Oh, Angela Lansbury has a fantastic voice, and she wasn't always the elderly sleuth of "Murder, She Wrote." It's been ages since I saw that version (which is also available on DVD, I'm sure) but she had a lovely, creepy intensity in the role.
I like Paint Your Wagon, too. And I agree about actors singing, instead of singers acting-- though some can do both well. Alan's voice really hits the balance -- pleasing quality and dead on the pitches and rhythms, but you hear age and vulnerability, the moral and physical weakness of the character. Brilliant.
I wrote a couple of longer reviews on Sweeney and Sondheim when the movie first came out-- it's in this post (along with some boring life stuff you can skip past): http://hobgoblinn.livejournal.com/61843.html
You can also check the Sweeney Todd tag for more, if it interests you.
I'm ashamed to admit I've never seen "Molly Brown."
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Date: 2008-04-10 01:33 pm (UTC)I like Paint Your Wagon, too. And I agree about actors singing, instead of singers acting-- though some can do both well. Alan's voice really hits the balance -- pleasing quality and dead on the pitches and rhythms, but you hear age and vulnerability, the moral and physical weakness of the character. Brilliant.
I wrote a couple of longer reviews on Sweeney and Sondheim when the movie first came out-- it's in this post (along with some boring life stuff you can skip past): http://hobgoblinn.livejournal.com/61843.html
You can also check the Sweeney Todd tag for more, if it interests you.
I'm ashamed to admit I've never seen "Molly Brown."