You see, I just got a dvd of this version from the library last week because...Hugh Jackman plays Curly. And plays him beautifully. Possibly better than Gordon MacRae. More dangerously, definitely. Gordon is lovely, don't get me wrong. But he lacks...edge. Hugh has edge to spare.
I may have to get this version on dvd. It's marvelous. It's just a stage version that was filmed and then shown on tv, but it rocks.
Of course, I still adore the Gordon MacRae/Shirley Jones version. But if they made a movie version with Hugh Jackman as Curly...I might like it a teensy bit better. He's very layered, with this smirky impudence on the outside, and then underneath is this delicious uncertainty that I adore. And deep down is a core of danger that you do not want him to tap into.Isn't he adorable? (Thanks for the screencap, Dkoren!) A year younger than when he first donned claws and sideburns...and with a clear tenor voice, too! And he dances! Wow. No wonder he's married (oh, wait, I am too....)
mmmm, I keep visiting just to see the picture. You always have the best pictures...
ReplyDeleteI was talking with my sister and she agreed that they need to make a movie with him in the role.
Hey, you oughtta know this is the best picture! ;-)
ReplyDeleteJust discovered that walmart.com is selling both the soundtrack and the dvd. Must save up some moneys and acquire them pronto. Yippee!
My best friend Laura saw the stage version live in London! Doesn't that practically force a body to be jealous?
ReplyDeleteShe saw THIS version in London? That would practically force a body to be envious!
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