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Andre Leon
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37. "RE: First: _what_ Smokey Robinson songs?"
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hey...

first, i wanna say it was never my intention to put words in your mouth, so if that's what came across then i apologize. i also think that sometimes we type things with a certain tenor in our heads but shit comes off more biting than intended when read...

but a correction i would make in your info is that smokey wrote one of my favorite early supremes songs "breathtaking guy" and produced one of my supremes guilty pleasures, "long gone lover," so his input on the trio goes beyond "the composer," which i loathe.

also, my big problem with just the music of "dreamgirls" ('cause i got lots beyond that) is that if they were gonna broaden the musical palette and go beyond the more traditional b'way feel of the original show tunes (which i'm actually a big fan of), then they could have at least tried to be more era-accurate with what they came up with. "listen" is just contemporary dreck, a horrible fit for the movie's time-frame, while "love you i do" is -- to me -- a weak approximation of the era they were going for. but then, i ain't a big fan of the cockroach of the music industry, siedah garrett. respect her hustle and homegirl is always on the grind, going on 40 or 50 years now. but i mean, drag nick ashford's ass from the chair of his weaveologist and have him and val write some shit. ain't at least 2/3 of holland-dozier-holland still alive? they ain't doing shit... hell, if amy winehouse can do it, i know those old pros still got it in them.

and beyonce cannot act. end of story. gorgeous and insanely fuckable, but otherwise useless.



  

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I know I'll get hate, but Dreamgirls was painful. [View all] , biscuit, Sun Jun-03-07 12:38 AM
 
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Now go away.
Jun 03rd 2007
1
DTS
Jun 03rd 2007
2
THX
Jun 03rd 2007
5
      *thumbs up*
Jun 03rd 2007
6
it wasn't a good movie
Jun 03rd 2007
3
cosign
Jun 03rd 2007
4
And here's why you thought these things:
Jun 03rd 2007
7
And you liked it because?
Jun 03rd 2007
8
      Like any good musical, it sweeps you up into its world.
Jun 04th 2007
19
           I respect your opinion, Frank, but let's agree to disagree...
Jun 04th 2007
22
                "Chicago" had a complicated plot?
Jun 04th 2007
31
Beyonce in 60's era get-ups = Money well spent.
Jun 03rd 2007
9
It wasn't painful..
Jun 03rd 2007
10
yeah, shit was wack
Jun 03rd 2007
11
this negated your entire post:
Jun 03rd 2007
12
I loved "The Sound of Music"
Jun 03rd 2007
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      I've only seen part of "The Sound of Music"
Jun 03rd 2007
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           RE: I've only seen part of "The Sound of Music"
Jun 04th 2007
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           First: _what_ Smokey Robinson songs?
Jun 04th 2007
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                "A Breathtaking Guy" wasn't a hit.
Jun 05th 2007
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           what he said ^
Jun 04th 2007
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           Well then you need to UP your "musicals" watching....
Jun 04th 2007
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                I tend towards musicals...how can I say this politely...
Jun 04th 2007
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                     that's pretty limiting...
Jun 04th 2007
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                          I said "tend towards", not "I only watch."
Jun 04th 2007
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This isn't GD; you're safe, brother.
Jun 03rd 2007
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ITA
Jun 04th 2007
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You know?
Jun 04th 2007
25
I agree. Worst movie I've seen in years.
Jun 04th 2007
20
You haven't seen many movies.
Jun 04th 2007
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      I have.
Jun 04th 2007
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      But did you really think it was the WORST movie in years?
Jun 04th 2007
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           Not the worst, but definitely not deserving of the Oscar nods
Jun 04th 2007
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                not even the technical awards?
Jun 04th 2007
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      lol...how do you know how many movies I've seen?
Jun 04th 2007
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           Because Dreamgirls is not THAT bad, even if you hate it.
Jun 04th 2007
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                it wasn't that bad to *YOU*, Frank
Jun 05th 2007
39
(checks watch) The official Dreamgirls backlash is only 4 months behind
Jun 04th 2007
35
some of these folks are just late. And mean.
Jun 04th 2007
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