In The Heights - Is It Good or Nah?

[@reginarodriguez1477]

schaf’s continuous looking off into the corner makes me feel like he’s being held at gunpoint blink twice if you’re unsafe please

[@TheParanormalist0601]

Marina Joyce, is that you?

[@Ordinary_Mortal]

Actually when someone is looking off into the corner it means that they are genuinely trying to recollect something. It pretty much means that he means what he is saying

[@glendarjj3991]

Don't worry he's just the human shaff hired to pretend to be him. The real shaff is a large crab and that's who he keeps looking at

[@whitefang2312]

@@Ordinary_Mortal It could be him also looking at a script? I dunno, I’m not a youtuber

[@capperbuns]

@@whitefang2312 i think it is.

[@SchaffrillasProductions]

Thank you all for telling me about the post-credit scene, the movie is saved

[@jadenmamangon9016]

Yeah that scene was a great surprise since I never watched the original In The Heights.

[@alexverdana2435]

woohoo

[@Experiment18182]

So is it now an 8/10?

[@waltuh2.3bviews3secondsago3]

Hello tamatoa, you didn't have to hold james at gunpoint to make the audience think you're human, bit extreme

[@Iosif2008]

Watch Wish dragon(it’s pretty good)

[@Turtle_time47]

0/10, Schaff isn't a giant blue crab in real life.

[@Jamieberigan]

That doesn't matter

[@hartley9003]

:(

[@spacesheep6547]

@@Jamieberigan Yes it does!?

[@Jamieberigan]

@@spacesheep6547 not to me

[@Omabatfartsbruh]

he needs to trim his sideburns

[@willymcfresh8937]

But there’s an easter egg where Nina’s Dad has You’ll be Back playing on the radio so this is a 10/10 masterpiece

[@waterlemonandfriends]

Wait, what?? Are you serious?!

[@vincentp.6464]

I heard that

[@jillianbrodsky]

lmao yeah i noticed that, it was the On Hold music when Kevin was calling Stanford

[@ivanamper5323]

So it begs the queation, is hamilton or even lin manuel miranda canon in in the heights universe?

[@FakeDavyCrockett]

I noticed that too, great touch

[@jorgerosado2087]

Schaff: I’m so glad they cut Piragua (Reprise). Me who watched the post credit scene: Interesting..

[@ReinaMystica]

Thanks for this information here some piragua 🍧

[@bonbonchocolat7777]

@@QuikVidGuy it was after all the credits not just the visual one if that makes sense? like the black screen with the scrolling names

[@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347]

Piragua piragua, one block of ice piragua… *smug look at Mr. Softee*

[@joeybar.]

LOL I READ THIS COMMENT WHILE WATCHING THE CREDITS

[@Cecily_Smith4]

NOO WHAT

[@rontheron4807]

It’s so good to see that after so many trials and errors they finally understood that musical adaptations will only work when people who *understand musicals* are involved, they made questionable choices especially when it comes to music theory but the movie is an actual blast and we love to see it

[@alexawatchingyoutube]

Can’t agree more!

[@idkdude420]

@@manoerinafanchannel3196 That’s.....literally what they just said?

[@dylanmcartoonell1536]

“Lin Manuel-Miranda is the worst singer in every musical he ever writes” Look, I’m not gonna say anything, I’m just gonna stand back 50 feet so the pitchforks and torches don’t accidentally hit me

[@mrbluebob1066]

It's legit true though

[@chrisbcpack]

right? lol

[@jadenmamangon9016]

It’s not that true. I really like his singing.

[@rontheron4807]

@@jadenmamangon9016 he has a unique voice for sure and it's very enjoyable but it's true that from a technical standpoint he isn't very skilled-

[@reginarodriguez1477]

i agree with shaf. i think it’s just his charisma with which he pulls things off that tricks my brain into thinking he has a good voice, nothing wrong with that though. i still adore him as a performer. his voice, un poquito menos

[@joefeldkamp5171]

Schaf, your theatre kid is showing.

[@rontheron4807]

And we love to see it

[@novelyst]

Schaff's theatre kid is always showing, he's not exactly trying to hide it

[@joefeldkamp5171]

I rescind this comment, it did not deserve to get this many likes

[@Kdot6_16]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGqyameLial0gLM

[@averyeml]

I agree that Lin is usually the “worst” singer in anything he writes but even then he isn’t bad, just not technically skilled and trained like those Broadway-tier singers. One of those times where the worst is still unique, believable, and enjoyable.

[@sungod1384]

Is it bad that i like his singing. It fits his style. Its odd as we are used to show stopper belts like phillip quasts(confrontation and stars) or seasons of love or defying gravity. I think that in quality its good. In terms of actual capability its not and Lin knows that. Hence why he raps a lot. And is an artistic genius.

[@alalalalsekkeke]

@@sungod1384 no, lin's voice is catchy and enjoyable. his style of singing isnt really like broadway because ofcourse he's a rapper.

[@sungod1384]

@@alalalalsekkeke i agree 100%. My point is put him next to phillip quast and you can see whos an objectively better singer. That doesnt mean lin sucks far from it. He is a genius and is a very good actor. And is a skilled rapper.

