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Hell, most of them give MOVIES a bad name.

Posted by: allineedisthegirl 02:34 pm EST 11/03/15
In reply to: Do Movie Musicals Give Musicals a Bad Name? - DCollingwood 09:20 pm EST 11/02/15

But I do have a few favorite movie musicals:

Nashville
Cabaret
The Wizard of OZ
Swing Time

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re: Hell, most of them give MOVIES a bad name.

Posted by: PlayWiz 03:08 pm EST 11/03/15
In reply to: Hell, most of them give MOVIES a bad name. - allineedisthegirl 02:34 pm EST 11/03/15

Try watching "Love Me Tonight"; Rodgers and Hart and director Rouben Mamoulian had it right at the nearly the beginning of the sound era, starring the wonderful Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald and Myrna Loy.

"Top Hat"
"Singin' in the Rain"
"The Music Man"
"The Young Girls of Rochefort"
among some other favorites that bring enjoyment on numerous viewings


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re: Hell, most of them give MOVIES a bad name.

Posted by: allineedisthegirl 03:17 pm EST 11/03/15
In reply to: re: Hell, most of them give MOVIES a bad name. - PlayWiz 03:08 pm EST 11/03/15

Thanks for reminding me about "Love Me Tonight." Yes I love the opening - morning - sequence, and "Lover" and "Mimi". The film as a whole, doesn't live up to it's opening scene.

I like "The Music Man" as a virtual reproduction of the stage version.

Young Girls of Rochefort -- I loathe it. Give me Umbrellas of Cherbourg any day.

Singin' in the Rain has some great sequences (title song) and performances (Jean Hagen). But when he's not dancing, Gene Kelly never convinces me on any level.

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