Loki Posted December 9, 2009 Posted December 9, 2009 Most musicals are fucking shit, but the ones that are good are amazing - West Side Story being the prime example. Also, Annie is a Xmas fave, and Bugsy Malone. How can anyone dislike Bugsy Malone?
Paid Members Miamivenis Posted December 9, 2009 Paid Members Posted December 9, 2009 Les Miserables is nothing like what it used to be, same with Blood Brothers, Lion King, Grease and Phantom of the Opera, and there are loads of new, awful shows like Hairspray, Dirty Dancing, Sister Act, Legally Blonde, Priscilla and Mamma Mia. Have you seen the original and current runs of all these shows? And have you seen all the newer shows? And if not, how can you make these judgements with such certainty? Genuine question.
Paid Members Jaffa Posted December 9, 2009 Paid Members Posted December 9, 2009 Regarding the West End, Carbomb and Rockwell have a point. I work in Victoria and Wicked isn't very good. Billy Elliott isn't great either. We Will Rock You is a terrible concept that was badly executed and there are many other substandard shows out there as well. The point about straight plays is spot on. I saw Dr Marigold and Mr Chops last week and really enjoyed it - Simon Callow was great. As far as musical films go (and films are the thread topic) I still maintain that My Fair Lady, West Side Story and others are actually cool and not 'for lames'.
Paid Members Carbomb Posted December 9, 2009 Paid Members Posted December 9, 2009 Les Miserables is nothing like what it used to be, same with Blood Brothers, Lion King, Grease and Phantom of the Opera, and there are loads of new, awful shows like Hairspray, Dirty Dancing, Sister Act, Legally Blonde, Priscilla and Mamma Mia. Have you seen the original and current runs of all these shows? And have you seen all the newer shows? And if not, how can you make these judgements with such certainty? Genuine question. I've seen the original Blood Brothers and their recent one, same with Les Mis, and have seen the original POTO. The ones I haven't seen, I've pretty much heard from people I trust - a lot of the people I work with are actors who've worked in the West End for years, either on stage or Front of House, and their judgments are pretty sound. When it comes to the newer ones, I just check footage on Youtube - in comparison to their Broadway counterparts, they're almost invariably inferior.
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted December 9, 2009 Paid Members Posted December 9, 2009 RE: Home Alone - I watched that the other day for the first time in years, and there's nothing wrong with it. I'm very dissapointed in you Carbomb. Next you'll be telling me you don't like Jingle All The Way.
Paid Members Carbomb Posted December 9, 2009 Paid Members Posted December 9, 2009 RE: Home Alone - I watched that the other day for the first time in years, and there's nothing wrong with it. I'm very dissapointed in you Carbomb. Next you'll be telling me you don't like Jingle All The Way. Well...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted December 9, 2009 Paid Members Posted December 9, 2009 The best musical is South Park The Movie. Fuck anyone who says otherwise.
JamesTyler Posted December 9, 2009 Posted December 9, 2009 Singing In The Rain is brilliant. I agree! Though I've never watched it stoned... ...I recently had it sent through my LoveFilm subscription. My GF has informed me that I will be watching it when she's not in.
bAzTNM Fan Posted December 9, 2009 Posted December 9, 2009 The best musical is South Park The Movie. Fuck anyone who says otherwise. Spoken like a true infantile enemy of culture. Congrats.
Paid Members Green Posted December 9, 2009 Paid Members Posted December 9, 2009 The best musical is South Park The Movie. Fuck anyone who says otherwise. Although LaGoosh and I do not exactly get on, I partially agree with him. Although it's second fiddle to Rocky Horror, obviously.
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted December 9, 2009 Paid Members Posted December 9, 2009 The best musical is South Park The Movie. Fuck anyone who says otherwise. Spoken like a true infantile enemy of culture. Congrats. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56Vqo80KFlY...feature=related
Jimmy_kahoona Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is also a great musical So good infact my limited knowledge of the barn building scene actually got me a snog off a fit bird! I had to look around to make sure someone seen us or noone would have believed me! She was hot! </happy memories>
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted December 10, 2009 Moderators Posted December 10, 2009 The barn building scene is the only scene that I can remember from that film, despite the fact I saw it multiple times as a kid. I've always had a pretty short attention span though.
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