Favorite Musical!!

Moviemaker137 · Post by **Moviemaker137** » Nov Mon 20, 2006 8:15 pm

Alright Favorite musicals:
Lion King
The Little Shop of Horrors
Rent

Ive seen Highschool Musical the movie and its good too
Umm as for Kronk... your question about Kenny Ortega...
I did a little IMDB research and I found that he didn't direct Luck of the Irish, however he did direct the movie Hocus Pocus in 1993. The director for Luck of the Irish was Paul Hoen.

Just thought I'd answer your questions while I was writing my list

and always happy to help with any movie inquiries anyone has.

Jacca5660 · Post by **Jacca5660** » Nov Mon 20, 2006 10:15 pm

I need to add two Anne and Chicargo!! My DL wanted me to tell everybody I am Straight!! 8)

Lion Sleeps Tonight · Post by **Lion Sleeps Tonight** » Nov Tue 21, 2006 1:29 am

I'd say my choice for favorite musical would be between Wicked and Phantom of the Opera. Phantom because it was my first musical, but Wicked was so much fun and the songs are so catchy.

Others that are up there are Lion King, Man of La Mancha(newer one), Into the Woods and RENT(minus Rosario Dawson).

Post by **js3901** » Nov Tue 21, 2006 1:57 am

I'm not really into musicals, myself. However, I did like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. those songs are catchy, and anytime I hear them, they're stuck in my head for days.

Lion Sleeps Tonight · Post by **Lion Sleeps Tonight** » Nov Tue 21, 2006 1:01 pm

js3901 wrote:I'm not really into musicals, myself. However, I did like [iWilly Wonka and the Chocolate Factory[/i]. those songs are catchy, and anytime I hear them, they're stuck in my head for days.

That's fun, if not creepy. I like that one song Veruca sings.

How can I forget Westside Story? I think that musical might be my favorite movie of all time.

Jacca5660 · Post by **Jacca5660** » Nov Tue 21, 2006 1:34 pm

That's fun, if not creepy. I like that one song Veruca sings.

How can I forget Westside Story? I think that musical might be my favorite movie of all time.

When I was a kid (I'm the youngest of 6 and I grew up in Brooklyn NY), one of my
sister told me she was taking me to a movie about the "Jets"! I thought it was a movie about FOOTBALL!! It was West Side Story!! I still have a hard time watching it!! Mind you I was about 6 and spent the whole time waiting for the FOOTBALL movie!

Lion Sleeps Tonight · Post by **Lion Sleeps Tonight** » Nov Tue 21, 2006 4:41 pm

Jacca5660 wrote:
That's fun, if not creepy. I like that one song Veruca sings.

How can I forget Westside Story? I think that musical might be my favorite movie of all time.
When I was a kid (I'm the youngest of 6 and I grew up in Brooklyn NY), one of my
sister told me she was taking me to a movie about the "Jets"! I thought it was a movie about FOOTBALL!! It was West Side Story!! I still have a hard time watching it!! Mind you I was about 6 and spent the whole time waiting for the FOOTBALL movie!

Oh, wow. How horrible being tricked into seeing a movie- a musical no less. I always chuckle when I see the Jets do those weird dance moves in the dance hall. It's just...weird.

Well at least there were some fights...err well dance fights.

kronk's angel · Post by **kronk's angel** » Jan Thu 25, 2007 5:12 pm

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weluvmovies.com · Post by **weluvmovies.com** » Jan Tue 30, 2007 2:47 am

Classic musical... probably Singin' in the Rain, or Top Hat with Fred Astaire. More current shows, I'd say Chicago, High School Musical(really grew on me, considering I hated it originally.) and don't you all judge me on this next one until you have actually seen it(the ending)... Jackass the Movie 2(watched it 2x's back to back and laughed out loud on the musical sequence to the point of not being able to catch my breathe)!

broncoflyer8912 · Post by **broncoflyer8912** » Jan Tue 30, 2007 12:07 pm

All time favorite musicals are Les Miz, Man of La Mancha, Titanic the musical (only because i'm a big Titanic buff), The Scarlet Pimpernel, and Wicked.

I have also enjoyed the Producers, Annie, the Lion King, Camelot, and Rent

Post by **js3901** » Apr Tue 24, 2007 9:19 pm

I'm sorry, but I find it VERY disrespectful for there to be a Titanic musical. I would think that the greatest maritime tragedy would mean a little more than a musical. It's (at least to me) almost like making a Columbine or WTC musical.

[ /rant]

I'm not a fan of musicals, myself, as I've said in the past (see above). I did enjoy Willy Wonka (and to a lesser extent, the newer Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). I also liked West Side Story (the movie version).

broncoflyer8912 · Post by **broncoflyer8912** » Apr Tue 24, 2007 11:07 pm

js3901 wrote:I'm sorry, but I find it VERY disrespectful for there to be a Titanic musical. I would think that the greatest maritime tragedy would mean a little more than a musical. It's (at least to me) almost like making a Columbine or WTC musical.

[ /rant]

I counter....

Then from what you say it must be disrespectful to watch a documentary on an airplane crash or to listen to a song about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. I believe the musical should be looked at for its context before being judged as disrespectful. I think that the musical itself does not disrespect the Titanic or anyone who was involved. It doesn't portray anyone in a bad light, save for Ismay (who rightly deserves the bad light), and offers an glimpse of what the journey on that fateful ship would have been like. It's not like they are making light of the whole tragedy, and the scenes during the sinking are just as emotional as the movie version with Leo was. I also think that the moral of the story is just the same as the moral of the real life story, in that we cannot conquer nature and that human life is more valuable then speed.

I have been to numerous Titanic exhibits, and seen pieces of the actual ship, look at artifacts recovered from the wreck site, and read a list of all the passengers who perished on that night in April in 1912. Watching the musical brings my life in perspective just as seeing the Titanic exhibits, so I don't see how you can say the musical is any more disrespectful to the tragedy, than me going to pay money to see a Titanic exhibit at a musuem.

[/counter rant]

Cheshire Cat · Post by **Cheshire Cat** » Apr Wed 25, 2007 3:56 pm

Wow, it's awesome to find people who actually know that there was a Titanic musical. One of my favorite songs from any musical is The Night Was Alive. That song is extremely emotional knowing the tragedy that's going to follow and is an amazing duet.

thsawrp · Post by **thsawrp** » Apr Mon 30, 2007 3:42 pm

Man of La Mancha! Come on guys you have to dream that impossible dream!

broncoflyer8912 · Post by **broncoflyer8912** » Apr Mon 30, 2007 7:00 pm

thsawrp wrote:Man of La Mancha! Come on guys you have to dream that impossible dream!

I absolutely love that song, I sang it for my vocal production class my senior year, it was awesome!!!

I also have the "Man of La Mancha" DVD with Peter O'Toole in it, and he was awesome, even though he didn't do the singing voice...