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 Rated 5 out of 5!
Cult-Classic Makes the Cut
Little Shop of Horrors. Although pieces of the movie omit wonderful little songs ("Call Back in the Morning" "Mushnik and Son" "Finale/Don’’t Feed the Plants," etc), it does its job at having tongue-in-cheek humor. As a matter of fact, my High School’’s production of the play finished up last night..I played the role of Crystal. Excellent movie!- Rated 5 out of 5!
A great musical with a great cast!
Frank Oz did a phenomenal job translating this off-Broadway smash to the screen in 1986. I saw the original show in the fall of 1985 when I first moved to NYC for school. Even if you’’re someone who doesn’’t normally like musicals, this one is hard to resist. The songs are great, along with the kitschy 1950’’s setting. The three street urchins who serve as a Greek chorus, and have some great songs to boot, are excellent. But in the movie as with the original show, the real magic comes from Ellen Greene. I’’m not sure why she didn’’t have a bigger career, especially since she has such an amazingly dynamic and powerful singing voice (at odds with her breathy speaking voice as Audrey).I just saw the new Broadway revival and would have to say it’’s not worth the money. It can’’t touch the memory of this film. The star, Hunter Foster, is quite good. But Kerry Butler as Audrey does not really work at all. Something just doesn’’t quite gel and she’’s sort of too much the girl next door for the role. The plant effects are sort of cool, though.
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