Ummm. Not possible. I expect the worst. I also expect my daughter to want to see it. Which, mind you, is the only way it can be worse than I expect.
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I just got PTSD from Jr. High Music class


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Don’t do it. I sat through the theatrical production and that was bad enough.

Just say no.
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From one of the reviews:

Be careful.
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I’m not sure how anyone could watch that trailer and think it looks good. My wife seemed interested but I think that’s mostly just because it’s about cats and Taylor Swift is in it. She has no idea what the show is about but she definitely will have to wait to watch once it is in Redbox or something which seems like it might only be a few months until that happens. I don’t even really know of any famous songs from it either that could redeem it.
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"Memory" is the one that most people would know.
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The negative review snippets on RT are pretty funny.
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Some rich asshole actually sat down, listened to the idea, and said, "Yes, I think this is going to work".

:-)
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If they just flimed actors in cat-like leotards like the stage, it would have had somewhat limited appeal, but it probably would have been OK.

Instead, they chose to go full on creepy. As I said above, I just feel bad for all the actors. This is gonna crash and burn hard, and none of their performances are going to remotely be the reason.
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It will bomb at the box office and then become an all-time classic cult film.

Just you wait...
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My daughter is a huuge Taylor Swift fan. She saw this last night and afterwards told me it was the worst movie she had ever seen.

I told her I wasn't shocked.
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Ive never been a huge fan, just thought she was hot but seemed like she wasn't crazy pop trash. But her freaking out on that Scooter Braun guy for just buying the record label that she's already signed to...then saying hes trying to own her and whatever. Thats just bullshit. People buy companies and assets to build equity. Get over it whiney bitch
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In trying to draw some sort of parallel, consider the Radio City Rockettes and their Christmas show. They sell a fuck ton of tickets every year at Radio City Music Hall. There's not a plot. Just catchy songs (even recorded), and a bunch of dancing. But it's fun, and the performance itself is impressive.

But imagine if they produced a 2.5-hour movie version of it, but instead of costumes they CGI'ed all of the women to make them look like elves, nutcrackers, penguins, or whatever. Then they zoomed in and out all the time so you could barely even appreciate the dancing. And then they had them grind all over each other as penguins. It just doesn't work the same as it does on stage.
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Most musicals would fail.

I mean even something like Hamilton would lose a lot in the translation, IMO. Having a real world 'movie' instead of the carousel set and fixed scenery (that focuses you on the actors not the backgrounds) and lacking the power of a person's voice in real-life just wouldn't work.

It would work better than friggen CATS but it would still be a watered down facsimile. About the only ones that I can see making a fairly seamless transition to a movie are comedies. I honestly think you could pull off Book of Mormon or Spamalot. Even Avenue Q might be able to make the transition (puppets would make it tougher).

But beyond comedy I just can't see it ever being a good idea.
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