CHICAGO (2002) MOVIE REACTION!! FIRST TIME WATCHING! Catherine Zeta Jones | Richard Gere | Musical

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  • @ReelRejects
    @ReelRejects  Місяць тому +11

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    • @jenny_lee_87
      @jenny_lee_87 Місяць тому +1

      Please react to Hair

    • @CowsRdumb
      @CowsRdumb Місяць тому +2

      Please do Dream girls next

    • @jenny_lee_87
      @jenny_lee_87 Місяць тому

      @ReelRejects also recommend Moulin Rouge

    • @RBernsCarter
      @RBernsCarter Місяць тому

      FYI, Zeta in Zeta-Jones has the same vowel sound like ‘feet’ rather than being pronounced identically to the greek letter

  • @scottreading6544
    @scottreading6544 Місяць тому +1065

    You’ll notice that everyone in Cell Block Tango has a red hanky which meant they were guilty where as Hunyak has a white hanky showing her innocence. In those times they wouldn’t have paid for a translator to help her.

    • @sagaofsarahrose
      @sagaofsarahrose Місяць тому +110

      And when you read the translation of what the Hunyak is accused of, it's SO much more sad

    • @Sunnieintheclouds
      @Sunnieintheclouds Місяць тому +69

      Omg, thank you! 😂I was screaming this because I know they didn’t notice that she pulled a white handkerchief indicating her innocence.

    • @schubox
      @schubox Місяць тому +44

      She also says she's not guilty

    • @blinkt3um3
      @blinkt3um3 Місяць тому +39

      Most reactors never notice it which makes it more sad

    • @maggiestruggler
      @maggiestruggler Місяць тому +5

      1:24:00

  • @virgobreezy22
    @virgobreezy22 Місяць тому +503

    Something I think doesn’t get enough kudos is that Catherine Zeta-Jones was also pregnant while doing all this insane, physically demanding choreography. She absolutely killed this role

    • @carissagrove
      @carissagrove Місяць тому +16

      I was about to say the same thing!!! No one talks about it.

    • @liteflightify
      @liteflightify Місяць тому +21

      She actually wasn’t pregnant. She didn’t get pregnant til months after filming. It’s just one of those factoids that gets repeated so much that many fans end up thinking it’s true.

    • @mischr13
      @mischr13 Місяць тому +16

      No, she had just been pregnant. Still an amazing feat. I was young, but I remember people being impressed she looked so good after having recently given birth. Seems like the standards are even higher now for pregnant women to look hot just after having a baby. At least for women in the public eye.

    • @mischr13
      @mischr13 Місяць тому +5

      @@liteflightify yeah, I don't know why this one gets repeated so much. It's like a game of telephone. I think people remember there being articles and talk on shows that had something to do with her pregnancy so they misremember it as her actually being pregnant

    • @virgobreezy22
      @virgobreezy22 Місяць тому +3

      @@liteflightifyoh really?? My bad lol. Hmm now I can’t decide if I should delete this or just commit and keep the rumor going lol

  • @StardustandMadness
    @StardustandMadness Місяць тому +536

    Basically translated, the Hungarian lady says the police accused her (and her lover) of killing her husband, but that it’s not true, she’s not guilty. She’s the only one on death row that was innocent but due to the language barrier she couldn’t defend herself. In the song, she literally just keeps saying, ‘uh, uh, not guilty’.

    • @goatinthewater1402
      @goatinthewater1402 Місяць тому +50

      I mean, it wasn't ambiguous at all. She was the only one who said "not guilty" while everyone else was singing "he had it coming"

    • @PupGamer93
      @PupGamer93 Місяць тому +27

      Iirc it wasn't even her lover, it was just some guy that wanted her but she said no so he killed her husband and framed her?

    • @StardustandMadness
      @StardustandMadness Місяць тому +4

      @@PupGamer93 I didn’t know he wasn’t really her lover. That makes it even sadder.

    • @fallingawayfromthenorm
      @fallingawayfromthenorm Місяць тому +12

      She’s also the only one who had a white handkerchief, the rest had red ones.

    • @ethanlivemere1162
      @ethanlivemere1162 Місяць тому +2

      ​@@goatinthewater1402 Velma also says she didn't do it

  • @taneshah.1260
    @taneshah.1260 Місяць тому +286

    I haven't seen this mentioned but Queen Latifah was also nominated for an Oscar. Been a fan of hers for decades, she's so multi-talented.

    • @lbjcb5
      @lbjcb5 Місяць тому +6

      Yes she was amazing in this role.

    • @globetrekkerfromCA
      @globetrekkerfromCA Місяць тому +6

      The deleted scene/song of her singing "Class" with CZJ is one of my favorites.

