Les Misérables

[prettyxcool]

the 10th anniversary is up on youtube if you fancy a taste of real singing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMmF9el0S7k

Thanks for that raj101. Love it, it is the real thing! This is how I remember the stage show. You can just listen to the music and lyrics and share all the emotions and the story from just that, the pure singing, no need to act! You can tell I love opera! Am listening to it in the background....

[newdot]

you may want to delete the above posts & youtube links.

copyrighted material & all that jazz. doesn't matter that it is on youtube.

this site, fmuk, can be sued for publishing the link afaik.

sorry for the downer.

[AYBG]

In the history of the internet I'm pretty sure no-one has ever been sued for posting a youtube link...! Certainly this site could never be held accountable.

Though you're correct about the misconception that pirated material is more legal on youtube than other channels.

[badcoverversion]

The dude playing Marius was for me, the best singer amongst the entire cast.

It was a bit overlong and Crowe had some, uhhh, 'awkward' moments but I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected to.

7/10

[julieisbored]

I loved it obviously Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman were fantastic but I thought Helena Bonham Carter ans Sacha Baron Cohen injected some laugh out loud moments.

A great way for Les Mis to be seen by everyone but marked down slightly has I feel nothing can compare to the stage version and atmosphere. 7/10

[everyfilm]

Les Miserables: where on earth do I start?
Do I highlight the incredible scale of it? The breathtaking crowd scenes, the startling harmonies among the revolutionaries?
What about Anne Hathaway's I Dreamed A Dream (I'm playing it on Spotify as I write), probably the most emotional song ever performed on the big screen? It must give her a huge chance of an Oscar.
Or maybe the wonderful acting of Hugh Jackman, particularly in that emotional finale in which he seems to have aged 20 years?
Then there is the incredibly talented Amanda Seyfried who has the voice of an angel.
At this point I could bring up Eddie Redmayne, who I thought was a bit pale in My Week With Marilyn, but is storming as Marius, the rich revolutionary who falls for Cosette.
And there are some wonderful incidentals such as the double act of Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter as Thenadier and his wife or the impish brilliance of 12-year-old Daniel Huttlestone who took his Gavroche from the West End to the big screen.
And that is the context of me saying Russell Crowe is so hopelessly wrong as Javert that I began to feel sorry for him.
A Beautiful Mind proved that Crowe is much more versatile than the muscleman roles in Gladiator and Robin Hood but this is a step too far. To be frank, his singing by comparison to much of the cast is noticeably weak.
On occasion, Jackman has similar problems but makes up for it with a superior acting performance. Crowe isn't even convincing in this regard.
I just couldn't work out why, in such a major production, such a chance would be taken on casting.

[Slamjo]

Didn't know what to expect, have not seen the stage version. Loved the film, so dramatic and emotional. Thought all the actors were great. Had to stop myself from sobbing at the end!!! Did make me laugh however afterwards when I heard two girls saying 'didn't realise they would be singing all the way through'........!!!!! Doh!

[yvettey123]

I thought this was really good! The emotions were so intense with the actors singing live and the close-ups on their profiles!. Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman 10/10!

[Lindseytonge]

Didn't really think this film was gona be my thing but I really enjoyed it brilliant actors 9/10 just 4t it was alittle but long but worth a watch :-)

[danarosen]

was quite excited to see this as i saw in the theatre when i was about 8 but didnt understand it. the new film is amazing though!! its a must must seee the cast were incredible too :)