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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: Paramount EAN: 0097363478249 Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Item Dimensions: Label: DreamWorks Languages: Manufacturer: DreamWorks MPN: PARD347824D Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: DreamWorks Region Code: 1 Release Date: May 01, 2007 Running Time: 130 minutes Studio: DreamWorks Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 2006 Editorial Review: Product Description: Three young women deena effie & lorrell desire to become pop stars & get their wish when theyre picked to be backup singers for the legendary james thunder early. Then theyre set free for leads but curtis taylor & effies brother c.C. Decide on deena for the lead which upsets effie. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 08/21/2007 Starring: Jamie Foxx Eddie Murphy Run time: 130 minutes Rating: Pg13 Amazon.com: The spirit of Motown runs through the long-awaited film adaption of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, which centers around a young female singing trio who burst upon the music scene in the '60s, complete with bouffant hairdos, glitzy gowns, and a soul sound new to the white-bread American music charts. Sound familiar? You aren't the first one to draw comparisons to the meteoric rise of the Supremes, and despite any protests to the contrary, this is most definitely a thinly veiled reinterpretation of that success story. The Dreamettes--statuesque Deena (Beyonce Knowles), daffy Lorell (Anika Noni Rose) and brassy Effie (Jennifer Hudson)--are a girl group making the talent-show rounds when they're discovered by car salesman and aspiring music manager Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx). Sensing greatness (as well as a new marketing opportunity) Curtis signs the Dreamettes as backup singers for R&B star James "Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy). But when Early's mercurial ways and singing style don't mesh with primarily white audiences, Curtis moves the newly-renamed Dreams to center stage--with Deena as lead singer in place of Effie. And that's not the only arena in which Effie is replaced, as Curtis abandons their love affair for a relationship with star-in-the-making Deena. Besides the Supremes comparison, one can't talk about Dreamgirls now without revisiting its notorious Oscar snub; though it received eight nominations, the most for any film from 2006, it was shut out of the Best Picture and Director races entirely. Was the oversight justified? While Dreamgirls is certainly a handsomely mounted, lovingly executed and often vibrant film adaptation, it inspires more respect than passion, only getting under your skin during the musical numbers, which become more sporadic as the film goes on. Writer-director Bill Condon is definitely focused on recreating the Motown milieu (down to uncanny photographs of Knowles in full Diana Ross mode), he often forgets to flesh out his characters, who even on the Broadway stage were underwritten and relied on powerhouse performances to sell them to audiences. (Stage fans will also note that numerous songs are either truncated or dropped entirely from the film.) Condon has assembled a game cast, as Knowles does a canny riff on the essence of Diana Ross' glamour (as opposed to an all-out impersonation) and Rose makes a peripheral character surprisingly vibrant; only Foxx, who never gets to pour on the charisma, is miscast. Still, there are two things even the most cranky viewers will warm to in Dreamgirls: the performances of veteran Eddie Murphy and newcomer Jennifer Hudson. Murphy is all sly charm and dazzling energy as the devilish Early, who's part James Brown, part Little Richard, and all showman. And Hudson, an American Idol contestant who didn't even make the top three, makes an impressive debut as the larger-than-life Effie, whose voice matches her passions and stubbornness. Though she sometimes may seem too young for the role, Hudson nails the movie's signature song, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," with a breathtaking power that must be seen and heard to believe. And for those five minutes, if not more, you will be in Dreamgirls' thrall. --Mark Englehart Beyond Dreamgirls
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 Rating:  - Stunning quality! No regret for BD purchaseThis BD version of Dreamgirls is just great. Besides the movie itself (which is very good), Dreamgirls is beautifully reborn on BD. Video and Sound quality is just awesome!! This is my first Blu Ray disc and I feel no regret at all spending money on different format (I own DVD version too). The movie is good and the price ir right... WHY NOT. Rating: - A dream on blu-rayDreamgirls was the very first musical I ever had the pleasure of seeing live on Broadway. I loved the story and music then and, with a few reservations, love it nearly just as much now. I won't spend time reviewing the content of the movie beyond saying that Dreamgirls has some truly great musical setpieces, mired in a fragmeted, episodic presentation that I do not remember being so prevalent in the stage production. As far as this blu-ray release goes, this is 5-star demo material ... Read More Rating:  - Dream Girls DVDReceived prompt delivery. Since the movie was so highly rated and had good reviews, I was a little disappointed, as it just wasn't to my taste. Excellent acting, well done -- just not something I'd want to watch again. Rating: - In the tradition of the great American musicals.If they were alive today I am quite sure that Rogers and Hammerstein, Loerner and Lowe and all the others who brought us the great American musicals of the 1940's and 1950's would stand up and cheer for "Dreamgirls". For this is a film steeped in the tradition of those fabulous M-G-M musicals of days gone by. Executive Producer Patricia Whitcher pushed all of the right buttons in assembling an incredibly talented ensemble that makes "Dreamgirls" one of the finest musicals of the past quarter century. ... Read More Rating: - not for mei got this for my mom and she loves it so its a good chick flick |
