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<blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 5930153" data-attributes="member: 22424">It won't tank. There have been a number of very successful adaptations of musicals to the movies recently (notably &quot;Mamma Mia&quot; and &quot;Phantom of the Opera&quot;), and Les Mis is huge in musical terms.As for epic sword fights and gunfoo... well...The book has a depiction of Waterloo (admittedly, in flashback), and an attempted revolution* (battles at the barricades, running battles in the streets, Paris burning). It also has Jean Valjean's struggle with Javert* (grappling; no swords or guns), his escape from captivity, and a struggle with the Thenardiers' thugs* (knives). Plus the aforementioned flight through the Paris sewers* - in some ways, all they'd need to do is add a dragon and they've got a better D&amp;D movie than either of the actual ones!(Of these, the four marked * also appear in the musical to some extent; I'd expect to see them in the film. I daresay the dragon could be digitally added later.)But, in truth, it's mostly a story of Jean Valjean's struggle for redemption, and the love story between Marius and Cosette (and poor Eponine's love for Marius).Basically, if you had to go to the theatre to see a musical, then this is probably the one to go and see. Well, other than &quot;Spamalot&quot;. And &quot;Camelot&quot;. And &quot;We Will Rock You&quot;. (And, film-wise, nothing will ever beat &quot;South Park&quot; of course.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="delericho, post: 5930153, member: 22424"] It won't tank. There have been a number of very successful adaptations of musicals to the movies recently (notably "Mamma Mia" and "Phantom of the Opera"), and Les Mis is [i]huge[/i] in musical terms. As for epic sword fights and gunfoo... well... The book has a depiction of Waterloo (admittedly, in flashback), and an attempted revolution* (battles at the barricades, running battles in the streets, Paris burning). It also has Jean Valjean's struggle with Javert* (grappling; no swords or guns), his escape from captivity, and a struggle with the Thenardiers' thugs* (knives). Plus the aforementioned flight through the Paris sewers* - in some ways, all they'd need to do is add a dragon and they've got a better D&D movie than either of the actual ones! (Of these, the four marked * also appear in the musical to some extent; I'd expect to see them in the film. I daresay the dragon could be digitally added later.) But, in truth, it's mostly a story of Jean Valjean's struggle for redemption, and the love story between Marius and Cosette (and poor Eponine's love for Marius). Basically, if you [i]had[/i] to go to the theatre to see a musical, then this is probably the one to go and see. Well, other than "Spamalot". And "Camelot". And "We Will Rock You". (And, film-wise, nothing will ever beat "South Park" of course.) [/QUOTE]

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