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| Gintora |
An interesting version*Sorry if a repost*http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6694130652688091172&q=CATS Def diff! 
Gintora! *Grinnin' tiger* |
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| Idiosylph |
I've never seen that before. Kinda cute. 
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| pkitty663 |
they had dialogue?...woah...this is interesting...I like when the girls were talking about Tugger...that was so cute | ||
| Etcetera Kitten |
Wow these guys had some serious motivation! *two thumbs up*
I love how they kept it simple, without loosing too much of the "real thing". Obviously, they made it more like theater than a musical, and that is different. I bet they had fun ^^ |
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| Roller Boy |
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4967588801186633297&q=Cats
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| OldDeuteronomy |
Correct me if I'm wrong but I THINK that first clip consisted of music from the London & Mexico albums | ||
| Spanish_Rumple |
Old Deuteronomy, the music and songs are from the Madrid play, I could recognise Hugo's voice in Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer. Their acting skills.... well.... I've seen better ones...hehehehe But it's imaginative to add text to Cats, they even invent the relationship going on between Munkustrap and Demeter (not really invent but put words to it) And they add the fact that Grizabella is Demeter's mom. They also make Munkustrap sing Mr. Mistoffelees...  Butt I think they had very good dancers among them... and Macavity is funny even cute and makes some good acrobatics!! Although I'm not totally sure if sometimes they are really singing... definetely they're not in Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer, but I'm not so sure in Memory... Most of the play is playback that's for sure.
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| Roller Boy |
I wish I understood spanish. |
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| Etcy |
haha yeah me too  is there anyone who can translate a little bit of the dialogue?????
*Etcy* |
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| Drumdraper |
I tried to, but the audio is horrible on my computer. It gets better towards the end of the video, but still fuzzy. Someone else with more fluency will have a better chance at understanding it than me.
The part where all the cats surrounding the elder cat in the red chair is Gus's scene and he is telling about the old days in the theater just by speaking his song and then he says he worked with Grizabella (I think) and that got everyone antsy. When Bombalurina screams, she and the other female cats are fawning over the Rum Tum Tugger. And when Grizabella reenters she and Demeter talk about something and Grizabella keeps making comments about how young Demeter is. I love the idea of Cats being done with dialogue and I would love to see a transcript of this version. But the costumes really need wigs and the tail beltsmake me thing of them wearing their underwear on the outside like superheroes do. The acting needs alot improvement and the dancing is all right, but the Jellicle Ball made me cringe. And the Macavity and Munkustrap fight could be better... |
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| Jemima57 |
Argh, can't listen to anything
"the playback feature of Google video is not available in your country". Gee I hate it when I get such pages. |
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| Spanish_Rumple |
Ok I've tried to do the first text, but as Drumdraper says, it's very difficult to hear it well because of a bad sound and because of the public aswell...heheh
There goes the first dialogue, Munkustrap and Demeter: Munkustrap: “(can’t hear it well) I thought… that you couldn’t be able to do it… I wasn’t going to stand there arms crossed watching that situation. And the third… have you got your eyes closed? Demeter: “yes… (eyes closed trying to sense Munkustrap behind her and getting a bit nervous) …Munkustraaap what’s the third reason?... Munkustrap are you still there? I’m going to open my eyes… (Munkustrap puts his paws in front of her eyes) Munkustrap: “which one is it Demeter? Which one is that third reason? Demeter: “…let me open my eyes and … maybe then I’ll know… Munustrap: “So?...(something I can’t understand) Demeter: (says something aswell) Munkustrap: “what does your sixth sense tell you? Demeter:”It told me that it was because of me… (doubtful) but… but what about that third reason?? Munkustrap: “maybe… but that doesn’t matter much right now don’t you think? (looking to the floor, and walking away) Demeter: “I don’t understand it anymore… Munkustrap: “I mean that maybe is not that the reason, but that doesn’t matter now anymore Demeter: “I know Munkustrap but why do you say that? But why it doesn’t matter now? Munkustrap: “It would be selfish to defend a queen, your mother (talking about Grizabella), in order to get another queen, I don’t want that. Demeter: “But you’re not selfish Munkustrap: “but… Demeter: “there’s no “buts” Munkustrap, now I understand everything. Thank you very much. Munkustrap: Now everything’s correct now Demeter:Thank you… Do you trust me? Munkustrap: “I’ve never stopped doing it… Demeter:”Then close your eyes now Munkustrap: Why? Demeter: close them, trust me (she walks to his other side and whispers at his ear) Thank you again (and she starts pulling his paw somewhere) Munkustrap: Where are you taking me Demeter? Demeter: What does your sixth sense tell you? (public say “oooooooooooh”) Munkustrap: I’m afraid to be wrong…(they say something but the public can’t let me understand it) Demeter: just imagine a place were you’d like to be Munkustrap: To the stars? Demeter: lets go to the stars Munkustrap! OOC: I don’t really understand their dialogue, it is quite strange. But this filming has been cutted and rearranged, I think this was one of the last dialogues because I think they are talking about why Munkustrap had finally accepted Grizabella in the tribe… I’m not sure though. I can't continue right now because I have to leave. But I'll soon try to translate the next bits. To be continued.... 
