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Minor catch up! I've seen all of the last 4, the previous 2 of which were on my ballot :
62. Frozen (2013) - Yep, I've seen Frozen. Millions and millions of children seem bedazzled by this Disney animated feature so I had to check it out. It didn't stick with me, but soon after watching it I was mightily impressed, giving it 4.5/5 and writing on Letterboxd : "I hear this one is popular with the kids, and I can really see why. It's also a film that has absolutely no consensus when it comes time to see how everyone rates it. Well, how does it look? It's looks beautiful - one of the best looking animated films I've ever seen, with snow-filled landscapes, animals and icy architecture that's dazzling. It also sounds great, with plenty of extremely catchy tunes - a little pop-music, but fitting all the same, and enjoyable. The funny stuff is very winsome, and I thought that this movie was full of clever comedy that works for adults and kids. The story takes inspiration from Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Snow Queen", which is popular in Russia, but isn't adapted quite as much in English-speaking countries - so it's a nice change. You've gotta give this one to the kids - they've voted with their nagging insistence to see Frozen again, and this animated film is set to unleash a wave of nostalgia in the decades to come. Already a classic - and I think excellent." I'll have to watch it again one day - it almost feels like I'm recommending films to myself when I read reviews which are impressed with movies I barely remember watching.
61. Corpse Bride (2005) - I've seen this as well. On Letterboxd I simply wrote "Impressively alive and exuding life for an animated film about a corpse bride." Three years later and it's another case of remembering a movie in a very general way, but having forgotten many of the specifics - including all of the songs. I gave Corpse Bride 3.5/5, so it's another animated feature that I appreciated at the very least.
60. Annie (1982) - I watched Annie for the first time fairly recently, and I never expected that I'd one day be putting it on a ballot regarding my favourite musicals, but here we are. What got it over the line was the fact that Carol Burnett, Tim Curry, Albert Finney and Bernadette Peters are in it - and all four are wonderful to watch. I love Carol Burnett - I really do. Soon after seeing it for the first time, I watched it again - always a sign that something has really clicked with me. I'd avoided watching Annie for my entire life, thinking I'd hate it - but approached with an open mind, it's a lively Depression-era update on Oliver Twist with a few absolutely unforgettable music numbers and impressive visual period film optics. I think it gets unfairly maligned, and until now I would have been one of the people putting it down - but I've changed, and as such this made it onto my ballot at #23.
59. Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) - This film introduced me to Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera - and it quickly became a huge hit with me. I immediately took to all of the songs, and I have since listened to what feels like dozens of different artists sing them. This unusual, theatrical interpretation is interesting - and while the cast perform in modern-day Israel/Palestine as if somehow transported from the past to the present they perform with incredible gusto and commitment. All I can say is that I love everything about Jesus Christ Superstar (even though I'm not at all religious - although that's surely not a requisite when you take a good look at it.) I have it at #5 on my ballot.
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Seen : 28/42
I'd never even heard of : 6/42
Movies that had been on my radar, but I haven't seen yet : 8/42
Films from my list : 5
#59 - My #5 - Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
#60 - My #23 - Annie (1982)
#72 - My #22 - Yellow Submarine (1968)
#92 - My #8 - Tommy (1975)
One-pointer - My #25 - Shock Treatment (1981)
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