Evita

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Summary: A must-see musical!
Review: I first saw this movie not really wanting to see it. By the end I was competely engrossed. I had seen the play previously, and had enjoied it, but not to the extent of the movie. Both Madonna and Antionio are superb! If you like musicals, you'll love this one

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Summary: It is a master piece.
Review: I watched it, I appreciated, I now confidently say it is a master piece. I have no doubt it will redefine the nature of the movie industry, The virtual role played by the characters only matches the mental development of the human race today and will be more so in the next century.

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Summary: Outstanding Musical!
Review: I never been a Modonna fan but after having seen this production two times I am now an owner of the dvd. All of the music is very well done and there is no straight dialog in the whole piece. I think the music coupled with the scenes is really great. END

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Summary: Disagreeing with Salt Lake reviewer.
Review: While reading the review of 'Evita' I noticed that one of the reviewers had said that for one to enjoy this movie one must either be a fan of Madonna or of the original Broadway musical. Well, I hate to disappoint but I'm neither, yet I found this movie very entertaining.

I've never liked musicals, and the only two I've ever watched to completion are 'Little Shop of Horrors' (the remake, not the one with Johnathan Haze) and now 'Evita.' It may not have been historically accurate, but it was entertaining enough for me to buy the DVD with the excuse that it was for my baby sister, who really is a Madonna fan.

Besides, Madonna looks quite sexy when actually wearing non-revealing clothing! END

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Summary: Evita is a must see!
Review: For the past five years I have been obssessed with the musical, Evita, and the woman. When I heard that Madonna and Antonio Banderas were to star in the movie adaptation of Evita, I was thrilled. With such a fantastic cast and crew, I had high expectations of the film. I saw Evita for the first time at the St. Louis premiere of the film and I was not disappointed. Madonna did a great job playing Evita. I did miss the belting voice of Patti LuPone, however. Antonio Banderas did the best vocals of any Che I have heard. And Jonathan Pryce delivered an emotional performance. Evita is a must see! END

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Summary: Evita is a masterpiece
Review: Madonna and Antonio Banderas do wonderful performances in this film. I'm not a big fan of Madonna's but I will admit that this film kept me enthralled the entire time. "I Would Be Good For You" is done beautifully and "You Must Love Me" is a haunting song during a tragic scene. I highly recommend this movie. END

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Summary: The perfect actress to play Evita!
Review: Having always enjoyed one of those fascinated/yet slightly disgusted relationships with the Material Girl, and being a dedicated Andrew Lloyd-Weber fan, I decided that the movie was a must for me. Evita did not disappoint, even though the portrayal of her stays mainly to the darker side of the legend. If you love AL-W's music (hey, I've only seen Phantom 5 times) , are interested in the Evita legend, and don't flat out hate Madonna, this is a compelling movie......and Antonio Banderas is more than up to the role of Che and quite sexy in the bargain! On the humorous side, I had an older acquaintaince tell me that she and her husband had walked out of the movie about half way through. When Iasked why, fully expecting that it was because of Madonna whom I know she loathes, I was told that it was because the whole thing was sung! I replied that it was, after all, a musical, hadn't she known that? Her reply - well, they ought to have told you that in the ads! END

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Summary: Madonna did fine...admit it!
Review: Don't Cry for me Argintina was the song that got me into musicals and so I have always loved Evita. In my opinion Madonna did quite an excellent job playing Eva. Most of you have a problem with her because she is Madonna. I am not a fan of what she does outside this movie, but I will defend her performance in this movie. She was not off-key at all and I have never heard Elaine Paige or anyone else sing "Don't Cry for me Argintina" with such emotion and clearness. She was Eva standing up singing that song. "You must Love Me" was another beautiful song that I have never heard been done better. When I heard Elaine Paige wailing these two songs on PBS I had to shut it off, she wasn't bad and she is a good singer, but when it comes to Evita no one can top Madonna. This movie was unfotunately hammered by critics and got a bad wrap.

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Summary: Evita (1996)
Review: Madonna has finally gotten the role that she said herself was born to play: Evita. This film is an up-dated movie-musical version of the broadway musical, Evita.

Madonna is in the role of Eva "Evita" Peron, who rose from poverty to riches and fame. Eva lived a life so perfect, so sublime, it seemed to good to be true. Until she became diagnosed with uterary cancer. She passed away on July 26, 1952, leaving her nation heartbroken.

Madonna was incredibly outstanding in this role. This was a role that was made only for Madonna and nobody else. They could've picked the best actress in the world and that actress still wouldn't come close to Madonna's performance. But the movie itself wasn't what I had expected. I was thinking this would be a movie with dialogue. I didn't expect to me a movie that was a musical. That's why I gave it three stars instead of five. Still, Madonna delivers another one of her best performances. Her rendition of Don't Cry For Me Argentina is nothing less than beautiful. I think her rendition of the song is the best one around.

If you haven't seen this film, please be my guest and see it. I don't know what the rest of you will think, but I didn't enjoy it quite as much.

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Summary: I love Evita and wish they had made a movie of it
Review: Madonna was excellent. Even Antonio Bandaras was good. But this version of Evita was so watered-down from the stage version, so many "objectionable" elements removed to please the Argentine authorities so they could get permission to film on location that it is a poor imitation of the original version.

The original stage version of Evita showed some things that were true about the former First Lady of Argentina. She was power-hungry. There is little evidence that Juan loved her in life as much as he loved her in death. He never even visited her after she fell ill unless he wore a mask (although it was cancer and the mask was useless).

In the movie, whole sections of songs were altered or removed to "soften" Evita from the woman who stole a great deal of the wealth of Argentina and moved it to her own accounts.

The producers even changed the role of "Che" who was the character used for the Chorus. Bandaras was not cast as a (fictional) Che, but rather as a nondescript Chorus. Not nearly as much fun.