    • @chasef89
      @chasef89 20 днів тому +2

      This was a left-field casting decision that immediately pivoted her from "hip hop artist with some minor acting experience" to "highly respected actress" in a single film

  • @MegaWicked89
    @MegaWicked89 Місяць тому +275

    13:24 That is the late great Chita Rivera (the original Velma Kelly in the original Broadway production of "Chicago") in a cameo role.

    • @stacyp2186
      @stacyp2186 Місяць тому +14

      I’ll forgive them for not knowing that but it makes me sad

    • @kwalton7690
      @kwalton7690 Місяць тому +12

      At least they read the trivia at the end that told them it was Chita.

    • @gigi-ij1hk
      @gigi-ij1hk Місяць тому +9

      And the original Anita in West Side Story *and* the original Rose Alvarez from Bye Bye Birdie. The term "iconic" is used too easily these days but Chita truly is

    • @questworldiangreenknight7455
      @questworldiangreenknight7455 26 днів тому

      Oooh that’s cool!!!

    • @Model_Roe
      @Model_Roe 12 днів тому

      Yes! That scene is right before Cell Block Tango

  • @liteflightify
    @liteflightify Місяць тому +280

    Catherine was a musical theatre girl before breaking into Hollywood. So, her being the strongest and most charismatic singer and dancer shouldn’t be a surprise. All the performances are solid, but if anyone from this deserved the Oscar it was her.

    • @Model_Roe
      @Model_Roe 12 днів тому

      Chicago was her movie like without Catherine Chicago wouldn't have the impact it did

  • @thechonus3858
    @thechonus3858 Місяць тому +97

    Yes, that is Richard Gere's actual voice (and tap-dancing) a lot of people don't know he was in Broadway musicals early in his career. And. the Hungarian woman is innocent -- it's unambiguous as she is the only one in the Cell Block Tango who has a white silk rather than a red one.

    • @allisonbergh4429
      @allisonbergh4429 Місяць тому +8

      They used a white handkerchief at the end to let the newspaper guy know what the verdict was too, to drive home that colour coding

    • @Model_Roe
      @Model_Roe 12 днів тому

      All the actors did their own singing and dancing I think Rob Marshall the director required that

    • @janish4027
      @janish4027 12 днів тому

      He also plays the piano...he was actually playing in that scene in Pretty Woman.

  • @erikadario2017
    @erikadario2017 Місяць тому +175

    “The words to activate the winter soldier” had me dying

  • @mssamantharose17
    @mssamantharose17 Місяць тому +123

    Seeing Greg's excitement for Cell Block Tango gave me the chills. It's one of my all time favorite numbers, so seeing other people enjoy it brings me such joy!

  • @johnmoreland6089
    @johnmoreland6089 Місяць тому +98

    Such a shame that Gere was the only main cast member who wasn't nominated for an Oscar. His performance was fantastic as well.

  • @mischr13
    @mischr13 Місяць тому +82

    His face watching Catherine Zeta-Jones was totally me in theater seeing this the first time. She owned this role. Perfection!

  • @margaretd4210
    @margaretd4210 Місяць тому +124

    The Hungarian woman is innocent.
    - Her little bit in cell block tango translates to something like “they say I cut off my husbands head but I didn’t do it, I’m innocent, I tried to explain but they don’t understand me”
    - If you look at the handkerchief she pulls out of her partner during cell block tango, it’s white. It’s the only one out of the six that pulls a white handkerchief instead of a red one.
    - in the stage show there’s a small scene with her and mama Morton and her lawyer where mama is translating and she says “I think she’s telling the truth” and the lawyer is all like “I get no benefit from her execution! She has to confess!”
    She’s such a tragic foil to roxie and Velma. Unable to gain sympathy or understanding from anyone simply because she doesn’t speak English.

    • @as_babble
      @as_babble Місяць тому +15

      And she's the only whose dance with her partner is romantic instead of violent.

    • @allisonbergh4429
      @allisonbergh4429 Місяць тому +1

      The only part of her verse in Cell Block Tango that’s in English, aside from “not guilty” is something about Uncle Sam (ie America). IIRC the translation I saw was something like “I don’t know why Uncle Sam is doing this to me” 😢

    • @lanisnts
      @lanisnts 7 днів тому +2

      also when they're all singing the chorus 'they had it coming' the camera focus on her and she's the only one not singing.

  • @DanGamingFan2406
    @DanGamingFan2406 Місяць тому +176

    My favorite number is definitely "Cell Block Tango." The choreography's incredible (and hot), the tango brat is so catchy, and Catherine Zeta Jones just nails it.

    • @itzel1735
      @itzel1735 Місяць тому +7

      I love the use the of the red (and white) scarves in that choreography.

    • @lacondrathompson1747
      @lacondrathompson1747 Місяць тому

      @@itzel1735Same.

