Used to be about Rent--now about the 3 Stooges.

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 10:22 pm

Years ago, when ET had its first theatrical run, my grandmother and her friend decided they'd better see this film all their friends were loving. She didn't like it. This made no sense to me. How could anyone not like ET? So, after I pushed her for an explanation, she finally said, "Well, I didn't see why the little boy couldn't find friends of his own kind..."
Funny story, but years later I find myself recalling how my otherwise lovely grandmother's southern xenophobia got in the way of her being able to enjoy a good, and touching, story.

And this is what I thought of when my mother, upon hearing that the kids and I were going to see Rent, described how she had not enjoyed the stage show, and, in fact, left at intermission. In her words, it was "too modern" for her. Actually, it's not all that modern, being structured after Puccini's La Boheme, but my mother, who would never treat anyone unkindly whatever her opinion of their life choices, was unable to overcome her ingrained biases to just enjoy the show and the story.

I saw it for the second time tonight. This time I was familiar enough with the cd to notice that several pieces had been edited from the film post cd production. For length purposes most likely, as the movie runs 2h15m.
I have not seen the stage production for comparison, but loved the flick, and the story it told. Most of the original Broadway cast reprised their roles, with a couple of exceptions, and they were all great.
The girls and I will be humming the tunes at each other until we buy the dvd...and then we'll just hum more.

Good show. Celebratory of love and life.

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 3:58 am

After reading such a tasty piece of writing I will just have to check out the DVD myself.
The chances of a stage production coming anywhere near here are too infinitesimal for the human mind to calculate...alas.

Slan,
D.

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 6:02 am

I saw the Broadway versiojn twice, loved it. I am hesitant about seeing the movie... but extremely curious as well.

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:48 am

Saw Rent on the stage, thought it was ok, well written, well performed, but just not something that I'm nuts over. I certainly couldn't get why everyone went gaga over it. Probably wont see the film, ten years ago I might have.
LWW, however doesn't come out til the 9th, so we'll see about that when it arrives. I plan on seeing it on friday. I've just re-re-read LWW so that it's fresh in my mind.

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 10:55 am

I'm glad I don't have to pay rent anymore.

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:08 am

Flyingcursor wrote:I haven't watched the Lions all year. They haven't been playing well at all.

you do know we love you because you're a smarta$$, not in spite of it, right?

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:10 am

Tyler Morris wrote:
Flyingcursor wrote:I haven't watched the Lions all year. They haven't been playing well at all.
you do know we love you because you're a smarta$$, not in spite of it, right?

Pot... Kettle... Black.

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:12 am

jsluder wrote:
Tyler Morris wrote:
Flyingcursor wrote:I haven't watched the Lions all year. They haven't been playing well at all.
you do know we love you because you're a smarta$$, not in spite of it, right?
Pot... Kettle... Black.

...and who would know better!

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:19 am

Denny wrote:
jsluder wrote:
Tyler Morris wrote: you do know we love you because you're a smarta$$, not in spite of it, right?
Pot... Kettle... Black.
...and who would know better!

I can live with being a black pot, but can fly handle being the kettle?

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:29 am

Denny wrote:
jsluder wrote:
Tyler Morris wrote: you do know we love you because you're a smarta$$, not in spite of it, right?
Pot... Kettle... Black.
...and who would know better!

A dumba$$ like you?

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:31 am

Tyler Morris wrote:I can live with being a black pot, but can fly handle being the kettle?

Blackflies are nasty little buggers.

s1m0n · Post by **s1m0n** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:35 pm

From The Black Fly Song, by Wade Hemsworth

http://www.angelfire.com/on/abitibicanyon/blackfly.html

'Twas early in the spring when I decide to go
For to work up in the woods of North Ontario.
The unemployment office said they'd send me through
To the Little Abitibi with the survey crew

And the black flies, the little black flies
Always the black fly no matter where you go
I'll die with the black fly a Pickin' my bones
In North Ontar-i-o-i-o, In North Ontar-i-o

...

'Twas blackfly, blackfly, everywhere
A-crawlin' in your whiskers, a-crawlin' in your hair
A-swimmin' in the soup and a-swimmin' in the tea
The devil take the blackfly and let me be.

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:47 pm

jsluder wrote:
Denny wrote:
jsluder wrote: Pot... Kettle... Black.
...and who would know better!
A dumba$$ like you?

That was the correct answer!

Throw the man a fish...

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 1:01 pm

Denny wrote:Throw the man a fish...

Congratulations · Post by **Congratulations** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 1:02 pm

What, is this an a$$-off?