Wicked, the movie...

[smwhorn 483]

https://www.wickedmovie.com/home/

Anyone???  Anyone???

Saw the stage show several times and thought it was great.

[Red Five 40955]

Reviews are great, both critics and audience.

[1978horn 896]

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.

[LonghornSean 4025]

Fully enjoyed it. Excellent film adaptation of a musical.

Ariana Grande is hot, and very good in this.

Was also worried about the runtime going in, but hardly noticed it.

[atomheartbevo 89861]

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..

[mdmost 43060]

You're thinking of Adele Dazeem. 

[atomheartbevo 89861]

45 minutes ago, mdmost said:

You're thinking of Adele Dazeem. 

And I'm confusing Idina Menzel with Lea Michele.  Not sure how that could happen.

[Gene Parmesan 4016]

2 hours ago, mdmost said:

You're thinking of Adele Dazeem. 

The wickedly talented one and only 

[Hermanator 7190]

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. 

[atomheartbevo 89861]

[Pato del Muerto 52640]

Heard at work this past week that it’s part 1 of 2.  They don’t seem to be advertising it as such. 

[mdmost 43060]

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. 

Spoiler

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

 

Edited Tuesday at 03:57 AM by mdmost

[atomheartbevo 89861]

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.

 

[BearSchlong 8129]

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.

[Chuckie Finster 22758]

And I'm confusing Idina Menzel with Lea Michele.  Not sure how that could happen.

I hate that I know this, but Idina played Lea’s mom on Glee

[CurlyDumps 4485]

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.

[BearSchlong 8129]

Lmfao. Click not lick.

My kiddo manages Swarovski’s programmatic ad spend. They made some swank bling for Ariana Grande to wear to the premiere.

47 caret lab grown diamonds

[BearSchlong 8129]

[Pato del Muerto 52640]

I think she’s turning Japanese 

I really think so

[ztejas 43557]

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

It's a musical?

[Red Five 40955]

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

[wutang75 452]

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.

[Brandywine 1317]

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. 

[chainsaw 9879]

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.

[Tailgate 3024]

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.

[Native Horn 3516]

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.

[Captain Ron 12934]

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. 

  Hide contents

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.

[wutang75 452]

[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]" timestamp="[emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]]]]]" name="Native Horn" userid="[emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]]]]"] 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.

[Jive Turkey 12659]

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.

 

[Hitch 54]

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

[chainsaw 9879]

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.

[Hermanator 7190]

On 11/25/2024 at 9:54 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. 

  Reveal hidden contents

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

 

I was aware of the musical, and the guy who adapted the novel to a musical even stated in an interview it was no coincidence the President at the time's middle initial was W(icked).

Now the adaptation from a stage play to a movie updated it with very on the nose references to trump, social media oligarchs, and maga. It's over arching themes work for every time period of America, from the original Baum novel critiquing the bimetallism era of William Jennings Bryan, to the musical slamming W. Bush and the neocons burgeoning fascist turn, and now this one as America dives head first into fascism and a totalitarianist future. 

[DoobieWah 1468]

You forgot to say "No C/R".

Edited 14 hours ago by DoobieWah

[956 Worldwide 34820]

Absolutely felt every one of those 240 minutes. 

[BearSchlong 8129]

Indeed. Just returned home. Thoroughly enjoyed most of it.