"The Producers" musical?

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OK, Darling Hubby and I think the ORIGINAL "The Producers" movie is a riot. We'd both heard that the recent stage musical was great, and certainly its popularity suggests so. Well, we haven't seen the stage show, but we did rent the movie version of the musical...and it stunk so bad we couldn't believe it! We expected it to be really good, and it was so-o-o far below the original--we almost didn't laugh at all. There wasn't a single good show tune in the bunch (and they ruined "Springtime for Hitler," too), scenes were WAY too long, the acting/humor was lame. We were so disappointed!

That's my review. I'm curious how others feel about it, agree or disagree. Did it play better on stage than on screen? Did I miss something????

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Oh, I thought it was decent and all.  Sure, the original was better, but how are you gonna compete with Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, and Sid Caesar?  Compared side by side with the original, this venture stood no chance.  As a rule of thumb, don't remake a movie if the original got it right.

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Looking at the other comments here reminds me of Roger Ebert's review of the musical version.  He mentioned that moviegoers who have seen the original will probably be disappointed, but those who haven't seen the original may like it.  From the comments here, I'd say that is a pretty accurate assessment.

heredia · Answer

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alwyzlol · Answer

i saw the most recent movie too and i thought is was very funny. of course i havent seen the original but still. you probably didnt like it because you have seen better but if u watch it with an open mind maybe you will enjoy it!

NicoleAnn · Answer

I definately like the original better. By a long shot

Anonymous · Answer

hi

Anonymous · Answer

Don't yell at me--it increases my sense of danger!  ;-)




Despite some of the content, I did really enjoy some parts of the orignal.

Husker41 · Answer

I agree with you 110% !!    

I think you've gotten even cuter since you won that avatar beauty contest, too!  

;-)

ussoccer_92 · Answer

i thought the new one was good

but i never saw the original one so i dont know

Anonymous · Answer

I'VE NEVER SEEN IT ON STAGE

xoxo · Answer

of course you did

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