6.3 Rating?? That's actually ridiculous
I'm really disappointed so many people on here can't enjoy this.
shareNot only that. Have you seen all the 1 star reviews? That's ridiculous. I get that many don't like musicals. But this movie, while it may not be a Masterpiece, it's very well made, the acting and singing are very good. It has a lot of production value, the costumes, the makeup, the scenary are all great. Come on peolpe! What's with the 1 star reviews? That's nonesense.
shareI'm not a big musical fan but I can appreciate a good one: (West side story, umbrellas of Cherbourg, 42nd Street,etc) Good musicals have one major thing in common: A recognizable tune you can hum ,whistle or sing. I could not hum a tune from this movie if my life depended on it. I watched this movie because of the cast. I found the plot pedestrian and wasted on the great cast. The production values were so so. Could have been better if the cast hadn't cost so much.What's ridiculous is that it got a rating as high as it did.
shareI could not hum a tune from this movie if my life depended on it.
The problem is with you, not with the movie. I can remember most of the music very well.
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The problem is with you, not with the movie. I can remember most of the music very well.This is so disingenuous it's ridiculous. share
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What don't you understand? You're lying by implying that you "remember most of the music very well" after one viewing, and being a total d0uche about it too, by suggesting anyone who doesn't is somehow deficient. I can't believe I have to explain this to someone who is clearly so gifted.
shareYou are being a total douche, and how is he lying by saying that he remembers most of the music very well? where is the lie? what the hell? and he is not saying that he is deficient because he cant remember the songs from the movie but it is his fault as oposed to him who can remember every song from the movie. You are being a d0uche
shareI think it has the second best beautiful music ever in the history of musical theater (Les Mis is first, though Into the Woods was a better movie since they hired people who could sing unlike Jackman and Crowe.)
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unlike Jackman and Crowe
You do realize that Jackman is an accomplished Broadway musical performer, and Russell began his career as a singer, yes?
Religion is like a rocking chair -- a lot of work to get nowhere.
So? A lot of people who can't sing have careers as singers. Yoko Ono has a career as a singer.
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Into the Woods isn't superior to anything, it's one of the most forgettable films I've seen in recent memory. Chris Pine and Anna Kendrick were miscast. None of the songs were good, or catchy. The film was soulless and you had to endure a boring plot. I think the beautiful thing about Les Miserable is the emotion behind the performances. Jackman won a golden globe! The whole cast performed very well.
Can't think of a single thing that was actually good about Into the Woods. Emily Blunt... not much else.
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I can remember most of the music very well.
It's always amusing to me when I see that particular brickbat thrown at Sondheim. "Oh, he writes great lyrics, but nobody can hum his tunes." Srsly? I find it's his tunes that stick with me the most, though his lyrics are of course among the most brilliant ever written. And I can hum all his tunes quite easily, thank you very much.
Sondheim's aware of this silly criticism, of course, and pokes fun at it in Merrily We Roll Along. Its budding tune smiths are put off by a producer who, when they finish singing things to him from their new musical, sings in reply:
That's great, that's swell,Of course, he sings it to the tune of the song they just performed for him.
The other ones as well.
It isn't every day
You get a score this strong.
But fellas, if I may,
There's only one thing wrong.
There's not a tune you can hum.
There's not a tune that goes 'bum bum bum de dum'.
Ya need a tune that goes 'bum bum bum de dum'.
Give 'em a melody!
But that's just not a humamah mumamha
Humable melody.