[@potatopatch5202]

I really like his singing. Sure he may not be the most polished singer and that stands out when surrounded by Broadway singers but the worst thing you can be is shy and in confident. And Lin has so much charisma that his voice works. Idk. My opinion.

[@beccarobbins6814]

Did anyone else feel like he almost sounded more trained in this movie than he did in Hamilton? (this is an observation from a very much NOT trained singer :))

[@memerio1458]

When you’ve never seen “In the Heights” but watch the video anyways because you like Schaffrillas: “Hmmm, yes. The review here is made out of review.”

[@glendarjj3991]

Just watching the funny crab man pretend to be a human

[@peterjohnson11655]

that's not how that format works

[@tapwater2680]

The point of a review is to hear what they thought of the movie, most reviews are so you can know what to expect before trying something, so this kinda fits watching before seeing the real thing

[@MacenW]

@@tapwater2680 some people don't care about the movie just want to listen to the man speak

[@peterjohnson11655]

@Joshua Roehl kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKjRlHSHqtefp80&ab_channel=jacksfilms

[@TatoISR]

I understand not everyone is gonna take this away from the movie (and the musical) but from a theoretical and cultural point of view the way this musical blends together so many Latin styles and rhythms together while using them to reflect each character's culture in a unique way is absolutely remarkable.

[@sungod1384]

The styles are also leitmotifs. And each person has their own motif. Champagne is vanessa/ love story arc, breathe is ninas and you can hear it sprinkled in. Also the blending of latin styles with rnb just blends nyc. Its quite suprising how well recieved it was especially that broadway is filled with old white ladies and this doesnt seem like old white ladies would be cool with that. If im sure it won like tonys in 2008 and 2009.

[@TatoISR]

Absolutely! Also when the Puerto Rican characters show up you get a lot of salsa/merengue, when the Dominicans show up you get a lot of soca rhythm as well as some salsa, and the Cuban characters get different things but my favorite is when Claudia gets this Guaracha thing during the blackout that kind of shows her culture and age.

[@novelsolvings8024]

Piragua (Reprise) is actually the post credits scene for this movie, so don't think for a second you can escape Lin's singing.

[@theassortedhobbyist]

After hearing about it, I sat through the movie again (still loved it so much) and sure enough, Piragua reprise is a post-credits scene and I loved it!

[@caseyw.6550]

😂😂😂

[@beasfav141]

He's always inserting himself in everything like cmon man

[@jordyngalvan8558]

@@beasfav141 Actually, he didn't want to be in the movie at all, but they kinda threatened to get rid of the Piragua guy altogether if he didn't play the character himself. He didn't want to get rid of the character so he decided to go through with it. And Lin can do whatever he wants with the stuff HE created so fuck off lmao.

[@caseyw.6550]

@@jordyngalvan8558 Sure he can. But it's an interesting choice.

[@genaralkenobi1234]

lol i get so weirded out when ever he talks with his face on camera because I’m so used to that voice coming out of a giant singing crab

[@PoetNevermore]

I was your 100th like on this comment. That's all.

[@genaralkenobi1234]

@@PoetNevermore ok

[@thomasbastardo8959]

“I’m gonna retroactively edit in a spoiler warning in there afterwards”

[@AxxLAfriku]

I have fewer than 1 friend in the World. That's right. Everybody disses me for making bad videos. I think they are perfect though. Who is right? My dissers or me? Which side are you on, dear tom

[@ironick729]

@@AxxLAfriku did I saw you literally everywhere, I wonder why no one likes your videos? Hmmm, maybe it’s cause you go in comments and beg them to watch them!

[@thomasbastardo8959]

@@AxxLAfriku who

[@sophiescribbles8504]

@@AxxLAfriku ...what? Who are you???

[@neutraldalek4222]

@@sophiescribbles8504 They (likely using a bot) spam these weird, cringe-y self-advertisements in the comments sections of random videos. Best to report and ignore.

[@diegs.alejandro]

I think there’s a lot of points for people who didn’t get some aspects of the movie or musical that strictly have to do with not sharing the Latino experience, for example: Schaf feeling weird about the musical being built around someone winning the lotto. My grandma, mom, and pretty much everyone in my family who all immigrated from Venezuela have bought the lotto tickets every week ever since they arrived here, and it’s something that I can easily say is a shared experience in our community. Writing a musical with that as one of the central events speaks heavily to a fantasy that many of us don’t really think about but is ingrained in our culture.

[@sarahj5161]

"people come though for a few cold waters and a lottery ticket, just a part of the routine / ev'rybody's got a job ev'body's got a dream"

[@upg5147]

I'm not even an immigrant but my Mexican heritage taught me to respect the lotto, been buying em since before I legally could lol

[@biancapineros4287]

same here but Colombian

[@Notamoomin]

Same here but peruvian

[@smoothkiminal6835]

Not latino but same with American-Vietnamese culture

[@katyb4527]

I think in the movie they sacrificed the breadth of Abuela Claudia and Nina's storylines partially due to runtime and partially to give Anthony Ramos more screentime. But for me, that change really didn't work because not only are you losing some of the show's most moving songs, but Vanessa, even with the added aspiration to be a fashion designer, isn't compelling enough to carry the plot. The scrap of paint rag sewed into a mall tube top is not a believable enough reason for Usnavi to stay in New York as compared to being reminded of the impact a single person can have on their community. I loved the choreography and cinematography in the movie and I'm grateful it exists at all, but the changes they made left the characters underdeveloped and a somewhat thin plot even thinner, unfortunately.

