There were some things that made this surpass the 1960 original and other things I could have done without.
I might as well get the ** Big Spoiler ** out of the way first: in this new Blu-Ray Director's Cut, the two main characters also get eaten by the plant! Yeah, "Audey Jr." is one mean motha, and the film does not have a happy ending. Screening audiences did not like that, so it was cut from the theatrical release.
Anyway, the plant was spectacular and the lyrics to his songs had me laughing out loud several times. They were hilarious. The main actors did a pretty good job of imitating the 1960 actors. Moranis was very much like his counterpart. Ellen Greene's main contribution was her cleavage, although she was good as the ditsy-voiced "Audrey,"
The music was decent, but nothing spectacular outside of the plant. i didn't see the point of having the three women singing in a number of early scenes.
Steve Martin's cameo as the sadistic dentist/boyfriend was memorable, both good and bad. His gestures of a 1950s James Dean-type were excellent but his potty-mouth was overdone.
This is the kind of film that looks like it would be fun for the kiddies, but it is not. It's a pretty hard-edged violent movie for a comedy/musical....but adults will get plenty of laughs. The BD boasts a good transfer and surround sound.
I might as well get the ** Big Spoiler ** out of the way first: in this new Blu-Ray Director's Cut, the two main characters also get eaten by the plant! Yeah, "Audey Jr." is one mean motha, and the film does not have a happy ending. Screening audiences did not like that, so it was cut from the theatrical release.
Anyway, the plant was spectacular and the lyrics to his songs had me laughing out loud several times. They were hilarious. The main actors did a pretty good job of imitating the 1960 actors. Moranis was very much like his counterpart. Ellen Greene's main contribution was her cleavage, although she was good as the ditsy-voiced "Audrey,"
The music was decent, but nothing spectacular outside of the plant. i didn't see the point of having the three women singing in a number of early scenes.
Steve Martin's cameo as the sadistic dentist/boyfriend was memorable, both good and bad. His gestures of a 1950s James Dean-type were excellent but his potty-mouth was overdone.
This is the kind of film that looks like it would be fun for the kiddies, but it is not. It's a pretty hard-edged violent movie for a comedy/musical....but adults will get plenty of laughs. The BD boasts a good transfer and surround sound.