POP POLL: Movie Musicals that should NEVER be remade

[GreatBroadwayFan]

Posted: 7/26/16 at 6:40pm

Hello everyone! My name is GreatBroadwayFan and I run a YouTube channel (of the same name) dedicated to talking about/loving/obsessing over Broadway and musical theatre. I am planning to do a couple of episode regarding MOVIE MUSICALS and I want your opinions!

What movie musical do you think is just done so perfectly that Hollywood should NEVER remake it? 

[FANtomFollies]

Posted: 7/26/16 at 6:49pm

Cabaret.

[lala3]

Posted: 7/26/16 at 7:03pm

Singin' in the Rain.

[gypsy101]

Posted: 7/26/16 at 7:04pm

FANtomFollies said: "Cabaret."

I actually would like a film that is a closer adaptation of the stage show. The film is perfect but isn't at all accurate to the musical (especially in its deletion of most of Schneider and Schultz' material).

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 7/26/16 at 7:09pm

Meet Me in St. Louis

Singin' in the Rain

Oliver!

Funny Girl

Chicago

Cabaret

Eight Women

Fiddler on the Roof

The Sound of Music

Moulin Rouge

The Wizard of Oz

Updated On: 7/26/16 at 07:09 PM

[MarkBearSF]

Posted: 7/26/16 at 8:20pm

Also

West Side Story
The Music Man
The King and I
 

Updated On: 7/26/16 at 08:20 PM

[ChildofEarth]

Posted: 7/26/16 at 8:23pm

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 7/26/16 at 8:48pm

Gonna catch flack for this, but... Jesus Christ Superstar.

[Ranger Tom]

Posted: 7/26/16 at 10:13pm

My Fair Lady, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Cabaret, Sound of Music.  I was going to say West Side Story but I don't know.   

[hork]

Posted: 7/26/16 at 10:35pm

Dancer in the Dark

[JBroadway]

Posted: 7/26/16 at 11:11pm

Many will disagree with me, but I would say The Last Five Years. Was it a perfect film by objective standards? No. One may even argue that the material can't work well on screen in the first place, but I do think that it was as good of a screen adaptation as we could hope for, for that material. And for my part, I actually really enjoyed it. 

[MichelleCraig]

Posted: 7/26/16 at 11:25pm

I agree with everything here...including JCS!!

[¿Macavity?]

Posted: 7/27/16 at 12:55am

gypsy101 said: "FANtomFollies said: "Cabaret."

I actually would like a film that is a closer adaptation of the stage show. The film is perfect but isn't at all accurate to the musical (especially in its deletion of most of Schneider and Schultz' material).

 

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I totally agree, the film is perfect, but the Schneider and Schultz plot deserved better. That's one of the best parts of the show!

[non-stop26]

Posted: 7/27/16 at 5:24pm

Annie for the reason being that we already have 3 adaptations of the same material. That seems like a bit much right?

[MarkBearSF]

Posted: 7/27/16 at 9:23pm

It would be nice to have a well-filmed capture of the Roundabout production - if Alan Cumming and other members of the revival revival cast were brought in. 

I adore Fosse's movie. It's a perfect movie musical. However, the stage musical is indeed different. Capturing a top-notch production of a stage version (I'm aware that the Roundabout version made changes to integrate some movie songs) gives us the best of both worlds.

Similarly, with the Sweeny discussion. Since we have the gold standard (less Len Cariou) captured, I feel less worried when a film adaptation is very idiosyncratic to the director's vision. To some extent this is true with Into the Woods, although I actually enjoyed the Disney movie.