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Whoa! Hugh Jackman and Russel Crowe... hmm... for some reason, I can't imagine the confrontation between the two. One has an operatic tone, the other rock-star-ish. Anne Hathaway is an awesome singer and so is Amanda Segfried. Who is Marius and Eponine?

I have to say, I didn't like Phantom on the big screen even with the awesome Gerard Butler... and I really enjoyed the non-musical Les Mis with Liam Neeson.

I'm kinda in the middle of dread and excitement on this one.

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I didn't care for Phantom either... because of Gerard Butler. My husband loved the Liam Neeson movie and was horrified by my brothers' high school performance of the musical because Jean val Jean... died.

Samantha Barks is Eponine, which I'm in favor of because she did an awesome job in the concert piece.

Eddie Redmayne is apparently Marius. I have no opinion becuase I have no idea who he is.

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HELENA BONHAM CARTER AND SASHA BARON COHEN AS THE THENARDIERS!!!!

THAT HAS GOT TO BE THE MOST PERFECT COMBINATION FOR THOSE ROLES!!!

And, hmm... Colm is stuck as the Bishop. Almost an extra. LOL.

And yeah, I loved Samantha on the concert!

And I don't recognize Marius, Enjolras, nor Gavroche...

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I'm soo looking forward to this. I try to avoid teasers and trailors whenever possible but can someone tell me what the rating is going to be? My son said when he saw the trailor it had an R rating on it. Is this true?

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HELENA BONHAM CARTER AND SASHA BARON COHEN AS THE THENARDIERS!!!!

THAT HAS GOT TO BE THE MOST PERFECT COMBINATION FOR THOSE ROLES!!!

Truer words were never spoken, my friend. Truer words were never spoken.

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I didn't care for Phantom either... because of Gerard Butler.

BLASPHEMY! :D

My husband loved the Liam Neeson movie and was horrified by my brothers' high school performance of the musical because Jean val Jean... died.

LOL!

I didn't like that there was no Eponine...

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I'm soo looking forward to this. I try to avoid teasers and trailors whenever possible but can someone tell me what the rating is going to be? My son said when he saw the trailor it had an R rating on it. Is this true?

The movie has not yet been rated, so your son is mistaken. The trailer itself is approved for all audiences. It is set for a December release - if it's during Christmas break, they're probably going to push for a PG-13.

But, to tell you the truth, regardless of the rating, you have to see it first before you bring teen-agers to this movie. The Les Mis thematic elements are pretty harsh regardless of how it is going to be presented. People on stage is not as big of an impact as a movie screen.

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The movie has not yet been rated, so your son is mistaken. The trailer itself is approved for all audiences. It is set for a December release - if it's during Christmas break, they're probably going to push for a PG-13.

But, to tell you the truth, regardless of the rating, you have to see it first before you bring teen-agers to this movie. The Les Mis thematic elements are pretty harsh.

Yes I agree, I saw the Broadway show last week for the first time and there is allot of innuendo..the whole "Master of the House" routine. I hope they at least keep it PG-13.

I'm so glad they are doing this. Not a big fan of Anne Hatheway, Fantine is blonde and I just think they could have found someone much better. I"ve seen pictures of Hugh Jackman as Jean Val Jean and he the fits the description from the book perfectly. I'm stoked for Russell Crowe as well.

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I think it would behoove them to keep it PG-13... A lot of families as a whole love this. In my opinion, it would be easier to make it PG-13 than to truss it up enough for an R-rating.

PG-13 will mean more viewers.

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I can't wait either! So excited to see it. I won't let myself watch anymore trailers though. I want to see it for the first time in the theater!!

I wasn't sure about Russel Crowe. Don't get me wrong. I love the guy but....Can he even sing?? And I'm kinda on the fence about Anne Hathaway, but what I saw in the trailer won me over.

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