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This is a really wonderful production filmed in a simple, clear style using the sets on which the cast had just completed their West End run. The number one draw for me is the acting. There isn't a weak performance in the whole movie, and it's very exciting to see how much these actors bring to dialogue that that has been so neglected and abused over the years. The dancing is magnificent as well, and although the singing isn't quite all I could wish for, it's about as good as one could expect in musical theater today. This is the perfect film to show anyone who doesn't "get" Rogers and Hammerstein. I hope Trevor Nunn decides to do Carousel one day.
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This is a wonderful version of this musical, and it will still be an excelent version one hundred years from now. Hugh Jackman's voice was great, as is the cast and the orchestra. The fact that it is done on the stage made me feel like I was right there. The dvd EXTRAS I found very informative. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys good music.
Jeannine Dobbins
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Although I don't think anyone will every top Gloria Graham's rendition of "I Can't Say No', in all other aspects I liked this movie better than the original. Of course, gazing at Hugh Jackman for three hours in no great hardship, but I really enjoyed this version. It stays very true to the original, but adds the details. We all knew Judd was creepy, but now we know why. Josefina Gabrielle is a delightful Laurie. She brings lots of spunk to the movie. The rest of the cast are just outstanding. This is going on my wish list!
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On the whole the performances were quite good, but the accents seemed to turn many of the characters into caricatures. The accents were too exaggerated to the point of becoming annoying. By the way, someone should tell Miles (previous reviewer) that Joshua Logan was not involved with the original 1943 Broadway production - that production was directed by Rouben Mamoulian. The movie was directed by Fred Zinneman.
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Did you really expect Londoners to react properly when this most homespun of American classics is scaled by Aussies and Brits? In this two-disc DVD of Trevor Nunn's acclaimed production, nobody laughs. We see people enter the theatre, smile in their seats and occasionally applaud. But nobody even coughs. That's because this "Oklahoma!" was mostly performed in an empty house, allowing for close-ups and other filmic touches, and the illusion of a performance before a live audience deliberately created. That deception and some inept lip-syncing slightly mar an otherwise engaging record of a landmark revival.
Nunn and choreographer Susan Stroman have restored the usual cuts, enhanced the orchestration, reimagined the staging, and have cast actors who can each sing, dance and actually act. As a result, the familiar characters seem fresher and their lives more pertinent. With the exception of Maureen Lipman, in a grandly understated turn as Aunt Eller, the men come off best. Jimmy Johnston is an agile rope-tricking Will, Shuler Hensley is a compelling Jud, and an eye-twinkling, curly-haired, handsome Hugh Jackman is an appealing Curley, propelling the production on his broad and (in Act 2) shirtless shoulders.
So complete is the transformation that when hunky Curley and tomboy Laurey (Josefina Gabrielle) dance effortlessly into the dream ballet we don't even blink. These roles always are taken by dancers, but here the ruse is unnecessary given the triple-threat casting coup. Their duet and its reprise, "People Will Say We're in Love," are beautifully sung, full of nuances. Although we are aware that we're watching a stage musical, there is nothing stagy to detract us. Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones, eat your hearts out.
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