posted 07-16-2006 02:01 AM               

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Originally posted by Nessarose Throppe:
Americans are getting dumber.

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I agree with you. I think that the gap between dumber and smarter is increasing at an alarming rate.

posted 07-17-2006 06:51 PM               

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Originally posted by Sock:
Don't get me started on the Humpty-Dumpties.....
I mean, what the.......
When I saw it, people started looking around to see if anyone else knew what was going on. One small child started crying and I understood completely......

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posted 07-17-2006 07:02 PM               

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Originally posted by Elphaba Potter:
Completely agree. (for those who are trying to figure it out, BO = box office.)

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posted 07-17-2006 07:03 PM               

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Originally posted by Sock:
greenlit (ha)

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posted 07-17-2006 09:52 PM               

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Originally posted by Greenery:
Oh my gosh, thank you for clarifying. I was like, foreign BO? We are now putting down foreigh body odor? But it's all good now.

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posted 07-19-2006 02:24 AM               

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Originally posted by Twyzzlyr:
Well, that's okay with me. I'm not too worry about whether or not you see it.

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edited because I always forget the shift button when making faces

posted 07-19-2006 12:30 PM            

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Originally posted by Greenery:
Oh my gosh, thank you for clarifying. I was like, foreign BO? We are now putting down foreigh body odor? But it's all good now.

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posted 07-19-2006 12:32 PM            

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Originally posted by Twyzzlyr:
Well, that's okay with me. I'm not too worry about whether or not you see it.

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posted 07-19-2006 05:31 PM            

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Originally posted by Greenery:
Oh my gosh! A really bad pun! Are you another of us very bad punners, which means me, because, thus far, I am the only very bad punner?

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posted 08-05-2006 05:31 PM               

That said, I do have another motive.

What does everyone think about M. Knight Shyamalan being involved in "Wicked the movie." (I really hope they don't called it Wicked: The Movie. Luckily, i really don't think they will). I bring this up because I recently saw Lady in the Water.

As for me, my opinion on the matter is undecided (just as it is on Lady in the Water). I lean towards a negative opinion. I am very weary about what he would do with material that is not his own. I would be afraid that in trying to make Wicked a reflection of his artwork, he would take it too far away from the spirit of the book/musical (whatever it becomes based on). And following his current trend of starring in his movies, I would be horrified if he cast himself in the movie, say as Fiyero.

I would never have thought that he would have done that until I saw Lady in the Water which he practically starred in.

posted 08-05-2006 07:37 PM               

Tim Burton is absolutely my favorite director, but I'm not sure he would do justice to Wicked. He is very dark and original, but I fear he will over dramatize Wicked and make it more depressing than it really is. He would do a good job crafting Elphaba (brilliant, even) but I don't think he can handle her polar opposite (in some respects): Galinda. I think he is just too low key to create something as massive as Wicked.

James Cameron might be a good candidate. I say this because I am in love with Titanic, and Wicked should be a movie made on the same scale.

All though, I still think that I would be the best director for the Movie !

posted 08-05-2006 08:11 PM            

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Originally posted by Yero the Hero:
M. Night Shyamalan would be a horrible director. He knows nothing, he merely makes up his own Mythology, and he thinks he's a brilliant director when in reality he's a one-hit-wonder.

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posted 08-05-2006 10:50 PM               

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Originally posted by booklady:
Has James Cameron even done anything recently? I can't stand Titanic, another hugely over-rated director & the true story of the Titanic is so much better. His version is full of stereoptypes taken from every "rich girl meets poor boy" story ever written. Another no thanks from me.

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oH, MY GOD!!! Sorry, Booklady, but I must disagree. I mean, not only is it one of my favorite movies, but it is the highest grossing film to date, winner of 11 Academy Awards and the Top-grossing film to date. If you don't like it, that's entirely your opinion (And I do think that they got a little too caught up in the special effects, it would have been better if they stuck more with the love-story).

posted 08-05-2006 11:05 PM               

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Originally posted by Vonne0306:
Are you people crazy?? What is the matter with you..? Have any of you even seen Wicked. It's like disrespectful to even think about Reese Witherspoon playing Glinda. It should be Original Cast all the way..and if not original cast..it should be people who actually have performed Wicked. If there is a movie and freaking Mariah Carey is playing Elphaba I for one am not going to see it.

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Generally speaking, yes we are crazy... thanks for noticing! Oh and thanks very much for all that originality. I don't think anyone on these boards have ever thought of the original cast being in the movie. Wow... Pure casting genius that is. I am taken back! I would actually like to applaud you!

posted 08-06-2006 11:03 PM               

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Originally posted by Elphaba Potter:
MTO & YtH -

Potty Points!!!

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I'm so happy I pissed myself!

posted 08-07-2006 07:26 PM               

Oh, 830th post! Yay for me.

posted 08-07-2006 10:06 PM               

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Originally posted by MusicalTheatreObsessed:
I'm so happy I pissed myself!

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posted 08-07-2006 10:33 PM            

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Originally posted by Yero the Hero:
Ivan? Are you here?

Oh, 830th post! Yay for me.

[This message has been edited by Yero the Hero (edited 08-07-2006).]

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posted 08-07-2006 10:49 PM               

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Originally posted by Vonne0306:
Are you people crazy?? What is the matter with you..? Have any of you even seen Wicked. It's like disrespectful to even think about Reese Witherspoon playing Glinda. It should be Original Cast all the way..and if not original cast..it should be people who actually have performed Wicked. If there is a movie and freaking Mariah Carey is playing Elphaba I for one am not going to see it.

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posted 08-08-2006 12:07 AM               

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Originally posted by I Couldn't Be Happier:
Where is Ivan? Anyway, I don't mind that hollywood ending. Look a lot can change when they do make it for the big screen, let's just prepair for the worse and hope for the best. My prediction is the movie will be out or in porduction by 2010. Sadly, the OBC will be too old.

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I don't think it will be out that soon.....I'll still be in college, so I won't be able to direct it!

But, if somehow I don't direct it, I still think 2010 is too soon. The show itself is getting a lot of exposure, it's popping up all over the world. Generally, they would let the show decrease in success b4 they make a movie, so as to not peak to soon.

posted 08-08-2006 12:36 AM               

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Originally posted by OvertheMoonforIM:
It's coming out in '07 and I can't say I like some of the cast.
http://imdb.com/title/tt0427327/

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