[@gabbyg11]

when they showed that tube top at the end i burst out laughing lol, it was so ugly to me

[@katyb4527]

@@gabbyg11 IKR!?! they made such a big deal about her inspiration and the paint rag and then THAT was the result? It was so baaaaad. 😂

[@erinmariecece]

Yes yes yes THIS IS WHAT I WAS THINKING

[@alalalalsekkeke]

fr tho? they really cut out graffiti pete's work? like Finale was the one im looking up for??

[@lbell_2207]

And did anybody else remember that they cut out the mom?

[@r.j.tammaro8383]

I also dislike how drawn-out and misplaced Abuela's death felt. In the musical she dies after "Carnaval del Barrio" and it's revealed softly and quietly by Benny over Dispatch. Coming straight from one of the most uplifting, joyful, and fun numbers of the entire show right into her death is an emotional gut punch that doesn't have the same weight in the movie. That tragic sense of juxtaposition really struck a chord with me and it's not there in the movie version.

[@NameNik223]

Yeah, but it's a sticky situation because Benny over Dispatch wouldn't work the same way in the movie. On the Broadway, it seems normal that one character sings alone and says something but in movies, you have to make characters say the lines in the context of a story. It would feel fake if Benny would just randomly announce Abuela's death on the radio

[@r.j.tammaro8383]

@@NameNik223 i honestly disagree, it would work even better. Makes the juxtaposition even more striking and abrupt.

[@beasfav141]

As a fan of the original musical I'm pretty pissed they cut out mr. Rosarios song but left in the piraguero song. The song never fails to bring me to tears and it hits really close to home for a lot of people and it sucks that they reduced it to a singular line.

[@aspendraws6173]

What u got against the piragüero song? but yeah I do agree, I wish they added Inútil

[@LauM]

Weirdly enough you can kind of hear some bits of it when Kevin is talking to Nina about how she is now better than him.

[@OrionOnion]

yeah seriously, I don't begrudge them making him a single dad but that song would've tied so well with that and made the change less grating imo

[@grace5033]

I heard your username as I read it

[@tortillabag]

Yes! Inútil and Enough are both really good. Inútil always makes me cry and I would have loved to see it on the big screen.

[@thaliapeters949]

One change you didn't touch on that I personally loved was the way they fleshed out Vanessa more - iirc her dreams and relationship with Usnavi always came off as positive, but two-dimensional at best. I think they did a really good job with her character, even though the extra screen time she got might have been borrowed from Nina and Benny :/

[@emilymann377]

I agree she was one of my favorites in this, along with Sonny

[@leaky2798]

They didn’t cut piragua reprised, it’s the end credit scene

[@madisonperry7447]

Wait really?! I didn’t stick around. Now I definitely have an excuse to go see it again, like I wasn’t going to already.

[@jadenmamangon9016]

Yeah I stuck around and that was the post credit scene.

[@OhHeyItsMe68]

I was just looking through the comments section for this!

[@anthonymedina9425]

Shit, i just left the theater

[@novelsolvings8024]

As a theatre kid who loves to pick apart movie musicals, I really enjoyed In the Heights! So many movie musicals feel like they are in a struggle between "movie" and "musical" and are trying to sit at the cinema adults table by downplaying the theatrical aspect of it. It was a breath of fresh air to see a movie musical that was unapologetically a musical and established the typical theatre suspension of disbelief right away. This opened the door for more darling visuals ans scenes (especially "Paciencia Y Fe" which was my favorite song) and created the best Hollywood movie musical probably since Chicago in terms of the musical diegesis.

[@alexverdana2435]

i looooved paciencia y fe

[@mikerotch6068]

I wish they kept abuela claudias song BEFORE she died. I loved her "what do I do with this winning ticket" line. Its the "OH SHIT" moment of the musical

[@alexverdana2435]

same!!!!!!

[@LyraHoshinoVT]

Saw the show live a couple of years ago and the gasp from the theater audience after that line was electrifying

[@kiefcoffee]

@@LyraHoshinoVT EXACTLY ugh it just makes the rest of the musical so much better bc the lotto ticket n winnings are literally all of their last thing from ABUELA HERSELF you know ?? ..justice for hundreds of stories

[@oop5488]

Same. In the movie I was expecting the winning ticket line and was a bit sad it wasn't in there

[@Death_2_Glamour]

I feel that it makes paciencias y fe a bit more significant , like" after all these years....I can finally rest" and double that emotion that it already had

[@RainbowDj7]

I'm so upset they cut Everything I Know. Not even because it was my favorite song but it shows how Abuela Claudia affected everyone's lives, not just Usnavi's. I feel like if they had kept it, it would have made them cutting a lot of Abuela from the movie a bit more forgivable

[@joyramirez7518]

Plus in the musical Everything I know is when Nina resolves to go back to Stanford- in the movie she sorta of out nowhere just chooses to be like “imma make a difference for Latin people” and it’s kind of jarring to watch and the scene is pretty forgettable, meanwhile in Everything I Know she sings “I’ll make you proud of everything I know” and it’s abula’s influence in making sure she had an education that pushes Nina to go back to collage

[@gabbzimoongem3067]

@@joyramirez7518 I felt that in the movie it was the confrontation about how someone she knows doesn't have the opportunity that she has, combined with Abuela's profound message of small dignities in the face of a cruel world, but I can see why other people might not have seen that as enough of a push

[@oapilef9911]

This film had so much advertising that I was expecting it to be terrible. But it was decent.

