posted 07-09-2006 04:40 AM               

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Originally posted by Green Girl:
How fun is it to say Wickidians and Wickedens! It’s almost impossible to say them slowly. I’m loving them both sick!

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posted 07-09-2006 04:03 PM            

Ne ways... I dont see Wicked being any good on Film, Im sorry... The stage Production is too magical of an experience.

Also, if anyone is wondering, the LA cast will be coming soon... Thats right, It was such a hit a the San Diego Civic and at the OCPAC that they will be bringing a cast to LA like the producers did, which means a longer run than a tour

posted 07-09-2006 04:20 PM               

And "defying Gravity" wouldn't be butchered. There is just so much I want yell at you right now, but my thoughts are unorganized and it wouldn't help my defense if I started.

And, learn to spell. I doubt someone who puts two "i"s in dynamics could know so much.

And, UMA THURMAN (where d'you learn to spell?) is a fabulous actress who would be good in almost any part.

And, the move RENT was quite different from the stage production, as Wicked would be. That's not terrible, and it doesn't ruin the show. Some things (like white clothing and stage dynamics) don't translate well on film.

[This message has been edited by Yero the Hero (edited 07-09-2006).]

posted 07-09-2006 05:34 PM               

I felt like my heart was shrinking as I read that idiotic post.

Don't take me wrong, I value your opinions and even agree with a couple of them. I'm calling your post idiotic because you are making some interesting, valid points (even if I think that some of them may be naive and/or uninformed) but your spelling and grammar are atrocious.

If you want people to listen to your ideas/takes/opinions then make sure you don't distract them with your lack of basic English.

"Ne ways..." you need to read the rules of this forum, i.e. no chatspeak.

posted 07-09-2006 06:36 PM               

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Originally posted by Twyzzlyr:
I'm with booklady on this one. It's all well and nice to post like you have a clue, but I'm a cynical bitch and I'll believe it when I see it.

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posted 07-09-2006 08:12 PM            

Speaking of which, it's no wonder the third Pirates is already going to be out next year... no one is going to wait too long for the next one after the sequel was a "Pirates-meets-Star Wars" spoof on the original. I was really disappointed in it. They couldn't even come up with new humor, they tried to borrow all their laugh lines from the original.

Sorry. I know that's way off topic but it was really bothering me.

posted 07-10-2006 10:12 AM               

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Originally posted by booklady:
We are going to see Pirates next weekend. A lot of my friends saw it this weekend & loved it. They said it is another goofy ride & had a blast. When the first Pirates came out, I saw it with my sister & niece. Apparently, the majority of the audience took it way too seriously. We were laughing our heads off & people kept looking at us like we were nuts. I am thinking, this is a movie based on a cheesy ride at Disneyland & Disney World, how could anyone not think that is funny? Every now & then, I want a goofy movie that really doesn't try to educate or illuminate, Pirates fits the bill admirably, at least for me.

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posted 07-11-2006 05:06 PM               

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Originally posted by everafter:
I dont know if someone allready said this but in the plain Dealer ( a newspaper for cleaveland, Ohio) it said universal was making a movie based on the musical, and ABC was seriously thinking about doing a television series wich would fallow the book more closely

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A television series...hmm...

I haven't thought about that one yet, but the thought intrigues me. Maybe if SciFi did it. They are usually insanely loyal to adaptations and such, even if their movies are incredibly cheesy sometimes with poor special effects. My only fear is that it would get picked up by Lifetime or Oxygen or some equally lame channel (I hope I didn't offend any lifetime or oxygen fans, but frankly dear, I don't give a damn).

I am slightly more put off at the thought of a television series than I am of a motion picture.

posted 07-11-2006 08:03 PM            

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Originally posted by Yero the Hero:
Ah, I wish I could live in your world, Booklady. Unfortunately I have to see a *film* not a *movie* when I go to the theater. I wish I could just watch a stupid comedy, but I would blow my brains out. I had to sit through "ROad Trip" with my friends and I almost committed genocide. But Anthony Rapp's adorble face and floppy blonde hair saved me .

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posted 07-12-2006 09:48 PM            

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Originally posted by everafter:
I think that glen close would make an excellent Mada'm morrible

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posted 07-12-2006 10:00 PM            

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Originally posted by Nessarose Throppe:
I agree. But does she sing?

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posted 07-13-2006 01:31 PM            

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Originally posted by I Couldn't Be Happier:
Yes. She played Norma Desmond in Andrew Loyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard.

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posted 07-13-2006 08:26 PM            

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Originally posted by MusicalTheatreObsessed:
On some news program or talk show or something I saw, Oprah claimed she goes to see wicked like more than once a week because shes in love with it. Therefore, I won't beleive there is a movie, until Oprah tells me so!

