movie Wicked | Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande | RT: 96% MC: 82

[Slate]

I simply CANNOT wait for friday

[ctlp27]

2 minutes ago, Raspberries said:

Grace Randolph having power on RT is really all you need to know about their grading system 

LMAO

[Eóghan]

i'd be way more confident for a good oscar campaign if the Metacritic score was 80+, i hope it can get close to high 70s rather than low, a lot of movies can achieve low 70s

this movie needs all the cards it can get to overcome the prejudice of it's gendra

now it needs to be a box office smash like Barbie (80 on MC) then it really has a chance to sweep plenty of nominations

 

it's good we have RT on our side but it doesn't have same prestige as MC for awards circuit

 

 

[levi_valvi]

4 minutes ago, Thuggin said:

Y'all need to stop setting her up with that. That was always going to be an uphill battle. It's her first movie and a fantasy one at that. People were predicting this to bomb. Let's be happy it will probably be a commercial hit 

trust and believe she will be campaigning hard for that nomination. i'm just curious what the approach will be

[laqqinq]

 

Who's excited for part 2 peopleee!!!!

[laqqinq]

 

 

 

[laqqinq]

MC: 73 (+1)

 

It increased, well that's good ngl

[levi_valvi]

best picture

best actress

best supporting actress

best adapted screenplay

best sound

best production design

best makeup and hair

best costume design

best visual effects

 

[Thuggin]

3 minutes ago, Eóghan said:

i'd be way more confident for a good oscar campaign if the Metacritic score was 80+, i hope it can get close to high 70s rather than low, a lot of movies can achieve low 70s

this movie needs all the cards it can get to overcome the prejudice of it's gendra

now it needs to be a box office smash like Barbie (80 on MC) then it really has a chance to sweep plenty of nominations

 

it's good we have RT on our side but it doesn't have same prestige as MC for awards circuit

 

 

I can't believe Barbie got an 80. I enjoyed it but it didn't blow me away. Hopefully Wicked is better despite the critic scores.

[Raspberries]

5 minutes ago, Eóghan said:

i'd be way more confident for a good oscar campaign if the Metacritic score was 80+, i hope it can get close to high 70s rather than low, a lot of movies can achieve low 70s

this movie needs all the cards it can get to overcome the prejudice of it's gendra

now it needs to be a box office smash like Barbie (80 on MC) then it really has a chance to sweep plenty of nominations

 

it's good we have RT on our side but it doesn't have same prestige as MC for awards circuit

 

 

I don't think Ariana will get into BSA, but, again, she doesn't need to for this to be a win for her 

 

She has a chance, but it is an uphill battle

[terrorblade]

96 is CRAZYYY i'll be breaking my heels running to the theatre

Edited 6 hours ago by terrorblade

[Raspberries]

5 minutes ago, laqqinq said:

 

Who's excited for part 2 peopleee!!!!

Part 1 is going to smash, but I'm worried about part 2 being IT: Chapter 2'd where there is a decline in quality and box office because all the hype was focused on part 1

[laqqinq]

12 minutes ago, Raspberries said:

Part 1 is going to smash, but I'm worried about part 2 being IT: Chapter 2'd where there is a decline in quality and box office because all the hype was focused on part 1

Anything can happen in that regard, to be honest. But all one can do is focus on the present.

 

There's this hugely promoted big feature of part 1 on all screens this Friday and it looks like its doing great, ngl. Let's focus on that atm and not bother with next year's movie, right.

[Funhouse]

The BBC review saying they should've cut the talking animals and the entire character of Nessarose so they could've fit both acts in 1 film... baby there would not be an act 2 without the talking animals and Nessarose

 

[GreatCoolBright]

Gaga flop Ariana smash. Why?

[Augmented]

I know it's only the starting numbers but I was a bit worried the complaints about the second act and the bad lighting would cause this to debut mid/high 70s so I'm absolutely ecstatic about these initial reviews 

57 minutes ago, Funhouse said:

The BBC review saying they should've cut the talking animals and the entire character of Nessarose so they could've fit both acts in 1 film... baby there would not be an act 2 without the talking animals and Nessarose

Not removing the animal rights plot AND Nessa 

They must have been joking surely because

 

[Dula Peep]

The amount of promo and product placement for this film is absolutely insane and tbh completely overkill….. 

[Jude]

 

[Jude]

13 hours ago, midnightdawn said:

All those 5 star reviews coming at once seem suspicious

 

2.5k+ verified audience score now, still at 99% popcornmeter but sure... still suspicious, right?

[Jude]

Fcck metacritic and Telegraph. We only care about Rotten Tomatoes.

[cityfolk]

SMASH

[Capris Groove]

And you can't bring HER down!

[Tm4074]

3 hours ago, Eóghan said:

i'd be way more confident for a good oscar campaign if the Metacritic score was 80+, i hope it can get close to high 70s rather than low, a lot of movies can achieve low 70s

this movie needs all the cards it can get to overcome the prejudice of it's gendra

now it needs to be a box office smash like Barbie (80 on MC) then it really has a chance to sweep plenty of nominations

 

it's good we have RT on our side but it doesn't have same prestige as MC for awards circuit

 

I mean universal praise from critics is obviously great but critics don't vote for the Oscars hence why there is sometimes a disconnect between the critics fave and the guilds/Oscars faves. Sometimes they align, sometimes they don't. Green Book won BP with a 69 MC score, CODA won BP with a 72 MC score. Emilia Pérez is considered a BP contender this year with a 72 MC score. Les Miserables, another Broadway movie-musical adaptation, was nominated for BP with a 63 MC score. As long as the movie gets overall good reviews the score isn't that important. Wicked isn't contending for a win either. It will get the populist blockbuster slot in BP. Universal will campaign hard for it, especially for Ariana & Cynthia who both have a good shot at nominations. Although Ariana is a safer bet because Supporting Actress is kinder to musical (and comedic) performances. Cynthia has stronger competition, but I can see her getting in too. 

Edited 3 hours ago by Tm4074

[PrettyHurts]

people actually think ariana has a chance for an OSCAR nomination 

[Tm4074]

Just now, PrettyHurts said:

people actually think ariana has a chance for an OSCAR nomination 

Uh yeah? She's literally #3 in the expert predictions on GoldDerby and is campaigning lol.