Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

ChanBot i must have seen a different film!!

Brainsbell The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

johnstonjames i don't always like revisionism. especially when it comes to children's stories and fairy tales. it often seems unnecessary since they are what they are, and if you don't like them, find something else. they often speak louder and more revealing when least tampered with. also they represent historical context better when presented in truer form.not that i'm saying if i had little kids i wouldn't dilute the stuff. under no circumstances would i tell a little child the actual Grimm Bros. version of the Cinderella fairy tale where the princess extracts revenge by having a dove peck out the eyes of the step mother and step sisters, and has them dance with hot irons on their feet at her wedding. i think the Disney version which is modified and homogenized, as tepid as it is, is far more appropriate for contemporary generations. there is such a thing as being a little too much of yourself.funny though. the pecking of the eyes of the step mother and sisters is included in this version, but it's mostly played for laughs with the unfortunate in-laws groping along with dark glasses and walking canes after wards.most everything here is played for laughs in this Sondheim farce, including humankind's own desperate sexual mores and search for ego and identity. the stage-play here very effectively brings to the conscious surface what folklore and fairy tales only dealt with collectively and intuitively.there is a lot to be said for the intuitive. it can sometimes spark the imagination to deep recesses and reveal things about ourselves that we didn't want to consciously address outright. but analysis helps to make the unconscious more real and therefore more useful in application to our waking needs.definitely Sondheim's play is about analysis of our unconscious intuitions and helps us to understand how we interpret our needs and drives and how it might apply them to more conscious and useful thought. and it's probably never been done better and never been done funnier. this play was probably also the fore runner to many of the fairy tale interpretations of today and a good part due to the psychological insight of something like Disney's 'Enchanted' and 'Tangled'.this also features some wonderful performances by Bernadette Peters and Joanna Gleason, and of course the wonderful music of Stephen Sondheim.this is a journey into the woods that a lot of people can't or won't want to make. for one thing musicals aren't for everyone. for another, most people are content to view things with simplicity and never challenge themselves to look beneath the surface of things. but if you're patient, and even a little brave, you may find that these woods hold truth and discovery. instead of a children's fairy story, this journey into the woods is a very real and insightful one.

Isaac5855 INTO THE WOODS is a musically intricate and enchanting musical from the man who brought us COMPANY,A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC,FOLLIES, Sunday IN THE PARK WITH GEOGRE and SWEENEY TODD. Sondheim, Broadway's finest lyricist, has once again struck gold with this clever and complex story that incorporates characters from several different classic fairy tales in a mystical blend that might make the Brothers Grimm roll over in their graves but will leave fans of this musical genius clamoring for more. This musical follows the adventures of a poor Baker and his wife, who want to have a child more than anything and are promised a child by an evil witch, with secrets of her own, if they can bring her Little Red Riding Hood's Cape, Cinderella's slipper, the cow belonging to Jack of Jack and the Beanstalk fame and a lock of Rapunzel's hair and it is their journey into the fairy tale forest to find these items that provides the plot for this delightfully imaginative musical. As always, Sondheim has provided us with lush melodies and intricate musical arrangements where characters sing on top of each other and it is virtually impossible to catch everything that is being sung, but for us Sondheim-aholics, this is half the fun, requiring careful attention and multiple viewings. This DVD is a taping of a performance by the original Broadway cast, led by the divine Bernadette Peters as the Witch. Hidden behind heavy makeup for the first act, Peters proves to be a gifted actress as well as the consummate song stylist. Peters stops the show with "Children Will Listen" and "Last Midnight". Joanna Gleason won a Tony for her effervescent turn as the Baker's wife and Chip Zien is beautifully paired with her as the Baker. There are also outstanding supporting performances from Robert Westenberg in two roles as the Wolf and Cinderella's Prince, Danielle Ferland as Little Red Riding Hood, Kim Crosby as Cinderella, and Ben Wright as Jack. Other musical highlights include "Agony" a funny yet melodic duet between the two princes, "On the Steps of the Palace" sung by Cinderella, "Hello Little Girl", the musical meeting between Red Riding Hood and the Wolf" and Gleason's show stopping "Moments in the Woods". A thoroughly original and lushly theatrical musical that provides another testament to the genius that is Stephen Sondheim.

moviesampink James LaPine and Stephan Sondheim are brilliant together. James LaPine did a tremendously awesome job directing and Stephan Sondheim's heart-wrenching and extraordinary musical score made Into The Woods a legendary musical and the cast made it memorable. Chip Zien was zany and offbeat as the baker. Ben Wright was lively and imaginary as jack. Chuck Wagner was charismatic and hilarious as Rapunzel's Prince. Kim Crosby was lovable and dreamy as Cinderella. Robert Westenberg was Territoral as the wolf and serious as Cinderella's Prince. Joanna Gleason was an original as the baker's wife. Tom Aldridge was perfect as the narrator and was a mystery and complicated as the mysterious man who happened to be the baker's father. Pamela Winslow was perfect as Rapunzel's even thou she went mad. The most unique character of all of the character's is the Witch, Bernadette Peters once again proves that she is magical on-stage. The set's are amazing, the lighting is perfect and the special effects are incredible. The songs were all very touching, heartfelt and beautiful especially Your Fault/Last Midnight, Stay with me and Children will listen.

RobertHI "A slotted spoon doesn't hold much soup" is a good characterization of this sometimes appealing entertainment. Although it occasionally rises above the level of television situation comedy, it probably wasn't worth the price of a Broadway ticket (not many Broadway shows are), but if you can get the DVD at a discount, go for it. The DVD accurately documents the stage show, which had high production values (costumes, sets, props, lighting) and a cast filled with highly talented people. Personally I'm not terribly fond of Bernadette Peters, who plays the witch, but the in-the-know audience makes clear she is the "Big Star" of the ensemble, and she certainly qualifies as a peerless and experienced Sondheim interpreter. The camera work is appropriate and rarely calls attention to itself. The frequent intrusion of audience applause/laughter increases the aptness of a comparison to television situation comedy. Fortunately it's "live" and spontaneous, not canned.