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From: moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
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Subject: Re: Wicked
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2024 15:42:59 -0500
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On 12/6/2024 5:54 PM, Bill Anderson wrote:
> 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.

Otoh, bear in mind that there *is* a lot of 3D-projection equipment 
still out there ...along with kids who'll wheedle parents into springing 
for those showings, which come at no extra production-cost for CGI 
cartoon movies.  So, never always say never...