[@blind_t2]

It’s lin manuel. You never, and I mean never go wrong with a lin manuel smash.

[@oapilef9911]

@@blind_t2 I’ll be honest I never saw him act before this film but from what I saw he is good. I won’t say he is amazing since idk what separates amazing acting and good acting tbh

[@austinlam8145]

@@oapilef9911 I feel like it's less his performances that people like but more his songwriting lol

[@oapilef9911]

@@austinlam8145 I didn’t know he was a song writer lol

[@sofiaperalta9710]

@@oapilef9911 He wrote In the Heights and Hamilton

[@jamiesteinman]

Anyone else also kind of pissed about Blackout as well? I feel like all the tension and stakes in that number were completely taken out. And I was really sad because when I saw In the Heights the musical it gave me chills but I didn't really feel much of anything from that number which is just unfortunate because that number should have so much impact.

[@alexverdana2435]

yes!!!! it was my favorite song, and i don' t think they did it that well. espeically in the part where claudia gives usnavi the money, which was really impactful, but they cut out.

[@adamb3266]

yeah it just seemed like benny and nina had been together the whole time they had like no conflicts

[@radioactive06]

@@adamb3266 about that, why did Benny and Nina suddenly kiss out of nowhere just after arguing? It´s not quite clear to me with just hearing the album

[@sia6045]

Yeah but the movie takes place in modern day. If a blackout were to happen it’d be realistic that people would use their phones for light, something that wasn’t feasible in 2008. Plus I get them not wanting to display the whole thing as if a black out is all it takes for the latino community to break out into riots and chaos automatically.

[@shieldlesscap6124]

Personally having listened to Blackout a lot, there were a lot of subtle things I liked, like how the pacing was different from the original. Yeah it’s jarring if you’ve liked the original (personally it’s my favorite song in both versions) but like, that’s the point of the song, it’s supposed to be chaotic and the changed structure makes it so it is chaotic even if you were already familiar with the original. And then the whole “taking that interaction between Benny and Nina and giving it to Vanessa and Usnavi” was cool to me because it took me a sec to realize why it was familiar even though it wasn’t in the original.

[@miloisverylazy5187]

Hearing Lin hit the note in Pirauga was very shocking I didn’t think he could 😂😂

[@AlvaroCTV]

I was nearly flinching getting ready for that voice crack that never came, I'm proud of him 😂

[@whatsyournameman9329]

i honestly wasn’t ready, i was expecting a voice crack but he killed it

[@doubleabattery3814]

I have a feeling Lin knew exactly what he was doing when he hit that note because he was inwardly laughing that we were all surprised

[@jolypoly6743]

Adding onto the abuela Claudia argument, I didn’t like the fact they went into carnival de barrio after her death :// Her death feels so much more trivial when they’re partying like crazy a few moments after she’s passed

[@appleworldinc.8937]

I understand that it was to lift the mood and put the fight back into WH, but I get that these people are still mourning, and the only reason it happens isn't to honor Claudia; it's to celebrate the salon ladies moving to the Bronx. I loved the number, but the story around it could have been done better

[@buduhanfamily2419]

honestly, i'm just happy it doesn't suck. i think my expectations for movie musicals are pretty much on the floor, so if it's just not terrible it'll do well with me

[@AG_KEMPER]

I have waited ***13 YEARS*** for this movie to come out, as this is by far my favorite musical. This movie was everything I needed and more. It truly felt like a return to form for the movie musical genre.

[@sungod1384]

Psst. You want obc bootleg slime tutorial? Good quality. And its free.

[@isabellaearnhardt6380]

@@sungod1384 YES PLEASE

[@joelatkin1214]

Can’t agree with you more, it’s also my favourite musical too

[@cloudshines812]

True story: During the fall of 2020, my girlfriend was supposed to do a high school version of “In the Heights” as a musical, but the show was cancelled because of COVID, and by the time she returned to school, she primarily focused on getting into college and it was sad that she never got to be apart of the musical. However, we went to see the film together just recently and we enjoyed it a lot. I always told her she would’ve been a wonderful Nina if her show was still going to happen.

[@wool578]

ok

[@alexverdana2435]

awww :(

[@MacenW]

Good for you

[@oreo_6206]

That’s so cute I wish you guys the best

[@j.davies1596]

I would die if you reviewed The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals

[@larsnyman2455]

Oh hell yeah, that’s the best Starkid

[@joeybar.]

i would physically pass away bro when i saw he reviewed twisted i almost fainted

[@soupcorvus]

i’d love to see a review of that too (as well as black friday)

[@BEX5397]

YEAA

[@araw_buwan]

YES YES YES

[@barracko-yoda2967]

SCHAFF, I WAS TRYING TO FORGET ABOUT CATS AND YOU MENTIONED IT RIGHR AT THE BEGGINING. NOW ALL MY TRAUMA IS FLODDING BACK YOU MONSTER😩

[@jacksonbrickmedia939]

I hate it when my trauma flodds.

