And the old actor/director looks over, "What are you new?"
Oh, right, in a relative sense you are.
Imagine being 12, Star Wars and Jaws were only 2 years previous, seeing that there's this new film about dance, jazz, theatre... not even knowing that you'd be a theatre major one day. Not knowing who Fosse was and not really caring. Oh yeah, and it's rated R so you have to talk your dad, a lecturer and teacher at catholic Sunday school, into taking you to see it. (To be fair, my dad is pretty damn wise and I think taking me to see "art films" was a relief to him. Hang the ratings system, this is why you go with your kids so they can ask questions later on.)
Changed my frickin' life, man. (And I've seen it a bunch of times, although not in whole for a while now, and never while drunk.)
And I'm kinda sorry it took you this long to get around to seeing it.
Oh, and for more edumacation, put Fellini Satyricon and La Strada on your Netflix list.
My precociousness only got me so far. I still have a ways to catch up in other respects. Shit, dude, I hadn't even seen a single ROCKY or RAMBO film until this past year.
I've heard "it changed my life" applied to this film a good deal, and I absolutely understand why. At the same time, I can see why others might see this as dated/pretentious/flaming/egocentric/wankery/etc. I can't exactly show this film to just anyone, y'know?
I loved this movie, but it was so profoundly moving and disturbing that (as with Cabaret) I haven't been able to watch it again - in over 20 years! That said, I can remember so many of the lines and lyrics - I even face myself myself in the mirror occasionally, uttering "It's showtime, folks!"
Your recent posts may have inspired me to try again. Thank you.
One critic described it as a horror movie (akin to another horrific non-horror film to come out that same year, APOCALYPSE NOW). I personally wasn't affected that way, and Ma seriously disagrees, but it's fascinating how many are.
Yes, certainly do! I'd be interested to hear how it holds up today!
I can't believe you are just seeing this movie. It's pretty much legendary. I was a kid when I first saw it, with my parents. They are responsible for my artsy education, making sure I saw movies like All That Jazz, White Nights, An American in Paris, etc.
I've devoted so much of my life to seeing obscure or underappreciated films (in an effort to rescue them from obscurity and spread the love) that I often miss out on the classics. Like, hey, I'm still the only kid on my block (so to speak) who's seen THE ICEMAN COMETH with Jason Robards!
Believe it or not, I saw the movie when it came out. I was about 9 or 10. My mom didn't think that the reasons it was rated R would affect me in any way.
I hate to say it, but the biggest impression I got from the first time seeing it was, that lady is naked on top!
However, on subsequent viewings, I really appreciated the whole air of the movie - the fact that you were never sure if it was reality or fantasy, the fact that the acting is brilliant, the fact that the music - whether or not you knew about Fosse - is almost intoxicating.
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"What are you new?"
Oh, right, in a relative sense you are.
Imagine being 12, Star Wars and Jaws were only 2 years previous, seeing that there's this new film about dance, jazz, theatre... not even knowing that you'd be a theatre major one day. Not knowing who Fosse was and not really caring. Oh yeah, and it's rated R so you have to talk your dad, a lecturer and teacher at catholic Sunday school, into taking you to see it. (To be fair, my dad is pretty damn wise and I think taking me to see "art films" was a relief to him. Hang the ratings system, this is why you go with your kids so they can ask questions later on.)
Changed my frickin' life, man. (And I've seen it a bunch of times, although not in whole for a while now, and never while drunk.)
And I'm kinda sorry it took you this long to get around to seeing it.
Oh, and for more edumacation, put Fellini Satyricon and La Strada on your Netflix list.
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I've heard "it changed my life" applied to this film a good deal, and I absolutely understand why. At the same time, I can see why others might see this as dated/pretentious/flaming/egocentric/wankery/etc. I can't exactly show this film to just anyone, y'know?
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Ma took me to New York to see CHICAGO with Bebe Neuwirth and Joel Grey, and CABARET with the original Alan Cumming production.
I'm hip, babe. Never doubt it!
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Your recent posts may have inspired me to try again. Thank you.
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Yes, certainly do! I'd be interested to hear how it holds up today!
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I hate to say it, but the biggest impression I got from the first time seeing it was, that lady is naked on top!
However, on subsequent viewings, I really appreciated the whole air of the movie - the fact that you were never sure if it was reality or fantasy, the fact that the acting is brilliant, the fact that the music - whether or not you knew about Fosse - is almost intoxicating.
It's definitely still a movie worth seeing.
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