Fame (12) Entertainment in Video ** (From Bournemouth Echo)

Fame (12) Entertainment in Video **

2:00pm Friday 29th January 2010

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IN TWO hours of my life that I will never get back, director Kevin Tancharoen gave me a strange amalgamation of the original 1980 film and both the television series and stage show that subsequently followed.

The remake lacked any in-depth connection to the characters and did not even contain the NYC yellow taxi that Fame has become synonymous with.

As a film in its own right it is fairly enjoyable despite not having a particular storyline, jumping from plot to plot and not including many songs, even witholding the famous title song until a bad remix is heard over the end credits.

However, if you want a Fame fix, don’t bother with this one – the original is so much better.

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