I have been thinking on this for about 2 or 3 days now I have come to the conclusion that this will be the one and only time that I will ever say that a remake is better than the original.
Remakes are awful, don't get me wrong. I hate remakes, which is why I don't like having to admit that this is actually better. I love this film, I watch it as often as I can and I have even shoved it on at work to show people what a good film looks like (they keep renting Epic Movie and Number 23). This film has me in stitches every time and I love the soudtrack. The songs are amazing.
The cast is so well picked as well, Steve Martin is at one of his funniest roles as Orin Scrivello. He seems to thrive almost too well as a masochistic dentist with a song that will have you gasping for breath through your laughter, although not of course, if you are a dentist. In which case, you may well find it a little offensive.
For me however, Bill Murray steals the show with the scene in which he appears for around 4 or 5 minutes. I can't help but laugh as he's playing with all the brutal looking equipment in the office. Yes I know that this was role originally filled by Jack Nicholson but as good as he is, I still can't find anyone to beat Bill Murray. This is a great film with great music, and great laughs. Anyone who hasn't seen it, I would recommend that you see it as soon as possible.