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Rent
starring Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Rosario Dawson, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia
directed by Chris Columbus
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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It Stinks 
I've never seen the play and have never even heard of it before. I did see the preview for it and thought that the opening music was uplifting and held high hopes for this movie, at least enough to rent it.
After seeing it, I should have just stuck with my visions of it from the preview, because that was the only good part of this film.
I've seen film adaptations of musicals fall short (except for Grease) and would be willing to go to the play to see if it was any better. But, if it is even... more info
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Takes "Rent" To The Next Level
I'm one of the few musical lovers that think musicals are better on the small screen than they are on the live stage. Chris Columbus takes Rent, an already good musical, and makes a really good movie out of it that focuses on character rather than theatrics, letting the songs drive forward the plot and character development.
I'm not sure how Rent-fans, who are just as passionate as Star Wars and Buffy fans, will feel about this movie, so I won't speak for them in this review. I saw the stage version... more info
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Viva La Vie Boheme and Rent 
When `Rent' first took the stage at an off-Broadway theater in 1996 the history of theater instantly changed. Jonathan Larson composed the Pulitzer Prize winning revolutionary rock opera. Rent was loosely based on Puccini's opera `La Boheme'. Rent has been on Broadway for twelve years and will be closing September 7, 2008.
RENT is about eight starving artists living during the HIV/AIDS epidemic in 1989 living in the East Village in New York City. "Measuring their lives in love" the eight struggling... more info
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wonderful movie and service!!!
The movie was shipped out the same day that I ordered it!!! It came in perfect shape!!!
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