Into the Woods Official Movie Thread — Page 167

Just in case there are people that don't know: Cinemark is showing the movie on Christmas Eve at 7PM. I'm not sure if other theatres are doing the same as well, or if that's just where I live, but I figured I'd put that out there anyways!

Four days left and still no major reviews. Hey can you hurry up please?

Christine Baranski interview:

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/christine-baranski-sheds-light-role-woods-27761412


Features new clip "Darling Those Nails"

Christine Baranski on Kelly and Michael. They showed another clip. "I'm Going to Hide"

^ 3 out of 5 stars.


Conclusion of Review: ""Into the Woods" was a natural for the movies, with its transformation scenes, its jump-cut-friendly storytelling, hopping from one set of characters to another and back again. The movie works best whenever Corden and Blunt, performers of nearly limitless appeal and sweet-natured vulnerability, take the story back from their cohorts, though Kendrick is no less beguiling. I wish I could say Marshall is a savior of the screen musical, but in truth, though he scored with "Chicago," his film version of "Nine" wasn't much better than his nonmusicals "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 4." "Into the Woods" brightens the record."

@Showface, Thanks.

@Len6677, Nice to read yet another positive review and I guess the Chicago Tribune does that "do you have a subscription"? often while in other places in the US it doesn't.

So, at the end of the day, Marshall, et. al. just can't win. Seems that the critics don't get that the second half was meant to be dark. Whatever.

People say/said the same think about Sunday in the Park With George.

I think the second act is the point. And I like it better than the first.

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^O NOOOO

Now I feel like I've seen the whole movie. NO MORE CLIPS!!!

I haven't watched a clip since the soundtrack came out, and I listened to that twice before I placed on myself a ten-day embargo...I know the score like the back of my hand, so I'm thinking I shouldn't listen to anything Into the Woods-related until I see it. Although I kind of want to watch the clip of Sondheim. I can't believe it's only two days away!

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it's sad that this idiot is considered a "top critic."

Into the Woods can claim a clever screenplay and a few enjoyable performances but little else. The generic musical numbers are choreographed with little in the way of verve and there's nary a catchy tune to be found.

In terms of its content, Into the Woods may be suitable for family audiences, but it's hard to imagine young children having much interest in a film that is consistently dark and pauses frequently for the actors to warble forgettable tunes.


http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=2844

Updated On: 12/23/14 at 01:15 AM

The review READS like he is very familiar with the stage musical, since he repeatedly references changes made. But then he keeps saying the score is generic.

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@Len6677 (not at you, but what you've quoted from the review)

That's got to be the DUMBEST complaint I've ever read.

Diversity is a way for those who are never happy to complain and feel good about themselves.

What a lame complaint.

I'm a minority of a minority...Irish/Japanese. And guess when I notice race...only this morning when I was thinking about the cast and was like, hey, they're all white. And then I went on and listened to the 14 minute beginning song. And by the way, I love that. I have listened to that more than I thought possible, since it is 14 minutes. There's so much in that that I love.

Especially the "SHE'S A THEIF!"