tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639793924177213069.post105189150836905081..comments2023-05-17T13:50:03.789+01:00Comments on Entr'acte Jac: In Focus: Les Miserables Trailer & Upcoming Film AdaptationAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07505848888086776395noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639793924177213069.post-51169139283742001852012-08-28T19:22:57.993+01:002012-08-28T19:22:57.993+01:00I saw the trailer for Les Mis in the cinema recent...I saw the trailer for Les Mis in the cinema recently and Hathaway sounds a little better in surround sound weirdly. Still not up to the standard I'm used to, of course, but maybe it'll be okay. <br /><br />I don't think it makes you an ass for not liking someone's voice :) you're allowed an opinion after all. <br /><br />I was very surprised by Eddie Redmayne - did not expect that voice from him :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07505848888086776395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639793924177213069.post-81009314713280537142012-08-25T04:21:47.170+01:002012-08-25T04:21:47.170+01:00Good grief! Eddie Redmayne...GORGEOUS voice.Good grief! Eddie Redmayne...GORGEOUS voice.Jaimie Krychohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04065611005472592459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639793924177213069.post-28512507308728913102012-08-25T04:16:44.829+01:002012-08-25T04:16:44.829+01:00Funny, I stumbled on this blog in an attempt to co...Funny, I stumbled on this blog in an attempt to confirm I wasn't the only one in the world who thinks Hathaway has a decent, but not great, voice. I can appreciate an actress who can sing, but some close to me have made a hype about how amazing she is, and as a classically-trained singer, I simply can't agree. I'm not trying to be an ass, but there you have it.<br /><br />Thanks for the post (and the YouTube voice preview - I'm about to watch it now)!Jaimie Krychohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04065611005472592459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639793924177213069.post-74080263096402001022012-06-04T18:16:56.015+01:002012-06-04T18:16:56.015+01:00I just simply wasn't filled with that anticipa...I just simply wasn't filled with that anticipatory excitement when I watched the trailer. I think that was somewhat to do with Hathaway's rendition of 'I Dreamed a Dream' going through me a little. I appreciate what you say about film being a different medium to stage and I would rather emotion in a song that a deadpan actor with perfect vocal skill. However, I still don't think that excuses outright vocal flaws. <br /><br />Then again, Eddie Redmayne is quite vocally flawless but I agree with you about his expressionless face - that struck me in 'Birdsong' but I thought maybe that was part of the character?? I've never seen him in anything else.<br /><br />I'm not all that savvy about film directors so I couldn't make a judgement based on that. The trailer for the Phantom movie was quite exciting but the film turned out to be such a let down, so hopefully the fact that the Les Mis trailer didn't excite me that much is a sign of the opposite.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07505848888086776395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639793924177213069.post-37550980069691193812012-06-04T17:04:29.702+01:002012-06-04T17:04:29.702+01:00Well. 'The Phantom of the Opera' was relea...Well. 'The Phantom of the Opera' was released in 2004 and, yes, it did suffer quite a pedestrian translation to the screen but when I heard Schumacher was directing I expected the worst. So when I saw it I thought it was better than I'd hoped. Certainyl nowhere as near as good as it could have been, but not as bad as that 'Batman' flick which shall remain unnamed. Will 'Les Mis' suffer the same fate? I doubt it - it has an oscar winning director at the helm, not to mention several big name stars (true - this doesn't mena it's gauranteed to be a success or one of the better film musicals). <br /><br />It is difficult to judge the film based on what little the trailer shows but it certainly looks epic enough.<br /><br />As for the singing; well, singing a role onstage will be, by its very nature, different to when sung on film. Film benefits from close ups and the sound and volume can be manipulated. Basically where I song might be belted onstage to convey emotion a film can do this by other means; the close-up, a camera angle etc. so the singing doesn't have to be as assured (for want of a better word) as it must be onstage. And singing and acting in a musical are not mutually exclusive. Sondheim is one who advocates this fact so I'd always rather someone act a song (if it's that kind of song) instead of singing it technically flawless. Just look at Judi Dench singing 'Send in the Clowns'. <br />Something that must be noted regarding the music in the film of 'Les Mis' is that the director has stated it will not be sung-through as the stage roduction is but will have the more typical scene, song, scene formula. Something they did with 'Sweeney Todd' to varying success. Also it's quite likely that key signatures will be altered to suit a particular cast member.<br /><br />As for the casting well, I don't really have any problem with Jackman though I still think Colm Wilkinson doesn't look too old to play the part (especially when you consider that Valjean has been through some difficult years before he's released). Crowe I loathe. Simple as that. I find him to be a rather uninteresting actor who can be very uneven. I wish they'd given the part to Paul Bettany instead. Barks and Seyfried I'm fine with (the latter is apparently classically trained). Likewise Bonham Carter and Baron Cohen. Redmayne is another choice I dislike - He has the most expresionless face and I think he looks too old. I know he's an 'up-and-coming' actor but I just find him dull and tedious to watch.<br /><br />Of course we will have to wait and see what the final outcome will be. It may be an astounding film with a cast that excels in every way. Or it may not be. Time will tell.Sharman Princehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005031823055884082noreply@blogger.com