Not trying to restart the discussion concerning Les Mis, but I saw this on Qeerty and loved the comments left! For once in a gay publication Adam is mostly supported by the comments. I really liked No. 14s comment. Of course, did not like the snarky Queerty article. Just wanted to share.
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Adam Lambert Had A Few Choice Tweets For “Les Misérables”
Comments (14)
In a case of the table calling the note flat, shady lady Adam Lambert went on a bit of a Twitter tirade over Les Misérables this week, criticizing the cast’s vocal prowess.
Beginning on December 30, Glambert put on his sequined glasses and began to read Les Mis to filth:
Les Mis: Visually impressive w great Emotional performances. But the score suffered massively with great actors PRETENDING to be singers.
…it’s an opera. Hollywoods movie musicals treat the singing as the last priority. (Dreamgirls was good)
The industry will say “these actors were so brave to attempt singing this score live”but why not cast actors who could actually sound good?
He did, however, reserve especial praise for Anne Hathaway, whose performance he called “breathtaking.” Then on Wednesday, reactions to Lambert’s “harsh but true” comments caused the singer to warm up his pitching arm to throw some good ole-fashioned shade:
My movie review has gone viral. [You] can spend a whole year praising artists for inspiring work, but one critique gets all the attention. Funny.
Those raw and real moments when characters broke down or were expressing the ugliness of the human condition were superb. However
… My personal opinion: there were times when the vocals weren’t able to convey the power, beauty and grace that the score ALSO calls for.
I guess I’m a purist for the original LIVE broadway recording when the actors sang the f*ck outta those songs. JUST an opinion…
I should prob stop fanning the flames on this one..but i love a good debate- couldnt help myself.
Despite flaming all over the production, Lambert, once again, expressed his devotion to Annie, calling for an Oscar to be thrown her way. Lambert, as a self-confessed Les Mis fanatic, certainly has the right to voice his opinion, even if that voice makes getting into his glass house difficult since he can’t find the right key.
And that’s how you properly throw shade, kids.
But we kid, we kid. Everyone’s entitled to their opinion. And Anne Hathaway’s entitled to that Oscar. Besides, it’s not like Russell Crowe doesn’t disagree with Adam.
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By: Lester Brathwaite
On: Jan 5, 2013
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No. 1 • capsule • Member • 4 comments
Well, you are stupid for making a big deal about his movie critique.
Jan 5, 2013 at 8:39 am • @reply
No. 2 • 2eo • Member • 570 comments
Singing is the last priority, the writing and screenplay are ALWAYS more important creating a coherent entity.
Jan 5, 2013 at 8:48 am • @reply
No. 3 • dellisonly • Member • 175 comments
Washed up never was banshee. She needs to crawl back into the cave of American Idol failures and shut her trap
Jan 5, 2013 at 8:50 am • @reply
No. 4 • capsule • Member • 4 comments
@dellisonly:
You are nobody so you need to shut your trap bitch.
Jan 5, 2013 at 9:16 am • @reply
No. 5 • 2eo • Member • 570 comments
@capsule: Aww bless, why don’t you tell him how many records he’s sold as well.
Jan 5, 2013 at 9:17 am • @reply
No. 6 • Mr. Enemabag Jones • Member • 289 comments
The industry will say “these actors were so brave to attempt singing this score live”but why not cast actors who could actually sound good?
Like it or not, that’s an excellent point.
Jan 5, 2013 at 10:06 am • @reply
No. 7 • Brucek99 • Member • 2 comments
To the writer of this blog and those making nasty comments about Adam Lambert. WTG with perpetuating the stereotype that gay men are nothing but a bunch of beatches who claw at each other rather than support each other. The LGBT community makes one step forward and two steps back every time you idiots write snarky blogs like this or troll articles about Adam to post hate comments. For the first time ever an openly gay pop star is going mainstream and all you can think to do is sabotage. It’s mostly older men who are doing this. They are so busy hiding as far back in that closet as they can they are afraid of someone who is not ashamed to be gay. If you don’t like him than keep it to yourself and STFU and stop doing so much damage you damned idiots.
Jan 5, 2013 at 10:15 am • @reply
No. 8 • The Real Mike in Asheville • Member • 336 comments
So Queerty and Lester Brathwaite, let me see if I understand this: when a straight person rants about the faggy side of gay guys, its verbal gay-bashing homophobia; so, what is it called when a gay guy and gay website rant on about a gay guy’s opinion as being faggy? Its called hypocrisy! Fucking hypocrites.
Jan 5, 2013 at 10:49 am • @reply
No. 9 • MikeE • Member • 267 comments
I agree wholeheartedly with Adam Lambert.
When I pay to see a “musical”, I expect the music to sound great.
