Everything was perfect. And the orchestrations gave me chills. The only thing that gets me is Anna Kendrick's run down the staircase near the end of the trailer....it just looks awkward and fake. But other than that, I'm SO EXCITED!!
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Gracious me and mine. Resorting to name-calling over an opinion on a trailer? How dreary, and all too typical of people who claim to have a problem with negativity. And such language, heavens.
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If you want to download the trailer (720p or 1080p): go to iTunes > click on the Apple Store > click on the drop-menu arrow next to Movies > click on Theatrical Trailers > select Into The Woods and > click on Download underneath the play button and whichever quality you prefer.
This is the exact same thing that they did with Sweeney Todd. If you watch the trailers for that movie, there was zero indication that it had singing in it, and the movie ended up being pretty good, though it made the entire plot incoherent somehow. That being said, I think that the cast will do well eventually, but right now it looks like nobody is having any fun, which is sad considering that ITW, at least for the first act, is a lot of fun. However, with this tone they might figure out how to do the ending well, which would be the first production that I have seen that did so.
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I loved the trailer. It is stunning! Disney knows how to Market this, and they were smart not to include the singing. Not everyone loves musicals like we do.
Some thoughts:
-The CGI looked great
-That shot of Meryl next to the tower is wonderful (I think tears are in her eyes...and I feel her Witch is going to be something new and great!)
-Meryl's already cast in the film, and if you don't like her, you can either get over it and enjoy the film, or never see the film and just watch the live recording of the original production!
-I love Anna Kendricks gown
-I paused it on the giant clip, and I saw a little bit of what Meryl will look like post-transformation...although I did not see much of her face, I LOVE her hair and costume.
-I cannot wait for the next trailer! (I hope it comes with Big Hero 6, or Alexander and the No Good[....]
ShakinBaconGirl, I think that James Lapine is an extremely skilled playwright in the technical sense of the word, and this comes across on the first act of INTO THE WOODS very well, but his problem is when he wants to shift to a darker and more emotional tone, he does it suddenly and, in my opinion, in a way that doesn't conjure up any dramatic resonance. This, in INTO THE WOODS, is probably because it is so funny for so long that it just doesn't transition well. However, this movie doesn't look very funny, so I wonder if they will succeed in creating an ending with dramatic resonance instead of a bitter cynicism that leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
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Just thought this would be a good time to bring this up:
Some moments in the movie are not going to be as funny as they were on stage. Film is a totally different medium. From what we've seen, this film looks like it's going to be dark (which is what I thought everyone wanted). Let's just be happy this film is being made.
"Some moments in the movie are not going to be as funny as they were on stage. Film is a totally different medium. From what we've seen, this film looks like it's going to be dark (which is what I thought everyone wanted). Let's just be happy this film is being made."
Not every moment that was funny on stage will be funny on film. The film is indeed darker than it was on stage. However, expect moments that weren't funny on stage to be funny on film too.