Miscellaneous Movie Musings

innerSpaceman · 08-22-2007, 09:00 PM

Oh, I was completely and utterly charmed and entertained throughout. I don't mean to imply it wasn't a fantastic evening of fun and enjoyable theater. It WAS.

I gladly went to see it a second time.

And, as a matter of fact, I like the songs and have listened to the CD quite a bit (though I'm certainly long over it).

It's really just the essence of what they did to the story that bugs me - and the dissatisfaction with the seemingly less musical, certainly less fun 2nd act - - that just happened to dispose of the book's most interesting episodes.

(There certainly was a whole lot of boring Oh Zee politics, so I find discarding one of the story's main virtues a terrible waste.)

Oh, are we talking about movies? Hmmm, well, when they do finally get around to a movie version of Wicked, I hope they incorporate a bit more of the book when they film the musical.

Babette · 08-22-2007, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Oh, are we talking about movies? Hmmm, well, when they do finally get around to a movie version of Wicked, I hope they incorporate a bit more of the book when they film the musical.

When I went on the Behind the Emerald Curtain tour in NYC, we were told they are going to wait as long as possible before making a film version of Wicked. The stage show is still amazingly successful, both on Broadway and the touring company, and they do not want a wide release movie to slow their money making machine.

I love Wicked, but I can't really think about it anymore. I am totally obsessed with Spring Awakening! Spring Awakening!! Spring Awakening!!!

LSPoorEeyorick · 08-23-2007, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Babette

I am totally obsessed with Spring Awakening! Spring Awakening!! Spring Awakening!!!

When is it coming here? When is it coming HEEEEEEEERRRRREEE? (Can't wait.)

08-22-2007, 09:00 PM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Oh, I was completely and utterly charmed and entertained throughout. I don't mean to imply it wasn't a fantastic evening of fun and enjoyable theater. It WAS. I gladly went to see it a second time. And, as a matter of fact, I like the songs and have listened to the CD quite a bit (though I'm certainly long over it). It's really just the essence of what they did to the story that bugs me - and the dissatisfaction with the seemingly less musical, certainly less fun 2nd act - - that just happened to dispose of the book's most interesting episodes. (There certainly was a whole lot of boring Oh Zee politics, so I find discarding one of the story's main virtues a terrible waste.) Oh, are we talking about movies? Hmmm, well, when they do finally get around to a movie version of Wicked, I hope they incorporate a bit more of the book when they film the musical.
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