Little Shop of Horrors
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Movie Reviews of Little Shop of Horrors
Movie Review: Funny Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I LOVED this movie. I thought the story line and the dance numbers were very funny. I hope to come across more like this and buy more like this.Movie Review: One of the Best Musicals out there!!
Summary: 5 Stars
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS IS CLASSIC, TIMELESS MUSICAL. A SENSE OF HUMOR AND POPCORN IS ALL YOU NEED TO ENJOY THIS MOVIE.Movie Review: Great for cheesy 80s musicals!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you like musicals, you need to try this one! It has good music and a pretty good plot line even! It's very 80s cheesy, which is hilarious. It has all kinds of jokes in it that I never realized as a little kid. The movie also has TONS of cameos. It's fun to watch with friends and get a kick out of.
Buy it and see what I'm talking about!
Movie Review: Singing man-eating plants - Oh my!
Summary: 5 Stars
After discovering a rare and interesting plant, which he names Audrey II, florist's assistant, Seymour Krelborn (Rick Moranis), is shot from a life of poverty on Skid Row to fame and fortune. However, his success comes at a price, as Audrey II demands to be fed a diet of blood, and later human bodies, which Seymour must supply.
"Little Shop of Horrors" is one of the earliest examples of a movie being remade as a musical and one of the best. The songs are great; the actors can actually sing; and what's more, everyone involved looks like they are having a thoroughly good time, which makes the audience also enjoy themselves. Although the film's plot and its title suggest that this is a horror film, it is actually a comedy and I can't imagine anyone, except perhaps a young child, being remotely scared by this film. Everything is played over-the-top and for laughs and it works too.
Highlights of the film include a scene involving Steve Martin as a sadistic (singing) dentist meeting his match in the form of a masochistic patient (Bill Murray), and the grand finale song, "Mean Green Mother From Outer Space", which earned this film a Best Song Oscar Nomination. However, for me at least, the best thing about this film is that it was done using puppets for the plant instead of CG.
Considering the fact that just about every movie made now days includes some sort of computerization, it is hard to remember a time when animatronics and puppets were the big thing. "Little Shop of Horrors" was made back in 1986, before CG, and as I was rewatching this film last night, I found myself feeling grateful that this was the case. No matter how good CG gets interactions between humans and CG creatures just don't look as realistic as interactions between actual objects (ie. puppets) and humans. The puppets in this film are great and they are directed by the best puppet director in the business, Frank Oz.
The film also features a large number of cameos from assorted comedians including John Candy, Jim Belushi, and Christopher Guest. Oh and for the record, the original Roger Corman version of this film is nowhere near as good as this "remake" and is only really worth watching as a curiosity piece, to see the origins of this classic.
Movie Review: A brilliant musical horror comedy!
Summary: 5 Stars
In the early 60's in the grimiest part of New York City, Plant shop owner Mushnik (Vincient Gardenia) and worker Seymore Krelborne (Rick Moranis) are having bad business with their store. However during one day when Seymore was looking for unusual and weird plants while during an esclipse of the sun, he discovers a strange venus-flytrap at a Chinese plant shop and buys it. With the plant being the main attraction of the store, the flower shop becomes very successful on Skid Row for Seymore and he falls for a girl named Audrey (Ellen Green) who has been physically abused by her mean and insane dentist boyfriend (Steve Martin). The plant nicknamed Audrey II (Voiced by Levi Stubbs) is actually a man-eating alien plant creature from space that wants to make Seymore's wishes and successes come true if he can dismember some people.
Featuring appearences by Jim Belushi, Bill Murray and Christopher Guest this is a marvleous musical horror Sci-fi comedy extraganza. Based on a successful broadway musical from Alan Menken and Howard Ashman which was inspired by a cult 1960 Sci-fi horror comedy cheapie flick, director Frank Oz really captures the spirit of both the broadway play and the Roger Corman classic in every way. The performances by the cast are just outstanding including the musical numbers which are very memorable, the Audrey II effects still hold up today as they are just amazing especially the lip synching of the creature.
This DVD has great picture and sound with cool extras like audio commentary, deleted scenes and outtakes, Info facts behind the movie, cast and crew info, Trailers, TV Spots and behind the scenes documentary.