rec.arts.theatre.musicals

Harlett O'Dowd wrote:
> On Sep 23, 5:20 pm, "fmomoon" wrote:
>> I saw it last night. For those of us who remember the music of the Beatles,
>> back when it wasn't nostalgia, you really should see this movie. Other than
>> the psychedelic scenes, which were overdone, the rest of the movie is
>> refreshing and Julie Taymor did a credible job directing. The leads,
>> although they don't have huge Broadway voices, did have decent enough
>> production to pull off a Beatles song or two. The lead young man, Jim
>> Sturgess, is very cute and believable. I was actually surprised as to how
>> effective Evan Rachel Wood was. Nice little cameo by Julie Taymor's daughter
>> as a cheerleader, too. Look hard for Joe Cocker, Salma Hayek and Bono.
>
> So .... you're saying this is a better Beattles musical film than SGT
> PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND?

I haven't seen it, but it's obvious from the trailer that it's hunting
an entirely different hare.

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