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Ms Harmless wrote:Wicked: For Good

absolutely loved it, obviously; not quite as perfect as act 1 but almost there and I did cry my eyes out for the final number

I'm not sure when I'll get a chance to see it, but my GOD I'm excited!

So thrilled to hear you loved it.

epilogue wrote:

The Argonaut wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:Im going to see ¨Die, My Love¨ later.

i dont know a single thing bout the movie, but i do know that the book is from an argentinian author, Ariana Harwicz. I havent read the book and i dont know a single thing about her either.

damn it.

It felt it was based on Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love ‘s marriage.

Way too pretentious and just plain boring.

I felt the same, VG. Wasn't into it

My buddy Nick agrees with y'all

That Nick is a fine fella

VinylGuy wrote:

epilogue wrote:

The Argonaut wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:Im going to see ¨Die, My Love¨ later.

i dont know a single thing bout the movie, but i do know that the book is from an argentinian author, Ariana Harwicz. I havent read the book and i dont know a single thing about her either.

damn it.

It felt it was based on Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love ‘s marriage.

Way too pretentious and just plain boring.

I felt the same, VG. Wasn't into it

My buddy Nick agrees with y'all

That Nick is a fine fella

Yeah, he's okay.

blueviper wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:Wicked: For Good

absolutely loved it, obviously; not quite as perfect as act 1 but almost there and I did cry my eyes out for the final number

I didn’t have a desire to watch the first Wicked but recorded it the other day night when it was NBC. I was pleasantly surprised. Starts off slow but builds to that ending with the Wizard reveal and motives, and Elphaba and Glinda tortured split.

I look forward to seeing the 2nd one. Since they split the musical into two movies, how much do both movies follow the live show?

pretty closely, they're two acts of the same story really (it's not entirely accurate that the new one is a "sequel", it's not really a standalone film and that's why some critics aren't liking it)

epilogue wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:Wicked: For Good

absolutely loved it, obviously; not quite as perfect as act 1 but almost there and I did cry my eyes out for the final number

I'm not sure when I'll get a chance to see it, but my GOD I'm excited!

So thrilled to hear you loved it.

just take it as an Act 2 to the first film's Act 1 (as opposed to a story of its own), and I'm confident you'll enjoy it

my partner and I are looking forward to watching the whole thing as a 5 hour marathon

Ms Harmless wrote:

epilogue wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:Wicked: For Good

absolutely loved it, obviously; not quite as perfect as act 1 but almost there and I did cry my eyes out for the final number

I'm not sure when I'll get a chance to see it, but my GOD I'm excited!

So thrilled to hear you loved it.

just take it as an Act 2 to the first film's Act 1 (as opposed to a story of its own), and I'm confident you'll enjoy it

my partner and I are looking forward to watching the whole thing as a 5 hour marathon

Totally

I can't remember if I've talked about it here but I really loved the Maguire book. I read that in the early 00s in middle of a big, personal "Ozaissance" (that's also when I read 'Was' by Geoff Ryman; which I cannot recommend enough for fiction readers and Oz fans). And when I saw the musical on Broadway years later (this must have been 2009?) I was underwhelmed. The show didn't totally hang together for me on stage.

As such, I didn't have high expectations for the film, especially having it split into two. But I was so blown away and utterly shattered by part one. It's an exceptional piece of art and I am so excited for part two, knowing what's coming (and knowing there will be changed, too!). I know it's going to wreck me in the best way.

I'm Chu I trust!

epilogue wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:

epilogue wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:Wicked: For Good

absolutely loved it, obviously; not quite as perfect as act 1 but almost there and I did cry my eyes out for the final number

I'm not sure when I'll get a chance to see it, but my GOD I'm excited!

