Jesus Christ Superstar (2000) (TV)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.4/10   

Directors:

Gale Edwards
Nick Morris

Guionista:

Tim Rice (book)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

20 marzo 2001 (USA)

Género:

Musical | Drama

Plot:

A rock musical version of the Passion Play seen from the point of view of Judas.

Plot Keywords:

Rock | Rock Musical | Jesus Christ | Passion Play | King

Premios:

1 win

Comentarios de los usuarios:

So.... very very bad

Reparto

Glenn Carter	...	Jesus of Nazareth
Jérôme Pradon	...	Judas Iscariot
Renee Castle	...	Mary Magdalene
Fred Johanson	...	Pontius Pilate
Michael Shaeffer	...	Annas
Cavin Cornwall	...	Peter
Tony Vincent	...	Simon Zealotes
Rik Mayall	...	King Herod
Peter Gallagher	...	First Priest
Michael McCarthy	...	Second Priest
Philip Cox	...	Third Priest
Matt Cross	...	Apostle / Ensemble (as Matthew Cross)
Kevin Curtin	...	Apostle / Ensemble
Paul Vickers	...	Apostle / Ensemble
Mykal Rand	...	Apostle / Ensemble

También conocida como:

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar (Australia)

Duración:

107 min

País:

UK

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Clasificación:

Netherlands:AL | Netherlands:6 | Australia:M | USA:Unrated

Compañía:

Really Useful Films

Trivialidades:

Jérôme Pradon (Judas) admitted in an interview that he did not have the voice for the part of Judas and that he would not be able to play Judas in a real stage production.

Citas:

Crowd: Crucify him! Crucify him!
Pontious Pilate: What do you mean? You'd crucify your king?
Crowd: We have no king but Caesar!
Pontious Pilate: He's done no wrong! No, not the slightest thing!
Crowd: We have no king but Caesar! Curcify him!
Pontious Pilate: What is this new respect for Caesar? 'Til now this has been noticably LACKING! Who is this Jesus? Why is he different? You Jews produce messiahs by the sackful!
Crowd: We need him crucified! It's all you have to do! We need him crucified! It's all you have to do!
Pontious Pilate: Talk to me, Jesus Christ.

Conexiones de Película:

Version of Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)

So.... very very bad

I first rented this not expecting to find the original masterpiece that was the 1973 version. This film turned out to be so much less than that. The film follows the same course of songs and storyline that the original and play does but with more modernized versions of each characters. After a half hour I wanted to turn it off but I had to finish watching it. Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

The problem with the 2000 remake is that all of the actors and performers are trying way to hard to make JCS an amazing accomplishment. 30 years ago the film was an incredible feat but today it isn't, it is just another film and musical. Every actor is several steps below the original cast member. Glenn Carter is an abysmal Jesus, Fred Johanson makes you wince when watching him try to portray Pilate and Jerome Pradon is a very weak Judas. Tony Vincent as Simon Zealotes was the only actor who I thought fit well into his role.

While the cast fails so does the music brought forth. The songs from the original play and film were classic rock opera pieces. Every song in this version makes you wince with pain. Fred Johanson trying to perform Trial Before Pilate had me on the floor crying from laughter. Every song Glenn Carter performs it sounds like he is a little girl in the midst of a temper tantrum. If you are going to watch this film, watch as an example of what not to do when making a musical.

1/5 Stars