View Poll Results: "Hairspray" (1988) or "Hairspray" (2007)?
Hairspray (1988)
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"Hairspray" (1988) or "Hairspray" (2007)?
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"Hairspray" (1988) or "Hairspray" (2007)?
so i have been watching bits and pieces of "Hairspray" (2007) on HBO for like 2 weeks now. i mean i really love everything about this movie and can't get enough.
it got me thinking of the original John Waters movie. i know it has quite a following as well and wondering if it might be worth picking up seeing as how much i love the remake.
is it as good? same catchy songs and wonderul performances? perhaps better? perhaps worse?
what is your take having seen both?
it got me thinking of the original John Waters movie. i know it has quite a following as well and wondering if it might be worth picking up seeing as how much i love the remake.
is it as good? same catchy songs and wonderul performances? perhaps better? perhaps worse?
what is your take having seen both?
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Didn't like either. I'm actually a big musical fan and was expecting to like the 2007 version based on the buzz but I would rather watch an overweight trannie eat dog feces.
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I've seen both and prefer the new version.
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BOTH are great films!
But I'll give the 2007 version a slight advantage.
But I'll give the 2007 version a slight advantage.
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Divine > John Travolta*
Saw part of the '07 version recently and I love the 1988 one, but I might watch this if only to see how it compares.
* - Divine is much more organic and realistic in the Edna role, and far funnier from what I've seen.
Saw part of the '07 version recently and I love the 1988 one, but I might watch this if only to see how it compares.
* - Divine is much more organic and realistic in the Edna role, and far funnier from what I've seen.
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Originally Posted by DeputyDave
Didn't like either. I'm actually a big musical fan and was expecting to like the 2007 version based on the buzz but I would rather watch an overweight trannie eat dog feces.
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Originally Posted by Zen Peckinpah
Divine > John Travolta*
Saw part of the '07 version recently and I love the 1988 one, but I might watch this if only to see how it compares.
* - Divine is much more organic and realistic in the Edna role, and far funnier from what I've seen.
Saw part of the '07 version recently and I love the 1988 one, but I might watch this if only to see how it compares.
* - Divine is much more organic and realistic in the Edna role, and far funnier from what I've seen.
I didn't like the weird voice Travolta chose, but overall he was ok in the role.
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I am a Waters fan and I have seen the original quite a few times. And HBO has been running the musical non-stop lately, which I have seen now 4 times.
But, I feel it is comparing apples and oranges. But the message that both have (similar, not the same) is fantastic.
However I am slightly inclined to choose the musical because the visuals are amazing and the songs are fantastic. I found myself getting sucked in each time I watched it...and that is what usually makes a good movie great.
But, I feel it is comparing apples and oranges. But the message that both have (similar, not the same) is fantastic.
However I am slightly inclined to choose the musical because the visuals are amazing and the songs are fantastic. I found myself getting sucked in each time I watched it...and that is what usually makes a good movie great.
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Originally Posted by macnorton
I am a Waters fan and I have seen the original quite a few times. And HBO has been running the musical non-stop lately, which I have seen now 4 times.
But, I feel it is comparing apples and oranges. But the message that both have (similar, not the same) is fantastic.
However I am slightly inclined to choose the musical because the visuals are amazing and the songs are fantastic. I found myself getting sucked in each time I watched it...and that is what usually makes a good movie great.
But, I feel it is comparing apples and oranges. But the message that both have (similar, not the same) is fantastic.
However I am slightly inclined to choose the musical because the visuals are amazing and the songs are fantastic. I found myself getting sucked in each time I watched it...and that is what usually makes a good movie great.
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Originally Posted by Giles
that's what edged the remake over the original for me.
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Originally Posted by macnorton
Yup, the songs won me over. The dance numbers that go with them are very good to, but the songs really do stand out. In fact I may buy the soundtrack...which I normally never do (sans scores, but that is a different animal).
wait...wait...John Waters version is not a musical??? i think i maybe disappointed now.
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i have the soundtrack and it is just as awesome as the movie. but, the visuals do make it come alive.
wait...wait...John Waters version is not a musical??? i think i maybe disappointed now.
wait...wait...John Waters version is not a musical??? i think i maybe disappointed now.
I prefer the original, but the new one was ok.
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Originally Posted by Ginwen
It has lots of music (since it's about a dance show, they have to dance to something) but it is not a musical. The play is a musical based on the original movie, the new movie is based on the play.
I prefer the original, but the new one was ok.
I prefer the original, but the new one was ok.
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I like a lot of John Waters movies, but I think the original Hairspray is too much of a disjointed mess. More Divine in the movie would've helped, and I do think it has a great soundtrack of some early '60s gems. But I have no desire to sit through it again.
However, I think the musical Hairspray (which I've never seen on stage) is great! It really improved the structure of the storyline and the cast was pretty strong - even Travolta surprised me on how well he did in his role. (Contrast that to the original, where except for Divine, I thought the cast was pretty weak.)
So the musical version all the way for me!
However, I think the musical Hairspray (which I've never seen on stage) is great! It really improved the structure of the storyline and the cast was pretty strong - even Travolta surprised me on how well he did in his role. (Contrast that to the original, where except for Divine, I thought the cast was pretty weak.)
So the musical version all the way for me!
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Love the John Waters film, hate the new one. Just a really terrible film. Besides the fact that the original is a great movie it has a killer soundtrack! Any movie that plays a Bunker Hill song is cool by me.
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Originally Posted by dhmac
I like a lot of John Waters movies, but I think the original Hairspray is too much of a disjointed mess. More Divine in the movie would've helped, and I do think it has a great soundtrack of some early '60s gems. But I have no desire to sit through it again.
However, I think the musical Hairspray (which I've never seen on stage) is great! It really improved the structure of the storyline and the cast was pretty strong - even Travolta surprised me on how well he did in his role. (Contrast that to the original, where except for Divine, I thought the cast was pretty weak.)
So the musical version all the way for me!
However, I think the musical Hairspray (which I've never seen on stage) is great! It really improved the structure of the storyline and the cast was pretty strong - even Travolta surprised me on how well he did in his role. (Contrast that to the original, where except for Divine, I thought the cast was pretty weak.)
So the musical version all the way for me!
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I liked the '88 version.
But I'm biased because I used to know one of the dancers that shows up at The Corny Collins Show. Look for the cute blonde in the blue dress with white poka dots. She was also a Baltimore Orioles ballgirl.
Okay, even without the bias, I still like John Waters' version. Less polished, more fun. And Travolta can't out-Divine Divine.
But I'm biased because I used to know one of the dancers that shows up at The Corny Collins Show. Look for the cute blonde in the blue dress with white poka dots. She was also a Baltimore Orioles ballgirl.
Okay, even without the bias, I still like John Waters' version. Less polished, more fun. And Travolta can't out-Divine Divine.
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I wasn't knocked out by Travolta but he was fine. He was a safe mainstream choice unlike Divine or Harvey Fierstein, and they could market the movie by making people feel nostalgic about Grease.
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I wasn't knocked out by Travolta but he was fine. He was a safe mainstream choice unlike Divine or Harvey Fierstein, and they could market the movie by making people feel nostalgic about Grease.