"Into the Woods" separatists thread- Page 3

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 12/19/14 at 12:10pm

Wow, it's really bothering you that much?

[themysteriousgrowl]

Posted: 12/19/14 at 12:18pm

WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING IN MY THREAD?

[jpbran]

Posted: 12/19/14 at 12:22pm

Nope. Not til I saw that my simple request (along with others) resulted in this parody thread.

Been on here for many years and avoided going down bitchy snark-holes like this til now. A NYT/theater employee friend in NYC said "you still go on that site?" when we were visiting in Oct and I mentioned this board. Kinda seeing why now...

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 12/19/14 at 12:23pm

I was just trying to impart some sage advice to our dear friend jpbran who seems to be distraught about their not being a separate INTO THE WOODS review thread.

It helps to ease the pain when someone is hurting.

[themysteriousgrowl]

Posted: 12/19/14 at 12:30pm

Oh, I see, Carlos. Well, thank you. I appreciate it.

And, jpbran, before you leave the site, I'd like to thank you for the new addition to my signature.

[tazber]

Posted: 12/19/14 at 12:33pm

Anyone who asks "you still go to that site" still goes to this site.

[jpbran]

Posted: 12/19/14 at 12:48pm

tazber: LOL.. probably!

Not leaving... too entertaining to leave. Just confused by the unnecessary drama over wanting something as simple as a review thread when almost every show seems to get one. Didn't really "care" per se; just baffled by the hostile reaction. (And now by the epic, Mean Girls-level condescension from CarlosAlberto.)

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 12/19/14 at 12:50pm

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/19/14 at 12:50pm

This would make a kicky theme song.



Whatcha got? Hey, whatcha doin'?

[jpbran]

Posted: 12/19/14 at 12:52pm

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 12/19/14 at 1:07pm

Jpbran complained in the other thread that there should be a separate review thread for ITW. Rather than do something, like...perhaps start a review thread for ITW, he complained more.

That is the behavior that gets humorous threads like these started.

Am I not seeing this clearly?

[themysteriousgrowl]

Posted: 12/19/14 at 1:14pm

No, let's let jpbran nail himself to his own cross, as he's never been snarky or sarcastic on this board.

[Wildcard]

Posted: 12/19/14 at 1:14pm

I understand why we'd need a review thread for a Broadway show. I don't get why we need a review thread for a movie. Isn't that what Rotten Tomatoes is for?

[jpbran]

Posted: 12/19/14 at 1:54pm

"I don't get why we need a review thread for a movie. Isn't that what Rotten Tomatoes is for?"
THAT is a great point, and something I hadn't thought of...

And I'll now say looking back at the other board, I thought other people were asking too and had been told it was a bad idea, so I didn't want to start a new thread and annoy people. But I guess it was just me and one or two others...Then I just got irritated when I saw this satire-titled thread (now changed to ITW) and the posts implying/saying people wanted threads for EVERYTHING regarding the movie. I fold and apologize.

And growl: I don't THINK I've been snarky or sarcastic too much here...I do need to stop throwing the word "gestapo"around. Gah.

(PS-- No matter how the above reads, it's sincere and NOT supposed to be bitchy) Updated On: 12/19/14 at 01:54 PM

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 12/19/14 at 3:52pm

Very cool response, jpbran.

[themysteriousgrowl]

Posted: 12/19/14 at 5:03pm

Is this one of the most inept film reviews ever written this side of Rex Reed?

http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/reviews/major-releases/e3i8684d8009f075896368fc1d018fef731

[jpbran]

Posted: 12/19/14 at 6:25pm

^^ Not far off from that hideous Fandango user review...

[tazber]

Posted: 12/19/14 at 7:17pm

You have a beautiful family jpbran.

[jpbran]

Posted: 12/19/14 at 8:22pm

Thx, tazber! I think she was auditioning for Riverdance or something.... Dances non-stop.

[MagicalMusical]

Posted: 12/19/14 at 10:14pm

I didn't look hard enough for the other possible meaning of the word heel. I checked only a little bit of Dictionary.com and I think I tried Google but didn't look through very much.

Updated On: 12/19/14 at 10:14 PM

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 12/19/14 at 10:39pm

This thread is very floral and fragrant.

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 12/20/14 at 1:24am

I agree...it smells very lavender/vanilla....

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 12/20/14 at 10:36am

Edelstein: Well, there’s the rub. I didn’t think the show fully earned its slap-in-the-face second act onstage, either, but in a Sondheim musical you don’t expect happily-ever-afters;

What is so hard to get about how the libretto earns its second act?

You have a second inciting incident: Jack went to another realm, stole and killed and now the surviving Giant is pissed, as anyone would be.

And you have ensuing complications: Jack's neighbors, in addition to their coping with their petty fulfillments not being as personally fulfilling as they seemed they might be while they were in a state of pre-fulfillment deprivation and longing, have to cope with collective accountability, their will to survive (those who still have one) and all the difficult choices real life brings.

[jpbran]

Posted: 12/20/14 at 6:31pm

Another seriously inept review, courtesy of Compuserve. Yes, COMPUSERVE. Guess the PanAm in-flight magazine or the Betamax-Lover Weekly wasn't available. You can find the pull quote at RottenTomatoes.. Don't want to link here and increase their click count to the double digits.

Crazy run-on sentences, an oddly-scolding tone, and an almost child-like lack of basic story comprehension. Bizarre.