The new version of Hairspray came out as a movie in 2007. Before this in 2002 it had been a stage musical which after the huge success of the film is now filling out alot more seats touring around the world.
When i first saw the trailer (above) i was sort of torn. The idea of a totally happy jolly musical film is good in someways but i wasn't sure if it wouldn't just end up annoying me, ending up on the same wave length as something such as High School Musical. However, i did enjoy it, enough to buy the DVD, know all the songs by heart and pretty much all the lines too. Although it is a musical film it is all very tongue and cheek, and infact so brilliantly scripted and directed that the film is of a high standard and class too, actually producing a storyline along with the bunch of songs.
Adding to the tongue and cheek are the characters, especially John Travoltas role as a woman...which has to sort of been seen to be believed. However, surprisingly it seemed to have quite a touching moral running through the whole film, only coming out light heartedly but it was nice to see a deeper meaning to the singing and dancing.
The film was directed by Adam Shankman and written by John Waters. They are both working on a sequel of the film now.
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Suzy if you love Hairspray you'll also love Cry Baby (can be seen on my blog). It too is written by John Waters. Its a fantastic cheesy film that I think you should watch.
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