Quick summary of stuff
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tallulahgsHave just got back from London - I met up with some people from the university musicals society and we went to see The Lion King musical in the West End!
Extremely imaginatively staged, with a really good African vibe. The little boy playing young Simba couldn't sing and couldn't really act (but could dance); the rest of the cast were pretty good although I still think they're not quite as good, vocally, as the Disney cast members. I think with a musical like that people (unsurprisingly) have to be cast depending on their singing and dancing ability and that's why they're not always such amazing actors - which is a shame, because it weakens the show.
But that makes it sound like I didn't like the show, when I really did. They added some new songs and some new scenes, all of which worked well, and most of the staging was utterly beautiful. Very stylised, no one looks like they're wearing DisneyWorld costumes, which is good; the whole thing has a completely different (but still amazing) look from the movie.
I then spent an extremely uncomfortable night on a friend's living room floor. I had a sleeping bag, but the zip had been busted so it wouldn't close, plus we (not I) decided to start watching Freaky Friday at two a.m and then fell asleep in front of it... well, those people who are able to fall asleep when there's a movie blaring two feet away did... about two-thirds of the way through the movie, I realised I couldn't sleep, realised everyone else was asleep, and switched off the damn thing. Then still couldn't sleep so curled up in an armchair. I think I had about four hours sleep altogether... hasn't caught up with me yet.
On Tuesday night, Mum and I watched the remake of the movie The Manchurian Candidate. It was great, and it was fascinating to see how the two movies and the book differ from each other. Whoever made the remake obviously respected the original movie - and I want to hug angsty, confused Denzil Washington. And they put in flashback-y goodness! There should be more eerie flashbacks in movies.
Still angsty and grumpy about uni, but my thoughts are too unformed to type up, not to mention I am running out of time on the Internet. Ta ta for now, mi amigos. (I'm sure some Spanish speaker on my Flist will point out that that's been misused, but meh.)
Extremely imaginatively staged, with a really good African vibe. The little boy playing young Simba couldn't sing and couldn't really act (but could dance); the rest of the cast were pretty good although I still think they're not quite as good, vocally, as the Disney cast members. I think with a musical like that people (unsurprisingly) have to be cast depending on their singing and dancing ability and that's why they're not always such amazing actors - which is a shame, because it weakens the show.
But that makes it sound like I didn't like the show, when I really did. They added some new songs and some new scenes, all of which worked well, and most of the staging was utterly beautiful. Very stylised, no one looks like they're wearing DisneyWorld costumes, which is good; the whole thing has a completely different (but still amazing) look from the movie.
I then spent an extremely uncomfortable night on a friend's living room floor. I had a sleeping bag, but the zip had been busted so it wouldn't close, plus we (not I) decided to start watching Freaky Friday at two a.m and then fell asleep in front of it... well, those people who are able to fall asleep when there's a movie blaring two feet away did... about two-thirds of the way through the movie, I realised I couldn't sleep, realised everyone else was asleep, and switched off the damn thing. Then still couldn't sleep so curled up in an armchair. I think I had about four hours sleep altogether... hasn't caught up with me yet.
On Tuesday night, Mum and I watched the remake of the movie The Manchurian Candidate. It was great, and it was fascinating to see how the two movies and the book differ from each other. Whoever made the remake obviously respected the original movie - and I want to hug angsty, confused Denzil Washington. And they put in flashback-y goodness! There should be more eerie flashbacks in movies.
Still angsty and grumpy about uni, but my thoughts are too unformed to type up, not to mention I am running out of time on the Internet. Ta ta for now, mi amigos. (I'm sure some Spanish speaker on my Flist will point out that that's been misused, but meh.)
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Date: 2005-08-27 06:21 pm (UTC)Glad you enjoyed it, save for the uncomfortable sleep. Ah, chairs. Not the best things to try to get a night's sleep in. ^^
And for the first time I (sort of) know what you mean about university angst. ::is bouncing off the walls worrying about UCAS:: I completely love you for being able to deal with it without blowing up and axing someone! (Not that I didn't love you anyway, of course)
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Date: 2005-08-28 12:50 pm (UTC)Well, I haven't axed someone yet, but I think my mother would quibble at the claim that I haven't blown up *blush* But yeah, good luck with your application etc, do not panic, look at all the complete idiots who manage to go to uni. Trust me, you're smarter than them.
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Date: 2005-08-31 12:21 am (UTC)Aww. I don't blame you at all.
And thank you - you're inflating my ego! :)