sigelphoenix

Last night I decided to forgo (some) sleep and break out my brand-spankin' new RENT DVD. (I actually bought it last week, along with Serenity, but never got around to watching either.) The extras include cut scenes (yes, including "Goodbye Love") and a documentary called "No Day But Today" about Jonathan Larson and the making of RENT (stage and movie). Some highlights:

"Halloween" and "Goodbye Love": I've heard Chris Columbus' justification for cutting these, even though he loved them, and I'm pretty well convinced. I don't think they would have ruined the movie, but I understand how he wanted to maintain the pace and cut down on the emotional saturation. That said, I *loved* being able to see them. Anthony Rapp (Mark) steals my heart. T_T These are some of the best Mark bits, and I'm sad they couldn't be in the original movie. (Not to mention the one moment of Benny being a non-dick.)

Alternate ending: Originally the final number was done a bit differently. Again, I can see why the change was made, but it's awesome to see what the first version was.

"No Day But Today": This sucker is long, so I only watched about half of it, skimming through to see the bits with the cast. XD Daphne Rubin-Vega (original Mimi) and Fredi Walker (original Joanne) make appearances, so yay. Also, you learn tidbits about the cast, such as Adam Pascal (Roger) sucked at remembering lines. You know how "One Song Glory" is pretty much Roger with his guitar sitting on a table? It was made that way so they could write his lines there and he could read them. XD;;;

Oh man, such a fangirl ... This movie actually makes me love Chris Columbus. How weird is that? :P