morgana-31
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I first saw this movie on TV in 1963. I was only 13 years old. What caused me to sit down and watch was the mention of Mel Torme in the opening credits. I had only just become favorably aware of this man's music but had never seen as much as a photo of him.
This was my first experience of 'The Musical' genre of film and I was enchanted from beginning to end. Well apart from the Mel Torme bit. I think we got more of Larry Hart looking miserable, and his mother looking out of the window (no doubt wondering when this party was going to end. It's 4am and she probably needed her beauty sleep) than we did of Mel.
I was stunned by the brilliant 'Slaughter On 10th Avenue' sequence. There was stuff like this available and yet kids my age were listening to the Beatles? What on earth was wrong with the world? And Lena Horne's out-standing performance of The Lady Is A Tramp just blew me away.
Plot? OK it was sanitized but I didn't know that at the time. Homosexuality was never mentioned back then. I just figured that anyone who would write a song like 'My Funny Valentine' would never score with the ladies.
"Your looks are laughable - unphotographable" Come on. You can't be serious?
I finally found this on DVD a few days ago and couldn't believe my luck. I had wanted to see it again ever since reading in Mel Torme's autobiography that he and Richard Rodgers had had a falling out over how to handle the vocals on 'Blue Moon'. Mel had wanted to go with the meaning of the lyrics, example 'you heard me saying a prayer... (pause) for someone I really could care for.
Rodgers had insisted that he stick with the rhyme, example you heard me saying a prayer for (pause) someone I really could care for.
Sorry, Dick, but I'm with Mel on that one.
This was my first experience of 'The Musical' genre of film and I was enchanted from beginning to end. Well apart from the Mel Torme bit. I think we got more of Larry Hart looking miserable, and his mother looking out of the window (no doubt wondering when this party was going to end. It's 4am and she probably needed her beauty sleep) than we did of Mel.
I was stunned by the brilliant 'Slaughter On 10th Avenue' sequence. There was stuff like this available and yet kids my age were listening to the Beatles? What on earth was wrong with the world? And Lena Horne's out-standing performance of The Lady Is A Tramp just blew me away.
Plot? OK it was sanitized but I didn't know that at the time. Homosexuality was never mentioned back then. I just figured that anyone who would write a song like 'My Funny Valentine' would never score with the ladies.
"Your looks are laughable - unphotographable" Come on. You can't be serious?
I finally found this on DVD a few days ago and couldn't believe my luck. I had wanted to see it again ever since reading in Mel Torme's autobiography that he and Richard Rodgers had had a falling out over how to handle the vocals on 'Blue Moon'. Mel had wanted to go with the meaning of the lyrics, example 'you heard me saying a prayer... (pause) for someone I really could care for.
Rodgers had insisted that he stick with the rhyme, example you heard me saying a prayer for (pause) someone I really could care for.
Sorry, Dick, but I'm with Mel on that one.
This really was terrible. I have seen a lot of Biblical epics and of course they get a lot of it wrong. But this didn't get anything right!
First of all we have Lot moving his family and goods away from his Uncle Abraham, because the land couldn't support them all. In the Bible we are told that Lot picked the lush, fertile land; leaving the arid land to his uncle. In this film Lot gets an arid place as well but builds a dam.
Then there is the battle. Lot does valiantly, although he has to destroy his dam in order to attain victory. Could have sworn he was taken captive in Genesis and Abraham had to come and sort it.
Sodom had a king - not a queen.
Only 4 people left the city after the angel of Lord informed Lot that it would be destroyed. In the film the 'exodus' would have done Moses proud. With the number of people willing to leave, it's a wonder God destroyed it at all.
I could go on but you get the idea.
But I'm really amazed that several of the other comments I've read about this film state that the Bible doesn't specifically mention homosexuality as the sin that displeased God. It does, loud and clear. Perhaps these contributers are not aware that the King James Version "Where are the men which came in to thee this night? Bring them out unto us that we may know them." does not refer to going out for a game of darts and a pint of lager at the pub. The word "know" in the Biblical sense, means to have sexual intercourse.
I had to give this a 1 because zero wasn't an option.
First of all we have Lot moving his family and goods away from his Uncle Abraham, because the land couldn't support them all. In the Bible we are told that Lot picked the lush, fertile land; leaving the arid land to his uncle. In this film Lot gets an arid place as well but builds a dam.
Then there is the battle. Lot does valiantly, although he has to destroy his dam in order to attain victory. Could have sworn he was taken captive in Genesis and Abraham had to come and sort it.
Sodom had a king - not a queen.
Only 4 people left the city after the angel of Lord informed Lot that it would be destroyed. In the film the 'exodus' would have done Moses proud. With the number of people willing to leave, it's a wonder God destroyed it at all.
I could go on but you get the idea.
But I'm really amazed that several of the other comments I've read about this film state that the Bible doesn't specifically mention homosexuality as the sin that displeased God. It does, loud and clear. Perhaps these contributers are not aware that the King James Version "Where are the men which came in to thee this night? Bring them out unto us that we may know them." does not refer to going out for a game of darts and a pint of lager at the pub. The word "know" in the Biblical sense, means to have sexual intercourse.
I had to give this a 1 because zero wasn't an option.
Epic Movie has only been screening here for a few days and I had planned on seeing it eventually. What caused me to go see it sooner was a thread in the IMDb discussion forums which pretty much accused the film of being an attack on Christianity.
Well that settled it. I HAD to go see it because I work for a Christian ministry that is forever fielding calls from worried parents, afraid of the effects the media might have on their children.
Admittedly Epic Movie primarily spoofs The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe, a story that has a strong Christian parallel; but I don't see it an attack on our faith, simply because very few non-Christians are aware of that parallel. If anyone takes exception to the Also character (and he WAS pretty objectionable) I don't think the writers intended it as a blatant attempt to offend us.
Taken on its own merits, don't go see the film if you want some intellectual stimulation. It is in the same genre as the Scary Movie series so if you liked them then you will probably like this. If you didn't then go see something else. I personally enjoyed the opportunity to sit in a cold cinema for an hour or two, out of the harsh Australian 41 degree heat.
Well that settled it. I HAD to go see it because I work for a Christian ministry that is forever fielding calls from worried parents, afraid of the effects the media might have on their children.
Admittedly Epic Movie primarily spoofs The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe, a story that has a strong Christian parallel; but I don't see it an attack on our faith, simply because very few non-Christians are aware of that parallel. If anyone takes exception to the Also character (and he WAS pretty objectionable) I don't think the writers intended it as a blatant attempt to offend us.
Taken on its own merits, don't go see the film if you want some intellectual stimulation. It is in the same genre as the Scary Movie series so if you liked them then you will probably like this. If you didn't then go see something else. I personally enjoyed the opportunity to sit in a cold cinema for an hour or two, out of the harsh Australian 41 degree heat.