As far as modern musicals go, this is one of my favorites. The subject matter is poignant and moving, the music is brilliant and I think the actors do a great job of capturing the emotion...
'we could light my candle; oh won't you light my candle; why don't you forget that stuff; you look like you're sixteen'
very cute and original how almost every word that is said is actually sung. this musical is about real life and actually happens to a lot of people in dingy New York. it covers serious topics with some comic relief and songsss.
RENT is a movie that moves many people. Starting with Broadway musicals, and adapted into a movie by Chris Columbus, this movie is highly inspiring and great. LOVE IT TO BITS! No day but today!!
lol, ty carol, if it werent for you, i would never have watched this.. surprisingly i enjoyed it, despite it not really being my type of movie with the singing and all that... but it was funny and inspiring and it really opens one's eyes to the facts of life and what it's like to be in a dysfunctional society. it incorporated a lot of different elements.
I don't get why this movie is such a big deal. The songs aren't good, and I don't think a celebratory film about dying of AIDs is what America needs. Maybe the musical's better.
To days of inspiration, playin hookey, makin somethin out of nothin, the need to express to communicate, to going against the grain, going insane going mad
I loved the movie, Rent. I watched the Tony Awards and I saw it with the stage cast. Recently, I have been listening to Idina Menzel's music and I noticed that she was in Rent. So I rented it and I loved it. I am going to buy the movie and soundtrack to both the movie and original Broadway musical/rock opera.:)
I'm sorry to say this to all you musical lovers out there (even though i'm fine with musicals and singing in movies) I hated this movie. The singing was bad... the acting even worse. I didn't even know I was watching a movie... it seemed more like a preschool play, without a script or singers. The actors were definatly worse than those on stage, and the characters were worse than on stage. And normally I like movies more than stage... this movie completly changed the way I looked at musicals.
I fell in love with this play seven years ago. It was awesome to see on stage and just as exciting to see the original cast come back for the movie. It definetely has sentimental value.
Amazing, one of the best musicals on DVD anyone could see. Having a majority of the original cast in the movie made the movie unforgettable. Totally recommended.
Based on the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-wining originally off-Broadway Rock Opera of the same name by the late Jonathan Larson, who died the night before the play was set to debut, the story revolves around eight friends from the East Village, New York City, New York during 1989 as the AIDS epidemic hit the world hard. In fact, most of the characters are HIV-positive, due to a number of reasons which include homosexuality and drug abuse. We follow the eight main characters through falling in love to AIDS hitting close-to-home, to death during the '89 calendar year.
The cast, which consists mostly of members from the original 1996 stage play, is pretty good, and yet spectacular vocally. Each were comfortable in their roles, including those who have never appeared in the stage version. All of the vocals, as I have said, are incredible, most notably Jesse L. Martin, Idina Menzel and Adam Pascal. Rosario Dawson, who is best known for her acting and not her singing, puts forth a fine vocal performance.
One performance that basically stole the movie is that of Wilson Jermaine Heredia, who plays the drag queen "Angel". He is one of the cast from the original stage play, and has been nominated and won numerous awards for this role on stage. Sadly, we do not see Heredia enough in the film, but when he is on-screen, he stands out from the rest of the cast. Just his performance makes the movie worth seeing.
The visuals are a weak point in the movie. New York City is basically seen in transitional shots of the skyline, which includes a shot of the WTC twin towers. You do get to see the gritty streets of the "Big Apple" however. Another problem is with the indoor sets. Most are small and a bit cramped, but they are able to get choreography off real well.
Director Chris Columbus did a good job in taking what is limited to what the space on stage provides, to the "real world". He also used a lot of unneeded camera movements during big performances.
Overall, this adaptation might not make you want to see the play. But you will enjoy good musical performances that may just add more trophies to this award-winner's shelf.
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