[@wool578]

barrack nooooooo 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@clownfromspongebob3979]

It’s ok. The James cordon cat isn’t real and can’t hurt you

[@barracko-yoda2967]

@@clownfromspongebob3979 god I hope so😬😢

[@loraavlis5344]

May I suggest doing back to Cats 1998 to forget about that disaster?

[@McBehrer]

I don't get why everyone acts like Miranda can't sing. Yeah, he's weaker than the others, but he's not a bad singer by a long shot

[@Death_2_Glamour]

It's a unique voice , people expect the typical Broadway preformer voice when other voices give the musical such a flare, the og cast of Hamilton has an energy that i have found so hard to find for other casts who performed it , Lin has no chill and that energy he gives his characters is what makes them so memorable

[@frozen_blondy2076]

I really love lins voice i think it really stands out and he adds lots of emotion and personality to it.... ya its not the best technically but his performance and delivery choices make up for it 100 percent

[@ArtwithariThechannelofart]

He can but sometimes it sounds like he's off-key, so it might just be his delivery Also, casting too because apparently there's this new movie called Vivo where he plays this cute small Boots-ish monkey character and his voice doesn't fit because he's too "mature" (well, mostly his voice is too mature-sounding for the role)

[@chrisbcpack]

i just watched it this morning and let me tell you- i sobbed like a baby during abuela's solo

[@SeaSparklesLP]

yesss everything about that scene was so beautiful

[@alexverdana2435]

i loved it..

[@mar-rv2qb]

same 😭😭

[@benjisaac]

The movie actually made me way more emotional than the show, idk why. Something about the way they framed everything added new context that was always there in the lyrics but just really brought out by watching the singers in that setting. I started crying in Breathe and pretty much didn’t stop until carnaval del barrio

[@mar-rv2qb]

yeah, everything felt so much closer and quieter and more personal

[@AlvaroCTV]

Same here. I think this is a testament to how freaking well they took advantage of the liberties of cinema to enhance the emotions. Paciencia y Fe was already powerful to begin with, but with all of that choreography in the subway, and that lighting, and those well placed cuts? I could hardly see the screen through the tears TBH.

[@radioactive06]

I never watched the broadway play, my only references were the album, and some High School version on youtube, therefore I didn´t understand much of the plots in the original, like why Benny and Nina arguing but suddenly kissing. So yeah, the movie made me more emotional as well

[@AlvaroCTV]

@@Kabbaway Fair. I did think that the Paciencia y Fe number coming right before her death was questionable (it's different in the original play). Perhaps I was still so affected by it because I was already familiar with the character, because TBH I was a sobbing mess. 😂 There are a couple of proshots from theatre school productions of the play on KZbin, in case you'd like to check them out!

[@codogaz]

So you're telling me he's not actually shiny coconut crab?

[@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347]

Reality can often be disappointing. But that’s just you I’m more concerned of his unevenly shaved sideburns. But that’s also just me

[@dianaval6082]

I was like WHAAAAaaa-

[@jillianbrodsky]

i relate to nina so much and it killed me that not only did they cut a lot of her stuff out, but the tensions between benny and kevin too. their ending doesn’t feel as earned, you know?

[@sofiaescobar4455]

Yes, I'm upset they cut off her line: "I was working 2 jobs to pay for books I didn't have time to read", to me, it's one of her most impactful lines in the original because it showed how much of a hard worker she is. I'm not a 100% on board to all the changes they made to Nina's storyline for the exact reason you said, her hopeful ending didn't feel as earned as the original, because it lacked the character development the Musical has.

[@canofbeans194]

Hey Schaffrillas Productions you should review the Turbo Fast TV show

[@marcoe.3314]

That show was weirder and more memorable than the movie

[@Jesushernandez-eu2is]

That is a bad idea

[@glendarjj3991]

And the how to train your dragon TV shows

[@max5845]

I actually like that show. Haven't watched it in a while, but it's so nuts that its def better than the movie.

[@treykincy]

Yes please yes

[@spacedjace57]

they cut "Enough!" which, why not give it to another character like Daniella cuz they ate with that song omg

[@ReinaMystica]

I was sad about that too. When i first listen to the movies version of In The Heights and only hearing Nina's dad and them cutting out the Nina's moms line i had assumed the mom was dead(which i was correct spoliers )and thought the song was going to be sung by Abulea letting it be the last thing she said to both Nina and her dad before she died. A little sad it wasnt in the movie but i think the movie was still great.

[@LauM]

@@ReinaMystica dude, I totally thought the same omg

[@sukasuru]

How does he look so casual and normal talking but his voice has more life then me.

[@waluiino]

The biggest thing that bugged me is that Sonny never makes an appearance in the finale (in the present), so it's kinda like...Did he get his green card? My friends who knew nothing about the musical legit asked me if he got deported because they never really resolve that plot point at the end

[@alanis0533]

Seriously tho, I was so happy that they gave more depth and an actual backstory for Sonny but then they just completely forget it.