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posted 07-13-2006 08:28 PM            

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Originally posted by I Couldn't Be Happier:
I saw Road Trip.Once I think I was a bit drunk. Anthony Rap was in it? Which part did he play?

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posted 07-13-2006 08:30 PM            

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Originally posted by Nessarose Throppe:
I'll have to see it.... is it good? I love Andrew Lloyd Webber!

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posted 07-15-2006 02:05 PM            

I've seen Wicked twice on B'way. While parts were very good, spellbinding even, other parts were crapola. The dance numbers?? Puleeeeese......

Most of my friends who were huge fans of the book were in shock when they saw the frothy confection Wicked became. A film version, well done, could return some of the darkness to the story and rework some of the weaker numbers and completely overhaul the dance sequences. That scene where elphie does her almost a vogue-alone? It brought the show to a stop....in a bad way. I definitely can see a film version trimming the fat, waking up the dead spots, and injceting some of the pacing that made the original Wizard of Oz so great. I would even shoot Wicked with the same film style as Oz, so it is almost like a sequel. There are so many possible ways to improve on what is already so good, but Hollywood tends to be timid (don't start me up again about Brokeback's loss).

Casting-wise, Glenn Close as Morrible? I saw her in Sunset Blvd., and yes she can sing...some. Not a great powerhouse. However, I just saw "A Prarie Home Companion" and Steep has quite the voice!!!! Let's not forget Bernadette. She's been away from film too long and her voice is still....like buttah.

Poor Edina and Kristen will be too old to play Elphie and Glinda, although they will be perfect to play Alma and Lurleen in Brokeback: The Musical, in previews next spring.

The Maguire verson of Wicked was too dark, meandering, unfocused and ambiguous. The musical too one dimensional, bright and Broadway. Perhaps a film version WILL be the perfect storm of sources, technology, casting, and script that truly captures the best of all worlds, Oz, Broadway, and Hollywod. Still, Wicked could have used some sheep herding cowboys......

posted 07-15-2006 06:32 PM               

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Originally posted by Sock:
Poor Edina and Kristen will be too old to play Elphie and Glinda...

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It's -I- dina.

I agree with a lot of what you said. However, it doesn't help your credibility if you can't even spell her name correctly.

posted 07-15-2006 06:34 PM               

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Originally posted by Sock:
if a major studio had merely greenlit (ha) a project as ambitious as Wicked: The Musical in Surround Sound-Sensoround-3-D Elphaba-vision, then we'd already be seeing trailers.

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I'm not sure, but I don't think anyone in this thread has said that the project has been "greenlit." I think that the only thing that we are sure of at this point is that Universal has bought the rights. Plenty of studios have 'rights' that sit on the shelf for 5 years.

posted 07-15-2006 06:49 PM               

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Originally posted by Sock:
...foreign BO is just as important as Domestic BO.

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Completely agree. (for those who are trying to figure it out, BO = box office.)

In fact, it is sometimes the case where the foreign BO is where the studios earn the money. Take Lord of the Rings for example.

For all three movies, the US BOX was $1,059,649,279
But the worldwide BOX was $2,948,001,970.

It's almost three times as much (actually 2.78 times).

Great website: www.the-numbers.com

posted 07-15-2006 06:55 PM               

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Originally posted by Sock:
I cannot recall a film version of a play that improved on it's source material. Angels in America and RENT were both huge dissapointments.

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Here, I completely DISagree with you. Nothing can compare to the original version of something. But I do think that staying true to the spirit and content manner in a respectable way can make for pretty damn good re-interpretations.

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While parts were very good, spellbinding even, other parts were crapola. The dance numbers?? Puleeeeese......

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Oy vey on the dance numbers. They were too long and very mundane. Humpty Dumptys?

posted 07-15-2006 07:01 PM               

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Originally posted by Sock:
A film version, well done, could return some of the darkness to the story and rework some of the weaker numbers and completely overhaul the dance sequences.

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yes.

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Originally posted by Sock:
I would even shoot Wicked with the same film style as Oz, so it is almost like a sequel. ...(don't start me up again about Brokeback's loss).

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I don't agree with shooting in the same style as Wizard of Oz or making it a sequel. I want something new. Hollywood is already busy enough in the process of poorly re-making/hacking good films and making poor sequels/prequels.

By the way, this would be a prequel, not a sequel.

I would hope that they wouldn't market this as a prequel. I understand that it is technically a prequel, I just think that it is a strong enough story to stand by itself without needing to stand on WoOz's shoulders.

posted 07-15-2006 07:02 PM               

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Originally posted by Sock:
Let's not forget Bernadette. She's been away from film too long and her voice is still....like buttah.

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That made me laugh.

Also, I'm sorry for replying in so many posts. I just didn't want it to become one giant post. I find that this is easier to read.