Tomma
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I went to one recently where they all sat around the outside of the ring and bought £4 bags of candyfloss and £6 spinning lights tat sticks for little Nokia and Taleesha.
I went to one recently where they all sat around the outside of the ring and bought £4 bags of candyfloss and £6 spinning lights tat sticks for little Nokia and Taleesha.
Some Random Guy
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What a convoluted excuse not to take the Mrs to see a film you don't fancy. 
I went in the 80s when I was 3 or 4. All I remember is that an elephant did a massive shit and a clown had to use a massive shovel to clear it. It was brilliant.
Harry Angstrom
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What a convoluted excuse not to take the Mrs to see a film you don't fancy.
I went in the 80s when I was 3 or 4. All I remember is that an elephant did a massive shit and a clown had to use a massive shovel to clear it. It was brilliant.
Kids robbed of those magical moments because do gooders don't want magnificent creatures kept in cruel conditions. World has gone mad.
Howard the Duck
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Probably the first one although it's really sad when he melts at the end... a proper tear jerker.
Rick O Shea
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I went with the wife (no) - it was enjoyable enough - easy going entertainment.
Sad as it is, I like to look at the back story of these sort of characters - a lot of material if someone wanted to do a biopic of the 'real' man. Like you say - weird and complex - exploitative in some senses, but philanthropic as well - helped found a university and hospital, spoke in favour of emancipation.
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The Exile
Guest
You don't get any grim and depressing musicals mind. The fact that I find all of them to be that way is purely personal taste.
Dave Herbal
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Why would you want to avoid seeing an accurate depiction of history? Pretend it didn’t happen?
There was a thing on 5Live about it two or three weeks ago. Seldom has a film divided critics and audiences so much.
Some Random Guy
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I don't think this film is that
Chappers
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6 times. I love it
No animals are hurt.
Went last night and it was pretty much sold out.
Charmless Man
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And they touched on that conflicted aspect of his personality, but in no depth whatsoever. Quite disappointing. Suppose it’s a musical.
6 times. I love it
No animals are hurt.
Went last night and it was pretty much sold out.
That seems to be par for the course. Sell out audiences, people seeing it multiple times, cinemas showing singalong versions but the critics pretty much universally disliked it.
Chappers
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What do critics know.
It's been out since just before Christmas. Mental that it's still going strong. About 3 weeks ago we went and the viewing had moved as so many people had booked l. I've never known that happen before.
Last night I was amazed at how many people were there. It's a nice feel good movie and like i said I love it. We will keep going every week until its gone forever.
Well, until the download comes out.
Keawyeds
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Wow, really?
Jesus Christ Superstar? Blood Brothers? Sweeny Todd? Les Mis? Miss Saigon?
Also, Grim and Depressing?
The Producers? Shrek? Spamalot? The Book of Mormon?
With regard to film musicals, I don;t recall Dancer In The Dark being a barrel of laughs...
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becs
Guest
6 times. I love it
My daughter is 10. I bought her a cup of pick and mix before the film. She was that engrossed in the film, she barely ate any sweets and fetched it home! She's already asked if she can have the DVD for her birthday if it's out by May.
Chappers
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It's hard to explain. But I can't get enough of it and we just keep going back. As I've said, i couldn't believe the number of people there last night.
Greatest film ever. (Of course helps if you like this kind of thing to start with).