[@Berlinguer_bornagain]

I am still waiting for the 1 hour long tamatoa analysis.

[@alexawatchingyoutube]

Always

[@solidhutyr1815]

Also the dr.doofenshmirtz analysis come'n schaff *WHAT* *ARE* *YOU* *WAITING* *FOR*

[@glendarjj3991]

Also the shrek the musical 3 hour analysis

[@FlyingStickProd]

@@solidhutyr1815 yes

[@rinina]

He's making it! 40 minutes are done i think

[@juliantorres3495]

That “welcome to the internet” reference was actually surprising. But also he he ho ho funny shiny man knows about funny “defy expectation” comedy man.

[@themoviecritic1092]

Exactly, now I expect him to do a review on Inside

[@knowah1556]

Timestamp?

[@jackguerre]

@@themoviecritic1092 He said he didn’t want to do a review because it kind of goes against the special.

[@themoviecritic1092]

@@jackguerre *sighs* I know 😔

[@bazookauniverse2001]

The Bo Burnham laugh literally jump scared me. Fuck. Now I gotta relisten to welcome to the internet again.

[@rachelthornton4442]

Really upset they cut Enough. It’s such a funny, moving song and I think they lost a key moment in the musical when they did. Maybe they were trying to stress how much of a mother figure Abuela is to Nina, but that doesn’t make sense since they cut out “Everything I Know”, which shows how much of a mother figure she was.

[@StoryMing]

Never seen the play onstage, but I am disappointed that 'Enough' was cut too! Also, 'Atencion' leading into 'Alabanza'.

[@emilymann377]

What are everyone's opinions on the fact that they broke the 3-day structure and had the final parts occur like a month after the blackout? I guess it heightens the emotion of When The Sun Goes Down because Benny & Nina are closer to being apart, but the change was sort of unnecessary imo

[@ihaveaname699]

Summary: Hollywood misogyny happens and Schaff gets mad about it

[@madsceptictrooper6803]

You should watch Schaffrillas' Shrek 2 review in order to understand why he is personally against misogyny.

[@ihaveaname699]

@@madsceptictrooper6803 I have seen all of his videos homie.

[@rowanheart8122]

@@madsceptictrooper6803 honestly everyone should be personally against misogeny

[@2006IZ]

@@spiderham5514 when the gamer is sus😳

[@guilhermeshiba3135]

@@spiderham5514 so you hate your mom?

[@picturebreakdown]

I’d like to personally give an award to the people who commented “first” to commemorate their stupendous achievement

[@LockhartDan]

Dude, ur Loki and Bad Batch Breakdowns are really well done, keep it up 👍🏻

[@picturebreakdown]

@@LockhartDan thanks, I really try, but not many people get to see them since I just started

[@TheCrimsonCoon]

@@picturebreakdown Here's a sub

[@picturebreakdown]

@@TheCrimsonCoon thanks 🙏🏻

[@zartig09]

These sort of comments referring to people commenting “first” are just as annoying though. You want to comment to show you were here early, and this is not much different.

[@aricwood869]

“This movie makes some changes to the originals structure” My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

[@Minaainthere]

Carnaval Del Barrío was amazing. That’s it that’s all I have to say.

[@Samcole0408]

Wait... Your telling me your not a giant live action crab? I need a minute

[@novelsolvings8024]

If I had a nickel for every time Patrick Page played a character in a musical that represented bad capitalism and gentrification I would have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice!

[@kordeliiius9821]

Was he the dry-cleaner?

[@novelsolvings8024]

@@kordeliiius9821 Yep!

[@novelsolvings8024]

@@georgiahutton4698 Thank you! Pippin is one of my favorite musicals and I really liked this photo

[@sqlace3577]

Something that really got me thinking in this movie was in the very first song (In the Heights), Nina’s father, Kevin Rosario gets a $20 lottery ticket. In the original musical, he tries to put down $20 for the lottery, but his wife stops him and makes him only get one ticket. But since she’s dead in the film, no one is there to stop him. This was my subtle way of seeing how the death of his wife affected Mr. Rosario, even if it doesn’t make sense from a stand-alone movie perspective.

[@TheCornCob7178]

I’ve been forced a million of these “In The Heights” ads and I still have no idea if there’s even a plot

[@johnsugrue4155]

Yes there is like a really good one

[@TheCornCob7178]

@@johnsugrue4155 ok

[@PinkCreeper6969]

I have been forced with ads

[@thelanktheist2626]

I have been forced with “if you complete this you are legally allowed to skill”

[@caseyw.6550]

I'll take that over Prager U ads all day every day.

[@maddodeuil3342]

It feels so weird seeing your human form, like you're not actually a giant cgi crab

[@deli9159]

this movie has been in my ads every time i click on a youtube video and i’m too angry at it to actually watch it. thank u shiny man

[@zoguy6988]

"I didn't really care about Sunrise" Sunrise Fans: So you have chosen death.

[@blastbowman9026]

Finally, I can now know what the plot is cause every ad I've seen is just 5 quick cuts of different dance numbers and then Title Card!

