Netflix's MATILDA: THE MOVIE MUSICAL - News & Discussion Thread — Page 4

Who else is excited to watch on Sunday?

jacobsnchz14 said: "Who else is excited to watch on Sunday?"

I can't wait for this. Matilda is one of my all time favorite shows, and I saw it many times at the Shubert. I can't wait to see the film.

BOM said: "I will most definitely be watching this tomorrow. I still can't believe this lost best musical and score to Kinky Boots."

The 2013 Tonys is the most egregious reminder that awards are mostly political. The Matilda producers alienated the Bway community and the Tony voters reacted.

Updated On: 12/24/22 at 09:30 AM

While I appreciate the production, Kinky Boots shined above in every aspect. Matilda is cute though.

The 2013 Tony Awards were an abomination. Matilda danced circles around every aspect of the pedestrian Kinky Boots. Book, score, design... everything about Matilda was far superior.

I'm roughly 20 minutes into the film, but so far I am absolutely in love. Everything I loved about the stage musical is present in the film along with some new surprises. The tone, which I was worried about being translated to the film medium, is absolutely perfect. Will post my full thoughts when I am done watching.

Well, this is probably the greatest stage to screen adaptation I have ever seen. Yes, it's even better than Chicago. Simply brilliant in every way. I had reservations about this film as the stage show was such a unique experience/ production with an extremely clever book and genius design. Everything translated flawlessly here. The cuts to the score and plot didn't bother me at all. In fact, I think they made the story even more focused and streamlined. I never thought I would say this about this adaptation, but I think it manages to improve upon the stage show. Absolutely wonderful.

*Phew* Glad I'm not crazy!

EDSOSLO858 said: "It should be out now on Netflix... keep those thoughts coming, everybody!"



For those without Netflix, is there any other way to watch this movie?

I think it’s fabulous that someone who truly understood the material directed it instead of some pathetic Hollywood hack. I hope producers and studios pay attention.



Still can’t believe Chris Columbus directed RENT. Just absolutely bizarre. Should have been someone like Spike Lee or John Cameron Mitchell, although to be fair I’m not sure either of them would be interested. But Chris Columbus????

Just finished watching. I was pretty much in tears for the last 10 minutes or so.

If I had one thing I was not crazy about, it was the way they did "When I Grow Up". That song just rips my heart out! Cried during it both times I saw the Musical on Broadway. I was kind of hoping they would incorporate the swings. Maybe switch from kids to adults and back swinging on them. (Just what I envisioned)

Otherwise, it was very well done. Beautifully shot. When I saw the trailer I was not a fan of the bits of choreography I saw, but seeing it all together, it was pretty impressive. And those kids danced their butts off. Lashana Lynch also made a wonderful Miss Honey (Which her voice also sounded like) and Emma Thompson can just do anything! I love the inclusion of a bit more of the telekinesis (I never read the book) than I remember in the stage show.

I did notice the fence and I couldn't quite pinpoint why the flags caught my attention. Also, I need to rewind. I noticed in the sequence when the school changed there were two adults on one of the rides. It was so quick I didn't really catch their faces and wondered if they were some sort of cameos.

Going to dry my eyes now!

I think Lauren Ward was one of the many parents.

TotallyEffed said: "She’s married to the director, no?"

she also originated the role of miss honey