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Dec. 30th, 2012 01:12 amThe other thing I was going to say about Les Miserables when I got too sleepy last night to keep typing was that apparently I am not such a snob about singers as I thought. Most of the reviews I've seen pick on Russell Crowe in particular, but I thought his singing was alright - I had more of an issue with the way the suicide scene didn't quite have the punch it ought to. Seems to me that that's an acting problem, not a singing one. (Or possibly an editing one? I don't know.) Also, I had gotten sort of snippy on Twitter about Amanda Seyfried, going from the clips they released ahead of time - but she also didn't bother me as much as I expected. I have always had issues with the way adult Cosette's part is written, really. It's a tough part to do justice to.
I'm watching Kingdom of Heaven, the Ridley Scott movie with Orlando Bloom, which is on BBC. (Rob was watching Graham Norton when I got home, and I just let it run.) I seem to recall that I liked it pretty well when it first came out, but it's not doing much for me now. It seems like a lot of set pieces with big battles with not all that much point to them. (Orlando Bloom is still very pretty, though.)
I'm watching Kingdom of Heaven, the Ridley Scott movie with Orlando Bloom, which is on BBC. (Rob was watching Graham Norton when I got home, and I just let it run.) I seem to recall that I liked it pretty well when it first came out, but it's not doing much for me now. It seems like a lot of set pieces with big battles with not all that much point to them. (Orlando Bloom is still very pretty, though.)