want that time back. Honestly how do you fek up a musical?!?

Why did Fergie need to gain all that weight for that AWFUL "musical" number? It was a bunch of women in go-go boots stomping around in a sand box. Or a litter box. I was half expecting one of them to squat down and drop a deuce. Tamborines? Were they Italian or gypsies?

The only thing I did enjoy and laugh out loud about was the priests chasing the little boys. At least that was a true depiction.

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[–] vilzvet 10 years ago

Yeah that number was seriously creepy to include the little boys, who I thought were far too young to be "turned on" by a prostitute! And the sand looked like a mess to shoot with, and just didn't work. Those actresses must have been covered with it at the end, yuck.

[–] BestOfAllPossible 10 years ago

The number isn't about little boys being turned on. It's about little boys and their curious minds learning about something they've only heard of from a prostitute. They're fascinated, they're amused, and--mainly--they don't know why it's "wrong" until they're punished. This is central to Guido's "Madonna/Whore" complex. It's about how he became the man he is. I found this to be one of the only effective and well-done numbers in the travesty of a film.

Here's a look at how it was originally done. You'll notice that Rob Marshall's choreography seems to be very closely inspire by this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK7y2e3PNRw

[–] evabba 9 years ago

Now I am by no means stating I liked this film..... On the contrary, I saw this opening weekend and it left me cold, bored and completely underwhelmed.

With that said, Fergie's number, was by far, the best in the entire movie and definitely a highlight. She not only rocked it (her voice was robust, solid) but I thought the choreography was great... The OP did give me a chuckle though with the cat litter comparison. LOL.

IMO, there are many things to criticize in this movie... but Fergie's number, is not one of them. She got a solid A+ from me.. but that's just me.

[–] EvieLee-NBH 8 years ago

I wouldn't say it was 'awful' but it is most certainly DDL's only bad spot in filmography.

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[–] coldnaps 8 years ago

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