Let's Talk about Movie Musicals
I can't be the only one here who loves musicals. Who else loves musicals?
What's your favorite musical? Favorite song? Favorite singer? http://isabelrose.com/wp-content/upl...-posters-2.png http://isabelrose.com/wp-content/upl...ie-posters.png |
Sure, I like musicals and love really good ones. You showed 16 good or better musicals from 1934 to 1965, so I approve. My fave musical is Cabaret, my favorite song is tough, but I'll bite the bullet and say "Gee, Officer Krupke" from West Side Story, and my fave singer is Judy Garland. My favorite original musicals not based on Broadway plays are Singin' in the Rain, The Wizard of Oz and Meet Me in St. Louis. My favorite dancers are Gene Kelly, Astaire & Rogers and Cyd Charisse. My second fave score would be My Fair Lady. I'll post some more later.
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I love the old classic musicals. It's so hard to pick just one fave, but some of my faves are "West Side Story", "Oklahoma", "Singin' in the Rain", "Damn Yankees" and "My Fair Lady".
Even though he's not really known for musicals, I love James Cagney in "Yankee Doodle Dandy". He was just so perfect in that role. I'm not sure what my favorite song would be, but it's probably something from "West Side Story" because I think that movie has the best overall soundtrack. I know most people think that Fred Astaire was a better dancer than Gene Kelly, but I absolutely love Gene Kelly. I think he's amazing. His dances were so clever. I can barely walk on roller skates, but he did a whole dance routine on them. |
MovieGal, I love your first three movies, but I just don't get "Tommy" or "The Wall". I thought the movies were a bit confusing, and I think they're just not my type of music.
But there are some more modern musicals that I like. "Xanadu", "Grease", "Eddie and the Cruisers", and "Thunder Alley" are a few that come to mind. And some musicals that came from Broadway shows like "Mamma Mia", "Phantom of the Opera" and "Les Miserables" were some of my favorites. I read that Hugh Jackman is going to star in a movie version of "Barnum". I saw "Barnum" on Broadway with Jim Dale, and on DVD with Michael Crawford. I think he has some big shoes to fill, but I think he'll be amazing as P.T. Barnum. |
Originally Posted by gbgoodies (Post 1105379)
MovieGal, I love your first three movies, but I just don't get "Tommy" or "The Wall". I thought the movies were a bit confusing, and I think they're just not my type of music.
But there are some more modern musicals that I like. "Xanadu", "Grease", "Eddie and the Cruisers", and "Thunder Alley" are a few that come to mind. And some musicals that came from Broadway shows like "Mamma Mia", "Phantom of the Opera" and "Les Miserables" were some of my favorites. I read that Hugh Jackman is going to star in a movie version of "Barnum". I saw "Barnum" on Broadway with Jim Dale, and on DVD with Michael Crawford. I think he has some big shoes to fill, but I think he'll be amazing as P.T. Barnum. I own an original vinyl copy of the full album of "Xanada" and the single vinyl of "Suddenly" as well as the DVD and VHS. |
Originally Posted by MovieGal (Post 1105386)
Actually Im glad you brought that up.... I do enjoy "Xanadu" and "Phantom of the Opera" .. no clue why they slipped my mind.
I own an original vinyl copy of the full album of "Xanadu" and the single vinyl of "Suddenly" as well as the DVD and VHS. It's hard not to like a musical that has Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly in it. :) A few years ago, someone posted a video on YouTube of the recent movie version of "Phantom of the Opera", but with Michael Crawford's voice from either the London or Broadway soundtrack. It was amazing because the voice and the lip movements were almost perfect. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find it for a long time, so it must have been removed. |
The only musical I love is Hedwig and the Angry Inch and I guess that would make John Cameron Mitchell my favorite singer in a musical.
