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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0883904169024
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Languages: EnglishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledSpanishSubtitledEnglishOriginal LanguageFrenchDubbedSpanishDubbed
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
MPN: MGMDM116902D
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 12, 2010
Running Time: 107 minutes
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 2009
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Passions will be tested. Hearts will be broken. Talent dedication and hard work will triumph! fame is the inspiring story of a group of dancers singers musicians and actors at at the new york city high school of performing arts and their spirited drive to live out their dreams of stardom. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 01/12/2010 Starring: Thomas Dekker Run time: 110 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Kevin Tancharoen
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Who wants to live forever? One of the catchiest songs from the '80s lives on in spirit in the 2009 remake of Fame, based on the 1980 smash hit of the same name, which shot Irene Cara to stardom, and whose theme song launched a thousand aerobics classes. This Fame is in the same exuberant spirit, of talented young kids eager to burst into the spotlight, with great doses of the High School Musical franchise. The big stars are among the adult contingent, and include Kelsey Grammer, Debbie Allen, Charles S. Dutton, Megan Mullally, and the always amazing Bebe Neuwirth, leggy and an awesome singer (though Frasier fans will be half-expecting a Frasier-Lilith run-in, a fun in-joke).
Among the talented younger cast, one of the breakout stars is Naturi Naughton, who plays aspiring pianist Denise, and seems to be channeling some of the exuberance of Cara's performance in the original (she sings a swell version of the title song, too). Other talented newbies to watch include Collins Pennie, who plays Malik, a bitter youth still dealing with the raw hand he was dealt as a kid; the winsome Kay Pannebaker, as Jenny; and Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, who plays the ravishing Joy. "You have talent," bellows Grammer's Mr. Cranston. "Now let's see what you can do with it!" The adults wisely get out of the way to let the kids, especially Denise, shine.
As with the original, the music is a standout, and the soundtrack is well worth appreciating on its own. Some songs from the 1980 Fame are included, and updated just enough to feel fresh, including the title tune, as well as "Out Here on My Own," also sung by Naughton. And the new soundtrack features many new tunes, including Pennie singing "Street Hustlin'" and Mullally's memorable "You Took Advantage of Me." And if this remake (directed by Kevin Tancheroen) doesn't quite eclipse the freshness of the first Fame, it's a more than satisfying companion. See you in the spotlight! --A.T. Hurley
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Obviously everybody who has fond, let alone fantastic, memories of the original "Fame" is less than pleased, if not bitterly disappointed, by this 2009 rmake. Actually, the term "remake" troubles me in this case because if we have the same place and the same general situation, but different plots and different characters, which does not qualify in my mind as being a remake. But even if you never saw the original, I doubt that you will find this version to be inspiring, especially if you have been ... Read More
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Just when I thought Hollywood could not stereotype and subjugate minorities any further than it already does, it sinks even lower.
In this film, it's the gay boy that's not a good enough dancer and has to forget his dream and leave the big city; it's the Asian girl who fails her grades and is kicked out of the school; it's the black kid that has no father and is angry at the world.
But, surprise-surprise, it's the heterosexual Anglo-Saxon kids that really shine: Oh, and the ... Read More
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THIS MOVIE WAS KIND OF ALL OVER THE PLACE! IT HAD A OK SCRIPT BUT ALL THE BOUNCING AROUND THIS FILM DID MADE IT HARD TO KEEP UP WITH. MY DAUGHTER WANTED TO WATCH THIS FILM AT THE MOVIE BUT I'M GLAD WE CHECKED IT OUT AT HOME. I REALLY WISH IT WAS BETTER!
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I have been trying to find a deal on this movie for months now, all other stores and websites sell it for $19.99, I found it on here with shipping for the low price of $11.86, can't beat that!!!!!
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I bought this for my wife's birthday. We discovered later, to her great disappointment, that this is a remake of the original "Fame" and not as good, not what she expected, not what I thought I had bought. So, note for you -
THIS IS NOT THE ORIGINAL "FAME" !!
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