The MoFo Top 100 Musicals Countdown

One Ornery Sumbitch

10-23-24

Grease 2 and South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut?

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Thief

Master of None

10-23-24

Originally Posted by Holden Pike

Grease 2 and South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut?

Ugh, you just reminded me that I should've included South Park on my list. Love that soundtrack

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10-23-24

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Frozen

Director

Jennifer Lee, 2013

Starring

Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad

10-23-24

5lists64points

Corpse Bride

Director

Mike Johnson, 2005

Starring

Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman

Holden Pike

One Ornery Sumbitch

10-23-24

Frozen was #40 on the MoFo Top 100 Animated Films list while Corpse Bride was #69.

Miss Vicky

MoFo's Resident Bitch

10-23-24

Corpse Bride is creative and fun. If it had a stronger soundtrack I might even like it better than The Nightmare Before Christmas. But as it is I still liked it enough to put it at #12 on my ballot.

Here's what I wrote about it when I rewatched it for the countdown:

Originally Posted by Miss Vicky

Corpse Bride
(Tim Burton, 2005)

I don't remember when I last watched this movie, but it's been quite awhile (also, holy shit this movie is 19 years old?!). I vaguely remembered liking it quite a bit but never quite loving it, but didn't really remember what about it I had liked.

Now that my memory is refreshed, there really isn't anything about this movie that I didn't like. You've got that signature Tim Burton style coupled with the music gifts of Danny Elfman (and while Elfman's songs for this aren't as memorable as his contributions to The Nightmare Before Christmas, they're still pretty great). Add to that a wonderful voice cast (including the usual suspects Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, but also Emily Watson, Tracey Uhlman, Joanna Lumley, Albert Finney, and Christopher Lee) and a whimsical - if macabre - story and the result is a really fun time.

But what really stood out to me was the juxtaposition of the land of the living and the land of the dead. The land of the living is rigid, cold, and miserable, lacking in both color and life, while the land of the dead is free, colorful, and full of life - like one big party where everyone can be their authentic selves.

Now I don't know if my enjoyment of this movie was heightened by it following a lot of musicals that I didn't like quite so much, but regardless this one is sure to rank high on my ballot.

I've seen Frozen a few times and I don't like it.

My Ballot:
2. Charlotte's Web (#79)
6. Walk the Line (#95)
12. Corpse Bride (#61)
15. The Jungle Book (#63)
20. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (#66)
25. Joe's Apartment (One Pointer)

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10-23-24

Not only have I seen those two� I even voted for them both!

So Frozen was #17 on my list. I did not send in a full 25 so this was one of the lowest entries on my list, but definitely still a movie I would like on there.

In a way it�s very overhyped and all, but I think the songs are really good and well written and the animation is gorgeous. It�s not the strongest story but it�s quite good. I think it�s a solid film.

Now� Corpse Bride was #2 on my list. I love that movie. I adore stop motion and it goes hand in hand with Burton�s dark and wicked universe. I love the look and feel of this.

The songs are absolutely amazing to be honest. So well written, so creative and super fun. The movie is overall just a nice little package of awesomeness. Sad to see it this low actually.

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10-23-24

Frozen was my #19. Had I watched this just once as a single adult, I probably would have thought nothing more of it. But Child #3 was just at the right age (around 3 or 4) to succumb to Frozen-mania and we had to watch it approximately eleventy billion times over the next few years. So it could be a kind of Stockholm Syndrome, or it could just be that the more I watched it, the more clever things about it I noticed and the more the songs and the characters grew on me.

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Msg

Registered User

10-23-24

Frozen is solid and fun. Not on my list, but definitely worthy. I've mentioned that Tim Burton is not always my cup of tea, so I haven't had a strong urge to get to Corpse Bride.

rauldc14

2022 Mofo Fantasy Football Champ

10-23-24

Disney is making it's run!

Thief

Master of None

10-23-24

Seen both but voted for neither.

Frozen is pretty good, and I like how it perfected this new trend within Disney films to focus on non-romantic relationships (in this case, sisterhood) without a tangible antagonist. I think it makes for a more interesting film. Plus, on the other side, you get some fun, silly stuff with Olaf, and I think he's hilarious. However, other than "Let It Go", I don't remember much about the other songs so I decided to leave it out in favor of several other DIsney films.

Corpse Bride is one I saw with my kids a couple of years ago, but to be honest, it didn't really register that much. I think I enjoyed it, but it's a blur right now and I didn't even remember it was a musical.

SEEN: 13/40
MY BALLOT: 3/25

My ballot

seanc

Trying Real Hard To Be The Shepherd

10-23-24

Frozen is fine, not really made for me.

Maybe I will watch Corpse Bride for Halloween. Problem for me is Nightmare seems to be the benchmark for this type of movie, and that one doesn�t do much for me.

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Thief

Master of None

10-23-24

Stats: Pit Stop #4

Now that we've hit the fourth pit stop (60), here are some stats:

Decade Breakdown

1920s = 0
1930s = 4
1940s = 2
1950s = 8
1960s = 4
1970s = 3
1980s = 3
1990s = 3
2000s = 5
2010s = 6
2020s = 2

Strong showing by the 2000s and 2010s, with 3 and 2 respectively in this last batch; but as expected, the 1950s continue at the top with another 2 as well.

Recurring Directors

Stanley Donen = 2
Vincente Minnelli = 2
Tim Burton = 2

Tim Burton just jumped into this pool with two entries: Sweeney Todd at #66, and now his co-directorial effort in Corpse Bride. Other than that, no changes.

Animation keeps racking up entries with four entries in this batch, for a total of 9 animated films so far.

Last edited by Thief; 10-24-24 at 12:52 AM.

Citizen Rules

Trouble with a capital "T"

10-23-24

Believe it or not I've seen and liked Corpse Bride...I wrote this:

Corpse Bride (2005)

I really like many of Tim Burton films: Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Mars Attacks... Yes they are strange but they still pack in some good old heart felt emotions and are so creative! That's why I used that screenshot because I appreciate the artistry and attention to detail that Burton put into his film Corpse Bride. The world of the dead was so creative and fun. Enjoyed the creativity of it all, even the skeleton pet dog was cute. Nicely told story too and I did feel for the characters especially at the end of the film which says alot for Burton's story telling skills.

As far as Frozen, Disney=meh.

dadgumblah

Registered User

10-23-24

I"ve seen Frozen and loved it enough to spring for the DVD. Prime Disney.

The Corpse Bride is one Tim Burton I've yet to see, despite my love for the guy. Will get to it.

Neither on my list, so things remain status quo:

So far:
#1. On the Town #93 (list proper)
#6. Easter Parade #78 (list proper)
#10. Gigi #85 (list proper)
#12. Calamity Jane #84 (list proper)
#14. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers #71 (list proper)
#25. Neptune's Daughter (one-pointer).

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rauldc14

2022 Mofo Fantasy Football Champ

10-23-24

24/40 seen from me so far!

Miss Vicky

MoFo's Resident Bitch

10-23-24

I've only seen 16/40 so far.

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Friendo.

10-23-24

Seen 15/40

Actually more than I expected haha

cricket

Registered User

10-23-24

I've seen both but didn't care for either.

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