Best Movie Musical Award

[broadwayman17]

Best Movie Musical Award#1

Posted: 12/31/07 at 3:18pm

If there was an award given out specifically to the best movie musical, who would win for this year: Once, Hairspray, Enchanted, Across the Universe, Sweeney Todd or some other movie I am forgetting?

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[jewishboy]

re: Best Movie Musical Award#2

Posted: 12/31/07 at 3:19pm

Sweeney

[tazber]

re: Best Movie Musical Award#2

Posted: 12/31/07 at 3:21pm

Maybe Walk Hard and I'm Not There could also be included.

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[bjh2114]

re: Best Movie Musical Award#3

Posted: 12/31/07 at 3:22pm

Hairspray by a mile.

[zooxanthellae]

re: Best Movie Musical Award#4

Posted: 12/31/07 at 3:23pm

Sweeney Todd hands down!

[Anti-Romanticist]

re: Best Movie Musical Award#5

Posted: 12/31/07 at 4:53pm

It's a toss up between Sweeney and Hairspray! They both had good things about them...

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[Brave Sir Robin2]

re: Best Movie Musical Award#6

Posted: 12/31/07 at 4:56pm

If Enchanted counts, it should win. otherwise, Sweeney Todd.

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[TheActr97J]

re: Best Movie Musical Award#7

Posted: 12/31/07 at 5:09pm

Sweeney Todd is the best movie musical in many years, but "Once" is truly an unforgettable musical film!

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[sally1112]

re: Best Movie Musical Award#8

Posted: 12/31/07 at 5:24pm

I was just telling a friend the other night that I think Sweeney is the best stage to screen transfer yet to date.
Those that say they were disappointed in anything other than weak singing voices, I really don't know what they are looking for.

[snl89]

re: Best Movie Musical Award#9

Posted: 12/31/07 at 6:43pm

Ahhh man... see the thing is, I enjoyed Hairspray most. But Sweeney was, without a doubt, INCREDIBLY well done in all aspects. And I'd give Johnny and Helena the best acting awards in a heartbeat. But as far as the movies themselves? I think I might still have to go with Hairspray- but I'm biased because I just love the whole story so much more than Sweeney Todd. Plus the music is insanely, INSANELY catchy whereas with Sweeney there's a couple of songs that I really enjoy out of context.

But yeah, Hairspray with Sweeney coming in a close second :)


And I never did get to see Across the Universe, but it looked amazing and I love the cast recording, so had I seen it, it may well have been a contender in my list as well!

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[sally1112]

re: Best Movie Musical Award#10

Posted: 12/31/07 at 6:48pm

I could never say Hairspray because they cut Mama I'm A Big Girl Now and In the Big House, and I love both of those songs.
Also I didn't like the way they did Big, Blonde and Beautiful.

The changes and cuts made in Sweeney work much better for me.

[TheActr97J]

re: Best Movie Musical Award#11

Posted: 12/31/07 at 7:07pm

What about "ONCE"?! Did everyone forget about this beautiful film?

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[broadwayman17]

re: Best Movie Musical Award#12

Posted: 12/31/07 at 8:23pm

In my opinion, I think the best movie musical of the year is Sweeney, with Hairspray in am extremly close second place. But overall this was a great year for movie musicals. I really enjoyed some like Across the Universe or Walk Hard, some I loved like Hairspray or Sweeney, and some I hope to see later like Once or I'm Not There

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