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Just when I thought I'd never see a really cute movie again, along came the second remake of the 1988 film Hairspray, originally directed by none other than John Waters. You've got to remember the old one to really appreciate this one even though the first one had some really big stars such as Sonny Bono & Deborah Harry as the parents. We have to go back in time to the year 1962 again and pick up where the teenager Tracy Turnblad and her friend Penny Pingleton are watching the Corny Collins show and dreaming of how they could really fit into that scene. Tracy gets a chance to dance on the show and the rest is history. Her dancing skills attract Corny Collins, but also the attention of teenage heart throb, Link Larkin. But not everyone is happy with the decision to have her dance on the show. The shows manager, Velma von Tussle (Michelle Phieffer) will do anything to get Tracy kicked off the show, even if it has to include Tracy's parents of new friends Seaweed and Motormouth Maybelle. Although we faced various racial issues back then, we start to believe that integration may just as well be the way of the future after all if everyone would just all get along together. We also are face with having to realize that all our petty prejudices about looks, race, and body size are really so unimportant and immature that we should have these sorts of feeling towards one another. Thanks John Waters for making the second film possible and flashing us in your cameo as well. I give this a 4/5 because it's fun to watch and very cute. IF YOU LIKE MY REVIEWS PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO LET ME KNOW BY VOTING. THANKS.Read full review
From someone who is definately NOT a fan of musicals (Read my review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC...or as I like to call it, the production from HELL!), "Hairspray" was well worth my money. This was definately a cute movie. The songs are catchy and upbeat. The humor and content have some mild adult and topical themes (racism), but wholesome enough for the whole family to enjoy. Nikki Blonski has an amazing singing voice. I expect many great things from her. Amanda Bynes has for the most part, remained delightfully unchanged since her Nickelodeon days. John Travolta and Christopher Walken were utterly hilarious in this film. It also has Zac Efron to attract the High School Musical crowd. All in all, a very good movie. I highly recommend it! Again, that's rare coming from me!Read full review
My whole family loves this movie. We think that it was very cute and very funny. Nikki is so pretty and did a great job, Amanda Bynes with her constant lollipop was absolutely adorable, Zac is just plain cute (from a 'mom' perspective). I loved John and Christopher. I think the funniest part was John Travolta. Every time he opened his mouth we sat there and laughed. The whole cast had us laughing. I would loved to have smacked Brittany right up-side the head-- and that means she did a great job. Michelle was right up there, too. smack, smack. At the same time the movie did a great job of really hitting the truth of the prejudice against Heavy/overweight/obese people, and racism. People can be discriminated against because of their looks, and not their abilities. I really can't stand that. Being overweight doesn't equal ugly, untalented, and unacceptable anymore than does being white make one better than anyone else. It means that the rest of mankind needs to "get over it and get a life". Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and sometimes the beholder is the "ugly" one, as shown in the movie. I hope people enjoy this movie, laugh a lot, and still learn from it. I really loved the fact that Nikki and Amanda were "blind". Black/white, thin/thick. It doesn't matter, and I liked that it was shown in the end.Read full review
I AM A TRAVOLTA FAN 1ST OF ALL BUT THIS MOVIE DEPICTS HIS USUAL ROLE AS A BAD GUY OR AN ANGEL, HIS DRAMA & GOOD LOOKS MAKE FOR A GREAT DUO BUT OH THE MOVIE: GREAT MUSIC, FUNNY, WELL ACTED BY ALL & I HAVE WATCHED IT 15 TIMES AT LEAST, DID I SAY I WAS A FAN...ITS WORTH EVERY PENNY I PAID FOR IT SINCE I BOUGHT IT TWICE, 1ST TIME WAS BY BLUE RAY & DIDN'T REALIZE BLUE RAY REQUIRED A SPECIAL PLAYER TO VIEW SO BOUGHT IT AGAIN, NOT WORTH RETURNING IT...WATCH IT ITS A GREAT GREAT FLICK...
This is a very good and fun remake. The songs are pitch perfect. Good Morning Baltimore anyone?? I had such a fondness for the original cast though. I have a tough time not trying to think about them. Mink Stole, Ricki Lake, Sunny Bono, and of course DIVINE!! I think this is a fun film. It has been made a little more tame than anything Waters would have ever done, but that's alright. It's solid and good fun, but I still recommend the original!
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