PS: Drumdraper... they're just kids and it's a school play... I think it's good enough and quite well ellaborated... There's something ou must understand... here in Spain we're not very skillfull for acting, dancing, singing... I mean compared to the USA where people seem to have those abilities in their blood since they're born, for instance talking about afroamericans and americans aswell, most of their kids seem to have beautiful voices as I've herd them singing many times... We do have great dancers or singers (sometimes) but is not something inherent to us definetely...hehehe I bet other countries school shows are much more creative...hahahaha!!! I could show you a video that I have of one of my school plays... and believe me, that show you've just seen is Broadway compared with what we did
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| Drumdraper |
I didn't think of it that way. The school plays I have seen with kids that age are along the lines of a well-done off Broadway shows and I do think the kids in this play did a good job, I just would have changed a few things had I been in charge.
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| Spanish_Rumple |
Well, I'm finally done with the text (for the songs I recommend you to download Madrid's cd!! I'm not going to translate all those songs!!hahaha)
Here goes the text Next dialogue: Munkustrap + cats Pink and white Cat: “Please Munkustrap let me return to the group Munkustrap: (in general to the group)I don’t understand you, I don’t understand you. I’m acting like you, you do the same with Grizabella!! Why should I listen to you! Pink and white cat: please Munkustrap I don’t like to be here all alone, please let me return with the group. Someone: come with us… Pink cat: Munkustrap you were wright and we’ve been stupid… now I see it… (crouches beside Munkustrap) (A boy says something I don’t understand but more or less he is allowing that pink and white cat to return with them.) White cat: Now I understand Munkustrap, thank you very much All the group: we’re sorry Munkustrap… yes, we’re sorry…we’ve been unfair… Mistoffelees: Thank you for opening our eyes (literally translated… it’s like “thank you for showing us the wright way”) Munkustrap: That’s enough!! (he says “basta!”) I think you haven’t understuud anything. Someone: yes we’re asking you to forgive us… Munkustrap: What have you done to me? Someone: But I don’t get it, we’ve asked you to forgive us Munkustrap: I’m not the cat to whom you have to ask for forgiveness, I’m not the cat who’s being refused and marginalised, Go and ask for forgiveness to whom you really should and everything will be allright… (then appears Grizabella and sings her song) (Munkustrap sings Mr. Mistoffelees!! I can’t believe it…) (The fight between Macavity and Munkustrap reminds me of the fights in Dragon Ball… they stood up standing and stareing one in front of the other for ages!!! Until they finally started to fight…hehehehe) Dialogue: Gus + cats Gus: there were a lot of main and secondary roles… puppets, monologues… Bombalurina: but anyone can do that! Gus: that is the behaviour that I don’t like in the youth!! You think you can do anything! You can still jump through a hoop but you’ve forgotten how important are rehearsals Cat: and… and you have done a lot of rehearsals? Gus: uf! (that is a Spanish exclamation like “wow!” ) A lot of times! Not in those nowadays musicals… I don’t mean they’re bad… Cat: which ones were they? Gus: They were big productions such as Jesus Christ Superstar or Chicago… (sighs) Cat: (can’t understand her) Gus: No… there were people a lot better than myself… but those were such great times… Cat: and …could you tell us any story? Gus: you seem in a hurry little one! Dou you want to listen to my story? Dou you all want lo listen to my story? All: