By: DG

DG — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:27:44 +0000

Damn I really need to see Tabu

By: Zinjo

Zinjo — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:27:44 +0000

Saw both Les Mis and Django and being a fan of musicals I chose Django as the better choice. Why? Too many tenors! In Les Mis, nearly all the male cast (including chorus characters) were tenors so when you heard a duet or a choral number in the film the vocals became white noise amidst a musical score. Mr. Hooper consider a "range" of voices to give us auditory variety next time. Of course Hollywood will be gushing over this film so as to appear "cultured" but despite amazing performances by Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman, the purpose of a musical is to tell a story by word and song and when one can't make out the lyrics of a song, then half the movie is lost!
Django was vintage Tarantino fare. His fantastic commentary on slavery much like his fantastic commentary on WWII we saw in Inglorious Basterds. He displayed the brutality of slavery from the ironic visual lens of a German Dentist. It was typically fun and compelling with characters you relished as much as the actors must have playing them. There was a return to his ultra bloody violent roots of his early career, coupled with the wisdom he has gained over the years in telling thickly layered stories. It is as mash up of the spaghetti western and the blacksploitation films of the 60's and 70's with a truly unique result.

Do yourselves a favor and see Django over Les Mis. Don't worry, Hollywood will ensure Les MisÃ©rables will get oscars, but if you wish to be entertained for your hard earned dollars, visit the old South with a black man on a mission and you won't be disappointed.

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