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Wife and daughter saw it and liked it, and I expected my wife to nitpick it but she didn't.  She's a fan of the version with Kristen Chenowith or whatever and the woman from Glee or her mom or whatever, so I thought for sure she'd compare them..

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6 hours ago, 1978horn said:

Saw it with the family and enjoyed it.  My theater kids and wife loved it.   It has a 2:40 runtime and didn't fee like it at all.

I checked my phone twice for the time. 

It was solid. The singing was excessive, and I felt it could have been much better executed by restricting the singing to major plot points instead of every minor plot change. That could have cut the run time by about 30 minutes and made it a more enjoyable watch. 

They were not shy with the political allegory, way more apparent that the original wizard of Oz. The animals representing migrants and minorities, the Asian Sorcery fascism enabler representing Trump, fox news, and Republicans, and the wizard representing Zuckerberg, Musk, Bezos, Koch's, Thiel, etc. 

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1 hour ago, Hermanator said:

I checked my phone twice for the time. 

It was solid. The singing was excessive, and I felt it could have been much better executed by restricting the singing to major plot points instead of every minor plot change. That could have cut the run time by about 30 minutes and made it a more enjoyable watch. 

They were not shy with the political allegory, way more apparent that the original wizard of Oz. The animals representing migrants and minorities, the Asian Sorcery fascism enabler representing Trump, fox news, and Republicans, and the wizard representing Zuckerberg, Musk, Bezos, Koch's, Thiel, etc. 

Buddy, the novel was originally written in 1995 and the musical was adapted from that novel in the late end of the 90s. I would say at the time it was released in 2003, it was more about the after effects of 9/11 and the buildup to the Iraq War. 

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But sure, the themes are pretty universal about demagoguery and people needing an enemy. 

 

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4 hours ago, mdmost said:

I would say at the time it was released in 2003, it was more about the after effects of 9/11 and the buildup to the Iraq War. 

Next you're going to tell us that the newer Battlestar Galactica was also about 9/11.

J/k, they didn't even try to hide the 9/11 references.

 

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Any Swarovski ads featuring AG originated from a mouse lick at my kitchen table. Babygirl has $10m to put through the google ad ecosystem.

Seriously, let me know if y'all see any.


Other than that, I'll watch the movie. Hated the musical on broadway in 2007 but then again I was in a bad marriage back then.

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2 hours ago, BearSchlong said:

Any Swarovski ads featuring AG originated from a mouse lick at my kitchen table. Babygirl has $10m to put through the google ad ecosystem.
 

I need a Google translation for this sentence.

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16 hours ago, Hermanator said:

It was solid. The singing was excessive, and I felt it could have been much better executed by restricting the singing to major plot points instead of every minor plot change

Jeff Goldblum What GIF by The Late Late Show with James Corden

It's a musical?

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I’ve raised two theater kids which means I’ve seen this musical way too many times and wasn’t overly excited to see the movie. I ended up really enjoying it and my girls haven’t stopped talking about it all week. If you are on the fence - I would recommend seeing it at the theater. Performances are insane. Menzel/Chenoweth cameos were cool. Hopefully there isn’t any audience participation in your theater.

Reading Hermanator’s review - I do wonder what thoughts are from others that are completely unaware of the musical.

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Loved, loved, loved it. Wonderful acting and singing from all involved. I saw the musical years ago and had forgotten a lot of who the characters end up being and how they got to be, but it started to come back. Part 2 will really pull it all together with lots of surprises. A year is a long time to wait. 

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I felt like I was supposed to like it more than I did. I sort of wish I hadn't seen the Broadway musical before, so that I didn't know the plot beforehand. I'll agree the visuals and performances were flawless. However I don't think I enjoyed it as much as everyone else seemed to be enjoying it.

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11 hours ago, Brandywine said:

Loved, loved, loved it. Wonderful acting and singing from all involved. I saw the musical years ago and had forgotten a lot of who the characters end up being and how they got to be, but it started to come back. Part 2 will really pull it all together with lots of surprises. A year is a long time to wait. 

Same. Was awesome. Above my expectations and can’t wait for part 2.

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Seent it last night. Overall, enjoyed it very much.  However, there was a very lengthy slow point in the second half which damn near put me to sleep.  The raucous ending made up for it though. 

Also, Alamo-Slaughter, get yer shit together.  Can't afford A/C for the whole flick?  Had to lose my hoodie.  I will say that the service was very on top of things, which is unusual for that location.

