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Originally Posted by Cheerio
Is this the movie version of a play (opera?) that was filmed very poorly? There IS one of those in movie theatres this holiday season but I can't recall which movie-from-a-play is the 'bad' one.
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I'm not sure what you mean by "bad one".
This movie version is based off the musical. The musical is based off the book. The book, Les Miserables, has been turned into movies before, but this is the first time the musical has been turned into a movie.
I'm not too happy that Itunes just released the "highlights". I'm not going to buy it because I'm sure in a couple weeks time the entire soundtrack will be released. The highlight is missing the following "main" songs (and plus a lot of minor ones, as the musical is strictly singing, but I've heard the movie won't be, much like the Rent movie was)...
1. Lovely Ladies (seriously one of my favorite songs, I've always said if I could be in Les Miz, I'd want to be one of the "whores")
2. Who Am I
3. Fantine's Death/Come With Me
4. The Bargain/The Thenardier Waltz of Treachery
5. Do You Hear the People Sing (why this isn't on it, who knows)
6. The Attack on Rue Plumet
7. Little People (go Gavroche)
8. A Little Fall of Rain
9. Dog Eats Dog
10. Turning
There is a new song called "Suddenly". I'm sure this was written so that it could be nominated for an Academy Award, as the rest of the songs cannot be.
The movie also can't be nominated for Best Original Screenplay, but it couldn't be in the first place as it is a movie based off a musical that is based off a book, hence it would need to be an Adapted Screenplay.
I'm sure it will garner some Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations.