Sir Webber, Sir John and Sir McCartney are three of the most successful songwriters of all time, with careers that span decades. Thank you, to you and your cast and crew.Oh, what a Knight… or three! What do Andrew Lloyd Webber, Elton John and Paul McCartney have a lot in common? Yes, they are all British-born, they have each won an Academy Award and multiple Grammys.Īnd they have all been knighted by Her Majesty, the Queen. It fully deserved the claps it received at the end. And an event that should be experienced in a theater with other people with an appreciation for the quirky and the musical. Definitely a very original and wonderful piece of modern film. The story itself was very well done, showing the dynamics of two families, one a little more functional then the other.
OPERA MUSIC MOVIE
The filter they used to color the movie was wonderful the soft glow gave it a wonderful ambiance. I was expecting it to be a total musical overload of 100% song, but instead it was interspersed with regular dialog and sing-talk, but it never got old or tired. Only Mosely and Hilton seemed to struggle and only at very brief times. Overall, the performances were very well done.
But I can't imagine anyone else in the role. I think everyone was a bit wary of her role in this movie. And finally, Paris Hilton as Amber Sweet. Nivek Ogre, of Skinny Puppy, was a very mellow character in his take on Pavi well, mellow compared to Luigi, choosing to seduce and womanize instead of kill and murder. Bill Mosely, a genre favorite, was well cast in the role of Luigi Largo, Rotti Largo's violent son. His very operatic voice was a perfect counter to the more modern sounds of his on-screen spawn. Addressing the audience as a sort of gatekeeper to this experience was a needed flavor to the film. His narrating skills balanced the movie in a way. Terrance Zdunich was a treat as the morally ambiguous Graverobber. Her gorgeous voice and regal demeanor added mountains of formality to this amazing production. When he switches to his "Repo" voice, an oddly smooth yet gravelly take on his singing, it details the change in personalities. His baritone had the perfect inflection to show the torment the character was dealing with emotionally. Anthony Stewart Head as Nathan/Repo Man was just as amazing. I hope to see a lot more from her in the future.
OPERA MUSIC FULL
She's a full blown woman who's shown her acting and singing abilities. She's not this awkward little kid anymore. She has really grown up and away from the girl who played in Spy Kids. Alexa Vega was amazing as the main character of Shiloh Wallace. But after about 5 min the audio got straightened out and the screen width only affected some of the captions on the vignettes showing backstory. When if first began the audio wasn't syncing properly and the screen was projected a little too wide. Then the one of the theater workers came out and spoke with us, made us aware of the security and told us basically not to F*** this up with cameras. There were about 5 of us to begin with, but as we got closer to 7:00, we ended up with around 30 people. After getting my ticket, I wandered in and took a seat. It was cool though, Lionsgate taking this much of a precaution even in a little city like this one. First thing I noticed was that there were other people there, which was a major worry of mine as Montana State University is relatively small and the advertisement for the screening was pretty sparse. I got to the campus theater about 10 min before it was set to start. It was a cool few minutes that consisted of him telling me the showing might have been canceled and then his informing me (and the rest of the room) that he was yelling to get it going, and he never yells. I had spoken with him briefly on the official chat rooms about an hour before the showing. It was one of the few shows that director Darren Lynn Bousman didn't know about. I attended an advanced screening being held at my university.