CanadianChris Posted November 23, 2003 Report Posted November 23, 2003 Mary Poppins Singin' in the Rain (oh, all right...) The Wizard of Oz
WrestlingDeacon Posted November 23, 2003 Report Posted November 23, 2003 You people don't know jack shit about musicals. An American in Paris White Christmas A Hard Day's Night Help! Duck Soup Fantasia Top Hat Swing Time Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Head My Fair Lady Finian's Rainbow Holiday Inn Royal Wedding On the Town Anchors Aweigh And just for fun....PAINT YOUR WAGON
WrestlingDeacon Posted November 23, 2003 Report Posted November 23, 2003 And yeah, I would consider A Mighty Wind to be a musical. Any movie based on music and features songs directly in the film being performed by actors is a musical. Apparently, Throatwobbler, you haven't watched a lot of those old Fox big band/Carmen Miranda musicals where mostly they were performing on stage or in performance type locations. There are a lot of old musicals where the actors are portraying real singers and musicians and perform only in stage or rehearsal type settings.
spiny norman Posted November 23, 2003 Author Report Posted November 23, 2003 I haven't seen A Mighty Wind, truth be told. I just assumed it was like Spinal Tap, and it wasn't classified on IMDB as a musical, so I figured it wasn't.
Guest El Satanico Posted November 23, 2003 Report Posted November 23, 2003 You people don't know jack shit about musicals. And just for fun....PAINT YOUR WAGON I already alerted him to the fact that this is an awful place to do musical tourney at. There's a few like you who appreciate them, but the majority either don't like them or only know the popular ones. I remember the Simpson's reference to that...It was their musical episode I believe. We're Gooonna Paaaint that Waaagon...We're Goooonna Paiiint it goood.
WrestlingDeacon Posted November 24, 2003 Report Posted November 24, 2003 Yeah, El Satanico, I know. I just wanted to be a dick. "There's Lee Marvin. He's always drunk and surly." And A Mighty Wind is a lot like Spinal Tap, although I think they do give more focus to the music. In a way, Spinal Tap could be called a musical as well.
Nighthawk Posted November 24, 2003 Report Posted November 24, 2003 Speaking of Christopher Guest, might as well add Waiting For Guffman. Plenty of music in that.
Ravenbomb Posted November 24, 2003 Report Posted November 24, 2003 just because there's a lot of music in it doesn't mean it's a musical. There's plenty of music in Almost Famous but that's not a musical
Nighthawk Posted November 24, 2003 Report Posted November 24, 2003 If you were talking about what I said, it's still a musical. It's about a stage musical, after all. edit: But now that I think about it, that's an odd case. Is a movie about a musical a musical itself? I don't know.
Guest JumpinJackFlash Posted November 24, 2003 Report Posted November 24, 2003 South Park: Bigger, Loner and Uncut was an awesome musical! Uncle Fucker is a great song!
Ravenbomb Posted November 24, 2003 Report Posted November 24, 2003 would Moulin Rouge be a musical if they didn't burst into song outside the stage show?
eiker_ir Posted November 24, 2003 Report Posted November 24, 2003 Tommy Footloose weee Like I Love You ( i think that's the name) it has Drew Barrymore, Edward Norton, Woody Allen, Goldie Hawn, etc
eiker_ir Posted November 24, 2003 Report Posted November 24, 2003 Tommy Footloose weee Like I Love You ( i think that's the name) it has Drew Barrymore, Edward Norton, Woody Allen, Goldie Hawn, etc
Guest stardust Posted November 24, 2003 Report Posted November 24, 2003 Funny Face (not the version with Barbara Streisand, but with Audrey Hepburn)
godthedog Posted November 24, 2003 Report Posted November 24, 2003 would Moulin Rouge be a musical if they didn't burst into song outside the stage show? yes, it would be a busby berkeley-type musical. musicals have ACTION built around the SONGS. other movies with lots of music have SONGS built around the ACTION. Like I Love You ( i think that's the name) it has Drew Barrymore, Edward Norton, Woody Allen, Goldie Hawn, etc 'everyone says i love you'. not a big fan of it, but i like the musical number tim roth (as a sociopath) does.
spiny norman Posted November 25, 2003 Author Report Posted November 25, 2003 We currently have 40 musicals. Hoorah! If I get no more nominations, I'll just add 24 myself and the voting can begin. So, please nominate people. I'm not limiting the nomination amount now. Already nominated are: 8 Mile An American In Paris Anchors Away Cannibal! The Musical Chicago Dancer In The Dark Duck Soup Everyone Says I Love You Fantasia Finian's Rainbow Footloose Funny Face Godspell Grease A Hard Day's Night Head Help! Holiday Inn Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Little Shop of Horrors Mary Poppins Moulin Rouge! The Music Man My Fair Lady Oklahoma On The Town Paint Your Wagon Pink Floyd: The Wall Rocky Horror Picture Show Royal Wedding Singin' In The Rain South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut State Fair Swing Time Tommy Top Hat West Side Story White Christmas Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory The Wizard Of Oz
moral suasion Posted November 26, 2003 Report Posted November 26, 2003 Here are a few more: 7 brides for 7 brothers. The Pirates of Penzance. You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Jesus Christ Superstar Fiddler on the Roof Newsies Sweeney Todd are we counting disney animated musicals?
