I'm still amazed there are men that seem to be scared of enjoying theater so much they look for immediate reasons to move on.

He's trolling.

Don't feed the troll.

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Sorrry folks, my wife and i rented it, she wanted to ditch it in 3 minutes.

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This proves he's lying, doesn't it? Isn't it just available on Disney+?

The opening track is longer than 3 mins and I wouldn't call it very 'rappy.' Sure the first half is rhythmic and syncopated poetry but the second half is straight up modern musical theater. And isn't that what makes it so great - the marriage of musical styles and exposing those styles to those that may not have otherwise appreciated them.

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t - cam said:

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I'm still amazed there are men that seem to be scared of enjoying theater so much they look for immediate reasons to move on.

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Sorrry folks, my wife and i rented it, she wanted to ditch it in 3 minutes. I gave it another 5 or so, thinking some evidence of talent had to appear.

Nope.

I am not a big rap fan, but it is not an instant turnoff itself. I made plenty of money dj'ing in the 80's and 90's, and even a few times in 06, and there was plenty of rap in the sets.

This particular show just has particularly ****ty rap.



I wish someone had given me the same honest warning.

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Honest warning: Hamilton isn't my favorite musical ever, but it is definitely in the top 5 or so for me. To give it ~5 min and say there wasn't any evidence of talent? Nah, man. You admitted to not being a big rap fan, so you already had an inherent bias against it and everything is gonna stem from that.
I am not a big country music fan (read: hate country music), so anything that has a country music basis is going to already be a big negative for me. Kind of seems like the same thing here.

Also, you missed out on fantastic performances from Daveed Diggs, Phillipa Soo, and Jonathan Groff (there's more, but these stand out for me personally).

In cbr's defense, about 10 minutes into watching I almost bailed too. I couldn't keep up with the rapping and thought it was going to be a long 2.5hrs for me. But after 'I'm Not Throwing Away My Shot', it slowed down and George Washington and Schuyler sisters brought in more traditional style songs. Then for whatever reason, the rest of the rap was a lot easier to keep up with.

It's not my favorite play I've seen, but it's definitely in my top5. And the more you listen to it, especially the soundtrack, the better and better it gets.

Then you throw in the choreography and reprises (sp?), and I started to realize why it was thought of so highly. My favorite song has changed probably five times since I first saw it:

You'll Be Back -> Satisfied -> Dear Theodosia -> It's Quiet Uptown -> Wait for It

When I first saw it I thought Leslie Odom Jr. was overrated, Renee Goldsberry was the best singer, and Miranda was the weakest link. Now I've done a complete 180 on Odom Jr. Still think Goldsberry has the best voice, and I still think Miranda is the weakest performer.

J-Quob said:

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cbr said:

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t - cam said:

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I'm still amazed there are men that seem to be scared of enjoying theater so much they look for immediate reasons to move on.

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Sorrry folks, my wife and i rented it, she wanted to ditch it in 3 minutes. I gave it another 5 or so, thinking some evidence of talent had to appear.

Nope.

I am not a big rap fan, but it is not an instant turnoff itself. I made plenty of money dj'ing in the 80's and 90's, and even a few times in 06, and there was plenty of rap in the sets.

This particular show just has particularly ****ty rap.



I wish someone had given me the same honest warning.

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Honest warning: Hamilton isn't my favorite musical ever, but it is definitely in the top 5 or so for me. To give it ~5 min and say there wasn't any evidence of talent? Nah, man. You admitted to not being a big rap fan, so you already had an inherent bias against it and everything is gonna stem from that.
I am not a big country music fan (read: hate country music), so anything that has a country music basis is going to already be a big negative for me. Kind of seems like the same thing here.

Also, you missed out on fantastic performances from Daveed Diggs, Phillipa Soo, and Jonathan Groff (there's more, but these stand out for me personally).

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I was very skeptical of this thing and usually hate things that "everyone loves". But I couldn't help but like it. But I do like hip hop. Also, the more I watch, the more incredible Phillipa Soo gets. My 2 year old will listen to "You'll be back" on repeat all day long if he could.

I also hate country music but when my wife drags me to some singer/songwriter events even though I know maybe 2 or 3 of the songs and confuse Garth brooks and George straight, I have a good time. It seems like these guys hating on Hamilton already know they hate it before they even watch it.