Am I the only person in the world that DIDN'T like Dreamgirls?
Went to a tea party on Australia Day and everyone was gushing over it. When I said I didn't like it, the whole room went quiet and everyone was giving me death stares after....
Went to a step class at the gym and the instructor just wouldn't shut up about it.
"Saw Dreamgirls last night and it was fabulous! Beyonce's beauty is so overwhelming! She looked so gorgeous with her 60s do, and her skin was so dazzling! Jennifer Hudson really made the movie though, she had such a fantastic voice and I had tears in my eyes when she sang that classic! Oh, I should shut up now, otherwise we'll never get through this class! Come on Dreamgirls, let's get started!"
I almost died.
At best I would say its a mediocre movie. The plot was really not all that strong, and there were more than a few loopholes I can poke my finger with.
And don't even get me started on the singing! Understandably, it is a musical, but it just gets real irritating when they start off their lines talking, and then 3 sentences down the road, they break out into song! I know thats how musicals work, but it just didn't translate well onto the big screen. I swear there were more than one person giggling when they had the scene where Beyonce was confronting Jamie Foxx, singing their way through the argument. The only other musical I liked that made a successful crossover to the big screen was Chicago, mainly because they had full songs, and not half lines half songs.......
I would have been pissed off if the movie got an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Luckily, only the best parts got noms, namely Eddie Murphy for Best Supporting Actor, Jennifer Hudson for Best Supporting Actress and Best Song. But even the best song nom is a bit of a question mark, because they didn't have the rights to use any Supreme songs, the songs from the movie sounded all the same and boooorrriinngg after a while. Beyonce must be fuming that she didn't get a best actress nom, but what do you expect when you play the levelheaded (i.e. boring) one of the group.
The outstanding sore point of Dreamgirls was this scene where they were recording this song in a studio when Jennifer kicked a hissy fit and ran out to the street. And boom! A ready made race riot occurring outside, complete with explosions, glass shattering, screaming and shouting and they didn't even hear a single thing from inside the studio? Come on, the audience are not so stupid! Well maybe they are, they gave $15 to watch this movie.....
I also feel sorry for the actress that played Lorrell. She was so overshadowed by the other 2 stars it was almost like she didn't exist. I actually enjoyed watching her the most, as she was quite bimbo-ish but loveable, and certainly provided ample comic relief for the movie without over the top acting i.e. Jamie Foxx and Danny Glover. She was like a breath of fresh air next to the bland one and the overbearing one.
SHOWGIRLS, on the other hand.... Ohhh....getting excited just thinking about this......
Showgirls debuted on the big screen about 11 years ago and became an instant camp cult classic, mostly for the wrong reasons. It had everything, a bad plot (comedy marketed as a serious drama), notorious director (Paul Verhoeven, director of classics such as Basic Instinct and Starship Troopers), bad lines ("You fuck them without actually fucking them." "Isn't it strange not to have someone cum onto you?"), an inventive sex scene in the pool and even more inventive use of ice cubes. Pure popcorn movie viewing that did not require the use of a single brain cell. We all need that kind of movie once in a blue moon.
Went to a tea party on Australia Day and everyone was gushing over it. When I said I didn't like it, the whole room went quiet and everyone was giving me death stares after....
Went to a step class at the gym and the instructor just wouldn't shut up about it.
"Saw Dreamgirls last night and it was fabulous! Beyonce's beauty is so overwhelming! She looked so gorgeous with her 60s do, and her skin was so dazzling! Jennifer Hudson really made the movie though, she had such a fantastic voice and I had tears in my eyes when she sang that classic! Oh, I should shut up now, otherwise we'll never get through this class! Come on Dreamgirls, let's get started!"
I almost died.
At best I would say its a mediocre movie. The plot was really not all that strong, and there were more than a few loopholes I can poke my finger with.
And don't even get me started on the singing! Understandably, it is a musical, but it just gets real irritating when they start off their lines talking, and then 3 sentences down the road, they break out into song! I know thats how musicals work, but it just didn't translate well onto the big screen. I swear there were more than one person giggling when they had the scene where Beyonce was confronting Jamie Foxx, singing their way through the argument. The only other musical I liked that made a successful crossover to the big screen was Chicago, mainly because they had full songs, and not half lines half songs.......
I would have been pissed off if the movie got an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Luckily, only the best parts got noms, namely Eddie Murphy for Best Supporting Actor, Jennifer Hudson for Best Supporting Actress and Best Song. But even the best song nom is a bit of a question mark, because they didn't have the rights to use any Supreme songs, the songs from the movie sounded all the same and boooorrriinngg after a while. Beyonce must be fuming that she didn't get a best actress nom, but what do you expect when you play the levelheaded (i.e. boring) one of the group.
The outstanding sore point of Dreamgirls was this scene where they were recording this song in a studio when Jennifer kicked a hissy fit and ran out to the street. And boom! A ready made race riot occurring outside, complete with explosions, glass shattering, screaming and shouting and they didn't even hear a single thing from inside the studio? Come on, the audience are not so stupid! Well maybe they are, they gave $15 to watch this movie.....
I also feel sorry for the actress that played Lorrell. She was so overshadowed by the other 2 stars it was almost like she didn't exist. I actually enjoyed watching her the most, as she was quite bimbo-ish but loveable, and certainly provided ample comic relief for the movie without over the top acting i.e. Jamie Foxx and Danny Glover. She was like a breath of fresh air next to the bland one and the overbearing one.
SHOWGIRLS, on the other hand.... Ohhh....getting excited just thinking about this......
Showgirls debuted on the big screen about 11 years ago and became an instant camp cult classic, mostly for the wrong reasons. It had everything, a bad plot (comedy marketed as a serious drama), notorious director (Paul Verhoeven, director of classics such as Basic Instinct and Starship Troopers), bad lines ("You fuck them without actually fucking them." "Isn't it strange not to have someone cum onto you?"), an inventive sex scene in the pool and even more inventive use of ice cubes. Pure popcorn movie viewing that did not require the use of a single brain cell. We all need that kind of movie once in a blue moon.
V.S.
Maybe they should do an alien vs predator style sequel for Dreamgirls, where the girls strip seductively while singing about slippery poles??!!!!
3 comments:
For one I agree with you Marty! what a shithouse movie.I'm glad you remebered the third girls name, or did you have to look it up? Jamie Faxx, man just stick to taking your clothe off and please please no more singing!
Beyonce! GIRLFRIEND you sing and please please dont act, as you cant.Go Jennifer Hudson!!!!!!!
I could have stayed home, but we all learn from our mistakes.
Shaza
Well coming from someone who falls asleep in musicals, great review. And as for Shaza, are you a jealous drag queen, lets see your show at Mardi Gras:)
was there white people in this movie? i wanna know cos i slept through half of it.but one scene caught my attention where the girls wearing sum red apron and J.H. looked like she came from the planet of the apes set. and it's chow chee bye!
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