The Producers (DVD)

...Bloom, he sets about finding the worst play in history, planning to pocket all the money the moment it closes. Luckily he finds "Springtime for Hitler" - the most tasteless musical ever created. But even with a hopeless cast he finds himself with an unexpected hit on his hands. What's a dishonest man to do to make a little cash? The remake roundabout makes a convoluted stop with a film remake of a stage musical of a film. Broadway director Susan ...
...feels far too attached to the stage conventions of the piece. Instead of making the most of what film can offer her, she is intent on keeping everything as close to the theatre version as possible. So it never feels like the world of the play exists; there are too many sets that are clearly built on soundstages. The costumes are gaudy stage-friendly confections and the performances tend towards the stagy. So it often feels as though you'd be better ...

afy9mab 22.04.2006 · Read full review
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...it did my viewing of the outstanding 'Brokeback Mountain' (also reviewed on Ciao by myself). I was hoping for a laugh-out-loud comedy to lighten the mood after feeling fairly crushed from the forementioned film, and lighten the mood this film certainly did. However, laugh-out-loud it was not, and coupled with other short-comings it proved to be a disappointment all round. Written by Mel Brooks and based on the original award-winning musical, 'The ...
...Bialystock's rather corrupt accounts. The story evolves when during his accounting, Bloom has a flighty notion that a Broadway flop could actually make more money than a hit. This idea is pounced upon by the morally slack Bialystock, who insists he can make Bloom's secret dream to become a Broadway producer a reality. The opening of the film left me cold, instantly launching into a twee number in true 50's Broadway style - that may appeal to many, ...

katyparles 05.05.2006 · Read full review
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...who suggests that they raise the cash for a play that they know will be hugely unpopular, then pocket the surplus cash once the play has closed. And they think they have found their perfect potential flop in 'Springtime for Hitler', written by Franz Liebkind, a Nazi. Will Bialystock and Bloom be successful in their attempt to fail? Will Bialystock be as rich as he has dreamed of? And will Leo Bloom finally find happiness and a woman to love? I should ...
...seen the stage version of The Producers, or the original film written and directed by Mel Brooks back in 1968, and so cannot comment on the similarities/differences between them. Nathan Lane plays Max Bialystock in the film, having successfully played him in the stage version. I was a bit taken aback by his performance to be honest. It is hugely theatrical, so much so that I felt it was too over-the-top for a film, and I think it should have been ...

sunmeilan 12.09.2008 (13.09.2008) · Read full review
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The Producers is one of those films that I've wanted to see for a long time. I can't to be honest think why this is the case but it is and so when I noticed it whilst out shopping the other day I simply had to buy it. Now I knew upon purchasing the film that I was going to be a musical style film with a good helping of humour and to be fair that is what I received. I must say however, and this is reflected in my rating of the film, that I was expecting ...
...just wasn't there. The Producers tells the story of Leo Bloom an accountant and a down on his luck producer Max Bialystock who despite Leo's initial reluctance plot a somewhat bent get rich scheme. This scheme however will only succeed if the play that they produce is a complete flop. The money they have then raised to invest in the play will be theirs and they'll be raking it in. With this in mind the pair go on a hunt to find the worst play ever ...

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...reasons, a: because I loved the original too much and, b: because the idea of a film of a Broadway show based on a film about a Broadway show seemed too convoluted an idea to get my head around. Curiosity finally got the better of me and I bought it. The DVD comes in a cardboard slipcase, presumably to justify the higher than average price tag. Aside from the film, the single disk contains the usual extras - making of featurette, the ubiquitous unfunny ...
...nothing ground breaking here. The film. Mel Brooks' storyline revolves around a down-at-heel producer played by Nathan Lane and his nervous accountant (Matthew Broderick) who hit on the notion that there is more quick money to be made in a Broadway flop than in a successful play. Naturally things don't go quite to plan. After the opening number I was relieved to see that the movie follows the original Mel Brooks script. I was also struck by the ...

steadymarvin 18.10.2006 (24.10.2006) · Read full review
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The Producers won a record number of nominations for Tony's when it first arrived on Broadway, and they were well deserved. Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, playing Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom respectively, were both nominated for their parts. However, the transition to Hollywood blockbuster is nowhere near the peak of the stage show. Nathan Lane is as ever, the huge personality he forever will be, but was let down by one of the worst performance ...
...as well have phoned the performance in. His character is a small nervous man sure, but Broderick looked uncomfortable and as if he had half-forgotten the script. Many of the emotional scenes wer eplain embarassing to watch. If you want to enjoy the Producers, then buy the DVD of the Album recording, or the original broadway album album itself, both are superb pieces of work, and shine out above this half-baked adaptation. ...

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...you will have to like the musicsl side of films i suppose its the same kind of film to moulon rouge with the over acting on certen things and the music uma thurman is in the film she plays her part well considering i dont think she has played a part like this befor with all the singing and dancing she was doing and with the added sex appel she had made that entertaining on its own . its one of thoes films you have to see for youself but it is good ...

heatherharding81 10.01.2007 · Read full review
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