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timepiececlockSo, I set my VCR and forwent the series finale of Farscape in favor of dining out mexican food and a second viewing of Chicago.
I loved it the second time around, but not quite as much as the first. Thewonder razzle-dazzlement was not so new, and so it was more a familiar grin-inducing piece of entertainment thant the "WOW!! OMG!!" of the first time. In this it was different than Moulin Rouge, which consistantly astounded me after at least a dozen viewings.
Chicago was, though, technically amazing. It was smartly written with a tight screenplay, and beautifully acted. Also, supremely entertaining. That's the whole motif of the film in fact-- it's all a show, that three-ringed circus.
Seeing it again, I have to reiterrate my initial impressions:
- The jail song "He Had It Coming" was my favorite number.
- John C. Reilly deserves his supporting actor Academy Award. His 'sad clown' performance was just perfect.
- Queen Latifah was big, black, and sexy as hell. Congrats on her for getting the part and making it so much her own. I really hope she wins. Her gold costume was to die for.
- Richard Gere deserves some kind of award for this. I dont' know what kind, but he deserves one. This role seemed to be written for him, and it was a perfect match of casting & character.
- Renee Zelleweger was skinny as hell and twice as cute. I wanted to shove some cake down her throat and then hand her the Oscar.
- Catherine Zeta Jones has all that jazz. ^_^
- the puppet scene was funny, but not as funny as every time someone got John C. Reilly character's name wrong or forgot he was in the room.
I loved it the second time around, but not quite as much as the first. The
Chicago was, though, technically amazing. It was smartly written with a tight screenplay, and beautifully acted. Also, supremely entertaining. That's the whole motif of the film in fact-- it's all a show, that three-ringed circus.
Seeing it again, I have to reiterrate my initial impressions:
- The jail song "He Had It Coming" was my favorite number.
- John C. Reilly deserves his supporting actor Academy Award. His 'sad clown' performance was just perfect.
- Queen Latifah was big, black, and sexy as hell. Congrats on her for getting the part and making it so much her own. I really hope she wins. Her gold costume was to die for.
- Richard Gere deserves some kind of award for this. I dont' know what kind, but he deserves one. This role seemed to be written for him, and it was a perfect match of casting & character.
- Renee Zelleweger was skinny as hell and twice as cute. I wanted to shove some cake down her throat and then hand her the Oscar.
- Catherine Zeta Jones has all that jazz. ^_^
- the puppet scene was funny, but not as funny as every time someone got John C. Reilly character's name wrong or forgot he was in the room.
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Date: 2003-03-22 10:05 am (UTC)Totally second you on this! I loved him in this movie and I don't usually love Richard Gere. However this role was absolutely perfect for him and I loved the 'puppet' number. Renee was fabulous on that song too!
Catherine Zeta Jones has all that jazz.
I love her. She's my, 'if I were perfect I'd look like her' beauty! I gotta go with her for the Oscar simply cause I just love her. Although I didn't know Queen Latifah was up and she did absolutely rock in this role so if it weren't for already in place loyalty to Catherine, I'd be hugely torn, cause I loved her character too.
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Date: 2003-03-22 10:46 am (UTC)That song wasn't the most sing-able of them, but it got excellent marks for technical execution, humor, originality, performance, and cleverness. I was impressed.
She's my, 'if I were perfect I'd look like her' beauty! I gotta go with her for the Oscar simply cause I just love her.
She looked sexy in this, but she looked unbelievably beautiful in Mask of Zorro. But movies like Chicago and Traffic proved she can act too. ---and sing. I liked this film's rendition of 'All That Jazz' better than the Liza Minelli version!