The MoFo Top 100 Musicals Countdown

The Meaning of Life is spectacular with some genuinely creatively funny numbers including the "Every Sperm is Sacred" and "The Galaxy Song." I have it on an old DVD collecting dust, but it's a wonderful film and so glad it made the list. I remember watching it on TV late at night when I was around 11 or 12 thinking it was the most bizarre and craziest thing I'd ever seen. As much as I love it, I didn't have it on my list.

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Monty Python's Meaning of Life has three bonafide Musical moments among its episodic sketches ("Every Sperm is Sacred", "The Galaxy Song", and "It’s Christmas in Heaven"). I believe three songs was the minimum for inclusion on the list.



I love Python and I never considered it for my ballot.

As for "Cinderella", I didn't think TV movies were eligible nor do I think they should be, but even if they were I never would have voted for "Cinderella".

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It's started! It's started! I've seen one of those :

100. Cinderella (1965) - I've obviously heard of Cinderella before, but never knew about this mid-60s musical version of the story featuring Lesley Ann Warren, Ginger Rogers and Walter Pidgeon. I wonder if there'll be more Cinderellas show up here.

99. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life - One of the Python gang's lesser films, but still good enough for me to have seen it at least a dozen times. Basically a loose way to structure a series of sketches featuring subjects that range from birth to death. Please don't mention the vomiting sequence while I'm eating. I never really thought of this as a musical, but there are enough songs in it to well and truly push it over the line. You know, I never found this entry as funny as the other Python movies for some reason - but again, that's not to say that I didn't find it funny, or some segments hilarious. It's just, these guys set the bar so high! How do you follow up Holy Grain and Life of Brian? It's impossible.

Seen - 1/2

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The Meaning of Life was number 17 on my list. There are a couple of parts that I don't care for much (the opening, the dining scene) but the rest I find pretty hilarious and the musical numbers are memorable.

Edit: I don't think I've ever seen that version of Cinderella.

Seen: 1/2

Thank you Thursday Next for all your hard work and a nice freshen up on the styling for the entry reveals too, Yoda. Looking good

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Thanks for hosting, Thursday! And the movie template style looks good too. I am the third and final Mofo, after mrblond and Daniel M, who voted for The Meaning of Life. I had it at #19. Glad it made the cut. Good job guys we got it in there and ahead of some TV movie about Cinderella too. Success!

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I looooove the design of the countdown posts! Well worth the wait.

As for the films, I haven't seen either. I might have seen Meaning of Life back when I was a kid, but I don't know. If I did, I don't remember anything so yeah: NIL for now.

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Late to the party but I had meant to say that the graphics design is neato! Kudos to Yoda for that and his behind the scenes hard work. And a BIG Thanks to Thursday for taking on the hosting duties and doing this for the MoFo community!