Little Shop Of Horrors Reviews

I never did like Dentists

Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin, Jim Belushi, John Candy, Christopher Guest and Bill Murray plua a plant that likes blood! It can't fail.

It's all kicking off...

Uh-oh, it's all kicking off down at Mr Mushnik's Flower Shop, Skid Row. A lovesick shop boy, a battered blonde, a psycho dentist, oh, and then there's the small matter of the wise-cracking, man-eating plant in the window.

Little Shop Of Horrors is a classic. It's fast, blackly comic and jam-packed with more great songs than you'll know what to do with. As geeky Seymour Krelborn, Rick Moranis is an ideal foil to Audrey II, (voiced by Levi Stubbs of the Four Tops) the fast-talking, meat-eating greenery that he happened upon during a total eclipse.

Reprising her role from the original Broadway production, Ellen Greene's peroxide-heroine Audrey has a delightful sweetness about her, but this doesn't stop an amazing vocal strength shining through as she belts out the big numbers. Look out, also, for the array of cameo appearances, with John Candy, John Belushi and of course, Steve Martin as Audrey's sadistic dentist boyfriend, all popping into frame. The DVD has some great extras, my favourite being the outtakes reel - a must for fans and newcomers alike. Great stuff but remember - don't feed the plants!

This musical rocks!

From the opening note to the closing section, the music is amazing.

The movie is shot so cleverly, with dark, drab colours in Skid Row, and bright, high contrast shades in the shop, adding so well to the atmosphere. Clever little touches, like the plasters on Rick Moranis' fingers, catch you so well.

My favourite character has to be Bill Murray, as the masochist. Steve Martin is phenomenal as Audrey's boyfriend. And don't forget to watch out for an appearance by John Candy.

Don't miss this one!

total rubbish

this film bored me before the credits finished, dont waist your time with this film. there are better ones out there.

[Highly rated reviewer]

minority

Chances are i am one of the few that really couldnt get into this film. Ive never really been a fan of musicals and this one hasnt done anything to change my thoughts on that.

Steve Martin was funny, Bill Murray was funny, the effects for Audrey II were impressive enough. I just didnt see why this film 'was'

Who thought it was a good idea to make a film/musical about a talking plant. I like many films that people hate, and i guess its inevitable that i hate films that people like. This was one of them. But dont let me sway you from watching it. This is just my opinion

A Classic

This has always been my favourite musical comedy, its camp and silly and the singing is decidedly ameturish but to be honest thats the point they are after all supposed to be normal people.

The comedy is quite dark and involves murder and dismemberment, so this is most definitely adult entertainment, very good performances from the leads Rick moranis, Ellen Green (actually has a pretty good singing voice) and Levi stubbs (Four tops). Mr stubbs in particular (as the plant) was an excellent piece of casting.

GREAT!

great black comedy / musical

highlight for me was Steve Martin's sadistic dentist. One of the best cameo performances I've ever seen him in.

also check out the bonus material to see how they animated the plant (in the days before digital effects) - absolutely amazing.

TOP MOVIE !!!

It started as a 1960 Roger Corman horror comedy, filmed in two days; it then inspired a lavish 1982 Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. Finally in 1986, Little Shop of Horrors (1960) graduated into a multimillion-dollar, all-star film musical. Rick Moranis plays nebbishy Seymour Krelborn, who works in a rundown flower shop on Skid Row. While his boss (Vincent Gardenia) bemoans the lack of business, Seymour seeks a way of bringing the shop -- and himself -- fame and fortune. He purchases a strange plant from an even stranger oriental street vendor (Vincent Wong), naming the plant after his girlfriend Audrey (Ellen Greene, one of the few carry-overs from the Broadway version). Gradually, Seymour learns to his horror that 'Audrey II' (given the voice of R&B performer Levi Stubbs) craves blood and flesh. With each of Audrey II's 'FEEED MEEE's, Seymour must scare up human food to satisfy the plant's appetite. One such victim is dentist Steve Martin, a leather-jacketed Elvis type (the dentist's ultra-masochistic patient played by Jack Nicholson in the 1960 original is here impersonated by Bill Murray). The lighthearted tone of the film darkens as Audrey II grows in monstrosity, but the unhappy ending of the Broadway version is avoided herein.

Classic!

Classic slapstick comedy! All Actors/Actresses work brilliantly together along with the man eating plant, Audrey 2!

[Highly rated reviewer]

awwww.... shit

Last time i saw this film was on VHS, but renting this out on DVD was a revelation, print quality was great as was the sound. I guess the whole thing started out as a piss-take on 50's Sci Fi, but it's much more than that, intentionally or not, it's managed to be the only musical film adaptation of the twentieth century that's been totally watchable from start to finish. Keep this film on your shelf if you've come home after a curry on Saturday night, or if you're feeling a little Seymour