Movie Reviews for Pippin

Pippin

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Movie Reviews of Pippin

Movie Review: Good show ruined by editing
Summary: 2 Stars

Pippin is one of the best broadway shows of the 70's. Unfortunately, you'd never know it from this video of the show. While the cast is wonderful, the severe editing to make the show fit the length of a television broadcast ruins it. There are major jumps in story that completely delete songs, sections of songs, even complete scenes. And it's a major shame. William Katt makes a nice Pippin. He sings well and looks good in the part. Chita Rivera is great as Fastrada. She's..beautiful, devious, scheming, everything Fastrada should be. And what can be said about Ben Vereen. He's at the top of his form here in his Tony Award winning performance. Sound and video quality are good here. I just wish there were a special edition being issued that would put back everything that was cut out to fit the two hour time slot.

Movie Review: Pippin Live Performance Review
Summary: 2 Stars

PippinThis was not a very good performance compared to the original live on stage performance. While Ben Vereen was excellent, William Katt did not seem right for the role. He was unsure and a bit stiff. There were several ommissions from the original production. It was not at all exciting.

Movie Review: Horrible edits
Summary: 2 Stars

In the early 1980's, when this video was produced for cable, the TV director said he made the cuts to fit the time constraints of tv. The cut material should have been restored for the dvd release. So much good material was lost.

Movie Review: Pippin
Summary: 2 Stars

Disappointed that this was a video of the Broadway production. Looked like it was taken taped from the balcony and the sound was poor. I like the show so I didn't return the video.