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I've always thought that the idea that songs ALWAYS have to have "recognizeable" tune for it to be good is a fairly shallow way of viewing music. Into the Woods has been going strong in the theatre community for thirty years because of the unconventional ways Sondheim utilises his music. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.
shareI've always thought that the idea that songs ALWAYS have to have "recognizeable" tune for it to be good is a fairly shallow way of viewing music
Exactly! Someone who says that doesn't know the first thing about music, or about good music. That's the kind of record label that produces Kanye West. They want something people will hum and can play on the radio, but what about someone like King Crimson, or Velvet Underground that do more experimental, yet genius stuff? That's nonsense. A good song needs to be hummable...bugger off. share
Completely agree.
share1 star ratings are indeed ridiculous, but the 6.3 rating is the other ridiculous extreme. It should be smack in the middle.
shareNo... 10 would be the other ridiculous extreme. "Smack in the middle" would be 5.5, so 6.3 is only marginally above that.
shareFrom what I've seen, it barely deserves 3 stars. I didn't rate it though because I couldn't manage to sit through it.
shareAt least you are honest - about your view and that you didn't see all of it. I suspect that many of these one star reviews are similar to the ones on some of the other genre movies that inspire angry trolls: DC vs.Marvel or specific actors. People who dislike a franchise or an actor will not see a movie, rate it a one just to bring down the rating, post horrible reviews (with no specifics to show that they actually viewed the movie) and start trolling the boards. It's unfortunate, but welcome to the Internet.
I'm not saying that honest critique should not be on these Boards; some movies are honestly stinkers, some actors can't act their way out of a paper bag open on one end and some some singers can't carry a tune in a bucket with a lid....
It has a lot of production value
Production value has virtually nothing to do with how good a movie actually is, there are steaming turds that cost hundreds of millions and masterpieces that were made for tens of thousands. So production value should never be a basis for ratings. 😛 share
the costumes, the makeupJohnny Depp looked ridiculous!
I don't love her.. She kicked me in the face!! share
He was SUPPOSED to look ridiculous. That part is a comedic scene.
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I get that but even as a caricature, it didn't work IMHO.
I don't love her.. She kicked me in the face!!
I am a huge fan of musicals but IMHO this one missed the mark.
There was something missing from the characters that made me not care for any of them--well except the witch.
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The costumes, lighting, makeup, and actors were great. I think Meryl Streep stole the show. However, the music was awful and the singing was worse. The tales were classics, so they were a bit dull to watch again. I guess different strokes for different folks.
I found the rhythm for "into the woods" fast and the music and singing shrill... and certainly didn't fit the mood... and the words hardly rhymed or had any emotional impact. It was painful to hear some words shoehorned into a beat and others stretched out like "journey" as "jouuur - knee." They nearly made it 3 or 4 syllables. I applaud the cast's vocal ability, but it was a bore to watch and worse to listen to -- I've found Italian operas more enjoyable -- and I typically don't enjoy opera. Really, the first half to 2/3 of the movie was forced dialogue sung in a fast sharp tempo. Then, suddenly we get a large stretch of normal speech. I thought the singing was boring, but the dialogue after was pretty bad, too. And then the singing started again... and I wasn't sure which was worse.
I'm glad that you enjoyed the movie, but it's just not for me. My idea of a great musical is something like "Little Shop of Horrors" -- memorable music, acting, comedy, storyline... and a much better mix of dialogue and music. More varied musical numbers w/ catchy tunes I can sing after the movie as well. Disney usually gets the musical animated movies down perfect -- "The Little Mermaid" was a favorite. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was a wonderful musical. (The Candy Man, I've got a Golden Ticket, Pure Imagination, Cheer up Charlie, I Want it Now, etc.... lots of great songs that fit the tone of the moment in the movie)
This... This was not a great movie. It was not a good movie. It wasn't even a good musical for those that like musicals. I've seen better musical plays at the Charleston, SC Spoleto Festival.
I watched the entire flick, and I have to say I enjoyed some rather B-rate Brothers Grimm movies more as they at least had a different take on some old stories. I gave it a 1 star rating - because it deserves it. Such a waste of talented actors and my time.
If you say the lyrics hardly rhymed, then you weren't listening. Stephen Sondheim is an acclaimed songwriter known for his clever and intricate rhymes, among other things.
Also, you speak of other Disney musicals that were written specifically for Disney. This is a multi-award winning Broadway musical that was adapted to film. You don't have to like the music, but the score clearly has staying power.