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Posted by mr. mister on 2007-08-23 03:43:22 +0000

Dreamgirls is the WORST movie ever created

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How this movie was nominated for oscars is amazing to me. Every time a plot change came up it was another 2 minutes of agonizing music. Eddie Murphy was kind of funny doing his best James Brown but most of the songs were really tedious. If anyone has a favorite musical please let me know so this genre can be redeemed.
Posted by cdubrocker on 2007-08-23 03:45:59 +0000
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Moulin Rouge
Blues Brothers
Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-23 04:11:41 +0000
Cop Rock never made it to the big screen.
Posted by pamsterdam on 2007-08-23 06:21:55 +0000
At the risk of sounding cliche...

Rocky Horror Picture Show (film - thrilling, when you're a 15-year-old goth chick)
Guys & Dolls (film - Frankie & Marlon, yum!)
The Music Man (film - if only to see little Ronnie Cunningham lisping his way through The Wells Fargo Wagon)
Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-23 06:37:18 +0000
Singing In The Rain
Little Shop Of Horrors
West Side Story
Oklahoma



(I like Rodgers and Hammerstein quite a bit, actually)

*I'm hoping Tim Burton's impending film adaptation of Sondheim's<i>Sweeney Todd</i> kicks as much ass as the musical does.


Nobody dislikes Andrew Lloyd Webber As Much as MF DU does...
Posted by pchippy on 2007-08-23 06:38:17 +0000
Definitely "Singing In the Rain."

I also like the original "Shall We Dance," with Fred and Ginger tap-dancing on roller-skates to the Gershwins' music.

Posted by mahatma chani on 2007-08-23 06:58:01 +0000
The real tragedy of this post was that I misead everything and immediately thought... "<i>Showgirls</i> was nominated for an Academy Award?"
Posted by tommy on 2007-08-23 07:18:11 +0000
Ditto on Umbrellas of Cherbourg! Add in two more from Jacques Demy and Catherine Deneuve: Young Girls of Rochefort and Donkey Skin.

Does the Muppet Movie count as a musical? Because that was awesome.

Awesomely bad musicals:
The Apple
The Fantasticks
Hair
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Can't Stop the Music
Posted by G lib on 2007-08-23 07:24:42 +0000
I rented it when Chippy was out-of-town. I didn't think it was that bad. The acting was a little bit sub-par, with the exception of Jennifer Hudson, who was a STAR.
Posted by virtue on 2007-08-23 07:24:49 +0000
I can't believe no one's mentioned Grease--a truly fantastic work of art. If you get me drunk enough I might even be able to recall my arguments for the subversive nature of the film (something about only Rizzo never compromises, and she still gets Knickie at the end...)
Posted by pamsterdam on 2007-08-23 07:27:43 +0000
Et tu, Virtue?

I'm sorry, but Grease is a steaming pile of donkey dung.

PS - x
Posted by mr. mister on 2007-08-23 08:51:04 +0000
Umbrellas of Cherbourg sounds interesting
I thought Annie was decent when I was 13.
Pink Floyd The Wall was cool.
Little Shop of Horrors was good. I would still like to see Quadraphenia.

Everyone has been talking about <a href="http://tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel/originalmovies/highschoolmusical/">High School Musical.</a> So I guess musicals are still going strong.
Posted by virtue on 2007-08-23 09:19:29 +0000
We'll have to agree to disagree then.

Are we counting rock n roll highschool as musical, or just a good flick with an awesome soundtrack?
Posted by pamsterdam on 2007-08-23 09:33:54 +0000
The Huzb agrees with you. He's always had the hots for that chick. Is it Olivia Newton John? Wasn't she in Zanadu too?
Posted by cdubrocker on 2007-08-23 10:02:12 +0000
Umbrellas of Cherbourg = one of the greatest movies ever made. Very highly recommended.
Posted by tgl on 2007-08-23 16:46:48 +0000
Ditto.
Posted by ConorClockwise on 2007-08-23 23:56:38 +0000
"HMS Pinafore"
"42nd Street"
"Li'l Abner"
"Damn Yankees"
"Sugar"
"Tommy"
"Fiddler on the Roof"

I'm a huge "Guys and Dolls" and "Shoppe of Horrors" fan.
I really want to see "Wicked" and "Spamalot".

Posted by mr. mister on 2007-08-24 03:09:56 +0000
HMS Pinafore was pretty funny.
I added Umbrellas of Cherbourg to my Blockbuster list.
Posted by G lib on 2007-08-24 04:07:16 +0000
Xanadu....
*swoons*

tommy, I have a copy of it, just in case you want to have a backyard movie that includes rollerskating laser-trail-leaving muses. (and O. N. John). It truly is a trip.
Posted by Miriam on 2007-08-24 05:04:18 +0000
Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Musical Episode
ditto: Little Shop of Horrors
The Pajama Game
Idlewild...saw it recently and was blown away by the whole thing
Posted by Miriam on 2007-08-24 05:04:47 +0000
Everyone Says I Love You
Posted by tommy on 2007-08-24 05:26:50 +0000
Xanadu is something else alright. Gene Kelly and ELO!
Posted by cdubrocker on 2007-08-24 06:10:09 +0000
Pajama Game = wonderful, though never seen the movie.
Posted by pchippy on 2007-08-24 06:22:05 +0000
Don't know whether you'd call it a musical or an opera (it's been presented both ways) but "Candide" is one of the very best of either form.
Posted by Miriam on 2007-08-24 08:47:09 +0000
I was in that and The Fantasticks in college. Accidentally got big roles in both. Always one for over-extending myself! Best song in Pajama Game: Hernando's Hideaway. I had a duet, but only about 3 words in it. Kind of lame. Love the labor union theme...and that it's about a completely sexist work environment in the 50s.
Posted by cdubrocker on 2007-08-24 10:06:03 +0000
I was in the pit orchestra for Pajama Game. Great fun. Seven and a half cents...
Posted by Miriam on 2007-08-24 11:21:43 +0000
...doesn't buy a helluva lot.
Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-25 02:08:20 +0000
I knew I forgot some. Thanks, Conor. 'Spamalot' and 'Urinetown' are both pretty good.

Posted by Miriam on 2007-08-27 04:25:49 +0000
Avenue Q is pretty fantastic...but I don't think it's on film yet.
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