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Zombified
Zombified
Movie Star

Rating of
2.5/4

Good Movie, Better On Stage

Zombified - wrote on 12/27/2009

As much as I like the movie Rent, it's safe to say that the staged performance is even better and captures the magic that the movie should have.

The story is very well put together and follows the lives of people living in the poorest part of New York, trying to get by writing music and making low budget movies. Most of the characters have AIDS, and some have drug problems, which makes for good drama between characters. At the same time, the story progresses wonderfully with drug obsession, AIDS issues, and past experiences from characters. Misunderstands between characters happen all of the time, which makes the drama rise several times during the movie.

The character interaction in the film is great. The characters themselves are very realistic and they're able to hold …

The M.O.W.
The M.O.W.
Producer

Rating of
2.5/4

"Rent" may become a good rental

The M.O.W. - wrote on 08/01/2008

Based on the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-wining originally off-Broadway Rock Opera of the same name by the late Jonathan Larson, who died the night before the play was set to debut, the story revolves around eight friends from the East Village, New York City, New York during 1989 as the AIDS epidemic hit the world hard. In fact, most of the characters are HIV-positive, due to a number of reasons which include homosexuality and drug abuse. We follow the eight main characters through falling in love to AIDS hitting close-to-home, to death during the '89 calendar year.

The cast, which consists mostly of members from the original 1996 stage play, is pretty good, and yet spectacular vocally. Each were comfortable in their roles, including those who have never appeared in the stage …

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