All that jazz is not Bob Fosse's best movie. His bio of himself is disjointed and skippes from one scene to another like it was cut for MTV.
If you like Fosse movies, pass this one bye and see one of his earlyer movies.
>>All that jazz is not Bob Fosse's best movie. His bio of himself is disjointed and skippes from one scene to another like it was cut for MTV.
If you like Fosse movies, pass this one bye and see one of his earlyer movies
I knew there must be a reason All That Jazz got 9 Oscar nominations, and won 3 including...editing.
"All That Jazz" really does seem cliche when watched now, but imagine how it looked to people in 1979/1980. It was really influential to films of the 80's. The (in my opinion) awful version of "A Chorus Line" was virtually stealing scenes from it at certain parts. And Fosse's own daughter is in it. I guess my point is, try to remember what movies were like in 1980, and then watch "All That Jazz" again.
Also, I think the number "Sit Back Relax" is the best choreography, music, and lyrics, that Fosse ever came up with; it's truly genius.
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Thanks Monica!
How anyone can reccomend others to pass on this film????
(Perhaps you should let them decide for themselves?)
This is a film of beauty and sadness beyond measure. There are only two words of dialog in the first seven minutes, yet the story is told perfectly. Rather than let down, this movie just keeps building and building to the rather abrupt climax.
Fosse has certainly made some other briliant films, but this ranks among the best movies anyone has ever made. MTV??? I don't think so!
The (in my opinion) awful version of "A Chorus Line: was virtually stealing scenes from
it at certain Parts.
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It's likely that Fosse's opening audition sequence was inspired by the stage version
of "A Chorus Line". And it's a measure of the greatness of "All That Jazz" that that
opening sequence encapsulates maybe 50% of the themes of "A Chorus Line". As for "A
Chorus Line" the film copying scenes from "All That Jazz" I've only seen it once since
I was so inscensed by it's demotion of "What I Did For Love" one of the musical's
key songs to background music that I haven't seen it again. I agree that it's terrible.
It gets the drama right, but flubs the music.
This film is brilliant on many levels. First of all, Scheider nails the character with depth and precision - he is 100% Big City Musical Director. Secondly, the musical numbers have some of the best dancing in them of their time and the dance endures even today. Ann Reinking's signature grand jete dans l'aire is just as incredible today as it was in '79. Third, the choreography is pure Fosse - watching this film teaches you all you need to know about how Fosse wrote a piece and what it took to execute it. Fourth, the era in which it was produced and the link between stage and film allowed for wonderful metaphors through costuming and staging that today might appear tawdry in comparison to the slick CGI images we're accustomed to, but in fact make the audience commit more to the film. What film makes demands on the audience anymore? We are just given what we expect in total hyper-reality rather than being asked to use our imaginations. And how could anyone even suggest that the editing is "MTV-style"??? Folks, this film predates MTV by 2 years, and even then, "MTV-style" editing did not develop until at least 15 years later!
A great film and a must-see!
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