ehuffnsd said:

Dead wrong

* the actors (with the exception of Jennifer Hudson) are not very good singers compared to the broadway production (listen to either the original cast album or the more recent concert peformance).

ABeautifulOne said:

are you a fan of the ummm "designs" of Tina Knowles?

* they didn't stick to the "pop opera' format of the show, but sometimes they do sung dialog, sometimes not. It just doesn' work.

ehuffnsd said:

Some of them but not all of them such as the gowns she has B in for those premieres...Hideous

ABeautifulOne said:

as we've all learnt from project runway just because you can sew it doesn't make you a designer. Tina needs to let the people who know what they are doing do the designing if what's to be a stylist i'm fine with that but please save the world from "Another Tina Knowles creation"

ehuffnsd said:

From her Tyra show interview it looks like she and B constantly argue over how things should be designed...

ABeautifulOne said:

leave it to the professionals.

Dreamgirls is my favorite Broadway show of all time.

Saw it 3 times in the 80s and once with miss Holliday in Atlanta a couple years ago.

I"m sorry to say that the movie is a dissappointment.

I really wanted to like it, but it just pales in comparison to the show:

* the actors (with the exception of Jennifer Hudson) are not very good singers compared to the broadway production (listen to either the original cast album or the more recent concert peformance).

* the music production doesn't sound very good

* they made weird changes from the original sgtory that didn't add anything and actually detract (James Early a drug addict who dies???)

* they didn't stick to the "pop opera' format of the show, but sometimes they do sung dialog, sometimes not. It just doesn' work.

Bottom line: They should've done it as a filmed version of the play.

One observation of many:
Beyonce looks waaaaay better with the DARKER hair.

gypsyfire said:

This is true for most women....but they don't seem to realize it.

VoicesCarry said:

I think Ciara realized it though. Mariah needs to follow. She looked way better ast the Bianca character than she ever looked

Janfriend said:

Ciara is an absolutely gorgeous brunette. I could not stand the washed-out honey blonde she was sporting a few years ago, but thankfully she realized black is stunning on her. And I agree Mariah needs to drop the blonde, too, also I wish she would stop straightening her hair to within an inch of its life

VoicesCarry said:

I miss the curly hair. Last time she was curly was what? 1993?

Janfriend said:

Yes, Music Box I think.

VoicesCarry said:

Nah. Music Box was when it was straigten, but with body-wave curls. The last time it was curly-curly was Unplugged

Janfriend said:

Oooh, you're right. I just looked at some old photos and symptoms of The Straightening were already there. Damn, it didn't take her long.

I do not know what she is doing now, though, since her hair has no body. She does this center part thing and it hangs like limp noodles on either side her head. At least back in the day (1993-1997), she could work the straight hair.

I saw this movie yesterday and all I could say is WOW!!!!!

This movie had the whole audience applauding, crying, cheering, etc.

It's a very emotional story. Yes it's been told a million times, but the way it was written its something we can all relate to: family, friendship, loyalty, the ugly side of fame, hitting the bottom and starting over, forgiveness, closure, etc.

I don't want to pit Beyonce against Jennifer Hudson. In my opinion Jennifer and Jamie Fox were the two most crucial characters to the story, the others including Beyonce, played their parts quite well but only in a supporting manner.

If you have not seen this movie, go!! You're not going to be disspointed.

wonder505 said:

I was hesitating about seeing this movie because of the pre-hype.But I decided to take my mother and grandmother to see it for Christmas.I liked it better than Chicago.Everyone did a great job.Jennifer Hudson should forget about not being an American Idol because she's going to get an Oscar.

GaryMF said:

I don't think it's fair to compare the movie to the nostalgic stage show. That's the same as comparing a movie to the original book it was based on. Try to look at them separately, maybe you won't be so disppointed. I didn't see the stage show, so I can't compare There is a remastered version of the original broadway cast, so I might pick it up

real highlight of the show.


Tina Knowles was kept away from the costume department!!!

GaryMF said:

I don't think it's fair to compare the movie to the nostalgic stage show. That's the same as comparing a movie to the original book it was based on. Try to look at them separately, maybe you won't be so disppointed. I didn't see the stage show, so I can't compare There is a remastered version of the original broadway cast, so I might pick it up

Janfriend said:

I'll have to look for the new album, but the thing is it's not the full show.

anyway, you can't help but compare the movie to the show because they basically tried to stick to the show, but really didn't. it's not like they re-interpreted it.

GaryMF said:

The new one is the full show. It's two cds

I just saw "The Producers."
They should have filmed it like that, I think. It would have made more sense

Janfriend said:

i just checked it out. it's 2 cds but not hte full show. a couple more songs (incluidng "it's all over" which leads into and i am telling you).

still looks worth it though.

GaryMF said:

What songs are missing?