Underappreciated Film Musicals- Page 5

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 11/17/05 at 12:19am

I kind of like Absolute Beginners with David Bowie. It has some nice sequences.

[Garland Grrrl]

Posted: 11/17/05 at 9:51am

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL w/ danny kaye
THE COURT JESTER w/ danny kaye (the midgets get me everytime)

these are the BEST!

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 11:49pm

I would say Call Me Madam is underappreciated. George Sanders really had a voice.

I know it's not exactly a musical, but is Bloodhounds of Broadway any good?

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 9/29/06 at 12:02am

Kiss Me, Kate

[justme2]

Posted: 9/29/06 at 12:25am

Doesn't Star Spangled Rythym have that "A Sweater, a Sarong and a Peek A Boo bang" number with Sheridan, Goddard and Lake? If so...the best number in that movie isn't musical at all; it has Lynne Overman (talk about underappreciated), Fred MacMurray and others displaying female behaviors at a men's poker game and it's a riot.

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 9/29/06 at 8:39am

Many of the films mentioned here were not underappreciated at the time of their releases. THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS, for example, was one of the biggest films of 1954; and, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, was the biggest hit in the history of Universal Pictures, up to that point. If you're talking about today, then...well, everything is underappreciated, unless it's CHICAGO (which happens to be overaapreciated!)

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 9/29/06 at 8:56am

I think that's pretty much been covered earlier in the thread, johnboy, but I know what you're saying. I was thinking more of musicals that aren't as appreciated as they should be now. My intention with this thread was for people who haven't seen some of these movies to hear about them and possibly check them out.

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 9/29/06 at 11:49am

Sorry to be redundant. That's what I get for not reading the entire thread; or, even realizing how old it is!

And, just to actually reply, my favorite of the underappreciated musicals, is STAR!
Updated On: 9/29/06 at 11:49 AM

[best12bars]

Posted: 9/29/06 at 1:07pm

I love it exactly for what it is...

a heart-felt, star-studded, romantic, train wreck.

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 9/29/06 at 1:35pm

I find it, virtually, unwatchable. I do like to listen to the CD, though. I've no issue with the score, at all.

[jimnysf]

Posted: 9/29/06 at 1:38pm

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 9/29/06 at 2:00pm

Ha! Well, I liked BILLIE well enough, and I loved FUN IN ACAPULCO. DOLLY is fine; and even wonderful in parts; and, MAME isn't as rotten as most people make it out to be. Anything with Barbara Stanwyck is worth watching; but, THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT and CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC deserve no appreciation.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 9/29/06 at 2:46pm

I think Summer Magic is better than its reputation. Deborah Walley gives an entertaining performance in it. It's also fun to see Hayley try to hide her accent.

Updated On: 9/29/06 at 02:46 PM

[Up In Lost]

Posted: 9/29/06 at 3:26pm

NEWSIES! It didn't do well at the box office apparently, but it apparently became a cult classic.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 9/29/06 at 4:00pm

Has anyone seen the Copacabana tv movie with Manilow, Annette O'Toole, Estelle Getty, and Ernie Sabella? Any good?

How about The Idolmaker with Peter Gallagher? Another not-quite-a-musical movie.

[mrsparker]

Posted: 9/29/06 at 4:50pm

Finian's Rainbow with Petula Clark and Fred Astaire. Also Goodbye Mr. Chips with Peter O'Toole and Petula Clark.

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 9/29/06 at 8:01pm

I love FINIAN'S RAINBOW. I've seen THE IDOLMAKER. Right, it isn't a musical. It's a pretty good look at what is was like for the Philly boys like Frankie Avalon, Jimmy Darren Fabian and Bobby Rydell. I've also seen COPACABANA, when it aired; but, I really don't remember anything about it.

[jimnysf]

Posted: 9/29/06 at 8:20pm

CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC deserve no appreciation

Surely, you jest. It has the original Baby June and Tammy Grimes as well as The Village People, Barbara Rush, Steve Guttenberg, Oscar Nominee Valerie Perrine, Marilyn Sokol and Bruce Jenner!

http://www.coolcinematrash.com/movies/cantstopthemusic.htm











Golden Raspberry Awards and nominations
1980 Golden Raspberry Awards
Won: Worst Picture
Won: Worst Screenplay
Nominated: Worst Actor (Bruce Jenner)
Nominated: Worst Actress (Valerie Perrine)
Nominated: Worst Supporting Actress (Marilyn Sokol)
Nominated: Worst Director (Nancy Walker)
Nominated: Worst "Original" Song ((You) Can't Stop the Music)


IMMORTAL DIALOGUE:

Jack composes a song:

Jack: "Bup bup bup, bup bup bup, bupbupbupbup...bup."

Lulu sums up her sexual and labor standards:

Lulu: "Housework is like bad sex. Every time I do it I swear I will never do it again. Until the next time company comes."
Sam: "Tacky."

Jack sings along to his disco latest hit, possibly "Mary Had a Little Lamb":

"Ba ba ba ba ba ba BA BA"

Sydney encounters minor difficulties as a cat burglar:

Sydney: "Move it cat. You rotten ****! Help! I'm being attacked!"

I Love New York:

From the ‘song,’ "Sound of the City": "New York--city of gusto."


http://www.jabootu.com/cantstopmusic.htm