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Anonymous wrote:God help anyone in my theater who sings along with it, though. I will be IN THEIR FACE making them shut up.

No one sang in mine. I was relieved. AMC Georgetown... early morning show.

No one sang in mine either. 7:00 PM Bethesda Row.

Anonymous wrote:God help anyone in my theater who sings along with it, though. I will be IN THEIR FACE making them shut up.

No one sang in mine. I was relieved. AMC Georgetown... early morning show.

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Anonymous wrote:That one ragged scale the green lady keeps hitting in all the adds is godawful. I am assuming she is famous/does theatre/is considered an amazing singer but it sounds so bad I have to immediately mute/change channel when the ads come on.

She has won a Tony, an Emmy and a Grammy. This is her bid for an Oscar.

She already has been nominated for an Oscar (Harriet). No doubt she’ll be nominated again for Wicked.

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Anonymous wrote:I absolutely love Wicked, but the run time is outrageous. 2 hours, 40 min- plus with previews will likely be 3 hours. Honestly, I couldn’t even do that at home much less in a theatre.

I don’t like Cynthia at all. She should stick to stage productions. I’m curious about Arianna in this because she got her start on Broadway.

I will just wait to hear what the non-paid critics say.

The NY Times gave Cynthia a rave review and called her the best thing about the movie.

Paid critic.

Lol. So you value some rando whose expertise isn't compensated by a trusted publication. Got it.

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Anonymous wrote:I saw it last night. It was fine, but I didn't love it. I belong to AMC A List so I see nearly every movie that comes out. I would say Wicked is overly long and it gets a bit boring in the middle. I also saw Gladiator, so I am officially part of the " Glicked" Club now.

is Gladiator worth seeing?

I liked Gladiator, but be prepared for gruesome violence as the name suggests.

Anonymous wrote:Not a fan of the trailer at all, so not going to see it. Seems like the usual "let's revisit erstwhile villains and add a race twist".

Race is never mentioned. She’s green.

My son adored it so I'll see it today. I hear good things and am looking forward to it.

I'm not a fan of Ariana Grande's pop music but I think that she is well-suited for the role she is playing.

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Anonymous wrote:I absolutely love Wicked, but the run time is outrageous. 2 hours, 40 min- plus with previews will likely be 3 hours. Honestly, I couldn’t even do that at home much less in a theatre.

I don’t like Cynthia at all. She should stick to stage productions. I’m curious about Arianna in this because she got her start on Broadway.

I will just wait to hear what the non-paid critics say.

The NY Times gave Cynthia a rave review and called her the best thing about the movie.

Paid critic.

Actually, the review was not kind to the movie, the director, or the very concept -- only to the performances by the leads.

If you hate the actress for some reason, then don't go, but objectively her performance is fantastic and her singing is terrific. I like Idina Menzel but I have heard plenty of people sing better - and Cynthia Erivo is one of them.

Also strange that you think a stage performance somehow translates poorly to the big screen. Usually it's the other way around. I loathe celebrity casting in musicals usually, when they can't really sing. This is the opposite - casting people who actually could earn these roles on Broadway.

highly recommend it

I can't get the song"Popular" sung by Kristin Chenoweth out of my head.

I don't like either of the women who are the main characters. Both have rubbed me the wrong way. Zero interest.

God help anyone in my theater who sings along with it, though. I will be IN THEIR FACE making them shut up.

Not going to see it. Can’t stand Arianna. How many relationships has she blown up. This one with Ethan is the worst.

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Anonymous wrote:That one ragged scale the green lady keeps hitting in all the adds is godawful. I am assuming she is famous/does theatre/is considered an amazing singer but it sounds so bad I have to immediately mute/change channel when the ads come on.

She has won a Tony, an Emmy and a Grammy. This is her bid for an Oscar.

What's unusual is she won all three of those awards in less than a year, and they were all for her performance in the revival of The Color Purple musical.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s two parts?

Yes, the movie covers only Act I of the musical, even though it's as long as the whole musical. You have to wait a year to see Act II.

What a terrible idea.

It’s just such an obvious cash grab that it instantly turns me off from the film.

So movies shouldn't make money?

Did I say that? Why don’t you take that stick out of your ass. They do it so one movie makes twice as much money. It’s cynical and stupid and bloats the whole production.

It’s not done to make the best movie possible.