Movie
Monday* is where I will share my thoughts on a movie I have seen in the past
week. Please note that I am NOT a movie reviewer.
I "review" a movie like I would a book. Just telling you how I feel
about the movie. I hope you enjoy.
*I take NO
credit for the title, as after I searched it I noticed it was already taken.
Movie:
Hairspray Live!
Cert:
PG
Release: 7th Dec 2016
Genre: Musicial, Family, Comedy
Rating: 3 out of 5
About The Movie:Based on the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Broadway musical, Hairspray LIVE! takes place in 1962 Baltimore. Plump teenager Tracy Turnblad's dream is to dance on “The Corny Collins Show,” a local TV program. When against all odds Tracy wins a role on the show, she becomes a celebrity overnight and meets a colorful array of characters, including the resident dreamboat, Link; the ambitious mean girl, Amber; an African American boy she meets in detention, Seaweed; and his mother, Motormouth Maybelle, the owner of a local record store. Tracy's mother is the indomitable Edna, and she eventually encourages Tracy on her campaign to integrate the all-white “Corny Collins Show.”
Why
didn't I even know about this until someone posted on facebook after they had
seen it?? I love Hairspray. I remember enjoying the original film but I
remember absolutely loving the remake!!! Yeah I said I loved that version
better. I have never seen the musical live so I can't really
compare this to the stage show only the movie.
Hairspray
is one of those really feel good musical with a really strong message. Set in
1960s Baltimore all Tracy wants to do is dance on the Corny Collins Show. But
what seems like a fun thing turns into something much more important. Tracy
wants to make the Corny Collins Show integrated.
As much
as I have always said I love the 50s and 60s. I love the music, I love the
clothes. However, it must have such a hard time to live if you weren't white.
Hairspray takes this issues and turns into a hopeful musical that it's full
bright characters and catchy tunes.
I think I compared it to the movie too much. Just because I
loved the remake movie casting so much. However, the casting for this did a great job.
This is Maddie's (Tracy) break out role and I feel she really done well. She is
a very nice singing voice and really captured the essence of Tracy Turnblad. I
wasn't keen on the casting of her parents though. And I'm sorry the dude
playing Link? Nope. Just nope. He was no Zac Efron. I did however, really like Jennifer Hudson as
Motormouth Maybelle. That woman has some set of pipes on her. She is looking
fantastic!!!
Now, I
will admit that Ariana Grande is a little annoying. The girl has an amazing
voice yet in her normal singing she just doesn't enunciate her words and just mumbles. So even though she doesn't get a lot of screen time, when she sings
you can make out every word and she also has an important role with it comes to
get co star Seaweed.
I did notice a big different between the live show and the remake and it involved little Inez, Seaweeds sister. Now I don't know if the stage show is different to movie version so I am not sure if this live show is following the proper storyline or if the remake movie did. But all I will say is I much prefer how the movie ended to this one.
Overall,
Hairspray Live is an enjoy watch. Although I wasn't a fan of the cutting to the
host and showing the "parties" from different places. I know it was
to give the casting a breather and time to change and get ready for different
scene but I just felt it ruined the flow and it's why I am not the biggest fan
of these live musicals on TV. However, if you already know and love the show/movies then
you will be singing and dancing along with it like I was!!!
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