Refreshing and Funny

Rating: 10/10 (16 June 2006)

I originally watched the new musical version of the producers, because I loved the music. Now don't get me wrong, I love the story, and the music, but I found it over acted. The only reason I picked up the older version of the Producers was because it had Gene Wilder in it, and I love Gene Wilder. I plugged it into my DVD player, turned it on, and boy was I in for a surprise. It is nothing like the new version. OK, they are the same story, but the original is so much better than the old one. The characters seem more real, and there is no over acting. There are some things I didn't like, i.e. I liked the new Franz better than the old one, but only because you could actually understand Will. Other than that I really preferred Zero and Gene's Max and Leo to Nathan and Matthew's. I strongly recommend this version over the new one any day.