"'WICKED' - THE FILMS" IN CONCLUSION...
"'WICKED' - THE FILMS" IN CONCLUSION...
#1"'WICKED' - THE FILMS" IN CONCLUSION...
Posted: 11/23/25 at 10:41pm
Now that the final "Wicked" film has been released, what is everyone's general feeling about the musical being split into two films? The first film had alot of energy and style. The two leads were perfectly fine, my issue was with the other supporting characters. Michelle Yeoh was incredibly stiff and has no singing abilities. Jeff Goldblum plays the Wizard as a doormat and pushover, his singing was serviceable. The actress that played Nessarose was just so-so, that part is always a throw away part, in my opinion. That brings us to Fiyero and Boq. Jonathan Bailey really did an excellent job with "Dancing Through Life", his choreography and singing were magnificent, but Boq's character is only there because someone has to become the Tin Man. I also felt that the director overfilled the screen with too much going on all of the time, all of the tulips, the train, the area where the Wizard lived and so forth. I saw the second film on opening day first showing, and it was the most draggy and slow second part to a show I could have ever imagined. As many times as I have seen the musical (over 30 times), the second act always seems to drag and take forever to get to the finish line. The same can be said for the film, because of the two new songs (both of which, weren't that good) and the extra plot that was needed to make the film longer so that moviegoers got their money's worth from the film company. I am very glad that this was made into a film, but I'm not looking forward to the third part, that has already been leaked by some people that have worked on the first two films, and I certainly hope that NO ONE has any ideas that this needs to be remade with something catchy or flashy!...
TheatreFan4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/09
#2"'WICKED' - THE FILMS" IN CONCLUSION...
Posted: 11/23/25 at 10:45pm
My conclusion is that they're both fine movies, just too long. You can shave 30 minutes off both of them. I don't get the complaints about Michelle not being able to sing. Plenty of non-singers have played the role. I feel like they underused used her with giving away a lot of her lines in the first part. And then in this one Glinda calling Elphaba "A Child of Both Worlds" instead of her felt so off.
#3"'WICKED' - THE FILMS" IN CONCLUSION...
Posted: 11/23/25 at 11:27pm
I’m not being rude, but why can’t people put breaks into posts!
Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist.
Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino.
This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more.
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BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#4"'WICKED' - THE FILMS" IN CONCLUSION...
Posted: 11/24/25 at 6:53am
rosscoe(au) said: "I’m not being rude, but why can’t people put breaks into posts!"
They’ve seen WICKED on stage 30 times. Do the math. It clocks.
#5"'WICKED' - THE FILMS" IN CONCLUSION...
Posted: 11/24/25 at 11:02pm
Let's all wait a clock tick, It doesn't make any difference whether I have seen the show 30 times or only read the book. The highlight of being able to enjoy this show, included a visit to London to see a West End preview, as well as, a regular performance of the show, that also included an interaction with Tony Winner Idina Menzel, who was unbelievably kind and thoughtful and also autographed my program. Those are the kinds of things that make this show so attractive and appealing to it's fanbase. Making snide comments like this does not further conversation on the message board, but show some ignorance on your participation!...
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