    • @Model_Roe
      @Model_Roe 12 днів тому +1

      Same although all the performance numbers ate

  • @ruffboiALT
    @ruffboiALT 28 днів тому +3

    25:35 It's important to remember about the "All He Cares About Is Love" song is that it's what Roxy is IMAGINING he'll be like. It has absolutely no bearing whatsoever on the reality of him.

  • @jackiec859
    @jackiec859 Місяць тому +51

    The older prisoner who first speaks to Roxie is Chita Rivera, who played the role of Velma Kelly opposite Gwen Verdon (Bob Fosse's ex wife) in the original cast of the musical.

  • @srinidhirao
    @srinidhirao Місяць тому +19

    A lot of people mentioned how the white lighting and white hanky symbolized the Hungarian woman was innocent, and her reason was so sad, but I also love the detail that the rest of the women pull out the red hanky from the place or method of how they killed their victims.

    • @allisonbergh4429
      @allisonbergh4429 Місяць тому +2

      And the one who stabbed her husband got a bigger scarf because there was so much blood!

    • @ethanlivemere1162
      @ethanlivemere1162 Місяць тому +3

      And Velma has two

  • @mrrd4444
    @mrrd4444 Місяць тому +45

    What's fascinating about the Hungarian woman is the REASON she's later killed is because she had no recourse; she couldn't even speak English to defend herself, so she was the easiest target for execution even if she was literally the only innocent. So the movie's choice to not translate her was to indicate that her innocence wasn't enough to free her; even if we *know* she's innocent from the symbolism of the white scarf.

  • @CoRLex-jh5vx
    @CoRLex-jh5vx Місяць тому +15

    Catherine Zeta Jones as Velma Kelly is, imo, the most convincing fictional 'professional performer' played by a professional performer, and a perfect foil to Roxie's 'nothing but ego and air' persona

  • @besupaaa
    @besupaaa Місяць тому +88

    This movie is SO good. You will love it. And Catherine ZJ was pregnant shooting this. And I always thought the lack of thanslation on that woman in cell block tango is on purpose, no one in the country spoke her language so she couldnt get a lawyer, and even though she was innocent, she got hang. It reinforces all the idea of the spectacle and manipulation of media and lawyers and the justice system. (: every other woman was holding red cloths to represent blood, but she was holding a white cloth, she danced ballet and not tango.

    • @bethcushway458
      @bethcushway458 Місяць тому

      Hadn't she just had her baby? She's carrying post-baby weight but she looks the most appropriate for the time because normal sized women were fashionable and sexy

  • @Erasureeraser
    @Erasureeraser Місяць тому +63

    First musical movie to won Best Picture since Olivier! in 1968. Easily very well deserved, one of the best movie adaptation of a classic Broadway theater show

    • @ameliacraiig4193
      @ameliacraiig4193 Місяць тому +3

      I love 'Oliver!' too.

    • @jackiec859
      @jackiec859 Місяць тому +2

      It's 'Oliver', actually, but thanks for the info! I haven't seen that movie in decades, but I remember it well!

    • @oliverbrownlow5615
      @oliverbrownlow5615 Місяць тому +2

      OLIVER! (1968), needless to say, is my favorite musical.

  • @Noturavg82
    @Noturavg82 Місяць тому +13

    The last girl in the Cell Block Tango is Mya, the R&B singer

  • @lesliemonster92
    @lesliemonster92 Місяць тому +19

    This remains one of the most clever, well-executed musical-to-film adaptations ever. The way each number exists as its own separate broadway flourish but in tandem with the real life plot as it plays out is so satisfying to watch. Billy Flynn's "We Both Reached for the Gun" is my favorite example of this. Such an unexpectedly entertaining and compelling way to show how a gifted attorney "pulls the strings" in the legal world, particularly in high-profile cases.
    And ho boy, the frenetic undeniable sex appeal throughout the whole movie can't ever be ignored. First time watching in early adolescence was something else, particularly Cell Block Tango. Hands-down the best song :)

  • @hw5932
    @hw5932 Місяць тому +59

    Hamilton and Grease would be fun reactions to watch.

  • @ThanxNo
    @ThanxNo Місяць тому +76

    “Roxie” was one of the centerpieces of my routine when I did drag

    • @jackiec859
      @jackiec859 Місяць тому +7

      Oh, God I know that had to have been FUN!!! Roxie is a trip!!

    • @theConquerersMama
      @theConquerersMama Місяць тому +3

      I would have loved to see that!

  • @alohamilkyway
    @alohamilkyway Місяць тому +15

    When this came out, the movie poster's tagline was "Why Be Famous When You Can Be Infamous". Still so good after 22 years!

  • @BMW12788
    @BMW12788 Місяць тому +59

    Cell block tango is one of my favorite musical numbers. i always felt so bad that the one innocent woman is the one that is executed

  • @RPG_Angie
    @RPG_Angie Місяць тому +28

    You guys sounded a little worried that you weren't going to vibe with a musical, but this reaction was awesome. I love how much you loved it. You're a testament of how much joy you can get from being open and focusing on the positives.

