Enchanted! And a brief message...
Just a quick message: to all those who are celebrating Christmas, have a very merry Christmas. To those who don't, have very happy holidays. Drink, be merry and so on.
I can actually use this userpic with pride now because, on Saturday, I actually caught up and watched Enchanted. I will now retract my previous fears about it being a travesty, as I loved every second of it - though I felt Susan Sarandon was wasted in her part. I didn't expect to see Timothy Spall (but he pops up in everything, so I don't know why, to be honest), James Marsden was utterly fantastic - but the film really does belong to Amy Adams. Her performance was amazing, and I loved the fact that she was so natural in the part. It's a shame they won't put Giselle in the Disney Princess range, as she deserves her place there, but because they'd have to buy lifetime image rights to Adams, they pulled out. Silly people.
And yeah, Idina Menzel! Wasn't expecting her to be in there either - bless Nancy and Edward. They're an odd pair, but I can see it working well - he has someone to sort him out and she gets the romantics. To be honest, it's a shame she wasn't singing, but I suppose the film's a departure from her norm. I can't find the track she recorded with James Marsden anywhere, because it was cut from the film - I don't know whether it's still on the soundtrack or something. The only problem with her singing is that her breathing technique is lacking - but she can't help it, because she's asthmatic, apparently. It's a shame, but never mind.
In other, mildly related news on vocal performance: after two concerts and two carol services, it would seem my singing voice is back with a vengeance! I've been absolutely frazzled the last few weeks, and stress affects your singing ability to the point where I was going flat on the higher notes. Thankfully, it seems this has sorted itself out. And I (hopefully) will never have to sing in Latin ever again. Thank god.
I can actually use this userpic with pride now because, on Saturday, I actually caught up and watched Enchanted. I will now retract my previous fears about it being a travesty, as I loved every second of it - though I felt Susan Sarandon was wasted in her part. I didn't expect to see Timothy Spall (but he pops up in everything, so I don't know why, to be honest), James Marsden was utterly fantastic - but the film really does belong to Amy Adams. Her performance was amazing, and I loved the fact that she was so natural in the part. It's a shame they won't put Giselle in the Disney Princess range, as she deserves her place there, but because they'd have to buy lifetime image rights to Adams, they pulled out. Silly people.
And yeah, Idina Menzel! Wasn't expecting her to be in there either - bless Nancy and Edward. They're an odd pair, but I can see it working well - he has someone to sort him out and she gets the romantics. To be honest, it's a shame she wasn't singing, but I suppose the film's a departure from her norm. I can't find the track she recorded with James Marsden anywhere, because it was cut from the film - I don't know whether it's still on the soundtrack or something. The only problem with her singing is that her breathing technique is lacking - but she can't help it, because she's asthmatic, apparently. It's a shame, but never mind.
In other, mildly related news on vocal performance: after two concerts and two carol services, it would seem my singing voice is back with a vengeance! I've been absolutely frazzled the last few weeks, and stress affects your singing ability to the point where I was going flat on the higher notes. Thankfully, it seems this has sorted itself out. And I (hopefully) will never have to sing in Latin ever again. Thank god.