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Just watched "Into the Woods"

Posted on 1/1/15 at 11:06 pm
Posted by mizzoukills
Member since Aug 2011
40686 posts
Posted on 1/1/15 at 11:06 pm
My little girl wanted to see it. I like a good musical every now-and-then.

Absolutely terrible movie. Awful! It's like they directed the movie on one set (the woods) and in one specific location in the woods. They skipped over the more fantastical imagery in favor of very mediocre songs. It was like watching 2 hours of all characters standing still in the same location singing the entire time.

You'd think with a story about little red riding hood, a wolf, a witch, Cinderella, Jack and the magic bean stock, giants, and Rapunzel that the movie would at least be full of cool SFX and imagery.

Nope.

The movie doesn't show the giant's castle in the sky, Cinderella's transformation at midnight, a real wolf, or fricking giants!

Yeah, you read it right...no wolf. Depp simply plays his weird self albeit furry wolf hands and a tail. He's Johnny Depp in the face, but he has wolf hands and a tail.

WTF?

And don't get me started on the story with its major plot holes.

Make no mistake: This movie is one of the worst of 2014/15

ETA: The theatre was packed. When the movie ended, the entire theatre groaned as if 100 sleeping people were suddenly nudged in the ribs by their significant others. Several people said it was a waste of money and time. They were right.
This post was edited on 1/1/15 at 11:35 pm
Posted by ellunchboxo
Gtown
Member since Feb 2009
18815 posts
Posted on 1/1/15 at 11:20 pm to
Germans
Posted by Spock's Eyebrow
Member since May 2012
12300 posts
Posted on 1/1/15 at 11:25 pm to
quote:

They skipped over the more fantastical imagery in favor of very mediocre songs.


That's why I don't trust anything else you say. Here, have some explosions:

Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George
Member since Aug 2004
78057 posts
Posted on 1/1/15 at 11:49 pm to
That movie was garbage
Posted by UMRealist
Member since Feb 2013
35360 posts
Posted on 1/2/15 at 9:19 am to
My gf dragged me to it last night. Had no idea it was a musical. From start to finish it was just awful.
Posted by tylerdurden24
Member since Sep 2009
46596 posts
Posted on 1/2/15 at 12:07 pm to
It's an excellent play/musical but it never needed to be made into a movie.
Posted by LouisianaLonghorn
Austin, Texas
Member since Jan 2006
14197 posts
Posted on 1/2/15 at 3:37 pm to
quote:

My little girl wanted to see it. I like a good musical every now-and-then. Absolutely terrible movie. Awful! It's like they directed the movie on one set (the woods) and in one specific location in the woods. They skipped over the more fantastical imagery in favor of very mediocre songs. It was like watching 2 hours of all characters standing still in the same location singing the entire time. You'd think with a story about little red riding hood, a wolf, a witch, Cinderella, Jack and the magic bean stock, giants, and Rapunzel that the movie would at least be full of cool SFX and imagery. Nope. The movie doesn't show the giant's castle in the sky, Cinderella's transformation at midnight, a real wolf, or fricking giants! Yeah, you read it right...no wolf. Depp simply plays his weird self albeit furry wolf hands and a tail. He's Johnny Depp in the face, but he has wolf hands and a tail. WTF? And don't get me started on the story with its major plot holes. Make no mistake: This movie is one of the worst of 2014/15


Have you even seen the play? The movie is a pretty damn good adaption, minus some minor issues. All of the things you hated about the movie would make you hate the play as well. The movie sanitized the story a bit, no doubt because it's a Disney film. The play is actually not for children and has a much darker tone. I'm not a huge Sondheim fan but most people I know who liked the play also liked the movie. The actors all sang much better than I anticipated, which was a pleasant surprise.
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
Lurking the Tin Foil Hat Board
Member since Jul 2009
47661 posts
Posted on 1/2/15 at 4:02 pm to
quote:

He's Johnny Depp in the face, but he has wolf hands and a tail.


I think this is the exact pitch that casting used to convince the studio.
Posted by SwaggerCopter
H TINE HOL IT DINE
Member since Dec 2012
27232 posts
Posted on 1/2/15 at 4:29 pm to
You are such a troll that I forget you are a father. Do you troll your daughter on the reg?
Posted by S.E.C. Crazy
Alabama
Member since Feb 2013
7905 posts
Posted on 1/2/15 at 4:50 pm to
Gotta love people who don't like musicals but love Talladega Nights.
Posted by biglego
Ask your mom where I been
Member since Nov 2007
76521 posts
Posted on 1/2/15 at 5:04 pm to
So no CGI? Thank god!
Posted by brass2mouth
NOLA
Member since Jul 2007
19712 posts
Posted on 1/4/15 at 9:08 pm to
My 8yr old said it was stupid.. Glad I pawned that movie off on the grandparents.
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