  • @bethcushway458
    @bethcushway458 Місяць тому +51

    Andrew you are ENOUGH!!!! Please don't ever feel like you aren't ❤

  • @RobbnCO
    @RobbnCO Місяць тому +26

    ... in the stage production Mary Sunshine is played by a male in drag, singing countertenor, to surprise the audience and drive home the idea that "not everything is as it seems" ... the role in the movie was lessoned but given to the great Christine Baranski in what I consider a cameo

    • @taneshah.1260
      @taneshah.1260 Місяць тому +3

      I had no idea about this, it came as a total surprise when I saw it here in Boston, I think last year.

    • @questworldiangreenknight7455
      @questworldiangreenknight7455 26 днів тому

      Fun fact: Christine Branski plays the video game villain Kassandra, Kaos’s mom in Skylanders Swap Force

  • @JonathanStein-kr6qd
    @JonathanStein-kr6qd Місяць тому +41

    Chicago is one of the greatest musicals of the 20th century, and this movie perfectly captures it

    • @yournamehere6002
      @yournamehere6002 Місяць тому

      Too bad these two dipshits talked thru the whole movie and tried to be funny and failed

  • @ruffboiALT
    @ruffboiALT 28 днів тому +3

    47:00 yeah uh that's the whole thing. The poor Hungarian lady was actually innocent. Her bit in the Cell Block Tango translates roughly to "What am I doing here? They say my famous lover held down my husband while I chopped off his head. But it's not true. I am innocent. I don't know why Uncle Sam says I did it. I tried to explain at the police station but they didn't understand me."

  • @marthaanderson2656
    @marthaanderson2656 Місяць тому +9

    Huge credit goes to Bob Fosse who directed and Choreographed the original stage production and is given credit in this movie. His choreography is iconic and they did an amazing job here. Cell Block Tango is the name of the song where the women give their backstory

  • @DoesntMatter-p8z
    @DoesntMatter-p8z Місяць тому +91

    Moulin rouge is another top tier musical!

    • @theConquerersMama
      @theConquerersMama Місяць тому +3

      Yes!!! I hope they do it

    • @davidw7
      @davidw7 Місяць тому +1

      There is "Cabaret" from 1972 also. Liza Minnelli did great and her singing/dancing .... being the daughter of Judy Garland.... that should not surprise. Hopefully, aspects of the subject would not be a issue. Still a great drama/musical as also a era timepiece set in Berlin of the 1930s also....

    • @oliverbrownlow5615
      @oliverbrownlow5615 Місяць тому +1

      ​​@@davidw7 A reaction to CABARET (1972) couldn't be more timely at the present moment. The songwriters for CABARET, composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb, also wrote the songs for CHICAGO, and the director and choreographer of the film version of CABARET, the late, great Bob Fosse, also directed, choreographed, and co-authored (with Fred Ebb) the "book" (the non-musical part) for the original Broadway stage production of CHICAGO. The movie version of CHICAGO Is very much choreographed in Fosse's style.

    • @stephanipeloquin4631
      @stephanipeloquin4631 7 днів тому

      My very favorite ❤

  • @sproductionsinc
    @sproductionsinc Місяць тому +19

    This is a great musical for people who usually don't like musicals.

  • @Arcannabis
    @Arcannabis Місяць тому +21

    I remember being really impressed that Richard Gere did all his own dancing and singing, if I remember correctly. There was an entertainment segment on tv about him training tap dance for the courtroom scene

  • @the_nikster1
    @the_nikster1 Місяць тому +12

    Richard Gere was so incredible in this movie. he put his all into the choreography, so much so that he insisted on staying on set for hours after everyone else so that he could perfect the tap dancing routine. now that's dedication. Catherine Zeta-Jones performed her ass off as well, and John C. Reilly performing "Mr. Cellophane" blew me away. I'd love to see more musicals from you both! Sweeney Todd would be great, as well as Hamilton!

  • @jwalk31
    @jwalk31 Місяць тому +15

    I'm glad you guys reacted to this. you can't imagine the fanfare this movie received when it came out. Everyone thought it would flop because there wasn't any successful musicals in a long time, and then this exploded. It made over 300 million world wide, It won multiple oscars including best Picture, and started a wave of succesfull musicals... Rent, Dreamgirls, and Hairspray were all hits at the movies.
    My dance company at the time, we adopted a jazz/burlesque show thanks to the movie, and we were booked sold for that entire year with the show. We even got to perform for the broadway cast of Chicago during their national tour.

  • @juniorlks1
    @juniorlks1 Місяць тому +5

    This is my favorite movie of all time. Can't even count how many times I've watched it. I love when reactors have an open mind towards musicals and are able to enjoy this masterpiece for what it is. Thanks for an amazing reaction, guys!

