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Into the Woods

Bernadette Peters (Actor), Joanna Gleason (Actor), James Lapine (Director, Writer) Rated:
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A 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.

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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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  • Actors: Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, Chip Zien, Joy Franz, Edmund Lyndeck
  • Directors: James Lapine
  • Writers: James Lapine
  • Producers: Iris Merlis, Michael Brandman, Wendy Cornell
  • Format: Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC
  • Language: English (PCM Stereo)
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated:
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  • Studio: Image Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: August 27, 1997
  • Run Time: 151 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,089 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00001PE59
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,265 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Into the Woods" on IMDb

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5.0 out of 5 starsWell worth owning
By Mark M on September 16, 2015
Format: Blu-ray Verified Purchase
I saw the movie version with Meryl Streep first - a rental, and fell in love with this beautiful story. But had a craving to see the Bernadette Peters version as soon as I found out more about the history of this play. Written as a Broadway play, this one, with Mrs. Peters, really is worth watching/owning. The actors are amazing, and so life-like, and their knowledge of the character portrayals are clearly seen. This is not a movie production. My only question, why bother making a Blu-Ray version, since the sound is sub-par and the video not the best (in the sense, its not even wide screen). There are lots of moments when singing is off key. But this is a live recording, with an audience. You need to use a different scale to draw opinions of a live performance, verses a movie production. Frankly, both the Broadway and movie produced versions are worth having.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSee this version! Broadway production better than the film adaptation!
By SM on July 23, 2016
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The play, Into the Woods, is truly a musical masterpiece depicting such familiar fairy tale characters in a less than perfect light. Stephen Sondheim's music and lyrics and James Lapine's story are definitely a "Happily Ever After". The masterful comedy of "Agony", the heartwrenching performance of "Stay", the beauty of such songs as "Giants in the Sky", "Last Midnight" and "Children Will Listen" will only keep the audience coming back for more thanks to the all star cast of the original Broadway production. The play is an absolute delight to watch. Do not mistake this version with the shorter, edited, 2014 Disney adaptation that, despite an amazing cast and some stellar performances, was terribly disappointing in comparison to the Broadway production. Watch this version to appreciate the complexity and beauty of Into the Woods as Sondheim and Lapine intended.
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4.0 out of 5 starsKnow what to expect
By Darth Bono on May 5, 2016
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Warning: this is not the recent movie. If you're looking for that, and only that, this will not be a good substitute. This is a filming of the play during its 1985 revival.

Second warning: THIS PLAY HAS MATURE CONTENT. Because the movie was disneyfied, people seem to believe this play must be family friendly. There are deaths. There is implied violence. There are many sex jokes. There are themes about the nature of storytelling and moral ambiguity and infidelity and being discontent even when you get your deepest desires. This is an adult play, and it uses the Grimm version of fairy tales, not disney. If you're comfortable with your children watching this, I'd also like to add that I doubt it could keep their attention for its full two and a half hour run time. It is not colorful or joyous and the humor is, for the most part, very dry.

Warning three: there is a second act. However resolved everything is at the end of the first, keep going. It will seem like it's over. It's not.

Caveat emptors out of the way, man, I love this play. It's funny, it's smart, it's heartbreaking and optimistic and cynical all at once. I believe this is easily Sondhiem's best work, in terms of concept and structure. Musically, many of the songs are technically impressive, but forgettable, with a couple of exceptions (Agony and its reprise, Last Midnight, Hello Little Girl.)

As I mentioned, the humor is very dry, but the delivery of the actors sells it. Joanna Gleeson is the standout performance, with her clever expressions and sly smirks that speak to her determination and intelligence long before the play shows this.

If you like musicals, this is a classic and high school favorite for a reason.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsLOVED IT!
By Oxbow on November 21, 2015
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Don't bother watching the movie. This is the real Sondheim creation. The movie casts people who can't sing (unbelievable). "Into the Woods" with Bernadette Peters has great singing and staging and acting.... this is so wonderful to watch and listen to. What a beautiful production. I just loved it. Please if you are at all interested in this production DON'T watch the movie. The movie is terrible. Some things just don't transfer from the stage to the screen, especially when you choose leading characters that can't sing when it's a MUSICAL. If you think the movie characters can sing, I would ask you to watch this stage production and you will understand what I mean.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThis is the Stage Version (and answers to all the other one-star reviews)
By Rockin' Roller on March 8, 2015
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I enjoy this movie thoroughly and feel like I must answer why and dispel the one star reviews.
-This is not the movie which hasn't even been released for home viewing as of now. Yes, it is a little fuzzy but take in account it was shot in 1991 and stop being so picky. The acting is phenomenal and the humor by nearly every character is at most times subtle, quick and witty.
-It's a musical, which I grew up on. The songs are fun and clever. My 11 year old sister plays the 14 minute "Prologue" over and over. "Agony" is hilarious and stole my heart with the line, "Agony! Far more painful than yours!" Both Jack's song and Little Red Riding Hood's are fun and really show growth in characters. "Hello Little Girl" is fun, catchy and uncomfortable all at once. "There's no possible way to describe what you feel-- When you're talking to your meal!" There are so many wonderful songs and yes, in true musical fashion that's most the movie.
-As for not for kids, I'll leave that up to you. It is a darker (albeit more traditional) take on the over-sweet disney tales we all know. There are uncomfortable topics (adultery, stealing, undertones of sexuality, infertility), most of those flew over my sister's head they are so subtle and addressed in a very metaphorical way. I did answer questions about the Baker's Wife and the Wolf, both which were uncomfortable to explain but we come from an open family. Over all, I think it really depends on how your house hold runs. My house, Pan's Labyrinth and Sweeney Todd are mixed in with The Lego Movie and The Princes and the Frog, also my sister is very mature and we always gauge how a movie is being received by the younger kids as we watch.
Over all, this a dark, funny, whimsical ride with fantastic music and characters just be weary with younger viewers.
Ultimately it's your choice whether you like it or hate it, but at least now you know what you're getting into.
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