RENT

[lassarina]

Oh, God. I went to see Rent tonight with Melzer, herod_the_nut and Jeremy. It was very very odd to see Detective Green from Law and Order in Rent, I must say.

I'm not sure I'd ever heard this musical all the way through - various snatches while spending entirely too much time in pooka_madness's dorm room sophomore year - but oh, wow. Must now buy soundtrack. And I

Comments

[a_leprechaun]

I'd recommend getting both the movie soundtrack and the original, if you can. The original for the full experience (some songs got cut or dropped for the movie) and the movie for the production value (much love for Tango Maureen, Out Tonight, and some others).

[littlefire]

I'd like to see Rent because Idina Menzel's in there and she's the original Elphaba in Wicked, which I love. Plus, we sang some stuff from it at a chorale concert last year, so every time the ad would come on, I'd be singing along...Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes...

[lassarina]

Idina Menzel is awesome. Also hot.

[pooka_madness]

Oddly cut and rearranged doesn't even begin to cover it. They chopped the score to pieces, some of which are just barely recognizable.

[lassarina]

Ohkay then. I still liked it.

[king_biscuit]

why are you ashamed of wanting to go see Brokeback Mountain?

[lassarina]

Not entirely sure. Mostly because I mentioned casually that it didn't look too bad and was promptly subjected to mockery about my tastes in plotlines and actors.

[king_biscuit]

it's supposed to be really fucking good. It's getting Oscar-level buzz, I mean.

[lassarina]

Yeah, I know.

I'll see it eventually - the question is do I shell out for theatre or wait for DVD.