Movies, Film and My Opinion

 I'm a little late to the party, but I wanted to see this movie because I love the song "Adam West" which has a line in it about audience members concerned that Batman is Mr. Mom. So the working man and the stay at home mom, 3 kids, lots of laundry, lots of home care, friends in the neighborhood, that kind of thing. Then Jack gets "laid-off" and the wife decides to use her education and go get a job. And she does. But her boss make a play for her more than once, and one of the ladies of the neighborhood is a little friendly to Jack. The kids know more about the soap operas that Jack watches and they know the name of the vacuum cleaner is "Jaws". The turn of the tables was so spot on for the 80s. The 1950s and 60s stereotype of just the man working and the woman staying home changes hands and hits people in the face with this movie. The visit to the meat market was one of the best, as the women in line behind him roll their eyes as he doesn't know w...

 So much hype and marketing has been placed on this movie for months! And I mean MONTHS before it's release. And I finally got to see it. Granted, my husband and I saw the Broadway tour of "Wicked" years ago so I had some comparing to do. I definitely can see the theater crow singing through the whole thing. It's what we do. Cynthia Erivo did a very good and innocent job with Elphaba. She brought an innocence to the character that Idina did on Broadway. Her voice was not "over-the-top" and she hit all the familiar notes just right. Ariana Grande did well as G-linda, and later Glinda, the good. The snobbiness, the self-interest, the power-hungry - just all of it was there. The swishing of the hair was just hysterical. She played the part very well and paired well as a friend to Elphaba. Jonathan Bailey is just deliciously beautiful as Prince Fiyero. All the free fun and interest in other things that got him thrown out of his previous schools is right there. I...