DreamGirls

[neosoul]

also, the outfits "Deena" wore when she did the photoshoot... they were VERY reminiscent of today's fashion... or maybe I'm a youngster and today's fashion used to be yesterday's... or Im a Beyonce hater... iono...

maybe a combo...?

[RBL]

Anika Noni Rose...visually transformed in the movie for me.. I loved her
Jaime- eh.. his singing was the worst
Eddie- should definitely see some awards this season. He was comical when he wasn't supposed to be.... I Want You Baby was the funniest
Jennifer- the best actress in the whole movie.. big voice, sassy attitude, wonderful
Keith- the surprise of the movie.. he doesn't look like he can sing.. but he did very well
Danny Glover- always terrific
Beyonce- good certainly not award worthy. I'm not a super fan of her voice but I'll give her props for Listen.. she sung that

As much as I loved this movie....This movie shouldn't win Best Picture (but will likely get a few acting nods, best song..etc). The characters and some of their storylines were truly under-developed

[lovelyivy84]

Originally Posted by RBL

As much as I loved this movie....This movie shouldn't win Best Picture (but will likely get a few acting nods, best song..etc). The characters and some of their storylines were truly under-developed

Agreed. I really enjoyed the movie, but there was stuff that I just didnt get, and could have used elaboration (Effie being an alchoholic, the whole situation with Jimmy's wife- they had Dawn Lewis on screen for 30 seconds and she didn't talk!).

Overall I wanted more J Hudson and Keith Robinson (yum!) and a better story for Lorelle (going from "get your married hands off" to the sideline chick for 8 years?) would have been nice.

[MeezDiscreet]

Originally Posted by lovelyivy84

...and a better story for Lorelle (going from "get your married hands off" to the sideline chick for 8 years?) would have been nice.

I agree! Considering she's a Tony Award-winning actress, they played her like a novice.

[gamma_girl52]

I went to see it (FINALLY!!) this weekend and I enjoyed it overall!
Jennifer Hudson was great! Loved her voice and acting, she was wonderful. I'm sure she'll get either a Golden Globe or Oscar nod.

The only thing that didn't sit well with me was the ending! Did Curtis just have an epiphany and realized that was his daughter? What happened to the group after that? My friend and I were sitting there like, "WAIT, the credits are rolling!! Hold on!!" LOLWe both really wanted to see more closure. Other than that, great movie!

[1browngirl]

An article re: the fashion/makeup featured in the movie


Supremely stylish

'Dreamgirls' evokes time that defined glamour for African-American women
Samantha Thompson Smith, Staff Writer

A scene in the new movie "Dreamgirls" took Judith Bell back: Beyonce's hair in a chignon with a dainty hat on top. "I used to wear my hair like that," she says. Raleigh's Lillian Thompson remembers wearing similar makeup -- heavy around the eyes.

"We did thick liner to make your eyes look dark," she says.
"Dreamgirls" might be a fictional tale loosely telling the story of Diana Ross and the Supremes, but for countless women raised on Motown who took style cues from the Supremes and other girl groups, the movie is a dazzling, true-to-life flashback to a golden era in fashion.

"At that time, parents told you what you could wear and what you could not wear," says Esther Delany, 56, a Raleigh native who grew up watching the Supremes and the Shirelles. "The way they dressed at that time, they portrayed the norm. They were not outrageous. It was a proper kind of dress."


Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/529973.html

[Still BLUTANG]

Originally Posted by CrimsonTide4

I was more focused on how pale/light she was in the movie especially with darker than normal hair.

I noticed that too! she looked almost "sickly" pale in some scenes.

Originally Posted by AKA2D '91

my sister noticed her eye color. They were a normal black person "brown", probably her natural color. Then, as we proceeded and she became DEEEEEENA, her lighter eye color was there.

noticed that as well... but i've seen the movie 3 times. this last time i REALLY paid attention to the makeup and costumes and her eyes were damn near hazel by the end of the movie

Originally Posted by lovelyivy84

Overall I wanted more J Hudson and Keith Robinson (yum!) and a better story for Lorelle (going from "get your married hands off" to the sideline chick for 8 years?) would have been nice.

I was so impressed by Keith Robinson. Sign me up for his fan club! And i was equally pleased by Anika Rose / Larrell. She was the best actress in the movie to me.

[Ten/Four]

I really liked the movie. Just some observations:

Acting/Singing:
-- JHud was clearly the stand out star. She held her own in every scene.
-- Not that impressed with Jamie's singing, especially since he's a singer.
-- Jimmy got soul....I'm too young to remember Eddie in his singing days. All I could thinking of was Donkey from the "Shrek" movies. It didn't help that they showed the preview for "Shrek 3" before the movie.
-- Jimmy's character seemed like a combination of people, but I keep thinking David Ruffin from The Temptations.
-- "Listen" is actually a good song in the context of the movie. But, because it was released as a lead single before the movie opened all people could see was another Bey song. (Someone said it up thread, but see is overexposed right now.)

Behing the Scenes:
-- Jennifer Holliday claims that the filmmakers used her voice on teaser trailers for a few months.
-- Most of the original cast were upset that Jimmy's character used drugs in the movie. That wasn't apart of broadway musical.

Other:
-- I think the movie cost between $60-90 million. I'm sure they will make the money back. Most people went to see it to hear JHud sing. Since it was in limited release, I'm sure it did well $$$ per screen.

Awards:
-- JHud should win the Golden Globe, and hopefully will be nominated for an Oscar.
-- I'd like to see Eddie nominated and win an Oscar.

Originally posted by Ten/Four "....I'm too young to remember Eddie in his singing days..."


"My girl wants to party all the time, party all the time, party all the tii-ime.."


^^^^^ The only E. Murphy song I remember. You kinda have to be an ol' head to remember it. He didn't do too well with the singing thing.

[Steeltrap]

^^
I remember Boogie in Your Butt. At 40-something, I guess I qualify as an old head.

[RedefinedDiva]

Originally Posted by Ten/Four

-- Not that impressed with Jamie's singing,

Jaime has previously stated that he made no attempts to sound like a singer in this film, as his character in the movie was NOT a singer. That would have made his character awkward.

[RBL]

Originally Posted by RedefinedDiva

Jaime has previously stated that he made no attempts to sound like a singer in this film,

I don't think Jaime has that great of a voice anyways.. so his attempt succeeded

[Ten/Four]

Originally Posted by RedefinedDiva

Jaime has previously stated that he made no attempts to sound like a singer in this film, as his character in the movie was NOT a singer. That would have made his character awkward.

I remember him saying that on Oprah. But, the movie still is a musical. He didn't have to sound great, but at least good.

[Sistermadly]

Originally Posted by Still BLUTANG

I
I was so impressed by Keith Robinson. Sign me up for his fan club!

Love him, love him, love him. He was the main reason I watched the show "American Dreams" week after week. It was a nice surprise seeing him in the cast.

[UrbanizdSkillz]

Saw the movie and I can honestly say I love the original more. They did a great job but it's just something about the original cast for me. *shrugs*