Screen_Blitz Based on a classic Broadway musical, this campy comedy-horror picture offers one of the most charming musical experiences of the 80s. Brought together by director Frank Oz, who's most known for providing the voice of Yoda in the popular 'Star Wars' franchise, this movie sets stone to a hodgepodge of B-movie homages and charming musical numbers that sum up to a sweet, campy good time. From the premise focusing on a killer plant, this movie operates on a reasonable level of absurdity. But it is not without its charms and laughs to fuel the heart of the viewers. It is silly, it is funny, and it is self-aware of its goofiness. Furthermore, it can't go wrong with a gift basket of cameos from some of Hollywood's most appealing comedic actors. If there are any flaws plaguing this experience, it may the dated humor that teen-aged youngster may not appeal to. Nonetheless, there is a spectacle to be admired here. This film stars Rick Moranis as Seymour Krelborn, a geeky urban florist who runs a floral shop with his Mushnik (played by Vincent Gardenia) and his flirtatious co-worker Audrey (played by Ellen Green) who he happens to have a crush on, but is in relationship with an eccentric dentist named Orin Scrivello (played by Steve Martin). And guess what, he's abusive. When he unexpectedly springs to life a carnivorous plant that consumes human blood, he finally sees a hope for a new life opportunity.A talking plant that preys on humans? That may sound an overly cartoonish idea. But the bright side is this film knows how to have fun with the concept. Opening with the titular song performed by a spectacular musical trio, this movie blends elements of 1950s B- movies with an endearing collage of sweet musical numbers that fun to listen to, that is if you are not prone to ear sores from 80s pop music. Rick Moranis steps into the role of a nerdy florist who is constantly faces the downs of a mundane life, from aggressively pursuing a girl he is deeply in love with, to desperately meeting the needs of his boss's floral shop. Much of this accounts of a charming mix of gut-busting slapstick humor and sweeping hilarity at every turn. There are also some more disturbing elements added to the mix however, and these include darkly funny scenes of the killer plant lunching on human blood. However, these scenes are intentionally play for laughs, if a little morbidity, and never meant to be nightmare-inducing. And lastly, how much joy could you inject into this musical without a nice surprise visits of cameos by Bill Murray, John Candy, James Belushi, and Christopher Guest -- all of whom make for decent comedic performance for their limited times on screen. Comedic veteran Steve Martin however, is easily the biggest show stealer aside from the killer plant. Shining with absorbing hilarity and comedic charm, Martin makes a satisfying presence in his role. Little Shop of Horrors is a delightful, campy musical spectacle that blossoms with spectacular musical numbers and a surprising amount of energy and wit that many musical (and comedy) fans can admire. Calling this film a musical masterpiece would be saying an awful lot, especially in the age of musicals like 'Grease' and 'Hairspray'. Nonetheless, this movie makes for an appetizing source of entertainment.

mike48128 Well, only a few songs are memorable. The main theme and when "Audrey 2" sings are the best. The song "Suddenly Seymour" is good but not great. The best song is "Downtown", a true send-up of the Petula Clark classic. Ellen Greene's revealing push-up front is quite annoying and Steve ("Elvis") Martin is the meanest dentist of all time with Bill Murray his strangest pain-loving patient. Look for other cameos, including John Candy and Jim Belushi. (I actually had a dentist not wait for the Novocain to kick-in, so I changed dentists.) Frank Oz at his best and that great 4-Tops & Motown Sound. I love the "Slumtown Supremes". A great and scary plant-"puppet". Just wonderful. At it's worst, a true "horror" film but no worse than the old black and white original. Fun-to-watch, but little kids will have nightmares. A guilty pleasure, worth seeing from time-to-time! Only surpassed by "Rocky Horror Picture Show" as a classic Halloween movie-musical.

Anssi Vartiainen A nerdy shop assistant and a wannabe botanical mad scientist Seymour (Rick Moranis) discovers an abandoned plant, which he nurses back to health, in the process turning the fortunes of his boss' flower shop and earning the admiration of his fellow assistant Audrey (Ellen Greene). The only problem being the actual nursing, for the carnivorous plant requires his blood to thrive.Little Shop of Horrors is a love letter to the early B-films. Every single character is a stereotype of a stereotype, from the nerdy protagonist to the extreme doormat of a love interest suffering in a bad relationship, from which only her one true love could possible safe her, to the bullying jock villain to the greedy boss. The story line is also pretty much textbook and very clichéd, though in a somewhat unexpected way. You've definitely seen all the elements before, but the film can still surprise you with the way it mixes those elements together. It's definitely not a perfect blend, because the middle part of the film drags quite a bit and the characters are such cardboard cutouts that you don't really identify with them, making the drama part of the film fail miserably.But the humour works. The plant is a lot of fun, with its deep, booming voice and impossible demands. The jock bully has probably the best twist surprise in the whole film, plus the best song, and the love interest is so whimpering and so under the thumb that it turns from annoying to kind of funny more than once. And the original ending, which was restored in 2012 by the studio, is so over the top that you cannot help but laugh because of its dark humour.The music is also pretty good, heavily utilizing these three background singer girls, who're always switching roles to fit into the situation. Though I do have to admit that very few of the songs are all that memorable. Both the villain songs are amazing, and you'll be humming them for weeks, and the opening number does set the mood very well, but all the others I have no recollection of, and it hasn't been that long.All in all, the movie is something of a mixed package. It has some truly great moments and an excellent initial idea, but it flows something haltingly and the two main characters could have been fleshed out a bit more. Still, definitely worth a watch if camp is your thing.

SnoopyStyle Seymour Krelborn (Rick Moranis) is a bumbling worker at Mr. Mushnik (Vincent Gardenia)'s flower shop on Skid Row. His co-worker Audrey Fulquard (Ellen Greene) gets beaten by her semi-sadist dentist boyfriend Orin Scrivello (Steve Martin). They both want to leave Skid Row. During the total eclipse of the sun, a strange plant appear out of the sky. Seymour and Audrey figure a strange plant at the window would bring in business and it does. Seymour calls it Audrey II. The plant has a need for blood. It demands blood and in return, it promises to bring good fortune to Seymour.This is a lot crazy wacky overblown Broadway music. It's fun for the most part. Steve Martin goes over the top. The craziness doesn't get that many laughs. Some of the songs are catchy. It's a fun musical but not many big laughs. Bill Murray as Arthur Denton should have been funnier but like a lot of the movie, he's a crazy character and the movie assumes that he's funny just because it's wacky.