Favorite moment in a Movie Musical — Page 3

Dreamgirls was absolutely gorgeous. Favorite moment? HAD to be And I Am Telling You, I'm Not Going.

Literally, the entire theatre stood and cheered. And cried.

It was incredible.

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So many!

Little Mermaid-Part of your world. The song, the beauty of Ariel's grotto, the sea effects...I used to watch this scene over and over.

Aladdin-easy answer, but A Whole New World...just beautiful animation.

Lion King-easy answer again, circle of life. Again, graphics, song, voice. Beautiful.

Little Shop-Dentist. Steve Martin at his best.
Also the ending of "Skid Row" is just so powerful.

Chicago-All That Jazz, Cell Block Tango, the very end where Velma says "We couldn't have done it without you"

Phantom-The opening as the chandelier rises, the overture plays, and the opera house goes back in time. Brilliant.
-the camera movement down to reveal the Phantom's layer and the very top of his head during "Think of Me"
-the moment the first beats are hit of the title song, and most parts of that song, her walk through the gargoyles with Gerry sexily staring forward and at Emmy, the boat ride with the lights popping up
-Music of the Night. Personal favorite for specific reasons that shouldn't be too hard to figure out.
-Ditto Point of No Return. Minus the unnecessary dancers.

Rent-title song. Throwing of the fire seems irrational, but it's an awesome effect.
-the moment where Roger goes to the meeting, probably partially because it was something I wasn't expecting. Chokes me up almost every time.
-La Vie Boheme. Song is captured very, very well. And I kind of enjoy laughing at Adam's "dancing."

Agree with Roxanne in Moulin Rouge.

Wizard of Oz-IMO, best moment is when she opens the door to her brown house in Kansas to the beauty and color of Oz. Always my favorite.

Grease-John Travolta singing "Sandy" with dancing hot dogs in the background. Hehe.

King and I-the final scene between Anna and the king, and his death. So sad, but brilliant.

Sound of Music-easy answer, but when Julie comes on the screen in the mountains, turns and begins the title song.
-also the shadows of Climb Ev'ry Mountain. Err, well, I just adore that song.

West Side Story-America. One of the few aspects of the show that was actually improved upon in the movie. The power of the girls and the guys, plus the new lyrics, Rita's dancing, the dresses, etc.

Mary Poppins--the entire human/animation sequence.

That's enough for now.

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Thought of a couple more:

"Love With All The Trimmings" from ON A CLEAR DAY... Not much happens, except Babs seducing that guy from across the table while she sings the song in voiceover. She looks/sounds incredible....probably has never looked more beautiful on screen, actually.

"The Aggie Song" from WHOREHOUSE. Great dancing, fun tune, and...well, shirtless guys.

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Can you bottle that and sell it?

The opening and ending sequences to Bye Bye Birdie-

Ann Margaret exudes sex.

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The few moments just after Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel sing Wunderbar in Kiss Me Kate. It's just... extremely sexy, I think. No matter how much they fight, that one moment cements the fact that Fred and Lilli are truly in love.

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Oh God, me either. That and when Howard joins her in You Are Love.

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I know it's cheasy but I always get chills when Ewen starts singing Your Song in Moulin Rouge--that's where the movie really starts to gell IMHO.

I have a lot of probs with Chicago just cuz I adore the stage version so much but I think Cell Block Tango works strikingly

I'll have to think on older movies but I cna't believe people are picking scenes from the 1950s Show Boat over the glorious 1930s one

EricMontreal---not discounting the 30's Show Boat at all. However, that one note of Grayson's in the 50's version gives me goosebumps!

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^ Love that too.

I love Singing in the Rain in... Singing in the Rain. :)

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"[Babs] probably has never looked more beautiful on screen, actually".

While she did look amazing, I think she looked her best in "What's Up Doc?" when she's lying on top of the piano with her amazingly gorgeous, golden, straight hair. She is breathtaking there.

Annnnd I don't understand why "All That Jazz" is so amazing. I felt it was butchered with a lot of silly shots of a foot here, or a garter there. I would have preffered a better choreographic camera arrangement. Felt there were a lot of "cheap" cop-out shots.

More favorites:
Barbra singing "My Man" at the end of Funny Girl.

Wig in a Box from Hedwig. So amazing.

* Chicago: I really love the treatment of "Roxie," especially how she's walking on the neon letters that spell her name. It's just visually stunning.

* Cabaret: I LOVE the choreography for "Mein Herr." I think it is up with "Hot Honey Rag" and "Whatever Lola Wants" as being my favorite Fosse choreography. Especially when Liza does a back bend over the chair at the end. Flawless.

* Moulin Rouge: Personally, I'm a wreck from the moment when Christian throws Satine on the stage and throws money at her feet. This is my favorite movie, and that whole "Come What May" reprise sequence is my favorite part of the film. "Roxanne" is spectacular as well.

* Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: the entire barn raising dance

* Funny Girl: Love "Don't Rain on My Parade," especially when the camera pans out and shows us the boat.

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