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From: ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>)
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Subject: Re: Wicked
Date: 25 Nov 2024 17:35:52 GMT
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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.
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