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On 11/25/2024 at 10:54 PM, mdmost said:

Buddy, the novel was originally written in 1995 and the musical was adapted from that novel in the late end of the 90s. I would say at the time it was released in 2003, it was more about the after effects of 9/11 and the buildup to the Iraq War. 

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But sure, the themes are pretty universal about demagoguery and people needing an enemy. 

 

Just to take this a touch further - the 1995 novel was a follow up to a 1939 movie which itself was adapted from a Broadway play in 1902 and a book from 1900. Even THAT book has been considered by some to be an allegory for political, monetary and social issues if it's time, many which still resonate today.

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Seent it last night. Overall, enjoyed it very much.  However, there was a very lengthy slow point in the second half which damn near put me to sleep.  The raucous ending made up for it though. 
Also, Alamo-Slaughter, get yer shit together.  Can't afford A/C for the whole flick?  Had to lose my hoodie.  I will say that the service was very on top of things, which is unusual for that location.

Watched it again last night with my other kid and the emerald city part was tough to sit through on second watch for sure.

I was able to focus more on the performances this time and man did Ariana Grande kill it. Can’t believe she’s about to marry the Boq actor. Jonathan Bailey made it look easy.
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On 11/26/2024 at 2:50 PM, Red Five said:

"What the hell was that? You were all just singing. Like you rehearsed it or something." -Norm MacDonald

one of the more underappreciated great SNL sketches ever.

 

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1 hour ago, Hitch said:

About 40 minutes too long. Hearing the bass next door from Gladiator 2 didn’t really help matters. 

Este. I understand the director wanting to be extremely faithful to the stage show, but he is very clearly not a believer in "less is more" and he had no interest in cutting out anything for the sake of the casual moviegoer's experience. Guess I'm in the minority on that, though. Good for them.

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I gave my review in another thread.

There's no reason why Grande shouldn't become one of the biggest actresses in Hollywood. She got the looks, she's got comedic chops, and most importantly she's got charisma. 

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On 11/28/2024 at 4:48 PM, DoobieWah said:

You forgot to say "No C/R".

Yeah, no CR discussing a movie that is solely about political bullshit and fascism. That's going to work. 

I swear this place is retarded. 

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Almost fell asleep during the first two hours.  It was good once they arrived at the Emerald City.  Performances were excellent and the music was good.  Some of the dances were ridiculous and cringe worthy.  My 33 and 30 year old daughters loved it as did my wife.  My SILs (wisely) couldn’t make it.  

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1 hour ago, Hermanator said:

Yeah, no CR discussing a movie that is solely about political bullshit and fascism. That's going to work. 

I swear this place is retarded. 

You’d get no argument from me. 

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2 hours ago, Hermanator said:

Yeah, no CR discussing a movie that is solely about political bullshit and fascism. That's going to work. 

I swear this place is retarded. 

I know your vocabulary is limited, but let's try and use a better word, fuckface.

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1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:

Are you talking about the 1939 Wizard of Oz movie?  Because it was literally about fascism. 

I thought it was about bimetalism. I think this one is about how gay people are catty meanies

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32 minutes ago, Michael Knight said:

I thought it was about bimetalism. I think this one is about how gay people are catty meanies

No, the 1900 novel was about that - yellow brick road = gold, Dorothy’s slippers = silver the coinage of the people, Oz = ounces, “When Dorothy is taken to the Emerald Palace before her audience with the Wizard she is led through seven passages and up three flights of stairs, a subtle reference to the Coinage Act of 1873 which started the class conflict in America” etc.

1939 was pretty in the nose for contemporary issues.

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2 hours ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

I swear this place is retarded. 

 

3 hours ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

I know your vocabulary is limited, but let's try and use a better word, fuckface

I swear these premises are retarded.

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Wicked was the first musical I ever saw on Broadway and pretty much set the tone for my expectations of Broadway productions.  Have seen it live in two other cities since.   It’s my favorite musical.  I was a little concerned that they would try to get too cute with it and overdo the effects with the Hollywood version.  I thought it was just about perfect.   The little bit of connective tissue they added to the story worked well.  I thought all of the performances were great even if Goldblum’s absent-minded weirdo schtick is a bit played out.   

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Just saw it, we were thoroughly entertained.  Elphaba has an Oscar nomination in her near future.  Maybe Galinda, too.  It didn't seem overly long at all, and the production was insane.  Surely some technical Oscar nominations are coming as well.

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