  • @SRGots
    @SRGots Місяць тому +10

    Saw this in the theater and it was just as good as you'd imagine on the big screen. I also listened to the soundtrack for months afterward. My upstairs neighbor did too and we'd sing together-her through the floor and me at the ceiling. I'm sure the rest of our neighbors hated us.

    • @theConquerersMama
      @theConquerersMama Місяць тому +1

      Were you my neighbor? Lol😂

    • @gigi-ij1hk
      @gigi-ij1hk Місяць тому +3

      Saw it in theater opening weekend in NYC so everyone there was a musical theater nerd, including me. You better believe we knew who Chita Rivera was!

    • @questworldiangreenknight7455
      @questworldiangreenknight7455 26 днів тому

      lol
      That’s awesome! I wish I had a neighbor like that! 😂

    • @SRGots
      @SRGots 26 днів тому +1

      @@questworldiangreenknight7455 It was so great. We especially loved singing When You're Good to Mama and We Both Reached For the Gun together.

  • @tree6787
    @tree6787 Місяць тому +19

    I have to say Mr. Cellophane is my favorite song in this whole movie. I love the whole performance❤

  • @perfectajo
    @perfectajo Місяць тому +20

    39:31 And to top off the amazement factor...she was pregnant when she filmed the movie. By the time she won her Oscar, she's was VERY pregnant and ended up giving birth about 10 days after the Oscars.

  • @AnnaB22
    @AnnaB22 Місяць тому +19

    Another great musical to watch is "RENT" (also with Taye Diggs) and then the musical about the life of the writer and composer of "RENT" called "Tick, Tick, Boom" starring Andrew Garfield.

  • @thechonus3858
    @thechonus3858 Місяць тому +11

    The songs weren't nominated for Best Song because they weren't written for the movie -- they were written for the 1975 Broadway musical. And yes, the woman you said "Were you in the original musical" about was Chita Rivera, who played Velma Kelly in the originally Broadway show.

  • @Knightowl1980
    @Knightowl1980 Місяць тому +30

    My gay ass just squealed with joy
    -I love this movie
    -this movie is really responsible for bringing back the musical genre in film.
    -they have tried adapting this since Chicago hit the stage but no one was able to figure out how to incorporate the music until Rob Marshall came up with the transitions from reality and fantasy.

  • @moi1151
    @moi1151 Місяць тому +9

    He ran into my knife 10 TIMES. 😂

  • @nicoleES-5678
    @nicoleES-5678 Місяць тому +10

    Cabaret!!!!!!! You won’t be disappointed. It is the musical film of all musical films!!

  • @ReelRejects
    @ReelRejects  Місяць тому +13

    Favorite Music Number From Chicago?!
    - Also APOLOGIES Again For The Last 10 minutes of the reaction going out of focus and the review.

    • @Erasureeraser
      @Erasureeraser Місяць тому +3

      Cell Block Tango!

    • @StardustandMadness
      @StardustandMadness Місяць тому +2

      All That Jazz and Cell Block Tango

    • @randeecarreno4289
      @randeecarreno4289 Місяць тому +1

      Favorite Musical Numbers: All That Jazz, Razzle Dazzle, Cell Block Tango, and Funny Honey.

    • @godabandonedthistimeline
      @godabandonedthistimeline Місяць тому

      Cell Block Tango, We both reached for the gun and the deleted song Class

    • @user-blob
      @user-blob Місяць тому +1

      Both reached for the gun and Hot honey rag.
      Oh and Mr Cellophane.

  • @Erasureeraser
    @Erasureeraser Місяць тому +15

    It's pretty cool that any of Chicago's cast and crew have gone on to work in succeeding musicals, including director Rob Marshall (Nine, Into the Woods, Mary Poppins Return), writer Bill Condon (writer-director of Dreamgirls, director of Beauty and the Beast, writer of The Greatest Showman), costume designer Colleen Atwood (Sweeney Todd, Nine, Into the Woods), and actresses Catherine Zeta-Jones (Rock of Ages), Queen Latifah (Hairspray), and Christine Baranski (Mamma Mia!, Into the Woods). Chicago truly re-emergence of the musical film genre in the 21st century

  • @October_JennJenn
    @October_JennJenn Місяць тому +11

    Yes, that was Richard Gere’s voice! 😊 Also Catherine Zeta Jones was a few months pregnant filming this. She is amazing

  • @REfan001
    @REfan001 Місяць тому +15

    THEY HAD IT COMIN

  • @CarolinePhoenixMe
    @CarolinePhoenixMe Місяць тому +2

    In fact, there's a theory that it was not just about popping gum. The events take place during the Prohibition time, and gum was used to remove the alcohol smell. So he could've been a drunkard, and that means a much worse situation...

