Dream girls Musical

[ALBATROS]

I have recently watched the new musical (remake from 1981 original) - Dream Girls. The movie depicts the golden era of Soul music (60's-70's) and is based on the true story about one of the most succesful American soul group - The Supremes with Diana Ross and rise of Tamla-Motovn record company. I was positively suprised on great, great vocals and Music used in the movie. This movie is a premium showcase of glittering glamour, especially there is a scene in the disco ( asumming Studio 54 ???),
where group performs in fabulous outfits over the packed floor full of dancers in full disco regalia - one of the best, if not THE best Disco scene I have EVER saw in movie... Maybe, just maybe it will spawn a fresh interest towards
music we all love and will again gain popularity...:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:
Watch the pic...

Albatros

[JussiK]

Yes, strangely, DREAMGIRLS actually worked on every level, something that happens very rarely in America where they make movies, not films. And it was a musical, a difficult concept. The acting was good, some of the singing absolutely terrific, the visuals stunning. I also thought the disco sequence was, like you wrote, the best ever captured on film, throbbing with hedonism and hysteria, something that Studio 54 was always supposed to be (but rarely was). Also, the sinking feeling of being reduced to a mere instrument that many soul artists must have had with disco got well presented. Must have happened a lot but we know it wasn't always so of course!

[remicks]

Also, the sinking feeling of being reduced to a mere instrument that many soul artists must have had with disco got well presented. Must have happened a lot but we know it wasn't always so of course!

What do singers think they are ....if not one more instrument within a compositon of a song?? :icon_razz: :icon_lol:

Put it this way: Name ten .... no five .....OK, three songs that made it sung solely accapella !! :icon_razz::icon_razz:

And I haven't seen this movie but I think it's wonderful that Jennifer Hudson got the Oscar ... What amazing acting !!!!!
That was no small feat: her being believable as the Queen of England !!! :icon_razz: :icon_razz: :icon_razz:


*****

[Nano]

I just saw this movie and ended hating it. 130 minutes long and 152 musical numbers to tell the same story I read 25 times, only with actors playing multiple characters like Eddie Murphy (good) starting as Otis and ending like Marvin with plenty of other stuff in between. or Jennifer yayay Hudson (I ended hitting the mute button during her songs) starting as Florence Ballard and ending as Aretha on steroids.

every two minutes or less the people in the film starts singing, sometimes mixing tracks nonstop, and all has that Streisand-Vegas-Revue polish that is pretty far from soul (but at least Ms. Streisand doesn't scream all the time). the songs are awful! the lyrics seem parodies, ryhmin' like, "mechanic" with "Titanic", awwwww

maybe soul music history was still news 25 years ago when they made the musical, but now it's been repeated over and over again. it would have been nicer to cut anecdotes and characters out and having some fiction stuff instead of retelling the story of the whole Motown staple. at some point they feature a phony Jackson Five and I feared the movie will go on until the poor Michael started to turn white :icon_confused:

and what was all that brouhaha about Jennifer Hudson? it's because she is fat and sings? well then Mariah Carey must be pissed :icon_mrgreen:

I know I'm late posting this, but I can't believe the critics loved this overblown piff. booo!

[paul]

The critcs liked this?
Well if they did, they did like Amadeus too.

[PierreConstantin]

Yes, strangely, DREAMGIRLS actually worked on every level, something that happens very rarely in America where they make movies, not films.

What is the difference?

[Dayna]

What is the difference?

IMHO..Films maintain their artistic intergrity while a Movie will sell out to make bank at the box office

[PierreConstantin]

IMHO..Films maintain their artistic intergrity while a Movie will sell out to make bank at the box office

Thank you Dayna, I didn't know that.