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Movie musical meme
Jun. 22nd, 2014 11:23 pmSwiped this from a thread at Broadway World: What are your top ten performances in a musical film?
Here are mine:
The 10 best film musicals
Jun. 16th, 2013 07:01 pmTelegraph film critic David Gritten recently offered his list, which I found via ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
movie_greats. He had one or two good choices on there, and a lot of terrible ones, and omitted a few essential ones. So I'm setting this right by making my own list. (Not that he'll ever see it, but I'll feel better.)
I'm trying to be as objective as possible, so some of my favorites (like The Court Jester) got left out, in favor of some that are, objectively speaking, greater musical achievements (like West Side Story). The top three do happen to be my top three favorite musical films, though.
Anyone else want to try their hand at a top 10 film musicals list?
movie_greats. He had one or two good choices on there, and a lot of terrible ones, and omitted a few essential ones. So I'm setting this right by making my own list. (Not that he'll ever see it, but I'll feel better.)I'm trying to be as objective as possible, so some of my favorites (like The Court Jester) got left out, in favor of some that are, objectively speaking, greater musical achievements (like West Side Story). The top three do happen to be my top three favorite musical films, though.
- Singin’ in the Rain
- My Fair Lady
- The Sound of Music
- An American in Paris
- Les Misérables
- Gigi
- Top Hat
- The Band Wagon
- 1776
- West Side Story
Anyone else want to try their hand at a top 10 film musicals list?
The (new and improved) top 20 movie list
Feb. 17th, 2013 05:03 pmRemember that top 20 movies list I made once? Remember how I said I might revise it someday? The day has come! There's one movie that's new and that just had to be added, and one old one that, after a couple more viewings, I realized had earned a spot. And so, from last to first . . .
20. An Affair to Remember (1957)
19. The Court Jester (1955)
18. The Sword in the Stone (1963)
17. The Princess Bride (1987)
16. Charade (1963)
15. Les Misérables (2012)
14. The Odd Couple (1968)
13. All about Eve (1950)
12. The Lion in Winter (1968)
11. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
10. The King's Speech (2010)
9. 1776 (1972)
8. Rear Window (1954)
7. The Sound of Music (1965)
6. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
5. Casablanca (1942)
4. Notorious (1946)
3. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
2. My Fair Lady (1964)
1. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
(I still love Shadowlands and The Thin Man, though!)
20. An Affair to Remember (1957)
19. The Court Jester (1955)
18. The Sword in the Stone (1963)
17. The Princess Bride (1987)
16. Charade (1963)
15. Les Misérables (2012)
14. The Odd Couple (1968)
13. All about Eve (1950)
12. The Lion in Winter (1968)
11. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
10. The King's Speech (2010)
9. 1776 (1972)
8. Rear Window (1954)
7. The Sound of Music (1965)
6. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
5. Casablanca (1942)
4. Notorious (1946)
3. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
2. My Fair Lady (1964)
1. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
(I still love Shadowlands and The Thin Man, though!)
Tags:
- 1776,
- all about eve,
- an affair to remember,
- casablanca,
- charade,
- it's a wonderful life,
- les miserables,
- mr. smith goes to washington,
- my fair lady,
- notorious,
- rear window,
- shadowlands,
- singin' in the rain,
- the court jester,
- the king's speech,
- the lion in winter,
- the odd couple,
- the philadelphia story,
- the princess bride,
- the sound of music,
- the sword in the stone,
- the thin man,
- top 20 movies
It's genre mashup day! Read on to see what I mean.
( #16 & #15 )
Tomorrow: The Odd Couple and All about Eve.
( #16 & #15 )
Tomorrow: The Odd Couple and All about Eve.