  • @whitneywatches
    @whitneywatches Місяць тому +13

    If you guys want to hear more of John C. Reilly singing, you should check out Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. It's a criminally underrated and hilarious musical parody movie.

    • @kikipie1230
      @kikipie1230 28 днів тому

      Ah man, Walk Hard is one of my favorite movies! “You never paid for dr*gs, not once”

    • @questworldiangreenknight7455
      @questworldiangreenknight7455 26 днів тому

      Ooh I have never heard of this movie, what’s it about?

  • @dihboas
    @dihboas Місяць тому +7

    19:43 Hunyak says: "How did I find myself here? They say my lover held down my husband and I cut his head off. But it's not true. I am innocent. I don't know why Uncle Sam says I did it. I tried to explain at the police station but they didn't understand"

  • @hannahhudson9335
    @hannahhudson9335 Місяць тому +8

    This is so crazy, this is one of my favourite movie musicals! I literally watched this in the weekend with my mum and I was thinking to myself, ‘no one ever reacts to Chicago’, and lo and behold! Thanks for the reaction!

  • @meghanmonroe
    @meghanmonroe Місяць тому +13

    I love knowing that CZJ was pregnant during the filming of this movie. She's up there giving 110%.

    • @agentsculder2451
      @agentsculder2451 Місяць тому +1

      She wasn't. She was 9 months pregnant when she won the Oscar. She also performed on the show.
      Filming wrapped before she was pregnant.

    • @meghanmonroe
      @meghanmonroe Місяць тому

      @agentsculder2451 Oh, my mistake.

  • @marshmallsy
    @marshmallsy Місяць тому +2

    This is one of those movie musicals that I truly think works AMAZINGLY well translated into film vs stage! There's something so fun about how a lot of the musical numbers are clearly meant to be taking place in Roxie's mind, as if in her delusions and desperation to be a star she can't help experiencing everything around her as if it's another stage performance.

  • @jessmPS
    @jessmPS Місяць тому +23

    Sound of Music or Singin’ in the Rain would be fun reactions

    • @davidw7
      @davidw7 Місяць тому +1

      Yes... Some might avoid "The Sound of Music" 1965 over length with Julie Andrews. I saw reactors split into 2 sessions also. Still timeless classic at a pinnacle of the Golden Age of Hollywood and musical legacy.... and there were those few others as 1960s Musicals... "My Fair Lady" 1964 a full old hollywood period musical with Audrey Hepburn. Also "Oliver" of 1968. The musical/comedy of Barbra Streisand as - "Hello Dolly" 1969. ....
      Another I mentioned in another post is 1972's "Cabaret" another 1930s set movie musical set in Berlin with Liza Minnelli... Judy Garlands daughter clearly the talent rubbed off.... on the order of Chicago a bit....

  • @brianamills6440
    @brianamills6440 Місяць тому +8

    One of my favorite movies! 🤩I honestly don’t know why more reactors aren’t reviewing this movie because it’s such an underrated gem! And I say that as someone who isn’t a fan of musicals.

  • @tjnguyen8546
    @tjnguyen8546 Місяць тому +4

    Every number in thie musical is gold, it's hard to pick a favorite. I tend to cycle through them. But "They Both Reached for the Gun" is probably my current fave. I love the way it shows how all of the characters in this movie, except for Amos and the Hungarian woman, are narcissists chasing their own idea of stardom. Mama, Billy, and Mary Sunshine chase fame in less conventional ways than Roxie and Velma, but they're all after the spotlight.
    Meanwhile, if you wanna see an equally amazing film with Richard Gere as a lawyer but with a TOTALLY different tone, you should dedinitely check out "Primal Fear".

  • @DelGuy03
    @DelGuy03 Місяць тому +7

    Richard Gere is one of the guys who got a big boost to his career from the original (early 70s) productions of Grease -- others are Barry Bostwick, John Travolta, Treat Williams, among many more. I saw him starring as Danny Zuko in the original London production in 1973. He definitely has the musical skills from way back.
    And so, obviously, does Catherine Zeta-Jones. She first became famous as a song-and-dance gal, starring in her teens in musicals in London like 42nd Street (she really was an understudy who took over for the star and became a star herself! -- which is the story of 42nd Street). Knowing her from that early stuff, I was kind of surprised that she so quickly made the move to Hollywood and became a genuine movie star. Lots of people try that and don't succeed.

  • @britishrose5308
    @britishrose5308 Місяць тому +7

    Chicago is magical and a fantastic time. Don't know if you've reacted to Moulin Rouge. Another musical that you'll love.

  • @SonicNirvana13
    @SonicNirvana13 Місяць тому +5

    Cabaret was also written by the duo who wrote Chicago. The film is a masterpiece and won 8 Oscars despite being nominated against The Godfather! Not only one of the best musicals but one of the greatest films of all time. Highly recommend reacting to it.

