Fave movie musical?- Page 3

[SallyBrown]

Posted: 11/12/06 at 7:44pm

JustaBroadwayBaby, there hasn't been but there were talks of making one in London. I think it would work really well, I love that movie. Only problem is I think it might be too late. There are die hard fans of Moulin Rouge, but I get the feeling that if they dont have Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman reprise their roles, tickets would be hard to sell because people don't seem to be interested anymore. Besides, I don't think Nicole Kidman would really be up for singing in front of people. Correct me if I'm wrong, anybody, but I think she said that she didn't like singing in front of large crowds?

[lostgirl]

Posted: 11/12/06 at 7:47pm

I'm one of the few people who really wasn't thrilled by Chicago I'd go with these as faves:
West Side Story (it's my all time favorite musical so how could it not be a favorite movie?!)
Sound of Music
Carousel

I think that Moulin Rouge was wonderful exploration of what the musical can be on film that it can't in the theater.

[JustABroadwaybaby2]

Posted: 11/12/06 at 7:50pm

But I mean Broadway is taking all these movies that had no signing and making them into musicals, so why not one that actually had songs?
Whatever. Chicago was good, and I love Catherine Zeta-Jones.

[nobodyhome]

Posted: 11/12/06 at 7:55pm

Broadway's done that several times with such shows as Gigi, Singin' in the Rain, and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (and some others, I think), and it's never worked out too well.

[Renthead#1]

Posted: 12/23/06 at 10:48pm

Moulin Rouge Rent and Phantom are my favorite.

[D2]

Posted: 12/23/06 at 11:18pm

Singing In The Rain

[galindagirl2]

Posted: 12/23/06 at 11:26pm

Ooh! Good question! I thrive on movie musicals. Hmmm...

1. Sound of Music (I will always be faithful to this one, because Julie Andrews was one of my biggest inspirations to pursue musical theater).
And then, in no particular order..
Singin' in the Rain, Mary Poppins, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Prince of Egypt, Beauty and the Beast, For Me and My Gal

Oh! And The Preacher's Wife! Does that count?

[snl89]

Posted: 12/23/06 at 11:30pm

I think Chicago and Moulin Rouge are probably the best MADE movie musicals I've seen- just in terms of over all effect. The performances in them were just astounding (Catherine Zeta-Jones is... a goddess, basically), and the cinematography and all that stuff were just flawless. And the choreography in chicago was incredible. Also, chicago wins for being the SMARTEST movie musical made. And by that I mean, they found the PERFECT vantage point by making all the musical numbers figments of Roxie's imagination. That allowed them to do SO MUCH more than the could have gotten away with otherwise. And I think it also made people who wouldn't ordinarily like movie musicals accept it.

That said, I think I probably have the most ATTACHMENT to RENT :) its just.. sentimental reasons. The fact that I'm so attached to the cast, the fact that I'm so attached to the story of Jonathon Larson, all that stuff. But I really do think it was amazingly made as well.

and my favorite CLASSIC movie musical is Sound of Music. You really cant beat it. Its amazing.

Updated On: 12/23/06 at 11:30 PM

[strelimyn]

Posted: 12/23/06 at 11:32pm

- Chicago (Catherine Zeta-Jones = love)
- Rent ... cha (it could have been better, but I still love it - as snl89 said "sentimental reasons")
- Sound of Music - a classic

[AtLeastIveBeenThere]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 1:06am

(1) sound of music
(2) wizard of oz
(3) singin in the rain
(4) disneys beauty & the beast
(5) mary poppins

chicago was great, and if Dancer in the Dark counted, i might vote that top five.

Updated On: 12/24/06 at 01:06 AM

[being.jeremiah]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 2:19am

The Sound of Music and Moulin Rouge, then and now.

I remember whenever I was sick in grade school, I'd stay in bed and watch multiple runs of Sound. Hahahaha, oh my Julie.

[Muhlethaler]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 8:05am

EVITA! EVITA! EVITA! EVITA!

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 8:20am

FUNNY GIRL (most favorite)
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
CHICAGO
and EVITA

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 8:39am

Cabaret
Chicago

The Wizard of Oz

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 8:43am

Fiddler on the Roof
1776
Hair
Little Shop of Horrors
Chicago
The Phantom of the Opera
Rent
The Producers
Dreamgirls...will shortly be added to this list

[wickedlywildrent]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 8:59am

Definently RENT. I know a lot of people don't like it, but it's the first musical that I ever saw and I just LOVE Idina Menzel to death.

[theaterlover45]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 9:07am

Chicago

[Lizzya9]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 9:13am

All Disney Film Musicals
Chicago
All ABC TV movie musicals, like Annie and Mrs. Santa Claus

[LaurenB]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 10:00am

This one's a toughie. After reading the responses, I think I have to go with "moments on film", where if the movie is playing on TV while I'm channel surfing, I have to wait for the particular "moment" to watch:


West Side Story - love the America rooftop number

Hello Dolly - parade number

Top Hat - I find Fred Astaire utterly charming as he's singing "Isn't it a Lovely Day"

Oklahoma - June is Busting Out All Over, love the dancing (do I have the right musical? it's at the train station)

Kiss Me Kate - Too Darn Hot number in the recent filmed play

Kiss Me Kate - older film, I think it's the Tom, Dick, Harry number, love the dancing

The Pirate - love the number where Gene Kelly is dancing with the Nicholas Brothers (sp?)

Funny Face - worth it to watch Audrey Hepburn in the beatnik cafe

My Fair Lady

[MimiLovesRoger]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 10:31am

I have tons, but some of the top are Rent, POTO, West Side Story, Grease, Singin' in the Rain, Chicago, etc...

[Heybeenfood]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 11:45am

XANADU!!!!!!!

[singingshowgirl]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 11:57am

singin' in the rain.....duhhhhh

[sondhead]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 12:04pm

Dreamgirls is definitely #1 (no joke--wait till you all see it)

But close seconds are Chicago, Sound of Music and Evita.

[*brina-doll*]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 12:26pm

*West Side Story
*Oklahoma (I grew up watching this)
*Chicago
*Moulin Rouge
*Little Shop of Horrors (amazing!)
*Phantom of the Opera
*RENT (for the "sentimental reasons" as described by snl89)

[Wild Roses]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 12:29pm

movie musicals:

Top Hat....really any Fred and Ginger movie
Funny Face
Singin' in the Rain
Meet Me in St. Louis
Moulin Rouge

stage-to-screen musicals:

The Sound of Music
The King and I
My Fair Lady
RENT
Kiss Me Kate
West Side Story