Best/Worst Musical Movies- Page 3

[xluckystar2107x]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 11:37pm

Best:
Thoroughly Modern Millie
The Music Man
Funny Girl
Funny Lady

Worst:
Jesus Christ Superstar
Fiddler on the Roof

[BroadwayBaby315]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 11:41pm

Best- Chicago, WSS

*RENT* I Hope*

WORST- A Chorus Line

and I am not a big fan of Fiddler

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 12:02am

best:
damn yankees (we'll let the f-ing chair song slide) ETA: interesting note about the odd pauses in the choreography for "a little brains, a little talent" were because ath the time it was illegal to but pelvic thrusts on film so wherever there was one in the choreography verdon stood still (thanks imdb.com)
chicago
phantom (well.....other than the title role)

Updated On: 8/23/05 at 12:02 AM

[theatrebabe]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 12:03am

Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forrum was aweful

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 12:24am

An American in Paris &
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers...

not on anyone's "Best" list yet, so I'll throw them in...as well as the

Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers movies &
the Busby Berkeley extrravaganzas of the 1930s.

Does Waiting for Guffman and A Mighty Wind qualify as musicals? Because I find them both hilarious, especially Guffman.

I also love White Christmas even though it has an incredibly flimsy and unbelievable story line. I cry every Christmas as I decorate the tree or wrap presents while watching it! I'm such a dork.

There are so many "Worst" movie musicals. I don't even want to go there.

[way_to_spend_the_day]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 1:05am

Best
-Cabaret
-Chicago
-A Chorus Line
-Evita
-Grease
-Music Man
-My Fair Lady
-The Sound of Music
-The King and I
-West Side Story

Worst
-Joseph....Dreamcoat
-Little Shop of Horrors
-Bye Bye Birdie
-Oliver

--I still havent' decided about Phantom...

[thejcm]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 2:32am

Best:
Chicago - great cast ( I think ) and great direction. Plus it's a beautiful movie. I was completely satisfied with the cuts from the show and felt like it didn't detract from anything

Reefer Madness - So entertaining. Though I'm not really familiar with the stage version, the movie is just so funny and well written and the songs written for it are beautiful!

Little Shop of Horrors - Again, just a perfect mixture of cast and direction that makes it good.

Worst:
Jesus Christ Superstar - All I can say is "Wtf?"

[Radioactiveduck]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 2:53am

Best:
Chicago
Phantom (could have been better, but was very well done)
Evita

Worst:
All the 50's musicals. I love them on-stage, but the movies just make me want to scream

A Chorus Line - I was just too dated in the 80's. The stage show seemed to survive being totaly dated. Plus, Paul (who changes his name because he looks more italian than puerto rican) looks really Puerto Rican. Anyone know where the script was during casting?

[wickedkiwi]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 3:10am

BEST:

kiss me, kate (the old version, not the hideously long stage version taped by pbs)


WORST:

grease 2 -- what the HELL where they thinking?

[AngusN]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 6:16am

One that you have all missed off the Worst List, has to be

'A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC'. It is awful.

How could they make such a mess of a great musical? Elizabeth Taylor is dreadful, and I'm surprised she ever worked again!

[idinarocksmysocks!510]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 8:30am

Actually,WonderBoy, I agree! I liked Evita.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 10:04am

I had it on my list, Angus.

One musical that I always really liked that never gets talked about is Going Hollywood with Bing Crosby and Marion Davies.

[Mahatma Kane Jeeves]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 10:52am

BEST
West Side Story
The Music Man
The Sound Of Music
Oliver!


WORST
Mame(Ohhhh Lucy, you REALLY have some 'splaining to do; what did ju do with all de money i gave you for singing lessons?!?"
Camelot
Man Of La Mancha
A Chorus Line.

[kasim]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 11:20am

i hate the sound of music in any form ... but it was a good screen translation of it.

[kasim]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 11:22am

btw was there really a Grease 2 musical??

i always thought it was JUST a movie?

[MyDreamsRecurring]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 11:48am

Best: Chicago, hopefully Rent

Worst: South Pacific..ooh god its so bad

[ruthiefan_felix]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 12:12pm

Best:
Chicago
Cabaret
A Chorus Line (I have NEVER seen the stage show, that maybe why, but why the loathe about the film? I feel inspired by the film! It's quite gd and I seem to be the only one)
Cinderella

Worst:
Annie (the remake, its not the cast, its just I have watched Cinderella rite be4 and it's just too DIsney and Rob Marshall to me! hehe)

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 12:24pm

"btw was there really a Grease 2 musical??

i always thought it was JUST a movie?"

I don't know if it's ever been on stage, but the first post didn't say they all had to be musicals based on stage musicals.

[idinarocksmysocks!510]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 1:35pm

I am so hoping RENT is good! But of course it will be good! And CHICAGO was excellent!I also like PHANTOM, although there were quite a few changes.WEST SIDE STORY is another good one.

[Theatreboy33]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 2:37pm

Best--Oliver!

captured perfectly. actually improved from the original stage work. the recent revival took a lot from the film.

Worst--Brigadoon.

ooh, that one is just terrible. Looks like the budget was about five dollars at most.
Updated On: 8/23/05 at 02:37 PM