Just Found Out They Made A Movie Version Of Matilda The Musical. As Someone Who Was So Obsessed At Age

Just found out they made a movie version of Matilda the Musical. As someone who was so obsessed at age 12 that I can still remember most of the lyrics to the songs at age 19, I've decided to chronicle my thoughts as I watch. (NOTE: anytime I mention "the OG" I am referring to the broadway musical, not the book)

I thought the "I can be a solider and shoot you in the face" line was very fun and original. Can't believe they sanitized it and we're not even 3 minutes in.

I am enjoying the "Miracle" segment so far. It's giving music video vibes. (but also, Disney just straight up added the Hamilton stage performance to their streaming service, and I'm already wishing they did that. The show was really fun!)

I thought part of Mrs. Wormwood's denial could've been more convincing if she wasn't obviously pregnant (admittedly they didn't do that in the original either--it's too bad; she should've been in really good shape to still almost make her dancing competition)

They cut Ruuuuuuudolpho the dancer how could they

Library bus is fun but real actual libraries are also great. Mrs. Phelps seems nice so far.

Mr. Wormwood being worried about debt actually makes more sense for him to be doing all his shady stuff.

Miss. Honey seems like she's doing her best.

I take it back the dad's even more of an ass in this--I don't remember him setting her up and then GLOATING ABOUT IT

I liked "Naughty" except for the roof bit; Matila's supposed to be smart, not climbing all over the exterior of her house like an idiot. (note: Movie Matilda is also a bit of a dumbass)

Since Mr. Wormwood is going on about the escapologist, does that mean we're getting less of Mrs. Phelps?--never mind

So is the Trunchbull not the acrobat's sister in this one?

They changed some of the story--she doesn't try to do the *circus announcer voice* "it is the greatest feat EVER known to man"

Kiddo knows that turnabout is fair play

Isaac the lizard might be the best addition to the story (we will see)

"School Song" is simultaneously most similar and most different from the musical and I didn't like it at first (I thought the school gate with the letter blocks was the coolest thing) the way they managed to incorporate a lot of stuff from the original

Nigel panicking about advanced math (relative to himself) is very relatable

They're all so tinyyyyyyyy when you're 12 you don't notice as much

Thinking she meant finish instead of erase, omg kiddo

That booklist, holy crap. I was a reading addict in HS and now the most I read is sections of my textbooks (I love STEM but it's so much workkkkk)

They cut all of "Pathetic" except the last line (don't be pathetic, netflix)

OMG it's the Hammer song (can't remember the official name right now D: oh no) The actress doesn't make the song hit the same way as the OG actress. The recording part is funny though

Honestly the bits of Miss. Honey's voice from the hammer song makes me even more disappointed they didn't include "Pathetic" she sounds good

The dad had a fun song making fun of authors and also the audience; it doesn't lend itself well to movie adaptation but it was funny as hell.

Pretty sure the book that was ripped up in all the previous adaptations was Moby Dick

The dad is even crazier business-wise in this and in the OG he cheated the Russian mafia

"Telekinipsis" you precious child

Wait omfg they brought back Hortensia

I liked "Chokey"

Narcolepsy was kept yay

Poor Amanda

OOOOOOOO evil stepsister (wait was that the original plot anyway?)

It was indeed not the OG plot I now remember "Forgotten by everyone except... the acrobat's sister" was the line

Mrs. Phelps I love you omg

The kid constantly trying telekinesis is so cute

The hug was interrupted how could she

Bruce I hope you get your song

"a pact with Satan and stolen my cake" she's so extra

Yay he got his song!

Where did she even get a teaching certification

"When I Grow Up" had no lyrics changed and yet the vibes were entirely different. I liked the adult ensemble coming in and all the swings and stuff in the OG. Again, Miss. Honey has a great voice and I'm disappointed they cut "Pathetic"

The story sequence was good, but it would've been better if they kept the fire extinguisher foam bit.