  • @Aj-rz4fc
    @Aj-rz4fc Місяць тому +12

    YESSS FINALLY MY NICHE!! Please please please do Dream Girls I just love it so much and Jennifer Hudson deserves her flowers! Also the voice actress from Princess and the frog is in this movie! I also suggest some weird but good ones like Rocky horror picture show and Little shop of horrors.

    • @gigi-ij1hk
      @gigi-ij1hk Місяць тому +1

      Co-signing on Dreamgirls & Little Shop!

  • @jorge69361
    @jorge69361 Місяць тому +9

    The random closeups on Greg's face were absolutely killing me 😂😂

  • @suttinmore6519
    @suttinmore6519 Місяць тому +9

    Maybe a bit cliche, but The Sound of Music has a very special place in my heart.

  • @MadisonApitz
    @MadisonApitz Місяць тому +10

    So excited to see you guys react to more musicals!

  • @robingalbraith323
    @robingalbraith323 Місяць тому +4

    They don't give you subtitles because that is the point! She was found guilty because of her inability to communicate. We don't know what she is saying just like her jury didn't know what she was saying. She was actually the only one truly not guilty if you do get to read that she said. Someone else killed her husband. But she didn't speak English to tell her story. It's actually a brilliant part of the story telling.

  • @josephjasem7926
    @josephjasem7926 Місяць тому +16

    Rene won her 2nd Oscar for playing Judy Garland.

  • @jayjones5817
    @jayjones5817 Місяць тому +7

    She had the white handkerchief in the cell block tango, everyone’s else was blood red. She was innocent

  • @rhettboy1
    @rhettboy1 Місяць тому +4

    The gag with Billy Flynn always called Amos, Andy, is a nod to Amos n Andy, which was a long running radio series in the late 1920s/early 1930s, to the late 1950/early 60s. It’s about two farmhands from Georgia who dream of a better life and so hop a train to… Chicago. Amos was a naive sweetheart, Andy was gullible but self confident.

  • @JasonAkersMusic
    @JasonAkersMusic Місяць тому +4

    Renee used to come to a coffee shop where I worked when I first came to LA. She was in track at my high school's rival high school, so I mentioned it, and we struck up a little coffee shop friendship. She'd come in, and we'd have a little chin wag. She really is super sweet and an incredible actor.

  • @harveybojangle475
    @harveybojangle475 Місяць тому +6

    Their mouths' resistance to correctly pronouncing "Amos" was something to behold.

  • @evanrachelhood
    @evanrachelhood Місяць тому +2

    I love that this was my introduction to your channel. I love this movie and I really enjoyed your commentary 🤗
    I saw this in theaters, and Catherine Zeta-Jones’s performance blew me away. Definitely a film to see on a big screen.

  • @WraythSkitzofrenik
    @WraythSkitzofrenik Місяць тому +3

    Hungarian translation: "What am I doing here? They say my famous lover held down my husband and I chopped his head off. But it's not true. I am innocent. I don't know why Uncle Sam says I did it. I tried to explain at the police station but they didn't understand."
    Also, you'll notice she's the only one without a red scarf. That's referenced later when the guy waves a white handkerchief to signify Roxie's innocent verdict.

  • @ethanlivemere1162
    @ethanlivemere1162 Місяць тому +1

    I'm happy to see the love for Mr. Cellophane. It's an underrated gem, because it's not as flashy or impressively choreographed as other songs.

  • @EdwardSanchezProductions
    @EdwardSanchezProductions Місяць тому +15

    Come on, babe, why don't we paint the town?
    And all that jazz

  • @itzel1735
    @itzel1735 Місяць тому +4

    One of my favorite movie musicals.
    So many layers.
    Really appreciate a chance to rewatch with you guys.

  • @tashaglam4824
    @tashaglam4824 Місяць тому +1

    Fun fact and probably my favorite fact about this movie is the fact that they actually filmed ALL of the songs on an actual stage. Catherine Zeta-Jones actually performed in live theater before she got big on the big screen, so her performance stands out. Love it!

  • @TinyTink006
    @TinyTink006 Місяць тому +6

    Hungarian monologue actually translated: How did I find myself here? They say my famous lover (neighbor?) held down my husband and I cut his head off. But it's not true. I am innocent. I don't know why Uncle Sam says I did it. I tried to explain at the police station but they didn't understand.

  • @jariah92005
    @jariah92005 Місяць тому +18

    Lol, no, its not ambiguous. The Hungarian was the only dancer in the Cell Block Tango who didn’t use a red handkerchief, hers was white. She was also the only one we couldn’t understand (all the others who were guilty spoke english and its the reason there were no subtitles ) and she was wearing white in her “final act”. She was innocent, they made it clear.

  • @Haselius00
    @Haselius00 12 днів тому +1

    Chicago won 6 Oscars (including Best Picture). It also won 3 Golden Globes (Best Picture, Best Actor for Richard Gere and Best Actress for Renée Zellweger ).