So thrilled to hear you loved it.

just take it as an Act 2 to the first film's Act 1 (as opposed to a story of its own), and I'm confident you'll enjoy it

my partner and I are looking forward to watching the whole thing as a 5 hour marathon

Totally

I can't remember if I've talked about it here but I really loved the Maguire book. I read that in the early 00s in middle of a big, personal "Ozaissance" (that's also when I read 'Was' by Geoff Ryman; which I cannot recommend enough for fiction readers and Oz fans). And when I saw the musical on Broadway years later (this must have been 2009?) I was underwhelmed. The show didn't totally hang together for me on stage.

As such, I didn't have high expectations for the film, especially having it split into two. But I was so blown away and utterly shattered by part one. It's an exceptional piece of art and I am so excited for part two, knowing what's coming (and knowing there will be changed, too!). I know it's going to wreck me in the best way.

I'm Chu I trust!

act 2 of the show is notoriously muddled and although I still love it, I see the criticisms; the film version doesn't do a perfect job of ironing out all of the issues, but it has a good go and in many ways succeeds, adding some great touches of its own; if part 1 is a 10/10, part 2 is still an 8.5/9 for me, and although it has a bit more of a "montage" feel to it in some places, and perhaps doesn't let every narrative beat breathe as much as the first film did, it still hit me hard as a poetic and metaphorical piece of art

overall I think John M. Chu smashed it, stuck the landing, and I'm very grateful to him and the cast for bringing this musical into fruition, since it's been so instrumental (lol) in my "second upbringing"

Ms Harmless wrote:

epilogue wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:

epilogue wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:Wicked: For Good

absolutely loved it, obviously; not quite as perfect as act 1 but almost there and I did cry my eyes out for the final number

I'm not sure when I'll get a chance to see it, but my GOD I'm excited!

So thrilled to hear you loved it.

just take it as an Act 2 to the first film's Act 1 (as opposed to a story of its own), and I'm confident you'll enjoy it

my partner and I are looking forward to watching the whole thing as a 5 hour marathon

Totally

I can't remember if I've talked about it here but I really loved the Maguire book. I read that in the early 00s in middle of a big, personal "Ozaissance" (that's also when I read 'Was' by Geoff Ryman; which I cannot recommend enough for fiction readers and Oz fans). And when I saw the musical on Broadway years later (this must have been 2009?) I was underwhelmed. The show didn't totally hang together for me on stage.

As such, I didn't have high expectations for the film, especially having it split into two. But I was so blown away and utterly shattered by part one. It's an exceptional piece of art and I am so excited for part two, knowing what's coming (and knowing there will be changed, too!). I know it's going to wreck me in the best way.

I'm Chu I trust!

act 2 of the show is notoriously muddled and although I still love it, I see the criticisms; the film version doesn't do a perfect job of ironing out all of the issues, but it has a good go and in many ways succeeds, adding some great touches of its own; if part 1 is a 10/10, part 2 is still an 8.5/9 for me, and although it has a bit more of a "montage" feel to it in some places, and perhaps doesn't let every narrative beat breathe as much as the first film did, it still hit me hard as a poetic and metaphorical piece of art

Sweet. Thank you for the mini review. Always appreciate your take.

I wonder if I can make a screening happen today... Hmmmm...

Mrs Wease and I are going thanksgiving night

The Holdovers is coming to Netflix, definitely a good excuse to rewatch that

I watched the new Julia Ducournau movie, which is getting a mixed response but is by far her best IMO. Really beautiful. Tahar Rahim deserves every accolade

The Roses

Jorge wrote:I watched the new Julia Ducournau movie, which is getting a mixed response but is by far her best IMO. Really beautiful. Tahar Rahim deserves every accolade

looking forward to this one myself

Train Dreams woah

Finally watched Bugonia.

Wowza.

Buby wrote:Finally watched Bugonia.

Wowza.

Surprising how little buzz this movie seems to have generated. It's not quite as good as OBAA but it's bloody fantastic.

spike wrote:Train Dreams woah

Super pumped for this. Did you read the book?

Buby wrote:Finally watched Bugonia.

Wowza.

Super excited to see this.

epilogue wrote:

spike wrote:Train Dreams woah

Super pumped for this. Did you read the book?

No, the book didn’t have a killer Dessner soundtrack.