Product: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 3.0
Gets Better As You Go...But VERY Cheesy
I was a little disappointed in this adaptation. They completely changed the set and tried to add some special effects. Is it just me or did anybody else flinch when Donny Osmond was 'falling' down into the jail cell? Truly cheesy. When the movie first started I realized that I did not like Maria Friedman. Her voice is so breathy. You'd think she was a porn star, but as the play progressed, she got better. Donny sounded great as did the rest of the cast. Later the set starts looking like the original with some minor changes and it gets better. Go Joseph is probably the best production number in the movie. But the thing that stands out most in the version is the very stupid and very awful attempt at comedy. Let the words make your jokes for you. Physical comedy just is not funny in a show like this. When they throw Joseph in the pit and he comes up with a snake puppet on his hand and scares the narrator and then it 'grabs' him and pulls him back down, I almost shut it off. What is wrong with the producers? Did they not see how stupid some of these 'attempts' were? Anyway, these problems are not enough for anyone NOT to buy it. It is entertaining and kids will love it. But dont expect the caliber and the great sets of the stage show.