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Into the Woods by James Lapine
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DVD detailsActor: Bernadette Peters, Chip Zien, Joanna Gleason, Robert Westenberg, Tom Aldredge Director: James Lapine Brand: Image Entertainment Writer: James Lapine Editor: Girish Bhargava Producer: Iris Merlis Producer: Michael Brandman DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language), PCM Stereo Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Picture Format: Academy Ratio, 1.33:1 Running Time: 153 minutes DVD Release Date: 1997-08-27 Audience Rating: Unrated Studio: Image Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Into the WoodsDVD Review: Into the Woods Summary: 5 StarsThe first half is great for all ages. The second half is a little dark and probably could be a little scary for small children.
DVD Review: Funny and fun Summary: 5 StarsThis movie is essentially the filming of a Broadway play. There are times, however, when you will forget that fact. the acting is superb, the scores are fantastic, and there is a wit to the humor that makes it good for Children and Adults alike.
DVD Review: no closed captioning for the deaf Summary: 1 StarsWe returned "Into the Woods" because it had no captioning for the deaf. Since my husband is deaf, we were not able to watch it. Amazon needs to list in the discription whether the movies they sell or rent are closed captioned. We also realized recently that Amazon's movie rental downloads are not closed captioned even though the movie itself is. We stopped the download when we dicovered it was not displaying the CC. However, we were still charged for the movie rental.
DVD Review: Pathfinding Summary: 5 StarsThis is a great show, with great music, but must be seen to be understood. You can't just listen to the music or read the script.
It (like Sunday in the park with George and the paintings of Seurat) is pointillistic. There are lots (and lots) of little dots that must be combined to begin to understand the show. It isn't even "connect the dots," it is "view the dots as a whole." Like much pointillistic art, it is a little disconcerting. When you are able to view it as a whole and understand, it is well worth the effort.
DVD Review: happy Summary: 5 StarsI almost never order online because I have had some bad experiences. However, this time it was GREAT! I was ordering something special for my grandaughter. Order process was extremely easy and I received my order in just a couple days. Gave me a lot of piece of mind knowing I had it under the tree for Christmas. Thank you. Sandy
Description of Into the WoodsA baker and his wife journey into the woods in search of a cow, a red cape, a pair of golden slippers and some magic beans to lift a curse that has kept them childless. Tony Award winners Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason and the rest of the original Broadway cast weave their magic spell over you in Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece, directed by James Lapine, a seamless fusion of fairy tale characters and what happens after "happily ever after. "With oft-recorded songs such as "Children Will Listen" and "No One is Alone," "Into the Woods" is a music lover's delight from start to finish--and will forever cement Stephen Sondheim's unparalleled position as the giant of the American musical theater. Fractured fairy tales of a darker hue provide the remarkable context for Into the Woods, which deconstructs the Brothers Grimm by way of Rod Serling. While the faces and names are familiar, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, and company inhabit a sylvan neighborhood in which witches and bakers are next-door neighbors, handsome princes from once-parallel fables are competitive (and equally vain) brothers, and all the stories intersect through unexpected new plot twists. Stephen Sondheim's Tony-winning score favors intricate ensemble numbers that present the characters' divergent, then overlapping fears and desires. And it's the latter category that provides a primary thread to James Lapine's ingenious puzzle of a book, which coheres around the inevitability--and treachery--of our innermost wishes. That theme is given farcical energy in the first act, which offers enough comic invention, tart dialogue, and witty music for a satisfying evening of theater as is. Instead, Sondheim and Lapine offer a bold, darker second act that takes a look at what happens after "happily ever after," elevating the work beyond inspired parody toward allegorical gravity. By the final scenes, with the one-two punch of the score's two most enduring songs, "No One Is Alone" and "Children Will Listen," what began as a clever diversion has touched deeper nerves and primed some tear ducts. This video production by the original Broadway cast gets its marquee shimmer from Bernadette Peters's wonderful witch, but the standout (and Tony winner as Best Actress) is Joanna Gleason, who gives the Baker's Wife a mixture of warmth, pragmatism, and sudden, poignantly romantic radiance. The DVD version is comparatively no-frills, given its American Playhouse origins, but multiformat digital audio renders the musical performances in immaculate detail. --Sam Sutherland Fractured fairy tales of a darker hue provide the remarkable context for Into the Woods, which deconstructs the Brothers Grimm by way of Rod Serling. While the faces and names are familiar, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, and company inhabit a sylvan neighborhood in which witches and bakers are next-door neighbors, handsome princes from once-parallel fables are competitive (and equally vain) brothers, and all the stories intersect through unexpected new plot twists. Stephen Sondheim's Tony-winning score favors intricate ensemble numbers that present the characters' divergent, then overlapping fears and desires. And it's the latter category that provides a primary thread to James Lapine's ingenious puzzle of a book, which coheres around the inevitability--and treachery--of our innermost wishes. That theme is given farcical energy in the first act, which offers enough comic invention, tart dialogue, and witty music for a satisfying evening of theater as is. Instead, Sondheim and Lapine offer a bold, darker second act that takes a look at what happens after "happily ever after," elevating the work beyond inspired parody toward allegorical gravity. By the final scenes, with the one-two punch of the score's two most enduring songs, "No One Is Alone" and "Children Will Listen," what began as a clever diversion has touched deeper nerves and primed some tear ducts. This video production by the original Broadway cast gets its marquee shimmer from Bernadette Peters's wonderful witch, but the standout (and Tony winner as Best Actress) is Joanna Gleason, who gives the Baker's Wife a mixture of warmth, pragmatism, and sudden, poignantly romantic radiance. The DVD version is comparatively no-frills, given its American Playhouse origins, but multiformat digital audio renders the musical performances in immaculate detail. --Sam Sutherland
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