In article <vi5lca$3ljrk$1@dont-email.me>,
super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:

On 2024-11-25 04:15:51 +0000, ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan said:

Saw Wicked with my niece. I thought it was pretty good if you like
that sort of thing (and I don't mind a musical new & then). The
fact that the star made a public ass of herself recently didn't
stop a solid performance, and Glenda was quite good as well.. I
also liked that they didn't make the wheelchair using sister into
a saint. I did feel that the music wasn't up to the Ashman/Menken
level with the exception of the closing number which had a real "A
Whole New World" feel and was excellent. Be aware it ends on a
cliffhanger.

Anyone know if there were a post-credit scene? My niece wasn't going to >>> indulge my penchant for sitting through the whole credit reel.

I heard the opening weekend of "Glicked" was nowhere near that of
"Barbenheimer."

Well, I don't know why it would be. Barbie is a beloved toy owned by
about half the population. "Wicked" is a book/musical read/heard by a fraction of that.

On 11/25/2024 12:35 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:

In article <vi2bun$2sri6$1@dont-email.me>,
moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

On 11/24/2024 11:15 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:

Saw Wicked with my niece. I thought it was pretty good if you like
that sort of thing (and I don't mind a musical new & then). The
fact that the star made a public ass of herself recently didn't
stop a solid performance, and Glenda was quite good as well.. I
also liked that they didn't make the wheelchair using sister into
a saint. I did feel that the music wasn't up to the Ashman/Menken
level with the exception of the closing number which had a real "A
Whole New World" feel and was excellent. Be aware it ends on a
cliffhanger.

Anyone know if there were a post-credit scene? My niece wasn't going to >>>> indulge my penchant for sitting through the whole credit reel.

Planning to see it in 3D, mainly to patronize 3D.

I have pretty much given up on 3D -- I don't find it adds that much and
the extra glasses are still an annoyance.

FWIW, there is only one flight scene where I think 3D would add
something, though admittedly the long shots of the technicolor OZ
countryside are impressive and some depth might work there too.

I had a long-running debate with erstwhile poster 'obveeus' wherein I predicted that 3D would persist. Though I think he could legitimately
claim victory by now, I still have enough residual affection left over
from my delirious youth enchanted with 3D comic books.

(I think you're right that 3D adds little, but I can make a similar
argument that, for sheer storytelling, b&w is better than color.)

moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

On 11/25/2024 12:35 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:

In article <vi2bun$2sri6$1@dont-email.me>,
moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

On 11/24/2024 11:15 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:

Saw Wicked with my niece. I thought it was pretty good if you like
that sort of thing (and I don't mind a musical new & then). The
fact that the star made a public ass of herself recently didn't
stop a solid performance, and Glenda was quite good as well.. I
also liked that they didn't make the wheelchair using sister into
a saint. I did feel that the music wasn't up to the Ashman/Menken
level with the exception of the closing number which had a real "A
Whole New World" feel and was excellent. Be aware it ends on a
cliffhanger.

Anyone know if there were a post-credit scene? My niece wasn't going to >>>>> indulge my penchant for sitting through the whole credit reel.

Planning to see it in 3D, mainly to patronize 3D.

I have pretty much given up on 3D -- I don't find it adds that much and
the extra glasses are still an annoyance.

FWIW, there is only one flight scene where I think 3D would add
something, though admittedly the long shots of the technicolor OZ
countryside are impressive and some depth might work there too.

I had a long-running debate with erstwhile poster 'obveeus' wherein I
predicted that 3D would persist. Though I think he could legitimately
claim victory by now, I still have enough residual affection left over
from my delirious youth enchanted with 3D comic books.

(I think you're right that 3D adds little, but I can make a similar
argument that, for sheer storytelling, b&w is better than color.)

So you have seen the light, gotten the picture, accepted reality, and
finally stated the obvious. Sure took long enough. Now, if we could just ditch hard drives and color and get back to silver nitrate, we’d make movies great again.