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Posted by lull89 2012-12-24 01:41:09
HitFix.com just posted this gallery of what they chose as the 20 best movie musicals of the past 50 years. Out of the films that I have seen I have a few issues (and find at least one notable omission from my taste), but I found their top few picks to be very strong. What say you all?
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by qolbinau 2012-12-24 01:54:02
Sweeney Todd and Chicago not even on the list? meh
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by Jordan Catalano 2012-12-24 02:03:21
It's an odd list but I don't think SWEENEY TODD deserves to be on it, thanks to the horrendous singing voices in it.
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by fashionguru_23 2012-12-24 02:25:38
No West Side Story or The Wizard of Oz? Interesting...
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by Jordan Catalano 2012-12-24 02:26:47
They weren't made in the last 50 years.
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by broadwaydevil 2012-12-24 02:44:06
No The Jazz Singer ? Interesting...
No The Godfather ? Interesting...
No Jan Maxwell ? Interesting...
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by ChanceEncounter 2012-12-24 03:00:08
Chicago deserves to be on there, but Sweeney Todd definitely not.
Glad to see 8 Femmes on the list. That's a wonderful and fun film.
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by henrikegerman 2012-12-24 08:41:43
Oliver!, Chicago, and Funny Girl notably absent. But I'm also glad to see 8 Women included.
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by Addison D. 2012-12-24 09:41:25
I'll add my huzzah for '8 Femmes'--one of my all-time faves. I'm also happy to see 'Hedwig' and Bjork on the list.
I might combine the Disney renaissance films into 1 entry to make room for 'Funny Girl', though. And I'm not sure that 'Moulin Rouge' deserves a spot more than 'Chicago'.
While I appreciate that rules are rules etc., I have to object to 'West Side Story' not making the list. IMDB lists the American, Japanese and Brazilian release dates as December, 1961 but worldwide release continued well into 1962.
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by Kad 2012-12-24 18:52:14
It IS weird Chicago isn't on there, though I do like the inclusion of more off-beat things.
I think WSS being left off is more technicality. I would assume they're going by premiere dates. It's considered a 1961 film.
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by Gothampc 2012-12-24 19:22:21
I'd drop Dancer in the Dark and replace it with Tommy. How can you not include Tina Turner's Acid Queen?
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by RENT_is_Wicked2 2012-12-24 19:45:24
Chicago??????????????
I also enjoyed "Hello Dolly" as well.
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by Addison D. 2012-12-24 19:57:06
Ugh. I forgot 'Tommy'. I'll give up 'Grease' for 'Tommy', but not 'Dancer'. 'Dancer' is difficult, but SO powerful. It's an important movie (for me).
Maybe--like combining 'Little Mermaid' & 'Beauty & The Beast' into a single Disney Renaissance spot on the list--we can sneak 'Funny Girl' and 'Dolly' in under a Streisand Period Costume Musical item.
I've never seen 'Phantom of the Paradise'--does it really belong on the list?
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by StageManager2 2012-12-24 19:58:59
I think WSS being left off is more technicality. I would assume they're going by premiere dates. It's considered a 1961 film.
It's considered a 1961 film because it is from 1961. It was released on October 18, 1961, to be exact. The article is about the best musicals of the past 50 years. So 1962 would be the cut-off point.
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by JP2 2012-12-24 20:05:24
They sure picked the right #1. :)
Though, I'd have taken 1-2 out and replaced with either Chicago or Hairspray.
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by daisybeetle 2012-12-24 20:28:58
The Music Man (1962) should be there.
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by degrassifan 2012-12-24 20:42:30
I don't know how I feel about The Sound of Music being number 5 and Mary Poppins being number 3. I think they should switch places. Also, I think Chicago should have been on the list, as well as (don't hurt me!!) Hairspray. If Dreamgirls made it, then these two should have made it as well. I'm glad The Little Mermaid was on the list. Usually, it's always Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King on these lists, but never TLM, so I'm glad it made it. Oh, and I'm surprised Oliver! didn't make the list.
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by Gothampc 2012-12-24 21:03:47
Also, they didn't include any of the tv musicals?
Bette Midler Gypsy
Matthew/Kristin Music Man
Jason/Vanessa Bye Bye Birdie
Glennie South Pacific
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-12-24 22:19:04
I'm with Chicago and Sweeney people. Both of those are personal favorites. I was glad to see Hedwig included. Fiddler on the Roof is a head-scratcher. I'm never sure what I think about it. I'll always be lukewarm on Dreamgirls, so I'd maybe question that one's inclusion.
All of the others are pretty reasonable.
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by ChanceEncounter 2012-12-24 22:25:28
The sweeney movie was no good.
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-12-24 22:29:24
You're no good!
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by canmark 2012-12-24 22:57:09
Indiewire has a poll: Best Live-Action Movie Musical of the Last 75 Years
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/movie-musicals-top-20-of-all-time
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by madbrian 2012-12-24 23:12:40
I'd also find room for A Hard Day's Night on the list of top musicals.
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by ChanceEncounter 2012-12-24 23:28:24
You're no good!
i won't deny that
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by EricMontreal22 2012-12-24 23:36:01
"I've never seen 'Phantom of the Paradise'--does it really belong on the list?"
Any list with Little Shop at the top (and I don't disagree with its placement) owes some debt to Paradise, so yes, I think it's justified.
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by Addison D. 2012-12-24 23:51:54
OK Eric--you've never led me wrong; I'll stream it on Amazon later tonight...
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by Kad 2012-12-25 10:14:27
Also surprised about the lack of Rocky Horror. It may not be an excellent film, but it's arguably more than the sum of its parts.
A Fun List of the 20 Best Movie Musicals for Us to Debate
Posted by best12bars 2012-12-25 11:55:03
Hello, Dolly! is a film musical that manages to get better with age and repeated viewings, where others do the exact opposite.
Little Shop as #1? Not even close, even though I would definitely put in the top 20.
No Oliver! is a huge mistake. I would actually put that near the #1 spot. I do like some of the "fringe" musicals they listed. All in all, it's an interesting list even if I don't agree with it.
Mine would be something like this:
The Sound of Music
Oliver!
Fiddler on the Roof
Cabaret
Mary Poppins
Moulin Rouge!
Beauty and the Beast (Disney)
Chicago
The Music Man (1962)
Scrooge (1971)
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Hello, Dolly!
Dreamgirls
My Fair Lady
Tommy
Hair
Gypsy (1962)
Funny Girl
Little Shop of Horrors
Aladdin (Disney)
