Comments on: December Movies http://www.girldetective.net/?p=5005 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Fri, 15 May 2026 22:54:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=5005&cpage=1#comment-33179 girldetective Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:50:12 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=5005#comment-33179 I really felt that Russell Crowe was a weak spot, and that it wasn't just his singing voice. I'm not sure if the character of Javert is too improbable, but the parts with him bored me. I really felt that Russell Crowe was a weak spot, and that it wasn’t just his singing voice. I’m not sure if the character of Javert is too improbable, but the parts with him bored me.

]]> By: Jennifer Reese http://www.girldetective.net/?p=5005&cpage=1#comment-33178 Jennifer Reese Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:43:10 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=5005#comment-33178 We saw Les Miserables yesterday and I agree that a mix of singing and talking would have worked better. A few times they spoke, very briefly, and I found myself drawn in. Anne Hathaway was amazing. I cried and cried when she sang her first big song and thereafter whenever I saw her face. A lot of the rest of it . . . not for me. Like opera, something I just don't respond to or "get." We saw Les Miserables yesterday and I agree that a mix of singing and talking would have worked better. A few times they spoke, very briefly, and I found myself drawn in. Anne Hathaway was amazing. I cried and cried when she sang her first big song and thereafter whenever I saw her face. A lot of the rest of it . . . not for me. Like opera, something I just don’t respond to or “get.”

]]> By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=5005&cpage=1#comment-33164 girldetective Tue, 01 Jan 2013 15:33:46 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=5005#comment-33164 Oh, Jennifer, that does sound like an ideal vacation. The weather here in MN is cold (2F right now) and my kids are on break, so we've been watching LOTS. Getting dressed and going outside are overrated, I think. Re: Les Mis, I had only seen the play once, about 20 years ago, and had zero recollection of it. I'd read an excerpt of the book in French class in high school, and knew that Valjean stole some candlesticks. I'd also recently read about 1/3 of the book, which made the first 1/3 of the movie easy to follow. The last 2/3 rushed by. I wished that it had been a mix of speaking/singing rather than all singing, but it mirrors the show that way, right? It reminded me of Hooper's The King's Speech--crowd pleasing but unsubtle. Oh, Jennifer, that does sound like an ideal vacation. The weather here in MN is cold (2F right now) and my kids are on break, so we’ve been watching LOTS. Getting dressed and going outside are overrated, I think.

Re: Les Mis, I had only seen the play once, about 20 years ago, and had zero recollection of it. I’d read an excerpt of the book in French class in high school, and knew that Valjean stole some candlesticks. I’d also recently read about 1/3 of the book, which made the first 1/3 of the movie easy to follow. The last 2/3 rushed by. I wished that it had been a mix of speaking/singing rather than all singing, but it mirrors the show that way, right? It reminded me of Hooper’s The King’s Speech–crowd pleasing but unsubtle.

]]> By: Jennifer Reese http://www.girldetective.net/?p=5005&cpage=1#comment-33150 Jennifer Reese Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:10:53 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=5005#comment-33150 I could see a movie every day. We were just on vacation in Los Angeles where lots of theaters start showing movies at 9 a.m. which was perfect. I'd have some coffee, grab the younger kid, let the older kid and husband sleep in, and we'd all be ready to go do whatever it was we were going to do by 11:30 or so. Then at the end of the day maybe we'd see another movie, an old movie. It was a nearly perfect vacation. I was resisting seeing Les Mis, but may have to rethink given your response and those of other trusted sources. I could see a movie every day. We were just on vacation in Los Angeles where lots of theaters start showing movies at 9 a.m. which was perfect. I’d have some coffee, grab the younger kid, let the older kid and husband sleep in, and we’d all be ready to go do whatever it was we were going to do by 11:30 or so. Then at the end of the day maybe we’d see another movie, an old movie. It was a nearly perfect vacation. I was resisting seeing Les Mis, but may have to rethink given your response and those of other trusted sources.

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