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I've never seen this film, although I've heard about it. I realize it's supposed to appeal to a different type of audience and all, but I found that clip cringeworthy.
It does suggest that a Bond musical could easily become a mockery if not handled properly.
Or this man :-P?
I prefer Ursula's real voice, as she showcased in the 1960's spoof "Casino Royale". Lovely, sultry, sensual, smokey voice she has. Actually, I never understood why some girls were re-dubbed by Monica van der Zyl:
Believe it or not, I've yet to see this film. I've got to check it out soon. Yes, that is certainly a smokey voice...
I have it on Blu-Ray now. It's a rather bad (very bad) and messy film, but some scenes are actually surprisingly Bond-esque. And you can trace back some original elements from the novel hehe......but it's hard :-P:
Here you can see Le Chiffre's girlfriend, played by Jacqueline Bisset......poisoning Evelyn "Bond" Tremble :-P:
And actually, this clip-like scene, with only music and no lines for the actors, is actually quite good. Two years later Peter Hunt would do something similar with "OHMSS" and "We Have All The Time In The World":
Bisset is in it? I'm definitely watching it now..
Looking at that clip, I now realize where Myers got his inspiration for Austin Powers, right down to Hurley's (Vanessa Kensington's) hair.
This film is bad, I was at work whilst it was on so could not escape. The only musical in the history of the world that's any good is The Blues Brothers oh and Jeff Wayne's War of the World's has a few good tracks.
:)) :D That was truly funny :-P.
I realize that there's no accounting for tastes and I'm well aware that the musical genre has pretty much gone out of style, but really: how many musicals have you ever seen? Not enough to make such an all encompassing statement, I'd daresay. I recommend "West Side Story" if you're of a mind to expand your horizons. But then, I was once a member of The Jets in a high school production of WSS, and "When you're a Jet you're a Jet all the way..."
Surely a sentiment Bond could agree with...
That sounds brilliant. I wish I had a copy of that! :))
Thanks for pointing that out to me, @BeatlesSansEarmuffs! I really appreciate that. It's truly amazing what stuff you can readily find online these days! :)
Thanks, friend. :)
I was disappointed with the film version of Les Miserables because the sheer spectacle of the film detracted from the very thing that made it so amazing on stage - the music.
I agree about West Side Story - you have cloth ears if you don't appreciate this film.
With few exceptions, musicals don't transition well from the stage to film. The simplicity of the staging of Les Miz and the brilliance of the music made a film version a tough act to follow. I looked forward to it anyway, but the casting of Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe were mistakes. Despite their usual film successes, neither was suited for this film.
Too often film musicals hang their hats on big name stars who just don't deliver.
Evita without Madonna would have worked better. Superstar squandered its potential by trying to be too clever.
WSS is that rare exception where both stage and film versions worked, but today both feel dated. I've often thought an updated version of the musical reflecting today's urban gangs with the music interpreted in a contemporary style might be an interesting take.
While I don't like the trend of adapting films as stage musicals, I think Across the Universe would actually work. Billy Elliot works quite well.
As for the bad idea of a Bond musical, the obvious question to be asked, aside from
the novelty factor, what does a Bond musical bring to the stage? Will actual film music be used, or will it feature original music written for the stage? Austin Powers seems
a much better fit, perhaps even Johnny English. Will it be a dramatic musical,
or a musical comedy?
A much better story would be a musical comedy based upon the idea of replacing an old seasoned Bond actor with a new and younger actor. That has possibilities, not unlike Applause, the musical version of All About Eve.
You have identified the issues with a Bond musical, and the idea of Austin Powers being adapted is a much sounder idea.
For Crowe, I do agree. But not about Jackman : after all, he had already established himself as a legitimate musical theater actor before getting those prosthetic claws (I saw him in London playing the part of Curly in Oklahoma! way back in 1999).
Now, my two centimes : I love musicals, but I do agree with the majority here in saying that doing a James Bond stage (or screen) musical is a bad idea. An arena show (like the "Walking with Dinosaurs", or "Batman" or "Doctor Who" ones), perhaps, but not a musical. Bond, for me, doesn't "sing" (except for that time in DN, and it wasn't repeated). "The Godfather", now, that would be a good idea for a musical. But Bond ? No.
Note that I could be wrong. After all, I did have similar thoughts about "Tarzan" as a Disney cartoon, and it turned out all right. So... But until I see the finished product, I will stand by my opinion.
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It's very curious that they feel the need to issue this rebuttal.
Does it really mean that Saltzman's daughter actually thought she had some rights to Bond, decades after he sold them? I find that very difficult to believe and had presumed until now that this was a completely made up tabloid story.
It appears an announcement was made. Those two sites went with it. Everybody else (including the tabloids) did summaries based on those stories. There's no indicate the two originating sites ever called/contacted Danjaq/Eon.