Some things should be left alone...
The best part of this movie is that it's eventually over! I was very excited when I found out about the remake. I thought it would be a fantastic twist to see a great story turned into a musical. Then, I watched it. John Travolta does a fantastic Sly Stallone impersonation; he doesn't utter one audible word trying to replicate the character Divine made legendary. First, pull an all-star cast together and none of them get to show their own personalities (rather just "mimic" the orignal cast). Next, make nonsense out of the story line just to add a lot of PAINFUL musical numbers that are vaguely remeniscent of the 1960's. Finally, take the serious racial issues made clear in the original version and just making shock value. The result is disaster.If you like this movie, I suggest you rent or buy the original version - you'll be plesantly surpised. If you haven't bought this movie, don't waste your money. If I could rate this with a "negative star" I would.