Product: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
Check out this "Joseph"!!! It's great!!!!
There are three things you should probably know about me "right at the get-go" as a reviewer. First, I am not hugely into musicals. Second, I am not a bible thumper in any stretch of the word. Third, I was never an Osmond fan growing up. These things aside, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" DVD with Donny Osmond is terrific! I saw parts of this on PBS sometime during the 90s and at that time liked what I saw. Last summer I was big into Egypt, so picked this DVD up for "treadmill time". It kept me hopping, that's for sure! The music is "catchy" and even now I find myself humming parts of it from time to time. The casting, sets, and even the camera angles are pretty much flawless. Donny Osmond is particularly good in this production. He manages to go from a boastful young Joseph to a successful and finally also to a wise Joseph over the course of the musical and does it in a way that is neither too "lightweight" or too "heavy". He's just right. Also, I remember when he sang in the 70s he had this irritating way of changing pitch for emphasis. Not so in this production. He also seems far more attractive now than he did before.So check out this DVD! It's lots of fun and just about anyone would probably enjoy it. Due to its wide appeal it also would make a nice gift.