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colin... (64 KP) rated Hamilton (2020) in Movies

Sep 30, 2020  
Hamilton (2020)
Hamilton (2020)
2020 | Biography, Drama, History, Musical
3
8.2 (17 Ratings)
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The fact that I have to talk to people in film school who say that they love rap and the FIRST example they provide is Hamilton is one of the most disgusting things ever. The rapping style here is technically flawed, incredibly one note with little to no variation in rhythmic patterns and multis and as close to being off beat as possible.

Also, hot take, Lin-Manuel Miranda cannot sing. Sorry.

The only, and I MEAN ONLY reason that this is a 3/10 is the amazing performances from Daveed Diggs, Phillipa Soo and Renee Elise Goldsberry.
  
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Sue Beynon (7 KP) rated Mary Poppins Returns (2018) in Movies

May 12, 2019  
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
2018 | Family
9
7.0 (67 Ratings)
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Feel good musical in the spirit of the original (0 more)
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Mary Poppins Returns (with a bang!)
Went with my husband and (nearly 20 year old) daughter, the main draw for her was Lin-Manuel Miranda (she is a big "Hamilton" fan), but the original with Julie Andrews was also a favourite growing up. What can I say? It was lively, engaging, amusing and had clever graphics and spectacular musical numbers in the spirit of the original film. Would definitely watch this again, Emily Blunt was really good. And it had Julie Walters. And Meryl Streep!! What more can you ask for?
  
    Vivo (2021)

    Vivo (2021)

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    Vivo is a 2021 American computer-animated musical comedy-drama film produced by Sony Pictures...

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    Fosse

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    Now the FX limited series Fosse/Verdon starring Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams with Lin-Manuel...

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Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated Mary Poppins Returns (2018) in Movies

Jan 9, 2019 (Updated Jan 9, 2019)  
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
2018 | Family
8
7.0 (67 Ratings)
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Emily Blunt & Lin-Manuel Miranda (1 more)
An Incredible Animated Sequence
Practically Perfect In Every Way?
I've never been a big Mary Poppins fan, but I went to see this because my girlfriend is and we both enjoyed it. I didn't go in expecting much, but this was a charming, harmless, family friendly time and I had fun with it. I think the fact that I am not a huge fan of the original was actually a benefit going in, because I wasn't constantly comparing the film to the OG.

First off, Emily Blunt did a sublime job in the title role. I am a huge fan of hers and she nails this role. To be honest from what I can remember from seeing the original when I was young, I think I prefer her to Julie Andrew's take on the character. Regardless, I don't think that there is any other actress working today that could have done a better job than she did.

Lin-Manuel Miranda is also fantastic as the Dick Van Dyke type character and does a good job of keeping the energy up and the plot moving forward throughout the movie. The lamp lighting sequence that he lead was one of the best in the film. The rest of the cast also do a decent job, except from the vastly overrated Meryl Streep, she was excruciatingly annoying and she felt unnecessarily shoehorned into the movie for no apparent reason.

The highlight for me though, was the beautiful and dynamic animated sequence that happens within the porcelain bowl. This whole sequence was incredible and really blew me away. I found it particularly mind blowing as an animator myself. There were many times that I was left asking myself how they managed to pull off certain things and it left me extremely impressed.

Overall, this is a fun, family friendly romp that in my opinion surpasses the original. It is in some aspects a soft reboot, but there enough call-backs and homages to the OG version that it works as a sequel and will please long time fans of the first movie, but it will also hopefully entertain a whole new generation and Emily Blunt fills the big shoes left by her predecessor remarkably well.