Fave movie musical?
Fave movie musical?
ashbash1990
Broadway Star Joined: 10/15/06
#1Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/11/06 at 10:48pmCabaret... its also my fave movie, so... yeah...
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#1re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/11/06 at 10:51pm
If you've read/watched the original show, you won't say that...
Mine will be The Sound of Music.
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NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#2re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/11/06 at 10:54pm
The Producers, Fiddler on the Roof, or Little Shop of Horrors
I don't really like the Cabaret movie...I LOVE the show!
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Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/06
#3re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/11/06 at 10:56pm
On the Town, The Gay Divorcee, My Sister Eileen, Holiday Inn.
Cabaret is a fantastic movie, whether you've seen the show or not.
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ashbash1990
Broadway Star Joined: 10/15/06
#4re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/11/06 at 10:59pm
ok... Let me correct myself, cabaret is my favorite movie, as a standalone, without the musical, though i have never seen the show, i would very much like to and know about the differenes of the two, and i appreciate that they are different mediums and different works of art, totally unrelated except for some of the music and the title...
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Updated On: 11/11/06 at 10:59 PM
#5re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/12/06 at 12:12am
-As a stand-alone, I'd say Cabaret.
-I've always been very fond of the Funny Girl movie.
-Even though it pales in comparison to the muiscal, Chicago. The movie made me a fan of theatre, so it will always hold a special place in my heart.
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Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#6re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/12/06 at 1:26am
I don't have one but here are a few:
1. Hedwig-
2. The Sound of Music
3. Hair
4. Grease (With Travolta)
5. Cabaret 
Broadway Dancer
Understudy Joined: 10/15/06
#7re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/12/06 at 1:31amI have to agree with glimpseofstocking: Chicago is the reason I got into theater two years ago. I adore the movie.
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#8re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/12/06 at 1:37amIf only they used Brent Barrett in the Chicago film.
Perfectly Marvelous
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/16/06
#9re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/12/06 at 1:37am
Well, if it weren't so blantantly obvious, Cabaret.
I also love West Side Story, Chicago, and My Fair Lady. My mom tried making me watch Camelot, but I wasn't too into it.
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#10re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/12/06 at 1:38am
Are we going to count Nightmare Before Christmas as a movie musical?
Because in that case
1. Sound of Music
2. Nightmare Before christmas
3. Chicago
4. Singin' in the Rain
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#11re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/12/06 at 1:45am
1.Hedwig and the Angry Inch
2.The Rocky Horror Picture Show
3.Chicago
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#12re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/12/06 at 1:54am
1. little shop of horrors
2. hedwig
3. cabaret
4. chicago
Perfectly Marvelous
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/16/06
#13re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/12/06 at 2:05am
OOh how could I have forgotten Rocky Horror?
My mom sat and watched it with me the other day.
Her overall thought on the movie:
"This is just like Cabaret! People running around and having sex with each other..."
Her thought on Tim Curry:
"He looks just like David Bowie with all that makeup! You know, about David Bowie..."
Her random question:
"Is that a fireman's symbol on Brad's jacket?"
(I love my Mom, I really do).
"I am and always will be the optimist. The hoper of far-flung hopes and dreamer of improbable dreams." - Doctor Who
"Yes, the brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are over, men recognize that the human race has been harshly treated but it has moved forward." - Les Miserables
#14re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/12/06 at 7:09am
Favorite movie musical: Singin' in the Rain
Favorite movie from a stage musical: Funny Girl and How to Succeed
#15re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/12/06 at 7:19am
My favorite musical not based on a Broadway musical would probably be The Band Wagon. (Yes, I know it uses songs from the Broadway revue of the same title. But it's not in any sense an adaptation of the show.)
My favorite adaptation of a Broadway musical is Fiddler on the Roof.
#16re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/12/06 at 7:46am"Grease" & "The Producers"...and possibly "RENT"?
#17re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/12/06 at 8:01amRENT isnt the best movie ever, but it didnt stop me from seeing it a million times in theaters. My favorite of all time is Chicago because it was like watching live thratre without being a carbon copy of the show.
Lizzya9
Broadway Star Joined: 10/14/06
#18re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/12/06 at 8:23amChicago, Moulin Rouge, Anastasia, Disney's The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Tarzan
#19re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/12/06 at 8:48amRent. I love the film and cant see why so many people hate it. Plus its my only proper chance to see the show as I live in the UK.
#20re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/12/06 at 8:59am
I think Chicago is my favorite.
Just because of how they completely changed everything, and it actually WORKED for screen.
I thought the show left much to be desried, while the movie was simply amazing.
#21re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/12/06 at 9:02am
Love Chicago too, but really hate the choreography!
Also, love love love Moulin Rouge!
Also, love love love love love Pennies from Heaven!
Somebody sit in my chair, and ruin my sleep, and make me aware of being alive!
#22re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/12/06 at 9:05amI defiantly loved Chicago, and I've always liked The Wizard of Oz and Rocky Horror. Though some people may not agree with RENT being the best movie, I still really enjoy it. Oh! And Moulin Rouge, gotta love Baz Lurmann for doing such an amazing job.
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#23re: Fave movie musical?
Posted: 11/12/06 at 9:10amrent! it is in me and roommate's dvd player constantly!
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