Thank you, someone finally said it. I did not see South Pacific from the
beginning (got in late from work). I thought about taping it, but then thought,
it prbably will not hold a candle to the original. Well from what I saw of it
(I had to stop watching, I couldn't stand it), it couldn't hold a flashlight to
the original. Once I heard de Becque sing (if that's what you could call it),
the shows minutes were numbered for me. After "Some Enchanted Evening" I had
had enough and changed the channel, even though there was nothing to watch, I
just couldn't take it. Unfortunatley I didn't get to hear Harry Connick, Jr.
sing (at least he can sing).
I switched back to it from time to time, but it was just no good. As for Glenn
Close, I didn't believe her for an instant. Nellie Forbush is supposed to be a
young Nurse, and Glenn is anything but young, and I didn't like her singing.
So all in all I would have to give it a thumbs down. Give me the original any
day (movie or broadway show).
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Dale Gillespie - Tenor
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On Wed, 28 Mar 2001 08:02:27
thomas mark montgomery wrote:
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>I'm not sure I agree with you here, Lynda. While everything in
>entertainment is subject to personal preference, I think what I objected
>to most in the de Becque was not that he wasn't an opera singer in a role
>written for one, but that he was not a singer at all! And what bothers me
>most is that our culture often mistakes carrying a tune for singing!
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>Mark Montgomery
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>On Wed, 28 Mar 2001 LYNDA313@a... wrote:
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>> I, too, wanted to hear more dramatic, full-bodied singing on "Some Enchanted
>> Evening" and "This Nearly Was Mine", but all in all, I was pleased and
>> entertained with the program. I kept my remote control handy in the event of
>> a sudden urge to channel-surf, but I never picked it up.
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>> To each his or her own, I say. This is a great example of personal
>> preference being the vehicle by which someone is spoken to by a performance
>> or not.
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