spacemonkey
05-02-2008, 09:43 AM
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When the recent Hairspray remake came out in 2007 I was taken by surprised at how much I enjoyed it. I thought it was one of those movies that is like an explosion of happiness. Its the type of movie that after you see it you leave with this general feeling of happiness. I loved the songs, I loved the choreography in the dance sequences, I loved Nicky Blomsky as Tracy, Christopher Walken as her dad, and John TRavolta as her mom. The cast was amazing, the songs where incredibly catchy and had a great sing alone quality to them. Suffice to say, this new version of Hairspray became a big favorite of mine instantly. Cause you know...I LOVE musicals.
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So I say, I bet John Waters version of Hairspray must be equally good. I kept wondering what the songs would sound like in Waters version, and I honestly couldnt wait to see it. I finally got it on dvd and popped it in...only to be dissapointed with the fact that it wasnt a musical! It has a great 50's/60's sountrack whenever the kids get down to dancing, but it wasnt a musical at all. So there was my first dissapointment with it. But then the rest of the movie kicked in and it paled in comparison to the new one. The new version was better in every way. Waters version is kind of like a low budget version of it. The actors werent as good as the new one, the sets had such a cheap quality to them, the dancing wasnt even that good!
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It did have its own charm to it, like having Ricky Lake play the role of TRacy. But again, NIcky Blomsky did a one up on Lakes performance. Blomskys Tracy is so much more likable then Waters Tracy. Then theres Tracy's mom which in Waters version is played by Devine, the shit eating transvestite from Pink Flamingos. Devine didnt do it for me either as Tracys mom. I enjoyed seeing Sonny Bonno and Debby Harry playing the evil parents. Waters version does have a certain cheap, grimmy feel to it that does go well with any JOhn Waters movie, it was just too much of a difference from the new shiny polished big budget version.
What do you guys think of John Waters version? Is it better? Or is the new version directed by Adam Shankman better? I go with the new one, sorry Mr. Waters. Its better in every way, the sets are better, the actors are better, and the songs are fantastic. Even the story is structured in a better way leaving certain elements that werent needed out of the story.
So whats your veridict guys? Im not a JOhn Waters hater, but I gotta say this time around, that this new remake was way better then his version.
When the recent Hairspray remake came out in 2007 I was taken by surprised at how much I enjoyed it. I thought it was one of those movies that is like an explosion of happiness. Its the type of movie that after you see it you leave with this general feeling of happiness. I loved the songs, I loved the choreography in the dance sequences, I loved Nicky Blomsky as Tracy, Christopher Walken as her dad, and John TRavolta as her mom. The cast was amazing, the songs where incredibly catchy and had a great sing alone quality to them. Suffice to say, this new version of Hairspray became a big favorite of mine instantly. Cause you know...I LOVE musicals.
http://media.movieweb.com/img/M/B/E/PHxsOFyBhOHMBE_m.jpg
http://media.movieweb.com/img/p/A/w/PHwDmExAnsypAw_m.jpg
http://media.movieweb.com/img/Q/r/r/PHn1FvorTQKQrr_m.jpg
So I say, I bet John Waters version of Hairspray must be equally good. I kept wondering what the songs would sound like in Waters version, and I honestly couldnt wait to see it. I finally got it on dvd and popped it in...only to be dissapointed with the fact that it wasnt a musical! It has a great 50's/60's sountrack whenever the kids get down to dancing, but it wasnt a musical at all. So there was my first dissapointment with it. But then the rest of the movie kicked in and it paled in comparison to the new one. The new version was better in every way. Waters version is kind of like a low budget version of it. The actors werent as good as the new one, the sets had such a cheap quality to them, the dancing wasnt even that good!
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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2041/1588191650_3730fe94f1.jpg?v=0
It did have its own charm to it, like having Ricky Lake play the role of TRacy. But again, NIcky Blomsky did a one up on Lakes performance. Blomskys Tracy is so much more likable then Waters Tracy. Then theres Tracy's mom which in Waters version is played by Devine, the shit eating transvestite from Pink Flamingos. Devine didnt do it for me either as Tracys mom. I enjoyed seeing Sonny Bonno and Debby Harry playing the evil parents. Waters version does have a certain cheap, grimmy feel to it that does go well with any JOhn Waters movie, it was just too much of a difference from the new shiny polished big budget version.
What do you guys think of John Waters version? Is it better? Or is the new version directed by Adam Shankman better? I go with the new one, sorry Mr. Waters. Its better in every way, the sets are better, the actors are better, and the songs are fantastic. Even the story is structured in a better way leaving certain elements that werent needed out of the story.
So whats your veridict guys? Im not a JOhn Waters hater, but I gotta say this time around, that this new remake was way better then his version.