Into the Woods Official Movie Thread — Page 158

I would say that this is the definitive recording of Into the Woods if it contained the complete score, which of course it doesnt because it is a film. I really wish that they had recorded the entire score. God the orchestrations are beautiful.
I love the kind of jazzy end to Last Midnight.

And thank you Musical Master for bringing up the horror show that was Gerard Butler in Phantom. I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who thought that he was awful.

Gerard didn't bother me as much in Phantom as Minnie Driver did as Carlotta. Too young, not the right look or persona, bad comedienne-ship, and dubbed singing. Then again, Judy Kaye IS Carlotta to me so my opinion may not be very objective.

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^I would have loved to have seen Jackman play the Phantom, but apparently he was already working on one of the X-men films at the time of filming so he turned down Phantom.

I think that everyone is perfect, but that one stepsister with the raspy voice is getting on my nerves.

No its not Baranski (love her), it's definitely one of the stepsisters.


I just heard about 9/11 - like threats made by the Sony hackers who will apparently bomb every movie theatre on Christmas day that shows The Interview.

THIS CANNOT HAPPEN
I MUST GO SEE INTO THE WOODS
I CAN'T GO SEE INTO THE WOODS IF THEY BOMB THE MOVIE THEATRES
I MUST SEE INTO THE WOODS

I thought that her voice was standing out too much.

Kids, don't believe everything you read on IMDB. The likelihood that Disney ever considered Donna Murphy to headline a multi-million dollar musical is non-existent. The funding came through because Streep signed up to do it, as ljay said, Murphy simply helped out with the reading. Streep not only secures funding, but she attracts other actors (same thing happened with MAMMA MIA when they were only able to attract top names once Streep signed on). Interestingly enough, Streep's singing in "Stay With Me" is very reminiscent of Murphy's interpretation of that song.

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I'm sure other actresses were considered in case Streep want interested or available.

"James Alpine"? LOL!

But it's cool to see a 10/10 review for INTO THE WOODS anyway, regardless of the misspelling of James Lapine's name.

Updated On: 12/16/14 at 07:57 PM

Musical Master wrote:


So I read on IMDB about *SPOILERS!!* the change of Rapunzel's fate that was pretty interesting from user sarahb2. Here's a link to it

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Aw, thanks, Musical Master! My sister informed me of this thread, and I joined the board just to say I'm glad y'all liked what I had to say.

I'm really looking forward to this movie, from everything I've heard and seen it's going to be awesome! Mostly I'm jazzed that hopefully a lot of new Sondheim fans are going to be born. And of course looking at a couple of blue-eyed blond hunks romping around on the screen ain't bad either. :3

Caught an advanced screening of this yesterday, some unorganized thoughts:

Meryl Streep walks away with this movie. Her choices are new and inspired. Vocally, she seeems to have had a vocal cord transplant since Mamma Mia, because she sounds amazing. 'Last Midnight' & 'Stay With Me' are two of the vocal highlights of the film. The final half of 'Last Midnight' is the best scene in the entire film (followed closely by 'Agony'). If she hadn't won Oscar #3 for the (IMO awful) 'The Iron Lady' I would say she could steal this from Arquette.

Chris Pine is HYSTERICAL. The surprise of the film for sure. He steals every scene he is in & 'Agony' has never been funnier. I wish he was more apart of the awards conversation.

Emily Blunt is a fantastic Baker's Wife. She brings a lot of heart to the role, and her comic moments soar. 'Moments in the Woods' is exactly how it should be. The screenplay allows her to have many funny moments with Pine before 'Any Moment', bringing her more to play with in this scene. It's a shame that Jennifer Aniston (Cake does look fantastic though...) seems to have taken that fifth spot in the awards conversation. Blunt deserves her first nomination for this role.

Everyone else does a great job. Kendrick is in great voice (excellent high notes in the Prologue). Crawford & Huttlestone bring great clarity to their numbers. Baranski & Ullman have their moments as well. Corden is bit too auto-tuned for me...especially in 'It Takes Two'. I expected more from him vocally.

The orchestrations are AMAZING. The score has never sounded better. I wish I could hear all Sondheim scores with that lush sound. Did anyone else notice the Waltz from A Little Night Music playing at the start of the ball!?

Production & Costume design are flawless, but who is shocked? Whoever did the lighting also deserves kudos.

One small quip: why did they cut a verse of 'No One is Alone'? The third act of the film already seemed a little rushed...I think they could've left it in. The song didn't have the same build.

Congrats to Rob Marshall, Disney, Lapine & Sondheim. Particularly Marshall. He proved the doubters wrong and delivered a strong adaption of a beloved musical. There were many children at my screening, who were verbally having a great time (until things got a little serious...). It warmed my heart.

I know where i'll be on Christmas!

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Updated On: 12/17/14 at 11:04 PM

I really like this quote: "He proved the doubters wrong and delivered a strong adaptation of a beloved musical".

Was there ever any doubt that Rob Marshall still has what it takes?