A musical, by its very definition, is not “realistic”, and trying to make one realistic and gritty is just fighting against the source material itself.
And @ 2eo: no, in a musical film, the singing SHOULD be the number 1 priority. it is “a musical”. if you think the writing and screenplay are more important, then watch the classic non-musical version of Victor Hugo’s novel.
Jan 5, 2013 at 12:06 pm • @reply
No. 10 • FStratford • Member • 129 comments
I agree with Adam Lambert, the movie was not the Opera it was on stage.
BUT we all knew that they were going that way when they experimented with casting that Jonas dude in the 25th Anniversary concert. (where that awful sounding girl who ended up in the movie was singing too)
Anyway, the movie is truer to the book than the broadway show – it really conveyed the miserableness of civil war – everyone is hurt. everyone suffers.
The Broadway show compromised by making THernadier and his wife “good folks” (even though they are robbers) who ended up well post-revolt. And their happy tunes at the beginning and dressy attire at the end showed that. With a happy song like that towards the end, people feel better about the play.
But the director turned that around by making Thernadier’s wife a scheming manipulative hou, and Thernadier not the power holder but a scheming follower. Their story (the life saver of the play) makes the movie sadder than it already was.
The same broad character stroke was applied to Eponine as well, which makes sense since she is Thernadier’s kid. This makes her story more tragic… unrequited love always is, but in her case an upper class idealist is just so out of reach for her… She did not have a chance. Made me cry.
I think in addition to this, the conflicts in the movie were that much more clearer (Valjean vs. Javert; the problem in the factory; Valjean’s inner troubles) precisely because the singers were no good. I have seen the play multiple times and I have been so carried by the songs and forgot that the story is about the miserable people (Les Miserables) and came out happy!
That’s why although I agree with Adam, I love the movie better – because it is truer to the book. Victor Hugo will be proud.
Jan 5, 2013 at 4:08 pm • @reply
No. 11 • FStratford • Member • 129 comments
@mikee:
MikeE you’re wrong. Even in musical films, the most important is the story. People like us, who have seen the musical countless times, are NOT the intended audience of the movie. They are trying to broaden the appeal of the franchise (hence a movie) and cozying up to us does not do that.
Jan 5, 2013 at 4:09 pm • @reply
No. 12 • MikeE • Member • 267 comments
@fstratford: The story is already there.
If you are making a film, of a pre-existing musical, the director’s prime concern should not be altering the story.
The prime concern should be rendering ALL of its elements as well as possible, and that includes making sure the singers don’t suck.
So no, the “most important” is not the story, in this case. If you want the story, watch one of the half dozen or so non-musical adaptations of the novel that have come out over the last century.
Jan 5, 2013 at 5:34 pm • @reply
No. 13 • Aaron • Member • 32 comments
I’ve always been bothered by this aspect of Hollywood. It’s no different from when they cast a “blond” character with a dark haired actor and bleach his hair. Are there no blond actors in Hollywood? Basically you have two things at play – flavor of the month actors who are in everything for about two-three years, whether it’s the “right” part for them or not, and actors who have name-dropping draw so the audience will be bigger.
However, there are plenty of actors, some famous, some just starting out, who can both sing AND act, and could have done a better job in some of these roles (not all). Unfortunately, they either aren’t well known or aren’t being pimped by their agents/studios, so they didn’t get cast.
Jan 5, 2013 at 5:56 pm • @reply
No. 14 • magsmagenta • Member • 25 comments
I was appalled to read this, I have been following this blog for a couple of years now, I don’t comment much but I find at least a couple of interesting stories to tweet out to my followers every day, especially during the last US elections and the US fight for marriage equality, and I generally use this site to educate myself about LGBT issues which affect everyone gay or straight.
But what I learn from this is that those who run this site hold one of their greatest ambassadors and one of the best examples of why LGBT people deserve equal rights in utter contempt.
This is one of the worst examples of bitchy gay men conforming to the stereotype of bitchy gay men I’ve seen in a long time, and then you have the gall to accuse Adam of bitchiness when all he was doing was expressing an opinion that many professional film critics share. An as for accusing him of not being able to sing himself, do you really expect to be taken seriously saying that when he has many people who know a hell of a lot about singing and performing as total fans? People like Brian May, Roger Taylor and Meatloaf just to name a few.
Reading this makes me wonder if I should take anything else written on this site seriously. Maybe if Adam stripped to his undies for photos once in a while like so many of the men you seem to idolise on this blog you might have more affection for him, but it seems that talent and a sweet generous personality doesn’t count for much around here. Porn stars and straight athletes flashing their bulges is obviously so much more important.
Jan 5, 2013 at 7:22 pm • @reply
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