Newsies

I haven't seen Newsies in probably 11 years.  But in that time I've really struggled with my opinion on it.  When I first saw it, I thought it was pretty great.  Back when you played 4-square without a beer in your hand and the tile floor in the basement was an ice rink (Dibs Scott Hamilton!).  Since then, Newsies has gone to hell and back again as far as personal judgement.

I guess my opinions have evolved something like this...

Ages 0-10: Awesome!  Santa Fe.  Spot Conlon.  I want to be a newsie too! (Or is it "newsy"?)

Ages 11-14: Newsies?  What's that?  Anything with singing and dancing in it is totally gay and I would never watch something like that!  Did you see that Ken Shamrock-XPac fight last night?

Ages 15-17: Alright, its cool again!  Right there with "Tailspin" and the Passover episode of "Rugrats".

Ages 18-20: Kind of fuzzy...

Age 21 - Present: (After seeing clips on youtube) Christian Bale, really not the world's greatest dancer.

It really is a tough call, this one.  The story is pretty hokey, some of the songs are ridiculous, but then, it does have the king of New York in it.

Hail to the King, baby.

I can't call it overrated, its not popular enough.  Its too flawed to be underrated.  Truth is, cult status as a guilty pleasure is the best the newsies are ever gonna get.

So Newsies, I guess you're rated right.

You tell em' Billy.

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