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Post by Neverending on Jul 3, 2020 14:00:03 GMT -5
In the midst of the Blackface scandal, Disney has the balls to release Hamilton, the Broadway musical in which White people are played by Puerto Ricans and African-Americans. Racist!
The play also continues the Musical Theater tradition of clowning on Thomas Jefferson (see: 1776). Fake News!
Remember the Saved By The Bell episode in which they do a rap version of Snow White? That's Hamilton. But less cheesy? I'm actually glad they just filmed the stage show instead of doing an actual movie. Can you imagine watching Hamilton & Jefferson do an 8 Mile style Rap Battle in a movie? Pure cringe.
So what are your thoughts on Hamilton? The Man. The Musical. The $10 Bill.
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Post by 1godzillafan on Jul 3, 2020 14:27:01 GMT -5
I watched Hamilton for my research paper on Alexander Hamilton. I got a D-.
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Post by daniel on Jul 4, 2020 2:39:55 GMT -5
In the midst of the Blackface scandal, Disney has the balls to release Hamilton, the Broadway musical in which White people are played by Puerto Ricans and African-Americans. Racist! Sorry, but obviously one party is morally superior to the other, and when they do something, it's a virtuous signal whereas white people doing it is obviously meant to marginalize others. Sarcasm aside, it struck me as hypocritical, but I feel that way about the left these days altogether. And, no, I'm not a right-winger either. That party has it's own issues as well, but here is a chance to point out when the left is being stupid as fuck. All that aside, it was a well-done production. Great performances, incredible songs. I can see why it swept all the categories, but it was distracting to watch two and a half hours of hypocrisy, a hot button for me personally. |
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Jul 4, 2020 17:50:56 GMT -5
Thought it was excellent. Not a big musical fan, but this avoided all the pitfalls while delivering incredible songs and performances in its entirety.
It exceeded the hype for me.
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Post by Neverending on Jul 4, 2020 21:07:16 GMT -5
Thought it was excellent. Not a big musical fan, but this avoided all the pitfalls while delivering incredible songs and performances in its entirety. It exceeded the hype for me. Your boy from Oakland. Daveed Diggs. Gotta make a movie together. |
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Jul 4, 2020 22:16:38 GMT -5
Thought it was excellent. Not a big musical fan, but this avoided all the pitfalls while delivering incredible songs and performances in its entirety. It exceeded the hype for me. Your boy from Oakland. Daveed Diggs. Gotta make a movie together. Would love to. He was amazing in Blindspotting also. |
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Post by Neverending on Jul 5, 2020 6:42:40 GMT -5
Your boy from Oakland. Daveed Diggs. Gotta make a movie together. Would love to. He was amazing in Blindspotting also. Surprised you didn’t work on that movie. What were you up to? |
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Jul 5, 2020 14:56:12 GMT -5
Would love to. He was amazing in Blindspotting also. Surprised you didn’t work on that movie. What were you up to? I think I had just moved to LA around the time they were filming it. Too bad, would've been a fun project to be on especially since the director is barely older than me. |
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Post by Neverending on Jul 5, 2020 21:04:38 GMT -5
Surprised you didn’t work on that movie. What were you up to? I think I had just moved to LA around the time they were filming it. Too bad, would've been a fun project to be on especially since the director is barely older than me. Next time |
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Post by Doomsday on Jul 8, 2020 12:01:04 GMT -5
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Post by PhantomKnight on Jul 15, 2020 16:47:18 GMT -5
This was my 2nd time seeing Hamilton performed, but the first seeing it with the original cast. I really liked it the first time, and I really liked it again here. It's a solid and engaging musical with tons of energy and catchy songs (The Room Where It Happens refuses to leave my head). And I think they made the right call simply filming the play. The combination of the setting with this decidedly very modern style of music wouldn't have worked for an actual film. But it certainly does in this intended approach.
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Post by Neverending on Jul 15, 2020 16:51:05 GMT -5
This was my 2nd time seeing Hamilton performed, but the first seeing it with the original cast. Was Tommy Jeff as flamboyant in the other cast? |
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Post by PhantomKnight on Jul 15, 2020 17:01:03 GMT -5
This was my 2nd time seeing Hamilton performed, but the first seeing it with the original cast. Was Tommy Jeff as flamboyant in the other cast? From what I remember, yes. |
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Post by PhantomKnight on Jul 16, 2020 15:58:21 GMT -5
Based on a back-and-forth I've been having with IanTheCool on Letterboxd: are we considering this an actual movie? I'm saying yes, but barely. |
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Post by Deexan on Aug 2, 2020 21:33:59 GMT -5
I watched Hamilton for my research paper on Alexander Hamilton. I got a D-. Well done. |
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Aug 6, 2020 16:47:21 GMT -5
I hate TikTok so much. It's the one thing I hope Trump actually succeeds in getting rid of. |
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Post by 1godzillafan on Aug 6, 2020 16:49:22 GMT -5
I hope WB releases Tenet directly to TikTok.
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Post by Neverending on Aug 6, 2020 17:13:27 GMT -5
I hope WB releases Tenet directly to TikTok. They already released his movies on Fortnite. |
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Post by Nilade on Aug 10, 2020 2:33:54 GMT -5
Based on a back-and-forth I've been having with IanTheCool on Letterboxd: are we considering this an actual movie? I'm saying yes, but barely. It's as much a movie as U2's Rattle & Hum is, or as any stand-up comedy film for that matter. It's a live stage show taped for theatrical release, which if you were to see it in the theater, you would look up the "movie" time. |
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Post by IanTheCool on Aug 10, 2020 10:19:13 GMT -5
Based on a back-and-forth I've been having with IanTheCool on Letterboxd: are we considering this an actual movie? I'm saying yes, but barely. It's as much a movie as U2's Rattle & Hum is, or as any stand-up comedy film for that matter. It's a live stage show taped for theatrical release, which if you were to see it in the theater, you would look up the "movie" time. So NOT a movie then. |
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Post by Neverending on Aug 10, 2020 14:36:38 GMT -5
PG Cooper let me include Hamilton in his Top Five thread. So by PG Cooper's criteria, it's a movie.
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Post by PG Cooper on Aug 10, 2020 15:58:56 GMT -5
PG Cooper let me include Hamilton in his Top Five thread. So by PG Cooper's criteria, it's a movie. Hamilton is most definitely not a movie. By that logic the plays I acted in back in high school were movies since the teacher filmed them. |
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