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As directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman (who did the same honors on Broadway) and co-written by Mel Brooks, The Producers is laugh-out-loud funny. It's also a relentlessly over-the-top, shamelessly bawdy, stereotype-ridden comedy that may turn off its audience just as much as its centerpiece, Springtime for Hitler, was intended to. But Broadway fans who are used to larger-than-life figures who play to the back row while showering the first row with spit, are likely to forgive and just enjoy the famous granny-walker dance, a supporting cast dotted with Broadway performers (playing a taxi driver is Brad Oscar, who originated the role of Liebkind on Broadway then later played Bialystock), or the mere spectacle of seeing Lane and Broderick memorializing the performances that millions never got a ticket to see. (For maximum laughs, stick around through the closing credits.) --David Horiuchi
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Susan Stroman |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 25 December, 2005 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Universal Studios |
| MPAA RATING: | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Comedies & Family Ent., Comedy, Comedy Video, Feature Film-comedy, Movie |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 025192843723 |
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Customer Reviews of The Producers (Widescreen Edition)
Fun for a few laughs... I grew up watching the original "The Producers", and was probably too young to even decipher some of the adult humor. Still, that one sticks in my mind as the superior version of Mel Brooks' production. Granted, I have never seen the stage version, but the film seemed to show Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick going through the motions, as if they were tired of having performed this live so often and couldn't bring anything more to the screen. Just the same, film can often be limiting when trying to recapture a hit stage musical. If anything, this movie made me yearn to see the production live on stage, an experience that would probably outweigh viewing this movie on a tiny tv screen. But the outlandish characters were fun for a few laughs. The "Make It Gay" number alone was enough momentum to keep one interested for the over 2-hour length of this film. One note: the director's audio commentary sounds scripted and not spontaneous, as if she prepared a million notes before she sat down to comment on her film.
It's better on Broadway!
Still a very good movie, but it's better on the actual stage. But save your money and see this version instead. It's still pretty good.
Best left to the stage.
A witty and endearing musical, The Producers has a lot going for it. I got the opportunity to see the show with the original cast on Broadway several years ago, and it was the best time someone could have without taking your pants off. The show is zany, over the top and filled with the ridiculous style of humor that we've come to expect from Mel Brooks.
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>That said, the movie seems almost completely unchanged from the stage production. The over the top attitude looks stilted and overzealous on the big screen, as could be expected. The original cast members play their characters as they did onstage, but something is lost in their singing- perhaps singing the same song over and over led them to try new gags that, though new, weren't are good as the original ideas.
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>The movie does very little to distinguish itself from the show, despite its new cast members. Will Ferrel brings very little to the show- his trademark goofiness and personality are put on the backburner here in what appears to be a straight imitation of the original cast member's character interpretation. As for Uma Thurman, I'll give her this: I've never seen her more beautiful. Other than that, she brings nothing to the film- in fact, with her breathy, insecure singing, she drags the character of Ulla down.
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>Overall, The Producers is a great show, but take the film with a grain of salt. See the musical live if you can.