Little Shop of Horrors: The Director's Cut + Theatrical (BD)

Everything about this movie musical works! The casting is perfect, the plant looks and moves great, the songs are catchy and memorable AND I actually care about what happens to the characters. I know I've never mentioned that in my other reviews (maybe I have but I really can't remember right now) but, and maybe this has been said before, but me, as the viewer, invest a lot of emotion and care when I see all of the characters sing about wanting to passionately get out of Skid Row or Audrey's dream of being with Seymour or the two leads pronounce their love for each other. It's all done with great energy and passion! And maybe that's why the test audiences responded negatively to the original ending and I can see that. You so want to see these characters together but Seymour's subconscious greedy ambitions leads to his and Audrey's ultimate downfall and Audrey II's achievement of global conquest. Now I've seen the original ending, loved every minute of it (Audrey's heart-wrenching reprise of Somewhere That's Green I think is what did it for me) and have been quite puzzled as to why audiences would've found that depressing. And I know this has been said before but it represents, albeit in an over the top manner, what happens when we give in to temptation. But I must admit, even with liking the original ending, that the filmed ending works for me as well. The characters get a good payoff and, judging from the surviving Audrey II bud, a little foreboding that the plants might succeed anyway. Well that's what I get from it. Rick Moranis is perfect as Seymour, ably portraying the nervousness he feels when he goes to kill Steve Martin and (as previously mentioned) his yearning to leave Skid Row is very believeable. I only wish that the full rendition of The Meek Shall Inherit was present instead of being completely glossed over. His solo really adds to Seymour's dilemma of either killing the plant or continue with his success just so Audrey would stay with him. Ellen Greene, reprising her role from the Off-Broadway production, is, again, perfection as the ditzy yet vocally powerful Audrey. Her rendition of Somewhere That's Green brings a tear to my eye almost everytime. And Levi Stubbs as the always hungry Audrey II is the real show-stopper! I especially love it when he sings Suppertime; the piano matched with his vocals as he tempts Seymour to kill Mushnik is both menacing and suspenseful. The rest of the cast is brilliant; Vincent Gardenia as greedy Mushnik (though kind of sad that his musical numbers were cut, but maybe that was done to make him a less sympathetic character in the end), Steve Martin plays the dentist perfectly and his song is very memorable. The celebrity cameos don't seem gratuitous at all and actually add to the story in their small way. And the Greek chorus fit so well into the story that they're musical numbers don't feel jarring or confusing at all (unlike the continuous jumping back and forth of musical sequence, story, musical sequence in Chicago).

My grandmother is now into musicals.So of course, we bought as many as we could.This is her absolute favorite from when my doctor was a little girl.It's fun to pass on these things

Loved watching this again, it really took us back. Our little Grandaughter has developed quite a liking for anything about Little shop of horrors

I grew up watching this movie (on VHS). It's music has been background static for my mind since I was old enough to hum. I hear "I Am Your Dentist" every time I'm in the chair and "Somewhere That's Green" every time I mow my lawn. It's a movie I know front-to-back and line by line. Or at least I thought so. The original musical ended in typical B-Movie fashion (as that was the satire in the first place), but that ending didn't sit well with the test audience of the movie version. So they "threw away" arguably one of the most impressive feats of puppeteering and movie magic ever created (not to mention one of the catchiest songs). Now, after over 30 years, we can finally see the ending that was meant to accompany this musical dark comedy. And what an ending it is! It wraps up the movie in a much more natural way. The foreshadowing and musical cues finally make sense! The remastering does more justice than I expected as well. It was like watching it for the first time (no, seriously). Everything is so clear, the songs, the dialogue, the visuals. All of the nostalgia of seeing it as a child flooded back. Which is nice, because re-watching things on VHS or DVD always fills me with regret for spoiling my memories of something. If you love musicals, get this. If you love dark comedy, get this. If you love behind the scenes features and detailed looks at the history of a movie, get this. But above all, if you loved this movie like I did, you DO NOT want to miss this remaster!

I’ve always loved this movie and was glad we could find it to buy so we could refresh before seeing it on Broadway! Catchy songs, and a great cast! Lots of laughs.

Always have loved this movie

If Amazon would sort the reviews of a product so that they remain with the specific version being reviewed, rather than, as in this case, lumping all the reviews of "Little Shop of Horrors" together and leaving customers to sort through all of them. I loved this movie when I was younger, and I still do. My son recently saw it on television and wanted the DVD so he could watch it any time he wanted. But he wanted to have both the theatrical ending and the original ending he had only seen on the internet. So I set about trying to buy a DVD. The Blu-Ray, from what I can figure out, seems to have both endings, but we're one of the last remaining families in the world without a Blu-Ray player...and I don't necessarily want to buy one at this point. So, I kept reading reviews and eventually ordered the Director's Cut DVD, thinking it had both versions of the movie. I must have read something wrong, because when it arrived, it only has the version of the movie with the Director's Cut ending. Now I'm ordering the DVD version issued in 2000 in an attempt to get the theatrical ending, so we can have the option of which ending we want to watch. None of you probably care about this, by I'm hoping to make a point to the Amazon staff. I'm very tired of having to sift through hundreds of reviews to try to figure out which version of a DVD has all the features I want. Please, please consider listing the reviews with the specific DVD version to which it applies. Thanks. And just to make my review more review-y...Little Shop of Horrors is a great movie, no matter which ending you prefer. What's not to love? A nerdy Rick Moranis; lovely Ellen Green, small roles by Christopher Guest, John Candy, Steve Martin, and others; the wonderful songs ("Suppertime" is one of our favorites); and of course, the man-eating plant with the voice of Levi Stubbs. If you haven't seen it, you should. So four stars for the movie, but minus one because it's so difficult to figure out which review goes with which version of the movie.

One of the most entertaining movies, still makes me laugh

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Wonderful movie

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The directors cut has SUCH a fabulous ending but it didn’t test well with audiences. Love this movie.

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