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Jersey Boys - The Movie
I went to see Jersey Boys - The Movie, a little concerned after reading a couple of on-line reviews, that I would be disappointed with the movie. NO WAY! The movie was great and I left with the feeling that I wanted to see it again. I would recommend it to everyone who grew up in the '50's and '60's. You won't be disappointed!
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Your input is appreciated as we plan to see it. I can't remember a bad movie that Clint Eastwood ever directed. By the way, a bit of trivia that the first movie Eastwood ever directed was Play Misty For Me. Just reading an article that he has directed twelve movies since he turned 70. (He's 84). His secret is that he 'never let the old man in.'
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Were any females in the audience crying? Because you know "Big Girls Don't Cry." Just ask "Sherry." "I'm Swearing to God" that's true. If you see it tonight,I'm sure you'll come out of the theater saying "Oh What a Night."
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Can't wait to see it. Clint Eastwood doesn't make junk. |
I saw Jersey Boys last night. Thumbs up. Being a huge Four Season fan in the 60's, I had seen them live five times. Three times with the original four members. I also saw the play on Broadway. I was afraid the guy who played Frankie didn't have the voice. But once the movie began, any concern about him not having the voice disappeared as I grew involved in the move and didn't notice it that much. Being quite knowledgable with music and of the Four Seasons, there were a few innacuracies but nothing to distract from a great story. I must add, even if the story was about All four members of the group, with each member having its moments, it was the Tommy DeVito character who carried the movie.
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Jersey Boy's star singer
John Lloyd Young played the lead roll on Broadway and also is the star of the movie. Same great voice as on Broadway!
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I was disappointed in Jersey Boys. I didn't love it. I think the idea of men in their 30's and 40's playing teen age boys just doesn't work. even with the dim lighting and sepia tints. Nothing wrong with Clint's directing - it just didn't look right.
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Just saw Jersey Boys and did really enjoy the movie. Not Oscar material but none the less very entertaining. Didn't mind old men playing young boys and since I haven't seen the play had nothing to compare. Was worth the price of admission.
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six of us went to see it sunday afternoon (yes theatre still crowded) and all enjoyed it...the only thing a bit off was the makeup for the 1990 scene...they would not have been as old as they made frankie valli look...i figure they would have been in their late 50's then? i think they all looked good as teens and acted very well... the film was great and the music fantastic! a fun afternoon.
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My wife and I saw it Sunday at SS. There was a pretty big crowd in the theater We absolutely loved it.
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My wife and I saw it yesterday afternoon at LSL and the theater was pretty crowded - only open seats were in the first few rows on the floor.
We both thought it was a really good movie and we're glad we went to see it. I don't know if any "big girls" were crying, but some of the songs brought a tear to my eye - a lot of memories. If you are a fan of the Four Seasons, it is definitely worth seeing. Oh...... and stay seated for the "production number" at the end. My guess is that came straight from the Broadway play. |
Just got back from seeing the movie at the barnstorm theater and it was crowded. Excellent movie. If you haven't seen the movie go.
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Saw it last evening and I was bopping in my seat. Yes, ti won't get an academy award but I very much enjoyed it and forgave the over make up for the 1990 scene. Who really cares. The movie was great entertainment, great music, great story, hey...it was totally worth it.
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I saw it, and thought it was very good. The music was great.
My friend thought it dragged a bit as they developed the characters. I thought that was the purpose of the movie, as we are all familiar with the Four Season's music. Give me a popcorn movie anytime, as opossed to needing to figure out rocket formula's, to follow a plot. Besides, Clint doesn't make junk!!! |
Maybe it's because of the big build up, but I was a bit disappointed. They introduced story lines that had no basis in the story. When Valli's daughter ran away and he had his talk with her he told her to stop smoking if she wanted to be a great singer. Then he offered to get her demos with Crewe because that's what she really wanted. It seems to me that the fact that his daughter had ambitions to sing should have been introduced earlier in the movie. There were a few other instances where things just seemed to come up out of the blue.
The other thing was that whoever was doing Valli's voice was terrible. It didn't sound anything like Valli in the beginning. It did get much better as the movie progressed but initially he has an annoying scratchy sound that was hard to sit through. It was an OK movie, but I expected better. Most of these biopics about famous people are pretty bad. This one was merely OK. |
Like all new movies I'll wait until it comes to pay TV because if its good .....well its good and if its bad.....well it won't change my cost basis
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I also have friends from Belleville, NJ and they say that many of the location scenes were not where they were supposed to be. Many were in neighboring town. Now, if you're not from that area, you wouldn't know that, but it makes me wonder why movie makers do things like that. A diner in the town next to Belleville is more authentic than a diner in the actual town where the movie takes place? I don't get it. And, I'm surprised that Valli allowed that you happen. You would think that he'd want to give back to his home town. If they were doing the story of my life and I had anything to say about it, all the scenes would be shot in the place where the stuff actually happened. |
One thing that the movie did was to get me a bit more interested in learning about The Four Seasons and that leads to more frustration about how the story was portrayed on the screen.
Nick Massi left the band in 1965 for personal reasons. He was temporarily replaced by their previous bass player, Charlse Calello who had left the frontline to become their musical arranger. After a few months, Joe Long was hired as a permanent addition to the band. It wasn't until 1970 that Tommy DeVito left the band and quite willingly sold his shares of the corporation to Valli and Gaudio. DeVito ended up pretty well off. This is a far cry from the way it was presented in the movie. |
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:thumbup: for Jersey Boys. I saw it today, and I liked it quite a bit. I saw the stage production last year in Chicago, so there were not a lot of surprises in the movie. Until I saw the stage production of Jersey Boys last year I had no idea of the "behind the scenes" story of Jersey Boys. Another story that illustrates that fame and stardom can play a high price in one's personal life.
One of the employees at the Rialto Theatre in Spanish Springs where I saw Jersey Boys said it is rare for a movie to be playing at all 3 theatres in TV. |
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I see that a new book will be coming out called "Big Girls do Cry." It is written by a woman who claims to have been in thirty year off and on relationship with Frankie Valli that started when she was sixteen.Valli also had a stepdaughter that died in an accidental fall before his own daughter died from drugs.This was never mentioned in the movie.I have mixed feeling about the movie.I particularly liked Vincent Piazza's performance as Tommy DeVito.There are lots of good clips about DeVito on Youtube.
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