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The Best Musical Film of all Time

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    Singing in the rain for me.
     
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    I quite liked Chicago.

    Thought Moulin Rouge was absolute ****e.

    Evita was ok too.

    I'm no expert though! (nor am I gay)
     
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    I was going to say that.....

    West Side Story
     
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    Westside Story for me. The music of Gershwin in that was groundbreaking. Also happens to be probably the most difficult show I've played the music in.

    Other favourites are:

    The king and I
    Carousel
    Me and my Girl
    Calamity Jane
    Oklahoma
    The Sound of Music
    Bedknobs and Broomsticks
    My Fair Lady
    Mary Poppins (despite Dick Van Dyke)
    Paint Your Wagon
     
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    A film should never be a musical, its just an easy way to ruin a good film.

    But saying that the Southpark film did make me laugh
     
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    You surely put that in to see if anybody was awake Maestro; respect to you for playing music as complicated as Bernstein's :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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    The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

    Basically, any musical with a transvestite in it <ok>
     
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    No mention of the blues brothers?

    You'll all be sucking cock in hell for this act of treachery.
     
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    Also did Candide. Difficult, but nowhere near the levels of concentration needed as Westside Story.

    Did anyone see the show on TV back in the 80's when Bernstein did a workshop on Westside Story with Kiri Tikanawa and Jose Carreras?
    Nobody was spared <yikes>

    Here's a clip though where Bernstein seems happy with the result. It also goes to show that he could write a simple tune and make it something special. Still get hairs on the back of my neck standing up







    [video=youtube;RWnsm5HVdXU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWnsm5HVdXU[/video]
     
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    Carousel and West Side Story for me.

    The signature tune for Carousel is brilliant.
     
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    Signature Tune? <yikes>


    It's the Overture <shakes head and mutters bloody phillistines> <laugh>
     
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    Please tell me it's not the song i'm thinking of ER <yikes>
     
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    No it's not the one the one the mopey scouse scally's stole and made their own and then the the smelly tims from Glesga stole from the mopes, no, not that one.

    It's the waltz one <ok>
     
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    <laugh>

    I couldn't think of the correct nomenclature.
     
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    Thank goodness for that - was getting worried for a minute <laugh>
     
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    That's funny as I really liked Moulin Rouge and thought Chigago was pretty toss. Worst best picture winner probably in my life time.

    Singing in the rain is a great shout though.
     
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    Calamity Jane
    Paint Your Wagon
    Grease
    Fiddler On The Roof
    The Commitments

    Ah simple times when the whole family would watch those on a Sunday afternoon.
     
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    Come on Dan. You know you want to really. I'll help you....

    When you walk, through a storm, hold you head up high, and don't be afraid............... :emoticon-0159-music :emoticon-0159-music
     
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    Oh and I forgot Cabaret which is a classic. Liza Minelli at her prime.
     
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    Throw High Society in there as well.
    I could listen to Sinatra, Crosby and Armstrong all day.

    Add the fact that Grace Kelly was bloody gorgeous
     
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