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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 19, 2024 16:14:32 GMT
There are two tickets for sale for the film this Friday evening at the BFI.
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Post by Jonnyboy on Nov 19, 2024 20:48:55 GMT
The marketing has had the opposite effect on me than intended. I feel bored of it already! I open my cupboard and it’s on the bloody orange squash even!
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Post by stuartmcd on Nov 19, 2024 21:26:52 GMT
And the review embargo has dropped with Wicked at a huge 92% critic rating on rotten tomatoes.
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Post by matthew90 on Nov 19, 2024 22:04:54 GMT
A lot of 3 and 4 stars from the main news outlets. This quote in the whatsonstage review worries me...
The emotional “oomph” of “Defying Gravity” is dampened by extended passages of dialogue between verses, so there’s slightly less of the heady euphoria that you get at the close of act one on stage.
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Post by Jon on Nov 19, 2024 22:12:55 GMT
A lot of 3 and 4 stars from the main news outlets. This quote in the whatsonstage review worries me... The emotional “oomph” of “Defying Gravity” is dampened by extended passages of dialogue between verses, so there’s slightly less of the heady euphoria that you get at the close of act one on stage. Still better than what the original stage version got in terms of reviews, going to be a big hit for Universal
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Post by danb on Nov 20, 2024 6:09:16 GMT
Have we had a date for part 2 yet?
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Post by anthony40 on Nov 20, 2024 8:56:02 GMT
Have we had a date for part 2 yet? I'm sure I read somewhere, November 26 2025.
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Post by theatreian on Nov 20, 2024 9:58:26 GMT
I still find it a bit odd that the length of the film is almost the same as the whole of the stage show even though the film is just half of the story presumably ending with Defying Gravity.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 20, 2024 10:04:25 GMT
And one of the reviews says the script is very faithful to the stage version… so what’s filling all the time?
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Post by amyja89 on Nov 20, 2024 10:06:06 GMT
I still find it a bit odd that the length of the film is almost the same as the whole of the stage show even though the film is just half of the story presumably ending with Defying Gravity. 2hr 40m may well be on the indulgent side, but you can't imagine the underdeveloped dialogue that rattles through to keep the stage show on course would fly (pun intended!) in a cinematic environment. I'm assuming they are just padding out the script, and I know that Glinda's friends have a more high profile presence.
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Post by talkingheads on Nov 20, 2024 10:10:59 GMT
I still find it a bit odd that the length of the film is almost the same as the whole of the stage show even though the film is just half of the story presumably ending with Defying Gravity. They draw a lot more from the book apparently. If you went by the stage show, the plot would go way too fast and the characters would be underdeveloped.
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Post by stuartmcd on Nov 20, 2024 10:16:12 GMT
And one of the reviews says the script is very faithful to the stage version… so what’s filling all the time? I think it’s faithful in that everything you’d expect to be in there is but then there’s additional material on top. Every song on the cast recording is longer than the Original Broadway Recording with One Short Day being double the length.
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Post by anxiousoctopus on Nov 20, 2024 10:52:52 GMT
The Independent has given it a 3 star but doesn’t really give proper reason for it outside of disliking the colour grading
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Post by amyja89 on Nov 20, 2024 11:08:36 GMT
The Independent has given it a 3 star but doesn’t really give proper reason for it outside of disliking the colour grading What do the say about the colour grading? Has my fear of it being too muted come true?
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Post by SilverFox on Nov 20, 2024 11:15:08 GMT
4* in the Guardian today- "what an enjoyable spectacle it is"
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Post by Matt on Nov 20, 2024 11:54:11 GMT
3 stars from the stage, I think 3 from the bbc too who recommended cutting nessarose.
4 from digital spy and WOS.
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Post by Deal J on Nov 20, 2024 11:55:09 GMT
Another element that will add to the runtime is the long establishing shots focussing on sets and scenery.
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Post by Jon on Nov 20, 2024 11:58:13 GMT
3 stars from the stage, I think 3 from the bbc too who recommended cutting nessarose. 4 from digital spy and WOS. Cutting Nessarose would completely change the plot, seems like an odd suggestion from the BBC.
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Post by amyja89 on Nov 20, 2024 12:06:59 GMT
Another element that will add to the runtime is the long establishing shots focussing on sets and scenery. I'd imagine a production like this will have Marvel film length end credits too.
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Post by Ade on Nov 20, 2024 12:09:08 GMT
The Independent has given it a 3 star but doesn’t really give proper reason for it outside of disliking the colour grading I’ve seen some incredibly baffling ones but this is by far the most. It does not read like a 3 star review at all. Everything is so positive except the grading. I have found generally that the scoring is all over the places with a few of these. Some marking it high in stars but being quite critical and then others marking it low but then being very positive. Perhaps representative of quite an inconsistent experience? Of maybe the critics are just generally struggling to assess it? I’m also finding the massive difference in opinions very interesting and unusual - some saying the leads are miscast, and others saying that they’re incredible, some saying it looks too fake, others very real, some saying saying it whizzes by and others that it drags. It’s rare I see a film where almost every aspect people disagree on so broadly from one review to another.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 20, 2024 12:22:31 GMT
Three stars from the BBC but they’ve absolutely panned it, apart from Cynthia and Ariana’s performances. Interesting that their reviewer doesn’t seem to know what happens in part 2 “ it's weighed down by under-developed subplots and under-used supporting characters (who presumably have their moment in Part Two)” So this may be the more subjective view of someone who isn’t already a fan? BBC Review
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Post by christya on Nov 20, 2024 12:42:37 GMT
The Telegraph is unimpressed and gives two stars. Warning: There's a spoiler in it for a cameo, though they actually seem to make a good point regarding that cameo! I wish that we knew whether each reviewer actually knows the stage version. Some moments/songs/characters might seem easy to cut if you don't know how it pays off in act two.
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Post by alece10 on Nov 20, 2024 13:02:05 GMT
I was thinking of going to see it on Friday but when I read about how long it was and, in effect, its only Act 1 I changed my mind. There is going to be so much padding and dialogue, plus all the trailers etc. I'll wait for it to be streamed I think.
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Post by stuartmcd on Nov 20, 2024 13:11:39 GMT
Some reviews from people who have not seen the musical
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Post by SilverFox on Nov 20, 2024 13:45:51 GMT
The Independent has given it a 3 star but doesn’t really give proper reason for it outside of disliking the colour grading I’ve seen some incredibly baffling ones but this is by far the most. It does not read like a 3 star review at all. Everything is so positive except the grading. I have found generally that the scoring is all over the places with a few of these. Some marking it high in stars but being quite critical and then others marking it low but then being very positive. Perhaps representative of quite an inconsistent experience? Of maybe the critics are just generally struggling to assess it?
Having talked to several theatre critics in the past, they all stated they they do not allocate the star ratings - that is down to the editor. I have no idea if that is still current, or if it also applies to film reviews, but does explain the frequent discrepancies betwixt text and stars
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