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walt...gangryinch.jpg Favorite Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=740TB17Dsn0 If we're counting animated features, then another favorite is Charlotte's Web, with Templeton's fair song being my favorite, of course. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A0l-eBK9KE |
I'm not a fan of musicals, especially the old classics, but I recently watched The Rocky Horror Picture Show and loved it, so I guess that would be my favorite musical by default.
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqg2h8EbGF1qegisr.gif I also really like Scorsese's New York, New York, but it probably qualifies more as a drama than a musical. http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/...k_1894305b.jpg |
Originally Posted by Miss Vicky (Post 1105583)
If we're counting animated features, then another favorite is Charlotte's Web, with Templeton's fair song being my favorite, of course. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A0l-eBK9KE Of course animated features count. Some of the best songs are from Disney's musicals. :yup: This song is one of my faves from an animated movie, and it's not even from a Disney movie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HURrVh17F_M |
Originally Posted by Captain Spaulding (Post 1105584)
I'm not a fan of musicals, especially the old classics, but I recently watched The Rocky Horror Picture Show and loved it, so I guess that would be my favorite musical by default.
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I've been waiting for months to see a thread like this hit these boards. Musicals are my favorite film genre and if you go to my review thread, you will find reviews of dozens of musicals, including the ones listed here. Some of my favorites:
Cabaret West Side Story The Band Wagon Fiddler on the Roof The Band Wagon A Star is Born (1954) Funny Girl Jesus Christ Superstar Tommy The Sound of Music Singin in the Rain Dreamgirls Chicago All that Jazz The Pajama Game Damn Yankees How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying The King & I Carousel Grease Hairspray Summer Stock Oklahoma! |
After the success of the live version of "The Sound of Music" with Carrie Underwood, NBC has announced that their next live musical will be "Peter Pan", followed by "The Music Man" in 2015, and Fox has announced that they will do a live version of "Grease".
Who do you think should star in the new live versions of these musicals? |
Re: Let's Talk about Movie Musicals
No one. I wouldn't mind seeing a rerun of the Mary Martin Peter Pan though. :)
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I'm not sure that anyone could fill Robert Preston's shoes, but I would love to see Hugh Jackman as Professor Harold Hill in "The Music Man".
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The Wizard Of Oz
The Muppet Movie The Blues Brothers The Happiness Of The Katakuris Little Shop Of Horrors Dancer In The Dark Idlewild The Saddest Music In The World The Nightmare Before Christmas An American Tail |
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I just watched Fiddler on the Roof this past week, and that was amazing. I absolutely love musicals, though I haven't seen very many.
My favorites: Fiddler on the Roof West Side Story Jesus Christ Superstar Chicago Rent The Sound of Music Little Shop of Horrors Rocky Horror Picture Show Doctor Horrible's Sing Along Blog Rock of Ages Cannibal The Musical Repo! The Genetic Opera I'm sure there are more that I'd like out there. There's just something about movies where people burst into song for no reason that just gets me. :D |
Originally Posted by Deadite (Post 1106637)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
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I love all the wonderful musicals from Hollywood's Golden Age.
Almost any musical with Judy Garland is great fun. And all the old Busby Berkeley-Warner Bros. musicals are one of a kind. I just rewatched Calamity Jane with Doris Day and the great Howard Keel. It' was even better the second time around. Keel was in many fine musicals. |
Originally Posted by Citizen Rules (Post 1106746)
I love all the wonderful musicals from Hollywood's Golden Age.
Almost any musical with Judy Garland is great fun. And all the old Busby Berkeley-Warner Bros. musicals are one of a kind. I just rewatched Calamity Jane with Doris Day and the great Howard Keel. It' was even better the second time around. Keel was in many fine musicals. I agree about Judy Garland. She had a wonderful voice, and made some great musicals. As much as I love her in "The Wizard of Oz", I love her even more when I get to see her perform with Gene Kelly in movies like "For Me and My Gal" and "Summer Stock". Only twice for "Calamity Jane"? For some reason, every time I watch that movie I like to watch it as a double feature with "Annie Get Your Gun". Howard Keel also had an amazing voice. |
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