spsn | Les Misérables ~ well, somewhat related back to Johnny's :P (Reply)

So, yesterday I managed to watch this more than 2.5 hours musical movie (well, I didn't think that it'd be that long, so.. I was famished by the time it's finished). The movie? Well, it's a great movie! If you never read the book or go to the play or watch the older movie, then you should check this out. Les Misérables is one of the classics, so you won't lose anything by watching it. I normally can't stay awake fully throughout the whole musical episodes (it's the me who yawned over when watching Phantom of the Opera movie), but Les Misérables kept me awake the whole movie duration. Why? First, it's touching. How could you sleep when you watch how heartbreaking Anne Hathaway's 'I dreamed a dream'. If I watch this at home, I'd be weeping my heart out during that scene, really heartbreaking! Next, the team managed to compress that thick book into a movie that's actually moving, no merry go round, so for a non fan like me, I didn't feel any gap at all when I watch this. The setting and backgrounds are all done beautifully even though they're not pretty (French Revolution is never pretty).

But the real reason why I want to watch this movie? It's Hugh Jackman! What else? LOL, and off course I have to watch the movie after I saw him on SMAPxSMAP's 10.12.2012 episode. Honestly, I like seeing him promote his movies in Japan because he doesn't come across as snobbish/stuck up or annoying (I can name a few that I think act like they're higher than the beloved national idols when they appear on those idols' variety show and that miffed me actually), and here's the caps, in the honor of the gentleman (but more caps are on Amanda though coz she's just so pretty LOL).

He came together with Amanda. I think Hugh has appeared in Bistro SMAP before but can't remember for what movie, Wolverine? Real Steel?

h, you watched SmaSma before? That's why I think this is not Hugh's first time on SmaSma. Praising SMAP, not just saying 'OMG, I love Japan bla bla bla' (yes, you'll know who I'm refering to if you watch lots of SmaSma)...

Amanda wants to see cooking and singing at the same time from SMAP. Nakai told her to to say Oishii and see what happened. Off course, Shingo will react to the word Oishii haha...

Yes, he's sportive enough to join SMAP doing the typical Japanese variety game. What I like here, it doesn't come across as 'What a stupid game and these Japanese are weird' and it looks like he actually had fun doing it.
And off course, Kimutaku beat him... he's Kimutaku y'all LOL...

Kimutaku is too happy that he's up against the cute Amanda. Hugh is witty enough to ask her to kiss Kimutaku as the strategy. Off course, Kimutaku is up for it LOL...

Yes, we all know that the food is good and Amanda was surprised on how good it was.

'OISHII...' and Fuji-san is up. I guess the Les Miserables costume is too much to be done in a short time.

YASASHII!!! haha... Shingo's Fuji-san was too big and he's having hard time to go back to his seat, and Hugh helped him go over to the back stage.

Amanda was shocked that the Fuji-san is the same Shingo LOL and I think Hugh was amused by Amanda's reaction...
I like how Shingo respond to Amanda's shocked reaction: Japanese's idols can do lots of things (loose translation)
Very true! and Hugh agreed haha...

The winner and the loser LOL...

And finally, Kimutaku gets the kiss.
And I think Amanda will never realize that there're thousands of ladies out there wishing they can do what she just did to Kimutaku LOL hahahaha...
THE END.

I have 1 request for Hugh, can you promote your future movie on Arashi ni Shiyagare? I wanna see Matsujun fanboying over you LOL...