General Discussion : Favorite Musicals

[HorrorMaster]

1. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (Jim Sharman, 1975) 100 Top 10 #3
2. "The Lion King" (Rob Minkoff & Roger Allers, 1994) 100 Top 10 #4
3. "Thriller" (John Landis, 1982) 100
4. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" (David Hand, 1937) 100
5. "The Little Mermaid" (Ron Clements & John Musker, 1989) 99
6. "Chicago" (Rob Marshall, 2002) 99
7. "Pink Floyd The Wall" (Alan Parker, 1982) 94
8. "The Labyrinth" (Jim Henson, 1986) 94
9. "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars" (D.A. Pennebaker, 1973) 94
10. "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" (John Cameron Mitchell, 2001) 93
11. "Happy Feet" (George Miller & Warren Coleman, 2006) 93
12. "Sweeney Todd and the Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (Tim Burton, 2007) 90
13. "The Aristocats" (Wolfgang Reitherman, 1970) 91
14. "Grease" (Randal Kleiser, 1978) 89
15. "Moulin Rouge!" (Baz Lurhman, 2001) 89
16. "Hairspray" (Adam Shankman, 2007) 88
17. "Saturday Night Fever" (John Badham, 1976) 86

[Rufflesack]

This is a topic to my liking.

Tiers 10 - 8:

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) - 100
Alice in Wonderland (1951) - 90
The Lion King (1994) - 89
The Wizard of Oz (1939) - 89
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) - 88
West Side Story (1961) - 88
Singin' in the Rain (1952) - 87
Cannibal! The Musical (1996) - 86
Grease (1978) - 82
Hairspray (2007) - 80
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken Hearted (1990) - 80
Mamma Mia! (2008) - 77
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Ba... (2007) - 77

For the fun of it, my least favorite (Tiers 1-3):

Hair (1979) - 23
Chicago (2002) - 21
High School Musical (2006) - 21
Tommy (1975) - 21
Saturday Night Fever (1977) - 20
Hairspray (1988) - 17
Captain EO (1986) - 16
High School Musical 2 (2007) - 15
Dreamgirls (2006) - 9
Grease 2 (1982) - 1

I notice my ratings (at least my top ratings, my least favorites seem pretty in order) are somewhat skewed, and I should probably alter them.

[FitFortDanga]

Criticker classifies some pretty crazy shit as musicals (Autumn Sonata? seriously?). So I've filtered out the ones that don't fit the bill (documentaries, concert films, things that just aren't musicals at all), but left in a few that are borderline like Wicker Man.

The Hole (1998) - 99
The Wicker Man (1973) - 98
Singin' in the Rain (1952) - 96
All That Jazz (1979) - 95
Linda Linda Linda (2005) - 93
The Wayward Cloud (2005) - 93
The Wizard of Oz (1939) - 93
The Blues Brothers (1980) - 92
Pink Floyd The Wall (1982) - 92
Pure Heart a.k.a. Pakeezah (1972) - 92
Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989) - 90
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) - 90
One Hour with You (1932) - 90
Love Me Tonight (1932) - 88
South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut (1999) - 87
Freedom for Us a.k.a. A Nous la Liberte (1931) - 86
The Muppet Movie (1979) - 86
Cabaret (1972) - 85
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) - 85
The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001) - 84
Le Million (1931) - 84
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) - 83
The Love Parade (1929) - 83
Swing Time (1936) - 83
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken Hearted (1990) - 82

[JooJoo]

wth, there's musical pieces in The Wicker Man?

well, I'm not big into musicals but these are the one's that I've stumbled across [& I've got Top Hat, Singin' in the Rain, & Gold Diggers of 1933 on wait]:

tier 9
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

tier 8
Chicago (2002)
42nd Street (1933)
South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut (1999)
The Magic Flute (1975)

tier 7
Le Million (1931)

tier 3
Everyone Say I Love You (1996)

[jnmovie]

I honestly hate musicals, and im not talking about the random movies that unexpectedly insert a musical piece into it, like many Disney movies are notorious for. Musicals such as High School Musical and Hairspray make me want to vomit. Most of em just get under my skin, but there are only a few in which i do like only due to the fact that it actually plays music i enjoy.

Across the Universe
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Fantasia
Fantasia 2000

[prowler]

yeah there's some pagan chanting and some psychedelic folk if i remember correctly

i can't stand 99% of musicals btw

[Rufflesack]

I love how like 50% of people seem to hate musicals with a passion for no good reason. What's the reason behind it? What's not to like? Movies, good. Music, good. Clearly, the result will be doubly good.

All kidding aside, I'd like to know what the beef is people have with musicals. Are they too cheery and optimistic? Can you simply not cope with characters randomly breaking into song? Do you hate on-stage musicals, such as broadway productions as well?

I love all musicals with a passion, somewhat out of the good + good = twice as good formula I jokingly provided above. I don't see a problem with them at all, although like all movies of course some aren't very good; Grease 2 is a disgrace to all mankind and actually features a musical number in which a guy drags a girl into a bunker and sings a song about how they must have sex "for America! for freedom!" because he has tricked her into believing the Russians are invading the country. It's one of the most offensive scenes I've ever seen in a film, and I can't really explain why.

[djross]

Below is the contents of my private collection, "Djross best musicals":

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (99)
West Side Story (94)
Nashville (92)
Top Hat (92)
Dancer in the Dark (91)
Singin’ in the Rain (91)
The Gay Divorcee (90)
Gigi (90)
Into the Woods (90)
All That Jazz (85)
The Band Wagon (85)
The Blues Brothers (85)
Cabaret (85)
The Company (85)
Follow the Fleet (85)
French Cancan (85)
How to Succeed in Business… (85)
The Music Man (85)
Shall We Dance (1937) (85)
A Damsel in Distress (80)
Easter Parade (80)
Fiddler on the Roof (80)
Liza with a “Z” (80)
Swing Time (80)

[paulofilmo]

I'm pretty enamored by a Fred Astaire film. Sadly, I see too few.

It's a sensitive genre, imo. A "broadway" nasally voice feels like my brain's being grated. When a musical mentions "Jazz", it's usually a pasty, vulgar, style-less interpretation of jazz. But when done right, musicals are wonderful. I'm kicking myself over how many times I've missed Meet Me In St. Louis. Most of them are love/hate, though, so well-rated Astaire performances aside, I doubt I'd pay for musical DVDs.

[Pickpocket]

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Nashville
Singin’ in the Rain
Swing Time

These + South Park