yes of course! Gus: all this youth overwhelms me… Allright I will tell you the story that would possibly be for me the most important experience of my life Cat: but… the best story of all?? Really the best??? Gus: the very best of all!! (they they all sit closer to him) Gus: I was quite young, when I was rehearsing a musical that in two months was going to be released. Suddenly the director told us that he wanted to release the musical that same day with public and all! We obviously told him “what are you talking about?? That can’t be true!” But he, with a smile told us to trust him, that “all is here inside” (signalling his forehead) “with a couple of scenes and dances we’ll succeed, let yourself be guided by the calm and tranquility(in other words “relax”). Then I thought, how could we be calm!!?? We haven’t rehearsed at all!! But there wasn’t a way to make him change his opinion, he started putting make up on people in two hours left for the show. But the worst of all was that we lost the costumes!! All: oooooooh!!!! Mungojerrie: Naked!!! Gus: (sighs and rolling his eyes) this youngsters… Anyway the question is that… (and they cut with Rum Tum Tugger’s song) (I can’t tell why that Tugger reminds me a lot of Steve Urkel!!!!) Munkustrap + Demeter (once again) Demeter: There’s no need thank you Munkustrap: I would like to tell you something… Demeter: what do you want to tell me? Munkustrap: at night there are free dogs that attack defenceless kittens like you… Demeter: well I think I can defend myself Munkustrap: I wouldn’t want anybody to harm you. Imagine you are with the enemy (takes her by her hands) Demeter: (smiles) right now the enemy it’s you Munkustrap: Imagine you are in front of the enemy. We, Cats, we have a sixth sense and if you use it well you can foretell his movements. Close your eyes, trust me close your eyes. Imagine that a pack of wolves is surrounding you. Little by little one of them gets closer to you until… Demeter: Munkustraaaaap!!! Munkustrap: calm down I was only joking! (smiles) Demeter: I think I’m leaving! Munkustrap: so you don’t want me coming with you? Demeter: nah, now I can defend myself (she leaves)… Munkustraaap thanks for the advice Pink and black cat: aaaaaaaaaaaagh!!!! Oooooh girls girls you know what??? Tonight a cat will go up to the heavyside layer!!! Mistoffelees (??): And who will be that cat? Group of queens shout: Rum Tum Tugeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!!!!! Victoria: the cutest cat of all the Junkyard!!! Cassandra: the cat who rocks the best!! Pink cat: and the strongest!!! Demeter + Grizabella Grizabella: I like to be alone my little girl Demeter: that’s not true, nobody likes that Grizabella: maybe I do Demeter: mom I can’t believe it, do you really like that? Grizabella: my little girl I’m old you must understand. I belong to that place… Demeter: all alone?? Mum but why all the other cats refuse you? Grizabella: I’ve told you, I’m old and different I don’t understand why you don’t… Demeter: but we all grow old… Grizabella: that’s enough! Leave it this way Demeter: mom I don’t think you are any different and if you are I want to be a cat like you! Grizabella: you don’t know what you’re saying… you’re young Demeter: I’m young but I’m not a fool and I see you’re sad Grizabella: yes… Demeter: mom it’s not the end Grizabella: how do you know that? Demeter: because it’s not a happy ending Grizabella: you’re…. so innocent, you remind me of myself… those same words… Demeter: have you forgotten them? Grizabella: maybe yes… (end of dialogues) I must tell you that I have done it quite literally while I was listening, the synthax and grammar could perfectly be arranged much better...heheh  I'm sorry for that... Oh and sometimes I've put my own comments...
I hope you can enjoy the video a bit better... |