notJames Posted November 26, 2003 Report Posted November 26, 2003 This list begins and ends with West Side Story. Anyone who disagrees is a filthy Communist.
moral suasion Posted November 26, 2003 Report Posted November 26, 2003 Brigadoon Annie Man on the Moon (if 8 mile is a musical, so is this) Into the Woods Cabaret
Guest Choken One Posted November 26, 2003 Report Posted November 26, 2003 How is man on the moon a fucking musical? It doesn't have but ONE scene involving music. 8 Mile is all rap battles.
moral suasion Posted November 26, 2003 Report Posted November 26, 2003 Tony Clifton sings two songs including "I will survive" Andy Kaufman sings "It's a freindly, freindly world" and "the might mouse theme."
WrestlingDeacon Posted November 27, 2003 Report Posted November 27, 2003 A Star is Born (you can do both the Streisand and Garland versions) Yankee Doodle Dandy The King and I Fiddler on the Roof Xanadu Road to Rio Robin and Seven Hoods Guys and Dolls Going My Way Sun Valley Serenade
spiny norman Posted November 27, 2003 Author Report Posted November 27, 2003 NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED!!!!!!!!!! Here is your list of 64, I shall try and get this up and running in the next 24 hours. 8 Mile An American In Paris Anchors Away Annie Beauty And The Beast Brigadoon Cabaret Cannibal! The Musical Chicago Dancer In The Dark Duck Soup Everyone Says I Love You Fantasia Fiddler On The Roof Finian's Rainbow Footloose Funny Face Godspell Going My Way Grease Guys And Dolls A Hard Day's Night Head Help! Holiday Inn Into The Woods Jesus Christ Superstar Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat The King And I Little Shop of Horrors Mary Poppins Moulin Rouge! The Music Man My Fair Lady Newsies A Night At The Opera Oklahoma On The Town Paint Your Wagon Pink Floyd: The Wall The Producers Road To Rio Robin And Seven Hoods Rocky Horror Picture Show Royal Wedding Seven Brides For Seven Brothers Singin' In The Rain Snow White And The Seven Dwarves The Sound Of Music South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut A Star Is Born (1954) State Fair Sun Valley Serenade Sweeney Todd Swing Time Tommy Top Hat West Side Story White Christmas Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory The Wizard Of Oz Xanadu Yankee Doodle Dandy You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Ravenbomb Posted November 27, 2003 Report Posted November 27, 2003 Godspell Pink Floyd: The Wall Rocky Horror Picture Show South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut Tommy Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown yay!
WrestlingDeacon Posted November 27, 2003 Report Posted November 27, 2003 To my knowledge there has never been a film version of the Sweeney Todd musical. There is a filmed version of the theatrical play from 2001 and there are non-musical versions of the story. Care to clarify?
Edwin MacPhisto Posted November 27, 2003 Report Posted November 27, 2003 (edited) I don't why you're going to waste your time voting. Nothing's going to beat South Park on this board. Outside, outside chance on Moulin Rouge and maaaybe West Side Story. And Deacon is absolutely right about Sweeney Todd. As far as I know there are no actual musical films of Sondheim works, only tapes of stage plays. Same thing with Into the Woods. Though anyone who likes either of these owes it to themselves to check out Sunday in the Park With George, which is probably his best show. But again, like I said, it's not like Sondheim is gonna get many votes anyway, so I should quit flappin' the gums. They're going to be out first-round in any case. Oh, one final thought: the film of the Producers is not a musical at all. It has a 5 or 6 minutes of "Springtime For Hitler" at the end, but that's it. The Broadway show is a musical, but the movie is just a straight-up comedy. It has no more musical context than any movie with a scene at a theater or opera. I think it's just as much of a stretch to include that in this as it is to include 8-Mile. Edited November 27, 2003 by Edwin MacPhisto
spiny norman Posted November 27, 2003 Author Report Posted November 27, 2003 I will check that out about Sweeney Todd and Into The Woods. I was just going off IMDB for those things. I don't see how South Park is such a given to win, I think Rocky Horror has a huge chance, along with a few of the others. Maybe I'm completely wrong, but I don't think it's so clearcut as you say. These tournaments almost always have an unexpected result, anyway.
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