[@jennims2885]

In the Heights makes my bilingual Latina self so happy :")

[@arlopullman4926]

Schaffrillas' face is unmoving, yet when you look away from the screen you can't not imagine it squashing and stretching like a cartoon character. His voice just... Bounces.

[@BugsyFoga]

It's rare treat to see Schaff in person .

[@thefilmwatcher1216]

I can't wait to watch thia movie. I'm not super familiar with the musical, but Lin-Manuel Miranda is probably my favorite songwriter working today.

[@daniellavaladez7820]

Same

[@evelyncastillo1094]

As a non-musical person who’s hispanic, the music and culture of the movie was what pulled me in despite not being the biggest fan of musicals. A lot of it is so familiar and the struggles the characters face definitely feels familiar.

[@sp00ky-maid]

100% agree! I also think Nina and Benny’s relationship didn’t get as much attention. They had no conflict.

[@alexverdana2435]

yeah i don't understand why they cut out their conversation in "the club" and instead replaced it with vanessa and usnavi

[@emilyhodgesoboe]

I also felt like the only reason their relationship comes off as semi-convincing was due to Corey Hawkins doing so much of the emotional heavy lifting. He’s an incredible talent. I felt a bit bad for Nina’s actress because between the script’s reduction of her character and Corey’s great charisma, she almost faded into the background.

[@thelive_99]

I was upset that Hundreds of Stories was cut because it's my favorite song. The choreography was amazing, the visuals were stunning, and everything was pretty good. I do agree that Abuela Claudia was done dirty. I also didn't care for the actress who played Nina. No offense, but she miss some marks for me. I'm glad the lottery was given to Sonny in the end because I thought the movie was gonna pull a "money doesn't matter" line. Overall, it was good. My college did a show of In the Heights a few years ago and ever since then, I enjoyed it and listen to the soundtrack once in a while.

[@GMODTF24EVER]

Shout outs to whoever edited this video and included the Bo Burnham laugh during Schaffs laugh

[@jcmurie]

I loved the movie despite having some issues with it, mainly being very heavy-handed with the themes, and listening to the original broadway show I think it's definitely better, but as my first introduction to the story, it's one of my new favorites just because it's so much fun and gives me hope that original, big-budget movie musicals could be as popular as they once were

[@ratonzafiris]

I like your profile picture. Twenty one pilots Self-titled for eveeer!!!! 🖤🖤

[@kittkatkitty1]

About Lin Manuel’s singing……it becomes abundantly clear when you listen to “Dear Theodosia” and go from Leslie Odom jr. voice to Lin singing right after it.

[@jtecedor9293]

I do not enjoy musicals usually, and I can say, I watched it yesterday and genuinely thought it was really good

[@genevieveowusu885]

What are your thoughts on the Cruella movie? I've yet to see In The Heights, but it looks fantastic!

[@FiendaroÖ]

My guess is that he just thinks it’s another Disney cash grab movie (which it kind of is).

[@asaladwithoutcrutonsispoin437]

I actually wouldn't mind an "Inside" review. It was an intereting and banger of a musical comedy special which still somewhat relates to your channel when it comes to musicals. Although, it's up to you and it's fine if you don't want to. Also... cool reference to his internet song and using it as a clip :)))

[@willow5299]

YAAS I watched the movie last night and was waiting for this

[@masteroftheocarina2709]

After watching Hamilton and Greatest Showman back to back I'm taking a break from musicals. But I think I might end up watching this since I've heard really good things about it.

[@mjhtv5397]

Yea I didn't like how they changed certain lyrics or completely cut out some songs but I still find this to be a very fun and beautiful looking movie.

[@josephkolody5900]

4:50 Piragua Reprise is actually the post credit scene to the movie. It’s a really nice moment for fans of both In the Heights and Hamilton to see Lin and Chris share very nice on screen chemistry. Also, I think Lin did a very well job vocally in this movie. I was very impressed.

[@Andy-ct8be]

It took him less than a week to turn Bo's new single into a meme

[@AtlasBlizzard]

I like it whenever Schaff gets his human stand-in for a video.

[@paramountworld01]

Hamilton: 8/10 In the Heights: 10/10.

[@tombaxter9947]

no

[@paramountworld01]

@@tombaxter9947 What do you mean no?

[@muchosconfuzzlement8258]

@@paramountworld01 I'd say they're both 10/10

[@alexverdana2435]

i cant decide which one is better

[@CyclingUrchin]

Agreed

[@crafty9795]

I think they did Benny SO dirty in this adaptation, they took out his conflict with Nina’s dad

[@origamiman5460]

They did piragua reprise as an after credit scene

[@gabriela2377]

What also bothered me about the changes is that they didn't connect with the lyrics anymore like abuela's bredcrums and a bunch of other details that the people who know the musical will get but are totally loose on the plot of the movie and just make a few passages kinda clunky for people who are seeing this story for the first time

[@taylesia1]

That was my big thing too. They changed things, but didn't follow through with the chain reactions those changes made to keep everything consistent. So many of the song lyrics no longer matched the plot.

[@rocky4264]

Agreed. In the finale, Usnavi sings "I’m steppin’ to Vanessa, I’m gettin’ a second date" when they're already married and have a kid, like what?

