...so we saw Wicked

[@MaleficRacing]

Jake giving the most ominous “okay” I’ve ever heard as Nadia reveals how much she enjoyed it 😅

[@VirtualBoy500]

Woman Defying Gravity (Part 1)

[@SomeBsMovie]

Gladiator 2 is what's going to destroy this relationship.

[@TheVisitors44]

They survived The Last Jedi. Together for life.

[@benmorgan9748]

What a rude thing to say though

[@Sharpe1502]

You’re the first reviewers to say that Cynthia Erivo was the standout. I saw it yesterday and I agree 100%. Couldn’t take my eyes off Erivo. Erivo made me feel EVERYTHING. She was sublime.

[@thehouseofoverthinking]

I started crying just listening to her ending of The Wizard And I yesterday

[@myautobiographyafanfic1413]

I'm not interested in the film. But she's been impressive elsewhere.

[@thehouseofoverthinking]

@myautobiographyafanfic1413 It's great that Oz fans can have a moment. I just wish Star Wars fans could get such a treat.

[@myautobiographyafanfic1413]

@thehouseofoverthinking Hm, well Star Wars is natively film. I think you're able to have degrees of separation re: Oz. Books that became a movie, a book based on the movie, a musical based on the book. So on. Honestly, I think the only hope for Star Wars is a Flash Gordon-like serial playing between other films.

[@thehouseofoverthinking]

@myautobiographyafanfic1413 Yes, you're right. Oz has no sense of true canon, as even the original books are inconsistent within themselves. Of all fantasy worlds, it's probably the most open to evolution and unique takes. Star Wars is a different kettle of fish. I'm not a big SW fan so I don't know a huge amount, but I wish they'd stuck with the original expanded SW universe. The only sequel film I enjoyed was The Last Jedi, and that was solely because unlike the other two, it didn't automatically retread the originals.

[@benjaminguzman3428]

Did everyone forget that Ariana Grande started her career acting?

[@arbyswitch5580]

Seems like, yeah

[@catkin-z8g]

You can listen to Ariana singing in Every creature great and small, kids who care, the musical troupe.

[@leaffinite2001]

Wasnt she originally a broadway singer as a tiny child?

[@catkin-z8g]

@@leaffinite2001 Is that street performance?

[@ZachBobBob]

Yes

[@ProdCritic]

I had no plans to see the movie, I was perfectly ambivalent about it. I was asked to go with someone else and I agree: it’s a slow build but the 2nd half of this movie is phenomenal. What a lovely, unexpected empathic gift of an experience

[@JustaFairyStory]

I remember when the first trailer dropped, I actually thought it looked pretty cool, but I had never really gotten into the musical. Which my friends think is blasphemy as I am very involved in community theater and stuff. I heard a lot of the music and mostly knew what the plot was, did want to see the show one day if the opportunity arose, but I wasn’t in the fandom. With all the marketing mishaps and everything behind the scenes, and my other personal doubts I had about the musical, I wasn’t super interested either. Last week my aunt invited me to see it in a group reservation, but I was busy that day so I said no. But now everyone is saying it’s the best thing since sliced bread, bringing back cinema and movie musicals (I know there’s been good ones recently, I like the Spielberg west side story) and that everyone who even appreciates either the Wizard of Oz or musicals in general needs to see it. Anyway finally listened to all of the broadway soundtrack yesterday for the first time, and have plans to go see the film with my Grandma who enjoyed the stage show. I think I’m being converted

[@trinaq]

Cynthia and Ariana were absolutely sublime casting choices as Elphaba and Glinda, respectively. You need to have a strong onscreen chemistry to make their bond seem all the more convincing, and they both pulled it off with ablomb.

[@ianhucke3031]

nadia always positive and Jake that mise-en-scene film school negative Nancy :)

[@adriannaoshea]

The Ga-linda --> Glinda thing is in the musical, its just harder to catch because the mispronunciation scene is much shorter and has less back and forth. I think the movie makes it more possible to get the joke in a single watch.

[@hinnakoto]

i think the flying monkeys were on her side, in the original, elphaba was the one who stood up for them while the animals were being mistreated

[@showersinger38]

In the movie I think they were chasing her, like when she flew up suddenly they crashed onto the balcony

[@timothy4097]

The monkeys aren't on Elphaba's side... for now. The sorceress lady said that they have the monkey's families held captive, so they're forced to obey the wizard's commands. I predict Elphaba will convince them to join her side in part two.

[@garethmiguel]

I remember seeing this years ago in London and thinking that the big flying set piece and song (I think it's the end of the first half) was the end of the show. I was horrified that it was only an intermission because I was ready to leave.

[@arbyswitch5580]

You at the end of act one: oh fuck, there's more?!?!?! 🤬 Me at the end of act one: oh FUCK🎉🎉🎉 THERES MORE 💚🖤💚

[@arbyswitch5580]

Both valid responses

[@VoidUnderTheSun]

"8/10, I could literally delete the first half of the movie"

[@edfilms9312]

Yep can confirm its actually pretty good, and only a 1 year gap between part I and part II which means you'll actually still remember some of part I compared with Mission Impossible...

