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[sebastienne]

In a way, I'm glad that none of you trekked from far-away lands to see RENT... because, while it was enjoyable, had some great sequences, and made me cry, it mostly drove home two things:

1. Chris Columbus should not be let near things that I love. First Harry Potter, now this. YOU CANNOT DIRECT, please stop trying.

2. RENT is a stage musical. It works, with its sung-through libretto and its clever interweaving of many different scenes happening at once. (Mark/Mimi "Another Day" vs Life Support "No Day But Today", anyone?)Filming it with sets and locations actually detracts more than it adds.

Also, saw Narayani again for the first time in Far Too Long. It's so odd to think that she - one of the friends who matters the very most from pre-Oxford times - doesn't know any of the people or things that are making me so happy at the moment.

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[mundi-gaudium.livejournal.com]

Oh, sod, that was today?

*is embarassed* Sorry, love. And I'm sorry it sounds like it probably wasn't worth the trek - I was a bit worried when I saw the trailer and realised they'd taken the libretto out. That was always my favourite part - I was sucked in from that little exchange in Scene One:

She's in love -
- She's got a new man?
Well, no -
- What's his name?
JOANNE!

Classic.

But on a more cheerful note, have you seen the New Script? There's broomstick shenanigans! *cackles*

[sebastienne.livejournal.com]

don't worry, none of the Oxford crew made it down, it just ended up being me & a couple of girls from Durham on our own in the Cinema, which was quite a surreal experience.

They kept a lot of the libretto - that fabulous sequence, for exmaple - but spoken rather than sung. which just makes it sounds like badly written, oddly rhythmical dialogue.

And, yes, the new script is of joy! The narrators bits make it flow so much better, and are, well, Prtachett narration! I only worry that it means even more lines to learn when I'm only as far as scene 8 as it is...

[mundi-gaudium.livejournal.com]

:D I'm kind of sorry that Granny and Nanny's big fight didn't make it back in - that would've been such fun to do! But you're right, the lines, the lines... *wanders off into the distance clutching head*

[glamwhorebunni.livejournal.com]

Ah, Chris Columbus. Who watched Home Alone and decided they'd ever let him direct again?

[sushi-radical.livejournal.com]

Would you believe I'm going out with Em and I've *still* not seen any version of Rent... I swear, she only keeps me around for the times when she can't be bothered to be cultured...

[sebastienne.livejournal.com]

I have learnt the hard way that if you force people into experiencing things you love, they never really appreciate them. They always think of it as "the thing Emma made me watch" rather than "that brilliant musical that Emma showed me".

Now that you have expressed and interest, of course, you will be unable to escape from being played La Vie Boheme and Another Day at the earliest opportunity, and will have to put up with me telling you at great length about why RENT is the Best Thing Ever.

Bet you wish you'd never said anything, now...

[steerpikelet.livejournal.com]

can I see them too? You did keep promising....I promise to put up with the RENT babble, hay maybe even join in! It strikes me I've been friends with you almost 2 years and haven't seen it yet....please?

Love
You
So
Much

xxx

[steerpikelet.livejournal.com]

"the thing Emma made me watch"
Ahem. One year ago in your bedroom. I seem to recall you making me sit through the whole of Rocky despite my protests. And teaching me the Tower of Cardboard callback....

www.rhexis.co.uk (scroll down a bit)

see what you did!!!!