Mrs. Phelps ready to call CPS on Matilda's nonexistent aunt

The dad was a comedy figure in the OG why is he like this

The story is back yay and I like that she's putting herself in the daughter's place (we know it's Miss. Honey but she doesn't)

"Don't Cry" was excellent

It's fun that everyone thinks Matilda is a hero

"Smell of Rebellion" is more solid than "Throw the Hammer"

Gym is apparently the hell class

Zeke was a dwarf I think why is he a parrot now???

OMG the telekinesis boy was Eric Ink

I liked this version of "Quiet" but thinking about it now, 90% sure it's called dissociation, kiddo

"My House" was really nice but I feel like the actress was a bit breathy at first; she did better when the song let her push more. (again, she'd be really good with the song "Pathetic" (open the door))

Chokey is supposed to be a tiny closet, not an outhouse

Oh good, they kept the mafia that was a good subplot

*rebels* [insert 50 chokeys here]

THEY CUT REVOLTING CHILDREN THE RATING IS GOING DOWN

WAIT NO NEVERMIND

I like that Hortensia got to be the deuteragonist in the song initially written for her. However, the song wasn't quite as good as the OG version.

The song Miss. Honey sings after the parents drive away I'm 90% sure is movie-musical-only

Isaac deserves the best life I'm glad that Lavender got her bestie back

THE CREDITS VERSION IS THE OFFICIAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING OF WHEN I GROW UP I KNOW THIS SONG (sidenote, I am dancing in my dorm room at 12:25 am and having the time of my life)

Final rating 6.5 to 7 out of 10. Solid, would recommend, but the stage musical is still better. Would listen to my CD of the show rather than watch again.

((I would like to specify that my family IS NOT RICH. There's this option on Broadway that you put your name in a raffle for a show that day (I think? again, I was 12) and if you win the tickets (which are like the last few seats in the theater) are much cheaper. If you are in NYC and you have this option, 10/10 would recommend))

That awkward moment when you re-read your own fic and make yourself cry

…I've got a whole au baked in my brain where a solid 80% of the civilian population thinks Hinata is:

1. not the heir (too shy, can't consistently string a coherent sentence together outside of political meetings and sisterly interactions)

2. a boy (based on younger character designs if I showed pictures of Hinata and Neji to someone with no context and asked which was the boy, they'd probably say her (sorry Neji guys in your family tend to be fairly ambiguous), and she's too shy to correct anyone who makes this mistake)

This leads to several very awkward conversations for the adults in her life and other clan kids that are "in the know."

(Someone says something to Kurenai about an all-boys squad; a number of the early D-ranked missions helping civilians have grannies talking about "such fine young men" and "how polite..." (accompanied with head pats for all the kiddos) and the full-face blush manifests outside of the context of Naruto)

((In this au, Hinata initially had a small fanclub of civilian-born girls. Another quiet, dark-haired "mysterious" kid who does not give off rage vibes all the time seems like a more realistic prospect. There are a number of their peers who are aware of this but aren't assertive enough to bring it up (Shino--too quiet; Shikamaru--thinks it's "troublesome"; Hinata--too shy), others who think it's hilarious (Kiba), and others who didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings (Choji), or are just glad that potential competition is elsewhere (Ino, who is still very invested in wooing Sasuke). They find out that they have been accidentally reverse-catfished when Hanabi gets to come with to pick up her sister after school--several years into the academy curriculum))

(((Neji is internally laughing at his cousin's pain. He most definitely does not talk under his breath about how she is destined to be mistaken as a boy whenever she's the only person within earshot; that would be *ahem* petty and below him, whatever are you talking about)))

If you have Spotify reblog this and tag what your number one song on your “on repeat” playlist is.

@evilkitten3, I meant Kurenai's small child and ninken specifically, lol--you're right that naruto morality is very different from the modern-day perspective

it would've been really funny is team 8 had stayed as murder-happy for the rest of the manga as they were in the forest of death. not even as a major plot point just as a running gag. anything happens and team 8's default solution is homicide.

Just watched the Deadpool 3 trailer (the one with more Wolverine)

There's a comment about tragic flashbacks--the person I want to see appear is Laura (X-23)

If they can bring back Jennifer Garner's Elektra (if I remember right, the 2003 Daredevil movie was a flop?), they can cameo Dafne Keen's Laura (a fan favorite)