Yes, movie musicals are back but......

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Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:05pm

...who wants to watch them? These times are hen I put them on to get people in a good mood. Well, I am going to my aunts house for christmas eve and she agreed to show Hairspray then my uncle went on a whole rant about how he wants christmas music and nobody wants them. Then I'm like "Tommarow is christmas, I'll show it at my house." y mom then starts bitching how nobody wants them. So the truth is yes theyr'e back but, most people still think of all musicals gay and noone wants to watch them. Which is really unfortunate. They'd rather watch Transformers.

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Updated On: 12/24/07 at 02:05 PM

re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:08pm

What the hell are you trying to say?

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re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:15pm

That unfortuannly movie musicals are always going to be hated. I love them but too many kids would rather watch Harry Potter and go out and by the new 50 cent cd.

re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:17pm

Hm, and that's why a few of the recent movie-musicals have grossed over 100 million dollars?

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Updated On: 12/24/07 at 02:17 PM

re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:21pm

...1 million dollars would be considered a HUGE flop for a major Hollywood film.

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re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:22pm

I don't think they're hated at all. Most have done well at the box office and in dvd sales. There are some people who just don't enjoy the genre, but that can be said about a lot of types of films.

"Just remembering you've had an 'and' when you're back to 'or' Makes the or mean more, than it did before..."

re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:22pm

The Cable Guy made more then that.

re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:25pm

Why doesn't someone grab the statistics? Anyhow, I don't think they're universally hated.

"Just remembering you've had an 'and' when you're back to 'or' Makes the or mean more, than it did before..."

re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:31pm

170 million for chicago
100+ million for Hairspray

I wouldn't exactly call those unsuccessful... I don't think they're hated, I find that movie musicals are much better experienced in the theatre than at home.

#10

re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:32pm

One million is waaay off. Sweeney made nine million just this weekend. Hairspray made something like 30 million its first weekend.

Musicals aren't hated. They're just not the rage at Christmas gatherings where people are trying to socialize and enjoy the holiday. My guess is that your family would likely object just as much to "showing" any other random, non-Christmas movie at a holiday family gathering.

Art has a double face, of expression and illusion.

#11

re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:33pm

Thanks zooxanthellae!

"Just remembering you've had an 'and' when you're back to 'or' Makes the or mean more, than it did before..."

#12

re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:38pm

I hate THE CABLE GUY.

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

#13

re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:44pm

The answer is simple.

Michael Bay needs to team up with Andrew Lloyd Webber to create:

Transformers-The Rock Opera.

"I am the Phantom of the Opera! I'm the gayest supervillian ever! OoooOOOooooOOOoooh...Beware of my scented candles...OoooOOOooooh...Scented!"

#14

re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:46pm

Hahaha

"Just remembering you've had an 'and' when you're back to 'or' Makes the or mean more, than it did before..."

#15

re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:53pm

Yeah...I mean I don't care whether it's Hairspray or Transformers...it's a little annoying to have someone pushing to put on a move when everyone is trying to spend time together at Christmas.

#16

re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:56pm

Make a movie like Hairspray, Dreamgirls or Chicago, or even High School Musical, and people will go.

It isn't that the entire genre has returned, and the general public is ready to swallow all musicals.

They need to have what any other movie that is popular today needs to have:

Big established stars or young cute unknowns
A fun or (semi) clever, fast-paced story
Big stars
Big young stars
A story that's easy to understand and follow
Jokes
Lots of energy
More big sexy stars

And because it's a musical... Catchy, fun, "cool" tunes. And impressive singing and dancing.

The target audience still needs to be 18-35. Just like it does for any other movie.

Don't make the audience think too hard. Don't challenge them with far-fetched symbolic "cinematic concepts." Don't slow down the plot for ANY song, EVER. Don't offend them with too much (gay) camp, but make sure they laugh enough.

Don't ask them to remember anything from the movie for longer than two minutes.

Make sure everyone in it is VERY appealing.

Follow these (not-so-simple) rules, don't break any of them, and you too can have a musical hit.

If you're planning a movie musical that doesn't fit into these handy molds, then good luck. You're looking at a "niche" audience at best. Or an "art film." Or a big giant flop, at worst.

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#17

re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 3:05pm

So three people in your family are representative of everybody?

Sorry, but I'd rather watch the box office numbers for evidence than listen to your projections based on what your mother says.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

#18

re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 3:08pm

My boss is retiring this week. She saw my netflix envelope on my desk and told me she wants to join. I showed her how to get around the site and how to sign up. The 1st movie she ordered was "Hairspray" the latest on with Travolta. And it seems Travolta is the reason she wants to see it.

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#19

re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 3:09pm

Is that any different than some people wanting to see a musical just because Patti LuPone or Raul Esparza is in it though? I think if she didn't wanna watch a musical, she wouldn't, regardless of who was in it.

"Just remembering you've had an 'and' when you're back to 'or' Makes the or mean more, than it did before..."

#20

re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 3:15pm

Perhaps, SHOCK, they are being produced for the sake of ART! God forbid!

#21

re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 3:19pm

I think if she didn't wanna watch a musical, she wouldn't, regardless of who was in it.

Not necessarily. There are people who will watch something they wouldn't normally be into just to see a certain performance. THAT is what's the same as people seeing a musical just because someone is in it. Think of all the people who probably wouldn't normally go see a Broadway show who will go see Spamalot because Clay Aiken is in it. If there are people within that who don't like musicals, it comes down to seeing what wins out: hatred for musicals or love for the star.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

#22

re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 3:21pm

She is not a musical movie person. She wants to see Travolta in a dress.

Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder

Updated On: 12/24/07 at 03:21 PM

#23

re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 3:21pm

luvtheemcee: Yeah I see what you mean. I guess I think 'movie musicals will always be hated' is a bit strong.

"Just remembering you've had an 'and' when you're back to 'or' Makes the or mean more, than it did before..."

#24

re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 3:24pm

A bit strong and kind of a silly thing to say. Yes, there will probably always be people who don't like musicals -- but that the general public will NEVER be interested? Look at what best12bars said; it has to do with what's being filmed and how these films are being made, not just that these ARE musicals. Movie musicals have a certain caché that they need to overcome. And maybe Hollywood is finally learning how to do that correctly.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

#25

re: Yes, movie musicals are back but......

Posted: 12/24/07 at 3:26pm

I think Sweeney is a very positive step forward, just because it happened to make a film ADAPTATION as opposed to filming a stage-like musical movie.

"Just remembering you've had an 'and' when you're back to 'or' Makes the or mean more, than it did before..."

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