Comments on: Movie Review: Fame (2009)

By: molly

molly — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:33:47 +0000

I loved the movie. Despite it's depressing/mellow/anticlimactic storyline, I thought it was inspiring. (As much as a PG movie can possibly be)
But then again it's probably because I'm in love with asher book.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:38:42 +0000

I was dragged to see this movie. It was awful. I was falling asleep and when I wasn't dozing off, I wanted to get out of there. Your review is right on. The movie accomplishes nothing. I wish I could have gotten a refund.

By: kW

kW — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:48:35 +0000

The movie had such a good vibe in the early stages before we actually started to shoot it. In fact, it had such good energy going on, that it was a pity it ended up being cut-up/chop-chopped and 'sanitized'. There were a lot of scenes that unfortunately did not make the final cut. These scenes showed stories about true friendship, love, passion, relationships, sexuality, disappointments and successes in detail thru character development. Though the locked version was 'tamed down' because of the PG rating, a DVD directors cut would probably show the actual stories of the 10 different characters.

It seemed that Mr. Tancharoen forgot (maybe intentionally?) that he had 10 characters to develop. It appeared that there was concentration on one, Ms. Panabaker (and how could her character pass such a rigid audition?), Mr. Book, Mr. Pennie, Ms. Naughton (who sang very well) and Ms. Payne. Whatever happened to Mr. Iacono, Mr. McGill, Ms. Perez de Tagle, Ms. Flores (Did you notice her? what character did she portray?) and Mr. Perez? What are their life stories or experiences?

Being part of the crew, I witnessed a number of scenes where Joy (Anna Maria), Kevin (Paul McG, who plays a gay dancer…did you notice?) and Neil (Paul I, obsessed film maker) developed and established their friendship. There was a dramatic/touching scene where Joy and Neil made the whole crew shed tears and I thought that would have been a clincher in the film. But sad to say, it ended up in the editors bin. Ms. Perez de Tagle should have been given more substantial scenes. She really is a "Joy" to watch. If I may add, Mr. McGill as handsome as he is, should have been given the same opportunity. In my opinion, these three characters would have been able to show the true color of FAME.

Needless to say, Mr. Tancharoen should have captured the true essence of the "New York PA youth" by utilizing and developing all of his characters evenly. In my opinion, he could have done that, if he had chosen to do so. However, it seems that Mr. Tancharoen concentrated on just one character's development……….Jenny (Ms. Panabaker)….whom he had 'captured' and "captivated" way before the filming was over. Sad, utterly sad, but true.

Give it a chance, view it in it's entirety. Maybe a PG-13 rating would have made the FAME re-invention……….'live forever'

Thank you.

KW, Beverly Hills, CA

By: zyzygy

zyzygy — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:13:29 +0000

@dylan: not to mention the karate kid remake.

By: musiclover123

musiclover123 — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:48:23 +0000

Ok, well…. I just saw the movie, and it was AMAZING!!! the only bad thing about it, was that it was a little bit like other movies from now days… I think the best thing about it… was honesly, Naturi! She's amazing… and also, the MUSIC! THE MUSIC IS WHAT WILL MAKE THIS MOVIE FAMOUS because the music was awesome!! however, I would give the movie a B+/A-…. So maybe not quite that amazing, but still pretty damn good!!

By: Anonymous' Friend

Anonymous' Friend — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:18:05 +0000

@Seiko: It's true if you're looking at the year to date numbers. Compared to this time last year, the box office has made 7% more. Check out this link for evidence: Boxofficemojo.com-YTD Comparison

By: Seiko

Seiko — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:20:13 +0000

7% more money this year? Even with Wolverine's lower than expected numbers, and G.I. Joe's as well? Besides Transformers 2 and Harry Potter, has anything even made over 500 million?
I must question this considering The Dark Knight, Prince Caspian, Hellboy2, Iron Man, and The Incredible Hulk all came out last year.

By: dylan

dylan — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:45:50 +0000

ugh, are you kidding me? A 'Fame' remake, this is just disgusting. I've heard nothing but horrible things about this film. For Pete's sake why can't they just leave the original classics, in the past and stop making horrible remakes for them. let the new generation of kids see what the real 'Fame' was like.

cant wait to see how the 'Footloose' remake will (and hopefully will) flop. -.-

By: Anonymous' Friend

Anonymous' Friend — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:44:43 +0000

Wow, Brad, I gotta tell ya, by the last 10 movies or so you've reviewed, it looks like another reason not to go to the theaters. I don't think they've even been rated a B…

I don't think you've got a high standard; I think your standard for movies is reasonable, but one can draw the conclusion nowadays that the more money studios spends on producing a movie…the worse it is. Perhaps its because executives and studios are trying to capitalize on remakes, sequels, and just generally creating movies for a profit, rather than saying, "You know what guys, let's get a good original script, and try to make it into a good movie. Whaddya say?"

But hey…it's working for them. The movie industry keeps making money, in fact it has made 7% more money this year than last year. So let the crappy movies keep on comin'…as long as the they're making money, right?