Kaylee ,'Jaynestown'
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Rent?
I've only seen the movie, not the stage play, but I gotta say, I'm not a big fan of Rent.
When the movie opens and all these "hip, bohemian" starving artist types are setting their shit on fire and tossing it out the window, well...maybe I'm just an old fart, but my first thoughts were "That's not gonna help your case any. And if you're setting your shit on fire to keep warm, it's gonna do jack for you in the street. I'm just sayin'."
Philistine.
Wait, they are making a musical of "Say, Anything"!?!With that toe tapping anthem to career indecision "I don't want to sell, buy or process."
I'm not a big fan of Rent.
See above.
In general, I'm not a big fan of musicals where, unless you've listened to them beforehand, you can't understand the words. See also, Phantom of the Opera.
Once again I feel so lucky to have been led to this place. It's incredible to me that I can be part of a discussion like this on the internet. There were a couple of times when I felt maybe we had hijacked the movie thread but then the conversation would come back around to Michael Bay. Also as a result of points raised here I have added "My Kid Could Paint That" and "How to Draw a Bunny" to my netflix queue.
Grandma can yell about Ornette Coleman's music being noise all she wants
But Ornette Coleman's music IS noise. It's just very good noise (IMO).
t /sophistry
Wait, they are making a musical of "Say, Anything"!?!
I'd see that. They've already got a bunch of songs about Joe to use.
I don't have to eat shit, I can smell it.
See, I've seen that used as an elitist putdown before, so I can't say I'm very fond of it.
Apparently, he lies.
He lies....when he cries.
With that toe tapping anthem to career indecision "I don't want to sell, buy or process."
And the tender ballad "I gave her my heart and she gave me a pen".
Given recent crossover trends, I'm suprised this hasn't actually happened yet. Peter Gabriel could write the score.