Into the Woods Official Movie Thread — Page 193

This would pretty much be a perfect movie and a perfect adaptation of the original show if it were 15 minutes longer. Ever After sung during the wedding scene and then fade almost to black and start "Act Two Prologue" ("Once upon a time, later..."). That includes the amazing exchange between The Witch and The Bakers ("A giant's just like us, only bigger: Much much bigger. Sooo big" - I'd kill to hear Meryl say that and it would give her even something more to do as the post-transformation Witch.

And besides thay we wouldn't lose lyrics such as:

"To be happy and forever
You must see your wish come true
Don't be careful, don't be clever
When you see your wish, pursue"

"Into the woods where nothing's clear
Where witches, ghosts and wolves appear
Into the woods and through the fear
You have to take the journey"

"Into the woods, into the woods
Into the woods, then out of the woods
And happy ever after"

And from the Act Two prologue:

"Wishes may bring problems,
Such that you regret them."

"Into the woods,
It's always when
You think at last
You're through, and then
Into the woods you go again
To take another journey"


Oh... if only Disney allowed 15 more minutes.

I'm hoping for a director's cut...which most likely doesn't exist.

It would have been awesome if they released a longer version for those that liked the Broadway one and then a shorter one for those that don't want to sit that long.

What you see in theaters right now IS the director's cut. Rob himself sat with the editor and cut the film. This is not a situation where the studio took over the editing phase of the film, when that happens (and it does happen) you get a director's cut later down the line if the market warrants it. His rough cut was only a mere five minutes longer than his final cut. he put in everything he wanted in there.

lol

I'm really happy with what we have. It's not perfect, but it's pretty damn good, and it's exposing a whole new generation to Stephen Sondheim. Go to Twitter and do a search for 'Into the Woods', the majority of comments are very positive. That's a good thing.

"it's exposing a whole new generation to Stephen Sondheim."

But didn't Sweeney Todd already do that?

"I saw it for the third time last night, this time with someone totally unfamiliar with the show. As the lights went down, he leaned over and whispered, “It’s Little Red Ridinghood as a musical, right?” I laughed and said he was in for some surprises. He loved it."

What was his favorite part?

Anna is in one of my favorite changes of the musical, making On the Steps of the Palace present.

"But didn't Sweeney Todd already do that? "

Well, this is doing it some more.

More. but without No More. It's a Festivus Miracle. :)

That's ageist! Why does it matter how old they were, P.J.?!

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My guess is that everyone who went to see Les Miserables knew exactly what they were going to see, which is not the case for ITW. If you factored out the people who thought they were going to see a typical Disney movie and were disappointed when it was not, the user score would probably be closer to that of LM.