[@aj2563]

Woman carrying baby (Jake)

[@alexanderandrews1263]

I live for these reviews

[@videoslv4626]

Definitely superb casting

[@timothy4097]

I've only seen the movie, but I think the monkeys are chasing after her because they're afraid the wizard will hurt they're families (it was briefly mentioned how they're being held captive by the wizard.) I predict that Elphaba will convince the monkeys to come to her side to fight against the wizard and free their families (idk if that happens in the musical).

[@gemmamoon5998]

2:53 This was something If let as early as the trailers. I’m glad you articulated it. I wanted Oz to feel like an entire world! Not a bunch of sets separated like floating islands. Maybe the second film is better on that front, but we’ll see.

[@lindybjork2712]

Yes, Nadia, you are right about the guy who becomes the Tin Man.

[@QuestionsIAskMyself]

Even though the movie was long, i wish we spent more time with characters, becoming friends and learning more about them.but maybe we'll soend more time with them individually

[@life09m]

Interesting cuz I wish they spent more time with the world building besides establishing eye candy shots

[@flyingsnail_art9170]

This makes me so excited to watch it now! I love the musical and the book and I was worried the film might not do it justice, especially since it was announced it would be split into two films

[@timothy4097]

I watched wicked and I liked it over all, but the CGI animals were really ugly in that Lion King remake kind of way. I feel like the world of Oz would have been a perfect opportunity to use puppetry instead. I really wanted to like the bear nanny and the goat professor, but they were just so horrible to look at. I'm not necessarily against CGI characters, I think Paddington looks great, but in the case of the world of Oz, I feel like puppetry would have been a better choice.

[@GregoryLindsey1979]

My wife and I adored it. They hewed so closely to the musical that it isn’t surprising the pacing was a little off - it had a very “live musical” feel in its buildup. But the set and costume design largely made up for any possible flaws IMO.

[@nuxxy_]

saw the short on the other channel and was like wtf is wicked lol so had to check this out 😂

[@elcientefico]

unbelievable he just tucked taht baby back in to make more content

[@GregoryLindsey1979]

You know, I’ve only watched two of your videos together so far, but you really give me the feel of being the modern Siskel and Ebert

[@isaiahrussell5643]

I loved the movie but I thought the editing was annoying. I wish they would let scenes play out more instead of cutting every three seconds

[@pojo7712]

wickedddd 🤙🤙🤙

[@chan_martin]

She made a good point about the world feeling small. The whole movie looks like its lit to be realistic, which really just makes it look flat, like its actors on a stage lol.

[@grzbookreviews893]

Haven’t seen yet. Enjoyed your ideas!

[@m420-nd1if]

The Woman carrying Person is bout to burst 😮😮😮

[@trashmanofmichigan]

When is Nadia getting a letterboxd?

[@420taku3]

Does he have one?

[@trashmanofmichigan]

@420taku3 it's linked in all of their reviews

[@danielbarrero2815]

Great review .

[@MakusinMeringue]

are the "plankton farts and dies" jokes acceptable in this comment section?

[@jarodandrews7425]

I had 0 plans of ever watching this film, but hearing Jake actually liked it, I may give it a go with the wife

[@RH1812]

Quite the contrast. Digital movies. Amirite

[@mellowyellow5427]

FUUUUUUUCK

[@ZachBobBob]

Ah man I thought Ariana was genuinely hilarious. Really surprised me

[@Lasagnabobby]

SHE’S WEARING GREEN FACE!!!

[@Coffee-Cath]

Wait Woman Carrying Man, are telling me this film is “wicked”?

[@cosmodious1755]

I watched the original Wizard of Oz for the first time since I was a kid and it's painful how dated the songs are. The standards for lyrics back then were sooo much lower. I know times change but I feel like a child could've written most of the OG songs.

[@M_Sonata]

Did you see it at Cinemark Century Point Ruston?

[@WeeklyComedian]

After seeing this and then coming home to watch the 2nd act on KZbin, this seems like a fantastic film adaptation of some pretty awful source material. 5/10

[@NugGarou]

I don’t like this trend of part 1 movies that don’t tell you they are only part one

[@ushapandey6351]

❤

[@regioxys9450]

Please watch transformers one

[@eSportDjango]

We've heard what you think about Ariana Grande.... What do you guys think of Areola Grande?

[@holorn1280]

I'm not the slightly interested about that show, and the again race swap of a character, being a black girl being a witch, isn't really interesting. I've seen Blade 2 recently, it's much better.

[@manukau5271]

Blade 2 is really nice

[@TheIqram12]

Bro she's playing a green skin character how tf its a raceswap

[@fyhwcu]

​@@TheIqram12 Agreed, Elphaba is not black, she's green

[@TheIqram12]

@@fyhwcu indeed

[@moraes.guilherme]

you can't really "raceswap" most theater characters imo, theatre has way more colorblind casting, so if a show has been running for enough time, the character's probably already been every ethnicity