Alfndrate Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Welllllll... Les Miserable is certainly... long? Not sure if stage really translates well to screen. I thought that it translated really well to the screen. Normally I'm against most musicals turned movies, but Les Mis was extremely well done. There were some behind the scenes shots during promotion that showed that mane of the scenes were set up like a play. The biggest one that jumps to my mind was "Lovely Ladies" the scenery of the buildings as she's walking down those steps was a wall basically with just enough space for the stairs, and the spaces where the ladies of the night could hide out of sight when not singing. Edit: I think the thing that makes the film seem long is that there is not the standard intermission that we are treated to during 3+ hours of musical theatre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Monkey Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Les Mis is not out here yet ..... early Jan We skipped our regular Boxing day movies yesterday..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Shine Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 I felt some scenes were over-acted, which is fine for stage as nobody is close enough to see that level of detail, but when you go to your knees and shout no to the heavens during a close up it looks a little silly. Also I dont understand why Jean's heaven is the french revolution. Thats like the opposite of heaven. As to gravy explosions, I managed to not burn myself on the oven during christmas dinenr prep, but microwave some gravy? Well apparently when you take the lid off the tupperware there's a chance for it to explode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfndrate Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 The scene at the end is less of the French Revolution, and more of the fact that all of these people are free. All of these people that have had a crappy life are no longer subject to the whims and harshness of life. If you look, it's not just those that have died during the film, but those that have died in less than ideal situations. Specifically to the movie, you don't see Javert who took his own life, a very cowardly act in general, and also against the very Christian ideals that ran through his and Valjean's veins. Also just looking at the song that they sing, it's a song about freedom and those that won't back down. These people, dead they may be, are completely, utterly, and finally, free. Something that Valjean waited almost 40 years for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sliver Chocobo Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Les Mis is not out here yet ..... early Jan We skipped our regular Boxing day movies yesterday..... You do know the film is over ten years old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Shine Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 We were watching the 2012 version. And still, it doesnt make sense to me because Valjean didnt have a strong connection to the majority of those people and a giant barricade is unarguably french revolution and to valjean it should have been a sign of death as the only time he gets involved with the revolution is to yank romeo back to juliet. I dunno, Im probably just not a fan of old style musicals. I really need singing plants or skeletons or heavy drug use in a musical to truly enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sliver Chocobo Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 There's a 2012 one? ---------- Post added at 09:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:23 PM ---------- Clearly it is a sight of the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Monkey Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Not here there isn't .... just a 2013 one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Wow, a day ahead AND a year behind, all at the same time. I'm sure Stephen Hawking said that wasn't possible without tearing the universe in two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Monkey Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Bah what does he know anyway *grin* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Shine Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Probably not much! He's probably just another jock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Shine Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Alright! All my 40k stuff sucessfully listed on ebay. Now to sit and wait for my funding to pay for this Malifaux kickstarter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Monkey Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Good luck with the auction..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Shine Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Thank you monkey! Can't link it due to rules, but if anyone wants to put a lot of money down on bright yellow or bright pink 40k tanks, you'd be doing me a solid lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Monkey Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Bright pink 40k tanks ? ..... Sounds Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 I've seen them, he's not kidding, they're not delicate pastel shades but highlighter pink! ---------- Post added at 05:15 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:10 AM ---------- Hmm, I quite want to make a custom canine remains called Thcrapth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Monkey Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Camo for the world of candyfloss? Will your canine remains fly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Nah, he'd be a normal canine remains but with two tails. It's igor's pet in one of the terry pratchett books. I reckon the pink is a weapon in itself, a full size tank that colour would be soul crushing to see on the battlefield! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Monkey Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Its been a while since I read Pratchett ..... though I did get Making Money for Christmas so may get around to that soon ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Bonus! Making money has some very funny bits in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Monkey Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Good to hear, which one are you reading to make you want a two tailed canine remains? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Oh, it's one I read ages back. I think it was carpe jugulum. The vampire's Igor makes himself a dog out of parts, and gives him two tails because dogs like having a tail so two should make it even happier... ---------- Post added at 06:05 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:03 AM ---------- All my books are back home, I just have memories of them now lol. I just remembered Thcrapth because I was contemplating ressers and canine remains. I blame the guild hand conversion I saw earlier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Monkey Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Oh man.... I would of read that one over ten years ago now...... probably why I dont remember it *grin* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Yeah, my memory is selectively photographic. I couldn't tell you any of my family's birthdays or ages, but I can remember things I read as a kid and the lyrics to a wide range of songs *grin* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Monkey Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Ha ha ha .... I know the feeling..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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