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Into the Woods Official Movie Thread
Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3675
Posted: 12/6/14 at 11:37pm
Oh, you gotta love IMDB...
I went to an advance screening knowing nothing about the broadway musical. I have to say that the songs in this are extremely awful. And this is coming from someone who knows musicals very well. I've enjoyed Little Shop, Phantom, Rent, Hairspray, Joseph, Tommy, Mamma Mia and Jersey Boys.
Not only does Into the Woods lack a showstopper but it lacks a single memorable song with any sort of hook. The lyrics have a sprawling structure, with sentences shoehorned into weak melodies. The movie does have some positives. It has a senses of cleverness in how it threads together 4 different fairy tales.
Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3676
Posted: 12/6/14 at 11:41pm
This reminds me of when the Sweeney Todd movie was released and people were complaining that Danny Elfman would have done a better job writing the music..
Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3677
Posted: 12/6/14 at 11:46pmOMG, LOL. I remember that!!
Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3678
Posted: 12/7/14 at 1:31amSondheim definitely isn't for everyone, the themes aren't as melodic as your average musical but they certainly are more compelling lyrically.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3679
Posted: 12/7/14 at 3:16am
flight in 4 hours. NY !!!! @IntoTheWoodshttps://twitter.com/IntoTheWoods">@IntoTheWoods premiere in @TimesSquareNYC
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Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3680
Posted: 12/7/14 at 5:38am
This reminds me of when the Sweeney Todd movie was released and people were complaining that Danny Elfman would have done a better job writing the music..
One of my dearest and oldest friends made that exact comment when she saw Sweeney. To this day, I still think less of her. Ha.
Sondheim definitely isn't for everyone, the themes aren't as melodic as your average musical but they certainly are more compelling lyrically.
Still. In 2014? We're still doing this ****? I feel like people don't even know what "melodic" means. If you're going to tell me "Stay With Me", "No One Is Alone", "Children Will Listen", "Agony" etc. are not melodic, I'm going to Liz Lemon eyeroll you so bad.
Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3681
Posted: 12/7/14 at 8:32am
I'm kinda horrified to read people keep referring to these as "Disney songs."
"Listen to Anna Kendrick sing a Disney song as Cinderella!"
Stephen Sond-who ...?
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Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3682
Posted: 12/7/14 at 9:51am
That and the mix of people claiming to be Sondheim disciples who are complaining "HOW COULD THEY CHANGE THE LYRICS TO ON THE STEPS...????" etc.
Some people are just hopeless. If Jesus Christ were to arrive on Earth and say anything that altered something in the good book, the purist Christians would just end up turning on him ala George Lucas.
Fanaticism sure can turn us into creatures who are grossly out of touch with the big picture.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3683
Posted: 12/7/14 at 9:56am
BWW NEW ARTICLE:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Brand-New-INTO-THE-WOODS-Title-Song-Clip-TV-Spot-20141207
It has a "new clip" from Into the Woods, but it really is just something a youtuber edited together. Really BWW? Is that what you publish now? LOL 
Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3684
Posted: 12/7/14 at 9:24pmYou know who would have been a great Baker's wife at some point in her career? Laura Linney. I'm watching Kinsey(2004) and she would just nail it.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3685
Posted: 12/8/14 at 1:46pm
Anna Kendrick and I have something in common, the cartoon 'Cinderella' used to terrify me too. I bet she also was afraid of the palace guards chasing after Cinderella at midnight and the stepsisters tearing a dress to shreds.
http://variety.com/2014/film/news/anna-kendrick-on-into-the-woods-playing-cinderella-and-movie-musicals-1201373791/
Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3686
Posted: 12/8/14 at 1:49pmShe said soundtrack. I think we have to boycott the movie now.
Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3687
Posted: 12/8/14 at 5:13pm
Ha. I love her answer to that question, though.
What’s your favorite musical?
“Parade.” I played the soundtrack for all my friends, and they were like, “This is weird.” I was like, “You’re weird.”
(Also? Did a robot conduct that interview?)
Updated On: 12/8/14 at 05:13 PM
Broadway Star Joined: 6/2/05
Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3688
Posted: 12/8/14 at 6:24pm
Did Meryl Streep stay in character as the witch?
No, of course not.
Updated On: 12/8/14 at 06:24 PM
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3689
Posted: 12/8/14 at 6:36pm
Contrary to what BWW posted incorrectly earlier, Anna Kendrick is instagraming on the Disney account today because the NYC film premiere for Into the Woods is tonight!
And, I've said it once, but I'll say it again.
BWW: The article you posted with a "new clip" from Into the Woods needs editing. The "new clip" is not released by Disney. It is something a YouTuber spliced together from footage released from trailers.
Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3690
Posted: 12/8/14 at 6:56pmGREAT NEWS...INTO THE WOODS got listed on the AFI TOP 10 list this year as one of the 10/11 best movies of the year!...whew i was getting worried...
Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3692
Posted: 12/8/14 at 7:39pmThe red carpet event for ITW is happening right now!
Broadway Star Joined: 10/29/14
Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3693
Posted: 12/8/14 at 10:56pmWhen are critics allowed to publish their reviews?
Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3694
Posted: 12/8/14 at 11:45pm^Either this week or the next. I hope some early reviews do come out soon.
Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3695
Posted: 12/9/14 at 12:07amThe embargo is up December 12, I believe.
Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3696
Posted: 12/9/14 at 9:14am
F.Y.I. according to BOX-OFFICE Business these are the latest twitter trends for INTO THE WOOD...it shows the ratio of good to bad tweets regarding INTO THE WOODS...as you can see after last night's premier the ratio improved 80 to 1...:)
RATIO
Dec 09, 2014 1685 80:1
Dec 08, 2014 9183 33:1
Dec 07, 2014 4012 22:1
Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3698
Posted: 12/9/14 at 3:39pm
I found this on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz3IoA6CrY4
Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3699
Posted: 12/9/14 at 4:07pmBWW's contest to get into Thursday night's screening is supposed to notify the winners today. Has anyone heard anything yet?
Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread#3700
Posted: 12/9/14 at 4:26pmYep - just got an email saying I won!
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