to have only just seen Les misérables?

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What a truly fantastic film.
I am now looking into watching the stage show. I laughed, cried and shouted at the screen.

Justifying this pointless thread with a Q.

So... How many of you have watched a film years after it has been released and thought WHY didn't I watch this sooner?

Wow - my thread title didn't like that did it.

Les miserables BTW!

Yanbu, but only because you loved it.

If you hated it you would be vvvvvvvvvvv u.

I've watched some films years after, and they were popular and I thought I'm so glad I didn't spend actual money to go see this.

I agree with you about LM, I watched it, because there was nothing else on, when it came out on Sky.

I never knew BW was in Pulp Fiction, then wondered why I'd missed out on watching it.

I stubbornly refused to watch Titanic when it came out because of the hype and then wondered why the hell, was I ridiculously stubborn.

That's happened a few times.

I'm often disappointed with the hyped up Horror films at the Cinema, though.

If you are BU, what am I? I actually have Les Mis on DVD which I bought years ago. Don't know when I'll get around to ever watching it.

Bumbledumb - make time to watch it. You have to watch it! It is spectacular!

I do the same with certain hyped up films. I get stubborn and think - oh for goodness sake, I bet it's rubbish and then often end up eating my words.

I've been the same with books though.

Harry Potter in particular. I thoroughly enjoyed them, and still do. The fourth one was due to be published when I read the first three.

Ooooh I haven't watched Les mis yet, I recorded it last night though.
Is it suitable to watch with an 11 yr old?

Secretnutellafix - I am a Harry Potter addict!

Still my favourite films ever!

BITRW - I would say it depends on your 11 year olds maturity.

There's prostitution, death of a child and a few other bits! It isn't hugely graphic, but still quite distressing.

She is very mature and sensible for her age but I don't want to put her through anything unnecessarily harrowing? Actually I don't want to me through that either, is it uplifting at the end or just a misery fest?

I remember we watched boy in the striped pyjamas together and we were WRECKS at the end!

And Hachi a dogs tale nearly killed us!!
I was cross about that one as it was described as heartwarming. HEARTWARMING?? I sobbed so hard I pulled a muscle!

I watched the beginning of an old version of les mis on the telly about 2 years ago.

It was the most appalling, sentimental, manipulative pile of toss I'd ever had the misfortune to watch and it went off after about 10 minutes as I could stand it no more.

Many of the musicals seem to be similar - highly predictable, cliche ridden bollocks.

(sorry)

Oh and that woman on the trailer with the bad make up is in that awful bridesmaids film isn't she? I can't see her as anything else after watching that too many times

The last scene, where Valjean dies is a tear jerker, because of the whole build up that comes before it.

I refuse to watch Marley and Me. I read the book, during my lunchtimes at work. Big mistake. If the book is enough to make me cry, there's no way I'm watching the film.

Yanbu - there are so many films i haven't seen. I did go to see les mis at the cinema though, took mother. It really is fabulous. I didn't watch last night but am doing today - dvd.

I got goosebumps at the trailer.

I love a convert i saw it at the cinema and was hooked i watched it last night for the millionth time

Marley and me is torture i was visiting a friend and she stuck it on oh myy godd there was tears and snot i was a frigging mess

BackInTheRealWorld - I read a somewhat abridged version of Les Mis at 11. It started my lifelong love of Les Mis.

I would warn her that it can be very sad and unfair at points, but it's a brilliant story. It's not a happy ending exactly, but not sad. Uplifting is probably a good description.

The movie is not especially graphic, but there are a lot of deaths.

Hatchi was on 1 afternoon on sky oh a film about a dog lovely

Me too! I'm going to see the stage show too. Have become a bit obsessed with the soundtrack

I liked the film, but prefer the stage show.
The film verged on cringey for me - I know it's a musical but there were some storytelling bits when dialogue would have suited more.

I do love all of the songs though, they are just so, well, singey.

Death prostitution probably death due to STI because of the prostitution its such a cheery film

Oh it's brilliant isn't it. Only just got round to watching the Life of Pi last night. Totally amazing!!

BTW what age would you show the film of les Mis to? It's a 12 but I have nearly 10 and 11year olds here who really want to watch it. I'm not sure I can explain the prostitution thing to them.

10th anniversary dream cast with lyrics on YouTube for free, if it starts playing half way through just restart it.
I highly recommend the 25th anniversary show, norm Lewis and Alfie bone are fantastic but they fucked up with casting a Jonas brother.
I also just booked tickets for the latest les mis in London, I think it's the 30th anniversary.