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Post by couldileaveyou on Sept 9, 2021 17:24:00 GMT
The trailer of the Netflix recording is out and it's hysterical
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Post by ali973 on Sept 9, 2021 19:40:08 GMT
The trailer of the Netflix recording is out and it's hysterical Hush your mouth now. It's the level of camp I need in my life. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 11, 2021 12:43:58 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 11, 2021 12:48:19 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2021 18:29:30 GMT
Absolutely bloody brilliant! |
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Post by Mark on Sept 11, 2021 21:26:34 GMT
I actually liked this one 🤷🏼♂️. It was fun - saw it the Monday the week Broadway got shut down.
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Post by 42ndBlvd on Sept 13, 2021 22:07:31 GMT
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Post by Someone in a tree on Sept 15, 2021 11:37:44 GMT
1st of Oct on Netflix. Can't wait!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2021 11:54:32 GMT
I really hope they rip into Diana and the royals. I don't want to see Diana painted as this saviour or angel.
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Post by anthony on Sept 15, 2021 21:01:05 GMT
Didn't this get pretty decent reviews in its pre-broadway run?
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Post by craig on Sept 16, 2021 9:28:23 GMT
I struggle to comprehend how awful this looks.
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Post by ali973 on Sept 24, 2021 14:55:47 GMT
I love it.
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Post by eua78 on Oct 1, 2021 15:43:15 GMT
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Post by olliebean on Oct 1, 2021 20:30:45 GMT
The Rocky Horror mention in the last paragraph is a little odd. Does the reviewer think The Rocky Horror Picture Show is known for being disastrously bad?
Definitely going to give this a go, anyway - it sounds unmissable, although not necessarily for the right reasons.
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Post by eua78 on Oct 1, 2021 20:48:13 GMT
The Rocky Horror mention in the last paragraph is a little odd. Does the reviewer think The Rocky Horror Picture Show is known for being disastrously bad?
Definitely going to give this a go, anyway - it sounds unmissable, although not necessarily for the right reasons.
I tried it tonight, I just found it funny how they viewed the UK. I wouldn't watch it again though, the songs were just a weird trip. Strange and very cringe especially the paparazzi song (flash click or something like that) . I'm sure it'll probs sell quite well on Broadway though, with the American love for the royals |
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Post by 42ndBlvd on Oct 1, 2021 21:01:54 GMT
What did i just watch... {Spoiler - click to view}
The show opens with a conservation between Diana and Camilla yikes..
The 80s style dance number between Diana and Charles is the most WTF thing I've ever seen in a musical
Barbara Cartland?? What is she doing in this show..
The sexual innuendoes between Diana and James Hewitt. "I think you'd adore my horse"
Girlfriend in a feck-you dress
"In the old days we'd have cut off your head"
Her death was handled well, the other Diana musical did a 2 minute sound effect of a car crash.
On a positive note, I really liked the set and costumes. I thought it all worked wonderful and the lighting was stunning. I think some of the songs are growing on me, "Thrilla in Manilla with Camilla" is stuck in my head but those horrendous British accents do not help. |
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Post by eua78 on Oct 1, 2021 21:12:18 GMT
What did i just watch... {Spoiler - click to view}
The show opens with a conservation between Diana and Camilla yikes..
The 80s style dance number between Diana and Charles is the most WTF thing I've ever seen in a musical
Barbara Cartland?? What is she doing in this show..
The sexual innuendoes between Diana and James Hewitt. "I think you'd adore my horse"
Girlfriend in a feck-you dress
"In the old days we'd have cut off your head"
Her death was handled well, the other Diana musical did a 2 minute sound effect of a car crash.
On a positive note, I really liked the set and costumes. I thought it all worked wonderful and the lighting was stunning. I think some of the songs are growing on me, "Thrilla in Manilla with Camilla" is stuck in my head but those horrendous British accents do not help. It’s a shame cause I also loved the costumes and set, feels almost wasted on this 😅 |
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Post by olliebean on Oct 2, 2021 17:12:35 GMT
Well, I'd say this gives a fair idea of what to expect: |
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Post by anthony on Oct 2, 2021 20:36:36 GMT
So... I actually really liked this. The slaughtering by the UK press is uncalled for. It's really not that bad... I'd argue the opposite, even. Thought I was going to hate it, despite the decent reviews in the US.
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Post by 42ndBlvd on Oct 2, 2021 23:30:50 GMT
So... I actually really liked this. The slaughtering by the UK press is uncalled for. It's really not that bad... I'd argue the opposite, even. Thought I was going to hate it, despite the decent reviews in the US. The show villainises the queen and the tabloids so they're obviously not gonna like it. |
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Post by steve10086 on Oct 3, 2021 13:42:57 GMT
If you’ve got Netflix you really must watch this. Obviously, not because it’s good…
“A thriller in Manilla with Diana and Camilla”
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Post by steve10086 on Oct 3, 2021 14:34:08 GMT
So... I actually really liked this. The slaughtering by the UK press is uncalled for. It's really not that bad... I'd argue the opposite, even. Thought I was going to hate it, despite the decent reviews in the US. It’s not that bad? It’s bloody awful. Glad I’ve seen if for a good laugh, but at it rather than with it. People actually pay to see this on Broadway? Wow, standards have really dropped. “My son is on the telly, pouring out his heart While his wife is on the town, dressed up like a tart” Suddenly the lyrics in Cinderella seem sophisticated. |
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Post by scarpia on Oct 3, 2021 18:22:22 GMT
The penultimate sentence of that review pre-empted my intentions: this is totally the sort of musical that calls for an alcohol-fuelled hate watch party, so I've organised one for next month. As such, I'm keeping mostly away from it and then, but the clips I've seen look as deliciously awful as I'd hoped (especially James Hewitt's entrance). From the bits I've seen/heard the lyrics and book are abysmal and can only have been written by Americans who did only superficial reading from Wikipedia (e.g. using Americanisms that no-one in the UK here would use throughout the show but interjecting the word "bloody" every other minute to make it "authentically" British; not to mention the nonsense idea that Diana was an out-of-her-depth oblivious commoner who didn't know anything about Royal etiquette or what she was getting herself into, or the whole premise of the song 'If'...how exactly can she be the Crown's "ambassador at large" if she is simultaneously leaving the Royal family?). The sad thing is that stuff like this gets preserved for posterity and then things that deserve to be captured on film for future generations to understand what all the fuss was about (Hal Prince's various shows, from Follies and Night Music to Phantom and Evita), the original Miz and Sunset...to name but a few) have never had any commercial release, and (most probably) never will. |
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Post by couldileaveyou on Oct 3, 2021 18:51:09 GMT
It is terrible, but in a "fun trash" way. The kind of things you enjoy for how bad they are when you're not entirely sober. But paying Broadway (or West End) prices for it? No f***ing way
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