Product: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
A Great Modern Musical
I own the DVD version of this movie and it is visually stunning. The combination of live stage sets and special effects along with a music-video style presentation of different numbers make this a truly special presentation. The sound has an extremely wide dynamic range, so you will need to keep your remote volume control handy while viewing. All of the actors are tremendous, except the narrator. She is painful to look at - why all the dark eyelid make-up? Plus her voice seems a little tired, not to mention her looks. Donnie Osmond does an outstanding job portraying innocence and power in one character throughout the video and the dancing is excellent. Despite the narrator, though (she gets easier to handle as the video goes on) this is a first rate musical.