I went to see 'Hairspray' yesterday.

Has anyone else seen it?

What did you think?

I loved the original - directed by John Waters with Divine and a young Ricki Lake among others. I never really understood the remaking of films, usually the original is better - for example The Producers and The Birdcage.

I didn't even know about the 1988 version!

Here's something about it:
http://imdb.com/title/tt0095270/taglines

And the latest one:
http://imdb.com/title/tt0427327/

And Jerry Stiller's in both!
And Ricki Lake!

Definately rent the 1988 version and watch it. John Waters was from Baltimore so in part it was a commentary on the city.

i only saw the original... i dont like when movies are rascist so i didnt lke it very much. it was very good tho, it was also very quick too.

Well, really, the film was anti-racist, not racist ~ it was a commentary on racism & segregation.

In fact, one thing I disliked about the film was that it treated such a serious matter in such a shallow manner. I thought that what it said was good, and positive, but ~ and I know it was a musical ~ but I think that there were too many songs and not enough development of plot and character.

I really want to seethat movie.

I havent seen the new one but rent the original by John Waters - they have it at most video stores