Favorite musical movies

[lg325]

Night and Day the life of Cole Porter. 1943- Well done movie on his life up to 1943. Great musical numbers. Cary Grant plays Porter. A movie with no flaws.

 

[Auld Phart]

Finians Rainbow.



Fiddler on the roof

 

[Meister]

'The Last Waltz' directed by Martin Scorsese

 

[Disir]

I have several musicals that I love.

 

[Kilroy2]

West Side Story (1961) - Bing video

Do not particularly like musicals but this one does have a way of making you say hmmm and wish you have the ability to snap your fingers

 

[Auld Phart]

I have several musicals that I love.

King and I?

yes, especially the Shall we Dance number.


West side Story?

Sorry, seeing gang bangers doing ballet ain't my style.

 

[Disir]

 

[ReinyDays]

 

[ClaireH]

So many good ones, but top 5 that come to mind:
Fiddler on the Roof
Oklahoma
Sound of Music
West Side Story
Lion King (original-will be interesting to see what Speilberg's done with his version out in 2021 now in post-production)

 

[Disir]

I have several musicals that I love.

King and I?

yes, especially the Shall we Dance number.


West side Story?

Sorry, seeing gang bangers doing ballet ain't my style.

The King and I was fantastic because of Yul Brenner. Three generations thought he was hot. I like a lot of the music in West Side Story.

 

[Nosmo King]

Rock musicals!
Quadrophenia

The Commitments

 

[Disir]

Also, Hamilton

 

[hjmick]

My list is long, but this one is rarely considered a musical, and it is one of my favorites:

 

[hjmick]

I watch this one every year without fail:

 

[ClaireH]

I have several musicals that I love.

King and I?

yes, especially the Shall we Dance number.


West side Story?
Agree fully about King and I-loved that one and forgot about it when coming up with my short list or it would have been on there.
Sorry, seeing gang bangers doing ballet ain't my style.

lol Even though I get what you're saying, I just have to say that those must have been some really good actors to make you think they were true thugs . Think of the kids who took drama back in high school, now add extra talent wherever needed and voila! A gang banger doing ballet! Surely it's a rare event when someone who took drama goes all gang busters! It could happen though but they might give themselves away wearing tights underneath their pants

 

[Rocko]

I enjoyed La La Land

 

[Auld Phart]

I have several musicals that I love.

King and I?

yes, especially the Shall we Dance number.


West side Story?
Agree fully about King and I-loved that one and forgot about it when coming up with my short list or it would have been on there.
Sorry, seeing gang bangers doing ballet ain't my style.

lol Even though I get what you're saying, I just have to say that those must have been some really good actors to make you think they were true thugs . Think of the kids who took drama back in high school, now add extra talent wherever needed and voila! A gang banger doing ballet! Surely it's a rare event when someone who took drama goes all gang busters! It could happen though but they might give themselves away wearing tights underneath their pants

Even though I get what you're saying, I just have to say that those must have been some really good actors to make you think they were true thugs

Their characters were thugs.

and the only one I remember off hand was Russ Tamblyn, a professional dancer.

 

[Disir]

Urinetown. The only reason that I like that musical is because it was done locally and I knew everyone.

 

[Hossfly]

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Oklahoma

Porgy and Bess

 

[Disir]