Sorry I am not posting many new ops at the moment. I hope to be back soon so keep checking!!! Than...
Sorry I am not posting many new ops at the moment. I hope to be back soon so keep checking!!! Thanks
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Before I start, let me clarify, the version of this film I am reviewing is the 1986 Musical version directed by Frank Oz. NOT the 1960 version with Jack Nickelson. I also got the region 1 version. If you can find a region 2 DVD (I find it hard to believe as I searched long and hard!) it may not have all features I mention.
This is a story about a singing plant, a daring hero, a sweet girl and a demented dentist!!! With its outrageous 80s attitude, this musical would probably appeal to similar cult followings as The Rocky Horror Picture Show! The film follows the entertainment that ensues in a local flower shop on Skid Row - Mushnik's Flower Shop. Business is non-existent, but the shop assistant Seymour (Rick Moranis) has been working on a very SPECIAL plant.
Mr Mushnik agrees to display the flower in the window, and business booms. The plant resembles a venus fly trap, but this is no ordinary plant! The curious little plant is dying though, and Seymour doesn't understand why, until one day he cuts himself and the plant shows interest in his blood. This is the beginning of the insanity is the Little Shop of Horrors!!!!!
A carnivorous plant that craves blood????? How can it get any funnier? How about a sadistic dentist who enjoys inflicting pain, and a patient that comes to that dentist to receive the pain! Many other surprises lie in store! I don't want to give away the whole film (in case somebody HASN'T seen it!).
This film is based on the 1960's Roger Corman movie that was filmed in two days re-using sets from another movie. It boasts an all star cast (not sure if they were all stars then really!) including Rick Moranis, Steve Martin, James Belushi, John Candy and Bill Murray to name a few! With this list I guarantee it is a laugh a minute.
The DVD transfer is fantastic, with little grain and no scratches or pops. The colour has been touched up by the look of it, especially compared to the video copy I have seen. The film is presented in ‘matted’ widescreen format, which preserves the original theatrical aspect, and is enhanced for widescreen TVs. The sound has been remastered to Dolby Digital 5.1 – ABSOLUTELY necessary for a musical hahaha!
For fans of the film, or for anyone wanting to get a hold of it, I definitely recommend plucking up the cash for the DVD version. It has quite a few extra features (as DVDs should) including a full length commentary with Director Frank Oz, a 40 minute documentary 'behind the scenes' – which is excellent, with interviews with the producer and director, explaining how the idea was created, re-using the sets etc; the two original theatre trailers, 2 TV trailers (all very very funny) and all the outtakes and gags you could want!!! You can even run the film with music only – which is very weird to say the least hahaha :) LOVELY!
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Production Year: 1999 - Music / Performing Arts - Original Language: English - Classification: Exempt - Starring: Donny Osmond, Joan Collins, Richard Attenborough
From one fan of the "Mean Green Mother From outer Space" to another, excellent review. -Am
Louise90 14.04.2004 21:57
I love this film. It's one of those movies I could watch over and over again! Louise. x
iantrogg 14.04.2004 21:19
i manged to find a region 2 copy, and it has all the same features of the region 1 dvd.
Excellent film, brought back memories for me when I watched it!! Good review.,
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The off-Broadway comedy-horror-musical hit that ran for years makes a successful transfer ... more
to film with a bevy of big-name cameos and two perfectly cast leads. Rick Moranis is the nebbish Seymour, who pines for flower-girl Audrey (Ellen Greene) while li...
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Advantages: It is a film that people of young ages will enjoy because of the music but there is also the more adult humour that is not too heavy but will still create a giggle! Disadvantages: You will eventually annoy your siblings with the fact that the songs are easy to remember and difficult to stop singing!
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