Give Disney's Once Upon a Mattress a Grade
Give Disney's Once Upon a Mattress a Grade
#1re: Give Disney's Once Upon a Mattress a Grade
Posted: 12/19/05 at 10:44amD-
"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!"
Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!
colleen_lee
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/05
#3re: Give Disney's Once Upon a Mattress a Grade
Posted: 12/19/05 at 11:05amC-
"You just can't win. Ever. Look at the bright side, at least you are not stuck in First Wives Club: The Musical. That would really suck. "
--Sueleen Gay
#4re: Give Disney's Once Upon a Mattress a Grade
Posted: 12/19/05 at 11:06am
Considering its a Wonderful World of Disney movie, I'd say B-.
I consider Cinderella the best out of the Wonderful World of Disney movies that they have done and Annie the worst with this one average. This one was very oddly shot in terms of musical numbers and had weird casting (Tracy Ullman?!) But I thoroughly enjoyed Carol Burrnet and Denis O'Hare!!
Happy...Everything!
Kaye Thompson
dancinfan
Broadway Star Joined: 8/9/04
#6re: Give Disney's Once Upon a Mattress a Grade
Posted: 12/19/05 at 11:17amD-
"Theater is not only the meeting place of all the arts, but the return of art to life." -- Oscar Wilde
#7re: Give Disney's Once Upon a Mattress a Grade
Posted: 12/19/05 at 11:22amC. It wasn't exactly a good movie, but it was enjoyable.
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#8re: Give Disney's Once Upon a Mattress a Grade
Posted: 12/19/05 at 11:25am
I liked it more than Rent...
Updated On: 12/19/05 at 11:25 AM
Phantour
Stand-by Joined: 6/5/03
Thesbijean
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/9/04
#13re: Give Disney's Once Upon a Mattress a Grade
Posted: 12/19/05 at 11:51amC
Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone
amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.
--Dave Berry
kelzama
Broadway Star Joined: 9/14/04
#14re: Give Disney's Once Upon a Mattress a Grade
Posted: 12/19/05 at 11:57am
B-.
Watched it with my young children, both of whom enjoyed the singing, but thought the queen looked scary and the prince and princess were too old. They enjoyed the songs, though. Both wanted to see more of the jester. I thought it was harmless and mildly entertaining. Would've benefitted from better sound editing, so the lipsynching actually synched.
#15re: Give Disney's Once Upon a Mattress a Grade
Posted: 12/19/05 at 11:59am
I'd say a pretty solid:
"B"
The work is what it is - certainly not my favorite musical by any means - but I did like what Kathleen Marshall did with a LOT of the movie - especially the big dance numbers.
HUGE praise for Carol Burnett & Tracy Ullman (who I unexpectedly liked)
VERY NICE job by Matt Morrison & Dennis O'Hare (even if he was a bit mis-cast in the role.
But OMG LADY LARKIN was DREADFUL!
On a whole though - cute & good job!
#16re: Give Disney's Once Upon a Mattress a Grade
Posted: 12/19/05 at 12:06pmThey cut the Jester's part down to nothing, basically. He has a few songs in the stage version.
joeybiltmore1
Leading Actor Joined: 2/22/05
#18re: Give Disney's Once Upon a Mattress a Grade
Posted: 12/19/05 at 12:11pmF -- Kathleen Marshall's choreography was HORRID. It looked like a junior high production. I LOVE Tracey Ullman, but she was miscast. And I was completely disappointed with her singing. For something that wasn't sung live, many of the performers were wavering around trying to find the pitch. I also LOVE Carol Burnett, but I think she was allowed to mug too much. The only thing I liked were the costumes.
". . . POP . . ."
#19re: Give Disney's Once Upon a Mattress a Grade
Posted: 12/19/05 at 12:13pm
D-
Zoey Deschanel was the only bright spot in the whole show!
Don't f*ck with me fellas. This ain't my first time at the rodeo.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#20re: Give Disney's Once Upon a Mattress a Grade
Posted: 12/19/05 at 12:14pm
I say B+
Colorful, amusing and some lovely moments.
A solid, if not spectacular effort, keeping the TV-Movie Musical genre humming along.
Tom1071
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/04
#21re: Give Disney's Once Upon a Mattress a Grade
Posted: 12/19/05 at 12:28pm
F
I thought it was terrible. I was very disappointed with Carol Burnette and Zooey Dechanel as Lady Larkin was aweful.
Updated On: 12/19/05 at 12:28 PM
apdarcey
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/10/04
#23re: Give Disney's Once Upon a Mattress a Grade
Posted: 12/19/05 at 12:38pm
C.
I was very dissapointed with the cast and the direction as a whole. And the musical has never been one of my favorites anyway
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-The Likes of Us
#24re: Give Disney's Once Upon a Mattress a Grade
Posted: 12/19/05 at 12:39pm
B
I liked Zooey Deschanel and Tracy Ullman and Denis O'Hare. All around cute.