  • @pmichaelreed103
    @pmichaelreed103 Місяць тому +5

    The problem with Joker 2 is that they used classic songs with a couple new ones. They sounded great. But here they told the story. This is a musical. Joker 2 had scenes interrupted by songs and back and forth.

  • @erisjai
    @erisjai Місяць тому +2

    One of my favorite musicals! Glad you both had a good time watching it!

  • @CJ77777
    @CJ77777 Місяць тому +6

    Calamity Jane and West Side Story (Original) are two of my favourite movie musicals.

  • @etiennebrownlee4071
    @etiennebrownlee4071 Місяць тому +6

    I'd just like to say, thank you Andrew for the thirst show in Reached for the Gun.

  • @kyleesposito7093
    @kyleesposito7093 Місяць тому +1

    This is a particularly rare movie because it very much honors the style and feel of the stage musical, yet is so completely different. The stage musical is just a straight-up vaudeville show with some HILARIOUS moments that didn't make it into the movie, but the decadence of the show is really dripping in every frame of the movie. Totally different experiences, but both are near-perfect. A lot like the book and movie of Jurassic Park. Completely different, yet both are fantastic.

  • @puppyash9656
    @puppyash9656 Місяць тому +4

    Kander and Ebb were prolific musical creators. their catalogue includes Chicago, Cabaret (another award winning movie), Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Curtains.... to name but a few.

    • @gigi-ij1hk
      @gigi-ij1hk Місяць тому +1

      If they think this is dark they ain't ready for Cabaret

    • @oliverbrownlow5615
      @oliverbrownlow5615 Місяць тому +1

      Unfortunately, many of Kander & Ebb's Broadway musicals have never been filmed, but in addition to CHICAGO and CABARET, they also wrote original songs for the movies FUNNY LADY (1975) starring Barbra Streisand, and NEW YORK, NEW YORK (1977) starring Liza Minelli.

  • @mythra7174
    @mythra7174 Місяць тому +6

    You don't want a criminal lawyer -- you want a cRImInAL lawyer.

  • @Mads97415
    @Mads97415 Місяць тому +4

    You can say Joker 2 took inspiration from this movie, but is sure didn't execute it well lol. And thank you Greg for pointing out how this is doing it the right way lol

  • @flumpking
    @flumpking Місяць тому +2

    So glad you enjoyed! If you ever wanted a fun musical series (on or off camera) I'd recommend Galavant. Something tells me you'd both love that show x

  • @Joellebee_
    @Joellebee_ Місяць тому +4

    Love this movie. It’s one of my favorites. Moulin Rouge! Is another one of my favorite other musicals. And Meet Me In St. Louis.

  • @Jordashian93
    @Jordashian93 Місяць тому +2

    I adored the music, the choreography, the performances, the screenplay, the costumes, the sets, the lighting, et cetera, et cetera. I LOVED IT.

  • @stacyp2186
    @stacyp2186 Місяць тому +4

    I saw this at the theater and as soon as it was over I bought a ticket to see it again. After that I told everyone I could that this was going to win the Oscar.

  • @chrisf5828
    @chrisf5828 Місяць тому +3

    The two guilty & innocent headlines gag is from Citizen Kane. (The headlines were Kane Elected! and Fraud at the Polls!)

  • @kellysowhat88
    @kellysowhat88 Місяць тому +3

    Meet Me In St Louis!!! A classic with Judy Garland. Also, the birth of a classic Christmas song!

    • @gigi-ij1hk
      @gigi-ij1hk Місяць тому +2

      CLANG CLANG CLANG went the trolleeeeyyyyyyy

    • @kellysowhat88
      @kellysowhat88 Місяць тому +1

      @ Ding Ding Ding went the bell!!!

  • @belvagurr403
    @belvagurr403 Місяць тому +2

    The first lady you see in the prison is Chita Riviera, she played Velma Kelly on Broadway

  • @Nobodycaressssss686
    @Nobodycaressssss686 27 днів тому +1

    Fun fact Catherine Zeta was pregnant during the entire filming for this! Makes it even more impressive was she accomplished with this movie. Powerhouse!

  • @SailorG1224
    @SailorG1224 Місяць тому +2

    I think the most fascinating part of this film it’s that is based on a true story. The history of how the story became a movie then a play then a musical then a revival musical and then this film is crazy

  • @funleogirl4
    @funleogirl4 Місяць тому +1

    I immediately said, “NO WAY” when I saw the thumbnail for Chicago and that you guys were reacting. I was so excited!!! I loved it so much ❤
    Maybe you can do Dreamgirls?
    Hamilton is amazing but I think since it’s all music it would be tough to get around copyright? Not sure.
    Dreamgirls?
    Hairspray?
    Grease?