[@josephcarlisle1943]

@@rocky4264 I don't think he's literally saying it to present day Vanessa. I think it's just kind of a voice over thing meant to compliment the visual we're seeing (During that part we see Usnavi and Vanessa kiss right after he tells Sonny he's staying within the narrative of the story he's telling. God that was complicated to describe).

[@amypatterson7395]

@@rocky4264 I’d say the bigger inconsistency for me is Usnavi BUYING A WHOLE ASS PROPERTY IN ANOTHER COUNTRY and then they have the gall to keep “It’ll take most of that cash just to save my ass from financial ruin” from 96,000. Like… how’d you pay for the frickin beachfront property that you’re going to have to invest a ton of money into to restore IF YOU ARE BROKE??? And it makes Abuela giving him the money feel kinda gross too. Like, he already clearly has enough money for that expense at the beginning of the movie, but she still leaves the whole 96k to the one guy in the movie who apparently already has a ton of money just lying around? Not even “A third for you, a third for me, the rest for Sonny?” Just, the stakes are totally shot between them cutting Nina and Abuela’s plots and then getting rid of any real need for the lottery to be a plot point at all. Like, what’s the point of caring about or rooting for Usnavi’s dream of moving back to PR when he’s already got it all planned out within the first few minutes of the movie? He’s not actually working for anything for the whole movie, just biding his time until his flight.

[@mogusman3]

Somehow he seems even more genuine in person.

[@AJZ0626]

I'm imagining your mailman dropping your mail and hearing "The mail's here" and being perplexed

[@wispeon]

As someone who's never seen the original, I still felt Abuela's important impact on the entire community from how she was portrayed in the movie and her death hit me pretty hard

[@daisydodger]

i cried it was great

[@bren202]

This felt more like a behind the scenes of Schaffrillas recording process, than a review of the Heights lol

[@valakmountain]

I'm glad this was an in person review because I'm trying not to spoil myself on how the movie adapts the musical, but I'm gonna watch it tonight with my friend! It means a lot to both of us, despite me cursing LMM's name every chance I get. :P Update: you said songs got cut out so I went to go see which ones and WOW the movie said "fuck act 2" :( Second update: watched it! .... Wow Abuela Claudia was really done dirty 😭

[@adamb3266]

my biggest problem was they basically cut the conflict between nina and benny at the club, the fight, and the climax of the first act with their kiss during the final whistle of the fireworks in blackout. but i loved the movie.

[@R4WRY_Creepy_Claws]

I heard "Justin did nothing wrong" and inhaled. Anyone who was part of the 21 chump street fandom, did this spark a whole shit load of controversy too- I dou8t people paid people on a podcast to say "Justin did nothing wrong" 8ut like- Christ That line

[@Itsunobaby]

Jesus fucking Christ have you heard of the letter 🅱️?

[@lucyhodges8178]

You are a homestuck fan, aren’t you?

[@timothymenard1750]

Context?

[@ellikasan]

when I realized the mom was dead, I got really sad because I really liked 'Enough' from the musical, lol.

[@tristanrow4951]

You somehow still carry the energy of Tamatoa reaction images when you talk in real life. Also what kind of livestock do you want me to sacrifice so that you'll do a Rango video?

[@liftingskies8970]

I will never forgive them for cutting inútil, as someone who has never been poor but who has had immigrant parents and grandparents who did, it perfectly described the struggle that adult immigrants go through that maybe us first gen Americans don’t really get. It shows another aspect of the immigrant experience than any of the other younger characters have and I feel like it was very much needed, especially to understand Nina and her dads conflict.

[@benkameta9647]

Abuela doesn't tell usnavy about the ticket during the blackout. He finds it when he's packing up to leave in a box

[@Krebfest]

Hearing about 1 second of “welcome to the internet” scared me

[@collincabrera2270]

Unscripted Schaffrillis rant: "A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one".

[@glendarjj3991]

Unscripted shaffrillas rant, scripted shaffrillas rant, what's the difference?

[@collincabrera2270]

@@glendarjj3991 I love both but sometimes it's nice to see a more "natural" review style.

[@glendarjj3991]

@@collincabrera2270 yeah I think natural reviews are great. But what I meant is shaffrillas just sounds like he's going off on a rant in general lmao

[@collincabrera2270]

@@glendarjj3991 Oh my bad lol. I should have said review instead of rant.

[@risenhoku]

As someone with spanish as their second language, hearing Schaffrillas use spanish terms is something I never knew I needed until now

[@Emimi33able]

So, who's gonna tell him about the after-credits scene

[@musicmartyr]

4:52 _Someone_ CLEARLY didn't hear about the post-credits scene!

[@unclewiley1986]

I know Lin isn't as talented as the rest of his cast technically speaking but his voice is so unique and charismatic that it's one of my favorites.

[@kraken6061]

Schaff: the plot hinges on someone winning the lottery which is kinda absurd Yes because no one has ever won the lottery

[@neilselgi8581]

It's amazing to think that the same director made Jem and The Holograms which is one of the worst films that I have ever seen. I am not a huge fan of musicals but this was incredible. It's currently my favourite film of the year.