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        <title>Hairspray — As Good as the Original, Plus it Sings</title>
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        <description>Remakes and I don't usually get along, but HAIRSPRAY is just too much fun. Before the opening number began, I was just hoping for was a good movie that didn&amp;rsquo;t ruin the original cult classic. Oh, and I was curious to see how spry John Travolta is in a fat suit. I did get a fun movie that is definitely more closely related to the stage production than the original John Waters&amp;rsquo; movie, and John Travolta can really shake his moneymaker &amp;mdash; even in the Edna suit. But, I&amp;rsquo;ll save Travolta and his moneymaker for later. I want to talk about the music.

You had better be a fan of musicals if you&amp;rsquo;re going to see this movie. It isn&amp;rsquo;t one of those lazy musicals that have a couple of songs here and there. The cast breaks out into song at least every five minutes. The opening number, &amp;ldquo;Good Morning Baltimore,&amp;rdquo; set the mood, and the pop-y good feeling didn&amp;rsquo;t let up for the majority of the movie. The only slow number is &amp;ldquo;I Know Where I&amp;rsquo;ve Been,&amp;rdquo; performed by Queen Latifah&amp;rsquo;s Motormouth Maybelle, but its spiritual feel doesn&amp;rsquo;t bring the movie to a grinding halt. Instead, it just mellows you out for a serious note. Unfortunately, that song &amp;mdash; plus a protest that takes place at the local television station &amp;mdash; are the only real serious notes in the entire film.

This version was definitely more about the music and entertainment; not so much about the message of race relations. John Waters&amp;rsquo; original HAIRSPRAY has a very strong underlying theme of desegregation. In director Adam Shankman&amp;rsquo;s version, the story line is touched upon, but not really deepened, as in the original. I really did miss the whole &amp;ldquo;everyone getting along&amp;rdquo; message, but for a new generation that is simply looking for a good time at a summer movie, HAIRSPRAY definitely fits the bill.</description>
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            <title>re: Hairspray — As Good as the Original, Plus it Sings</title>
            <link>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#999</link>
            <description>Does John Travolta really need a fat suit?</description>
            <dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
            <guid>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#999</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:40:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>re: Hairspray — As Good as the Original, Plus it Sings</title>
            <link>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#1012</link>
            <description>you know what? i love this trend of musicals coming to the big screen. Phantom of the Opera , Rent, now Hairspray...its great! its something kids and their parents can watch together and both be entertained! plus, the soundtracks are phenomenal! My guess is that it wont be long before wicked, jersey boys, etc. all make their way to the big screen.</description>
            <dc:creator>JB</dc:creator>
            <guid>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#1012</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:18:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>re: Hairspray — As Good as the Original, Plus it Sings</title>
            <link>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#1017</link>
            <description>hahah ! well would you rather sit through HAIRSPRAY or like, BRATZ ( never heard of it? look it up...looks quite compelling )</description>
            <dc:creator>JB</dc:creator>
            <guid>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#1017</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:25:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>re: Hairspray — As Good as the Original, Plus it Sings</title>
            <link>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#1018</link>
            <description>dan- im sensing that this hostility towards hairspray stems from your distain of john travolta. care to elaborate on that?</description>
            <dc:creator>JB</dc:creator>
            <guid>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#1018</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:28:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>re: Hairspray — As Good as the Original, Plus it Sings</title>
            <link>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#1019</link>
            <description>I find it entirely unconvincing when I'm watching a movie then all of the sudden everyone busts out singing.  Just like ruins any authenticity in the moment.  My point it, musicals suck</description>
            <dc:creator>stangogh</dc:creator>
            <guid>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#1019</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:31:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>re: Hairspray — As Good as the Original, Plus it Sings</title>
            <link>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#1028</link>
            <description>psha! the world would be a better place if instead of gang fights with GUNS it could be gang fights A' LA west side story and more of a dance off. I know a kid named tyler, who, if we had him in our gang, could take down every other gang in all of Los Angeles. Musicals are great, just accept that tehy are here to stay ( and are loved by women and gay men everywher!)</description>
            <dc:creator>JB</dc:creator>
            <guid>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#1028</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:45:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>re: Hairspray — As Good as the Original, Plus it Sings</title>
            <link>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#1035</link>
            <description>I really liked this movie.  It's been the best muscial in a long time.  i enjoyed spending the money to see it.</description>
            <dc:creator>maryandphil</dc:creator>
            <guid>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#1035</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:14:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>re: Hairspray — As Good as the Original, Plus it Sings</title>
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            <description>I saw Hairspray on opening night.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am a sincere musical lover; I’ve pretty much seen them all. Rent, Chicago, Moulin Rouge, etc, but NOTHING hit me like this movie. It was amazingly choreographed and the songs are catchy, upbeat, keep you smiling, even the slow ones- I caught myself smiling through. I have since seen the movie 3 times and each time I grasp something new about it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I strongly recommend that anyone see the movie Hairspray.</description>
            <dc:creator>Hazelnut</dc:creator>
            <guid>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#1158</guid>
            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:31:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>re: Hairspray — As Good as the Original, Plus it Sings</title>
            <link>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#1188</link>
            <description>boring not good if you are a straight male.</description>
            <dc:creator>another6655</dc:creator>
            <guid>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#1188</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:54:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>re: Hairspray — As Good as the Original, Plus it Sings</title>
            <link>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#1715</link>
            <description>I am a  musical lover; I’ve pretty much seen them all. Rent, Chicago, Moulin Rouge, etc, but NOTHING hit me like this movie. I thought this was one of the best movie I have ever seen!</description>
            <dc:creator>TRC261</dc:creator>
            <guid>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#1715</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:07:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <description>i really want to see this one hope its good:)</description>
            <dc:creator>tinkluvspan</dc:creator>
            <guid>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#1731</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:12:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <description>this movie sucked....i only watched it for john travolta.</description>
            <dc:creator>needs50</dc:creator>
            <guid>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#2366</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:46:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>re: Hairspray — As Good as the Original, Plus it Sings</title>
            <link>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#2368</link>
            <description>boooooooo</description>
            <dc:creator>brokun1</dc:creator>
            <guid>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#2368</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:48:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <description>The original was better, but this movie wasn't too bad....</description>
            <dc:creator>RSchroadz</dc:creator>
            <guid>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/23/Hairspray--As-Good-as-the-Original-Plus-it-Sings.aspx#2752</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:35:28 GMT</pubDate>
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