This was one of my all time favorite movies when I was a kid. As I have mentioned before, as far back as I can remember, I have loved original broadway cast recordings. When I bought the OBCR of A Chorus Line I had no clue what it was about, what the story was....it didn't really matter to me. I just knew I loved the music, and when I heard At The Ballet, I was transported somewhere else. When the movie first came out, I am pretty sure I didn't see it until it came on VHS. I remember that after I saw it, I didn't like Michael Douglas anymore. Something about him in that movie just turned me off and it took me years to recover from it. I couldn't even look at him, wouldn't even attempt to watch a movie where he was the star until The American President. But none of this is important right now. So I watched this movie for the first time in quite a number of years, and for me, it has lost some of its shimmer. Part of it I think, is the 80's sometimes look dingy to me now on film. The other part of it is the time I have spent in NYC lately, and I think I expect more out of movies based on shows. I have nothing to compare this to, as I have never seen the show live, though I will remedy that the next time the tour comes around. However, my recent viewing of "Every Little Step" tainted me a little bit, and this movie paled in comparison. I forced Bubba to watch with me, and he only got up twice to walk away from it because the music bored him a little. The next day though he told me it "wasn't so bad" and I told him that I didn't like it as much as I used to. I guess we never see eye to eye at the same time. Its not that I thought the movie was awful, I just think that it could have been better. I still loved the music and dancing, but if you are going to choose A Chorus Line movie....pick the documentary about it instead, watch Every Little Step. Of course, if you are a fan of the movie and feeling nostalgic, it still does the trick for that!
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