Best Musical Ever? (Film)

[BlooInBloo]

For my money, its Rocky Horror. You?

[mcctatas]

1. I love Rocky Horror, but best ever...

gotta be Camelot (Richard Harris was so hot when he was young). I made my 13 year old daughter watch it and after she was done bitching about how "old" it was she loved it!

[Bennyboy]

18. Paint Your Wagon!

Any movie that has Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin singing it has to be the tops of them all. Not to mention the movie is hilarious!

[ghostsofgiants]

2. The American Astronaut

[Archae]

3. Singing In The Rain

'Nuff said.

[terrya]

5. "Singin' in the Rain" is considered the masterpiece of film musicals.

The short list for me is:

"Singin' in the Rain"

"The Bandwagon"

"An American in Paris"

"42nd Street"

[Guava Jelly]

4. Guys and dolls

imho

[Dragonbreathp9d]

6. Film? blech

I'd have to say Rocky Horror as well then. Fuck musicals on film. Rent was alright and so was Jesus Christ Superstar, but other than that, they're all yucky. (May have something to do with all being bad musicals too, if I have to see another R&H or Greese/Footloose type play I'll kill myself).

[BlooInBloo]

24. Heh. Sorry - I haven't seen much stage.

[tool_of_the_people]

7. Jesus Christ Superstar

... or Guys and Dolls.
... or West Side Story.

[Felix Mala]

27. Never liked the film version -- they tried to be too hipped out...

It's usually much better on stage.

[cynatnite]

8. Chicago

Blew me away the first time I saw it. Still does.

[MissMillie]

9. I always like Fiddler on the Roof and Man of La Mancha

A Chorus Line was pretty good too.

[gmoney]

10. Agree on "Singin' in the Rain"

One of the very few I can even bear to watch...

"The Music Man" has certain charms, and "Guys and Dolls" may have a couple of the best songs...

[Bluebear]

11. Jesus Christ Superstar (Updated Yvonne Elliman photo here:) >>>

Here is Yvonne Elliman these days:

[begin_within]

12. Some other good ones...

The Glen Miller Story
The Last Waltz
Fantasia (1949)
The Sound of Music
West Side Story
My Fair Lady
Woodstock
Rhapsody in Blue
An American In Paris
The Decline of Western Civilization
Journey through the Past
Hair
Ray
Tommy
Dreamgirls

[LynneSin]

14. I don't consider movies like "Ray" or "Walk the Line" as musicals

Yes, there was music in the movies but not in the sense of "Chicago", "Dreamgirls" or other musicals like those.

"Ray" and "Walk the Line" were biopics about real-life musicians and it would be almost impossible to do these movies without some of their music being played

[MrScorpio]

13. The Song Remains The Same

No doubt about it

[LynneSin]

15. As a diehard Led Zeppelin fan I have this much to say

ARE YOU NUTS!!!

Even Page has said that it was a crappily done movie.

But I heard they're remastering it and re-releasing it in November 2007.

Who knows!

[MrScorpio]

19. I love it

And I don't care WHO says what about it

[LynneSin]

20. The part I love is "The Rain Song"

I imagine I'm the blonde girl he's rescuing

Not kidding

[MrScorpio]

23. Of course, you do

As any normal red-blooded American female would

[LynneSin]

16. People will yell at me but I have to go with "Evita"

I loved the broadway play, I loved the movie version of it. I thought Madonna was amazing in the roll and loved it so much I named my damn cat after it.

BTW, I watched it again the other day and my Evita will always jump up on the sofa and watch the movie with me. When the crowds start chanting "Evita" she perks up and starts purring.

[Burma Jones]

17. South Park, Bigger, Longer and Uncut

Or, for the more Traditional Folks out there, I vote West Side Story.

[bif]

21. South Pacific

[stirlingsliver]

22. 42nd Street

42nd Street with Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler.

"Shuffle Off To Buffalo" scene was great.

Additionally, any of the Busby Berkeley films.

And ANYTHING wiht Carmen Miranda in it!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=flfB4PGBHhE

[southpaw]

25. Little Shop of Horrors...

Say what you will... Rick Moranis is the perfect Seymour Krelbourne and Levi Stubbs forever defined the role of Audrey II.

[Felix Mala]

26. Sweet Charity - Bob Fosse at his best

Shirley MacLaine is the perfect whore with a heart of gold. Add in Chita Rivera and Sammy Davis, Jr. and you've got a great musical.

Enjoy this snippet with some great Fosse choreography:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG3VfKlfDEk

[supernova]

31. Heh Heh Bob Fosse

Really had A LOT of fun with us women in the most cool way possible.

Thanks for that. :D

[noonwitch]

28. The Sound Of Music, of course

It's got everything-romance, bratty kids who can sing, beautiful scenery, nazis and heroic nuns. What's not to love?

[guitar man]

29. The Blues Brothers nt

[BlooInBloo]

30. We're on a mission from god. lol! That's one of my favs too!

[BrotherBuzz]

32. Flower Drum Song

[Giant Robot]

33. Sgt Peppper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

You know the one. Admit it.

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