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Upthevibe

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21. Fla Dem.............

Reply to Fla Dem (Reply #8)

Sat Feb 1, 2025, 10:43 PM

Feb 1

Me too! I LOVED Wicked.

I've seen it twice and can't wait for the next one to come out (I think at the end of this year).

Well, as they say, "There's no accounting for taste."

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When was the last time you paid for a movie, spent the last part of the film looking at your watch and hoping it... [View all] NNadir Jan 5 OP

This may shock some people gay texan Jan 5 #1

Well, I liked it as a play within a film, "Who am I this time," based on the Kurt Vonnegut story. NNadir Jan 5 #3

I read the Vonnegut short story, saw it Off Broadway, and the film you referenced. no_hypocrisy Jan 5 #5

Inception. pdxflyboy Jan 5 #2

Last time snowybirdie Jan 5 #4

Many times Metaphorical Jan 5 #6

Oh man, you made me remember when my son was young and I had to go with him to Pokemon movies. NNadir Jan 5 #12

Thanks for the report. I was kind of thinking that this might be a poor attempt at copying Wizard of Oz, Oz, and that SWBTATTReg Jan 5 #7

Read the book "Wicked" by Gregory Maguire. He reimagines L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" from the... Hekate Jan 6 #14

Thank you for the feedback. It sounds very interesting and a different take on the Wizard of Oz series by Baum. SWBTATTReg Jan 6 #15

Loved "Wicked" can't wait for part II. Fla Dem Jan 5 #8

We thought it was OK. The Madcap Jan 5 #9

Yes, having worked as an asst mgr in the '90s TexasBushwhacker Jan 6 #17

Fla Dem............. Upthevibe Feb 1 #21

Only one I can think of was LogDog75 Jan 5 #10

Red One Beatlelvr Jan 5 #11

At 2 hours 40 minutes, it's about 40 minutes too long n/t TexasBushwhacker Jan 5 #13

Phenomenon Marthe48 Jan 6 #16

Along similar lines... Harker Jan 6 #18

A friend and I just saw "Wicked" this past Monday. There was only one other person... 3catwoman3 Feb 1 #19

I hated The Matrix. Dulcinea Feb 1 #20

NNadir............. Upthevibe Feb 1 #22

Nope, hadn't gone to a movie since covid. Then in January went to see "WICKED". Fla Dem Feb 2 #23

Clearly our tastes differ. n/t. NNadir Feb 2 #24