LES MISERABLES - THE MOVIE

[ROBERT M.]

Les Mis won best comedy/musical film award ...................Ben Afflecks Argo won best drama film award

[Sandra]

Looking forward to seeing it next week

[Sandra]

We made it through the snow armed with coffee and sandwiches, the whole audience of 10 settled down for the marathon viewing of Les Mis.
Two things first,we had a chatty french lady who was on holiday,behind us.She was hoping to be able to see it in her native tongue when she returned home to France.Second,we had an usherette
with a tray of ice cream (was she joking!) standing awaiting our custom-haven't seen one of those at the cinema for years

I agree with Karl,the film was brilliant,but nothing can compare with the stage show,it takes first place for me any time.

My favourites were Marius played by Eddie Redmayne and Eponine-Samantha Barks.I really cried when Eponine sang 'A little drop of rain'.Also the boy who played Gavroche deserves a mention.

Hugh Jackman was fabulous as Jean Valjean,what a draining performance.Anne Hathaway as Fantine,Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter as the Thenardiers all excellent.

The only person I had a niggle with was Amanda Seyfried as the grown up Cosette.She,to me,had a really irritating singing voice.I had thought so since hearing tracks on the radio,and didn't change my mind.

I woud like to think that Eddie Redmayne and Samantha Bark would be part of the many awards bestowed on this film.

Like Karl,we stayed through the credits,partly because we were all emotionally drained and needed time to pull ourselves together.Brilliant

[mariana44]

Thanks for that review Sandra and John--so glad you enjoyed it--what a good idea to take your lunch !!!

It is quite an intense story, and being a musical does not lessen the drama--in fact I think it adds to it, because of the brilliant score.

How strange that there were so few in the audience-I guess the weather did not help.

[karl]

The audience was rather sparse when I saw it. the very first showing too - perhaps they all go at night.

Did your audience applaud at the end Sandra?

Hugh Jackman was good, shame about his singing voice, what can have happened to it since Oklahoma?, he sang well in that.

[Sandra]

No Karl-I did try but felt silly on my own

[mariana44]

What was wrong with his voice-he was amazing when I saw him live in Oklahoma.

[karl]

Marian Hugh is only 44 but his singing voice now sounds like - how can I explain this if you haven't seen the film. When a singers voice starts to go they often get an uncontrollable vibrato, that's how Hugh sounds, as soon as he started to sing I thought to myself "Oh My God" -he seemed to improve as the film went on - either that or I got used to his voice. I agree his voice was wonderful on the video of Oklahoma.

Suffice to say as I already have the London cast album plus many others including The Complete Symhonic Recording I will not be buying the soundtrack.

[mariana44]

He seems quite young for his voice to be going--some singers were at their best at that age.

[maureen & harry]

We went to see this at our local Cinema yesterday and to our surprise there were about a hundred or so people there.

We have seen the stage show and agree that although the film is really good we feel that for us the live performances win the day.

[karl]

I think we are all in agreement that the stage show is the best.