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Sorry, I just haven't seen you saying anything positive about any of the movies revealed so far.
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#30. Moulin Rouge!
Saw this film in theatre when it came out. I remember the hall was two-thirds empty. It was mostly Ewan McGregor who brought my company to the theatre. The only thing I remember of this event is boredom...
Saw this film in theatre when it came out. I remember the hall was two-thirds empty. It was mostly Ewan McGregor who brought my company to the theatre. The only thing I remember of this event is boredom...
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Watched Moulin Rouge for this countdown. I liked Kidman and some of the music but didn't care for the movie.
I liked The Music Man more than most musicals.
I liked The Music Man more than most musicals.
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Sorry, I just haven't seen you saying anything positive about any of the movies revealed so far.
Yep, I was the highest vote.
Once it was made clear that movies about musicians would be eligible, there was never even a shred of doubt that Walk the Line would be on my ballot and placed quite high. It features some really great (and award-winning) performances in which the cast did all of their own singing and I really love the soundtrack. I'm a little disappointed at its low placement, but I'm happy that it made the cut.
Once it was made clear that movies about musicians would be eligible, there was never even a shred of doubt that Walk the Line would be on my ballot and placed quite high. It features some really great (and award-winning) performances in which the cast did all of their own singing and I really love the soundtrack. I'm a little disappointed at its low placement, but I'm happy that it made the cut.
I liked Begin Again and considered it for my ballot, but ultimately didn't vote for it.
Templeton is my spirit animal, I've always loved Charlotte's Web, and it was #2 on my ballot.
I go back and forth on Moana. Sometimes I like it and sometimes I don't, but I've never loved it. If I had stuck with my original intention of not doing any preparation for this countdown, I probably would've voted for it. But I did prepare and it eventually got cut.
There are things I love about Sweeney Todd and things I hate about it, but my overall impression was positive enough to land it at #20 on my ballot.
The Jungle Book is fun and the songs are really catchy. I had it at #15 on my ballot.
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.
The Little Mermaid is one of Disney’s better animated musicals, but I don’t like it enough to vote for it.
I was never a big fan of [Alice In Wonderland] as a kid, but it's grown on me a lot in my adulthood. I voted for it at #21.
It wasn't quite instant love, but I liked Stingray Sam a lot on first watch and ended up watching it three more times and liking it more each time. I love it now, it has quickly become one of my favorite movies, and it landed on my ballot at #4 - though I considered putting it even higher... I'm absolutely ecstatic that it ranked this high!
I might have watched Stingray Sam for a fifth time last night... 
I watched Sing Street on Holden's recommendation and, while I didn't love it, I thought it was a very solid film with some really good music and an interesting story. I also thought it was more engaging than Carney's better known film, Once (which I'm sure will make an appearance later), and probably overall on par with Begin Again (which appeared earlier in the countdown) but IMO this has better music.
Sing Street sneaked onto my ballot at #23.
Sing Street sneaked onto my ballot at #23.
I liked Phantom of the Paradise but not enough to vote for it.
I initially saw Les Misérables when it was in the theater because the Russell Crowe fangirl in me wouldn't allow me to ignore it. I went in totally expecting to hate it, but was pleasantly surprised. Despite my hatred for musicals, it's somehow still held up on repeat viewings and I had it at #11 on my ballot.
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LOVE The Music Man...played Marcellus Washburn in summer stock. I have the movie memorized.
That's so funny. I played Ethel Toffelmeier in an amateur production.
#36 - Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (1967)
#35 - Fantasia (1940)
#34 - Les Miserables (2012)
#33 - Meet Me In St. Louis (1944)
#32 - Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
#31 - That Thing You Do! (1996)
#30 - Moulin Rouge! (2001)
#29 - The Music Man (1962)
I have seen all of these movies. I love Fantasia, Meet Me in St. Louis and The Music Man. I certainly enjoyed Les Miz, That Thing You Do!, and Moulin Rouge. None of these were on my list because of technical difficulties and time constraints but The Music Man and Meet Me in St Louis definitely should have been.
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I liked Moulin Rouge! well enough, just not well enough to put it on my list.
The Music Man, on the other hand, is great fun with good, classic musical music, if you follow me. Also, it's of course the inspiration for a song parody, probably the greatest ... oh, it's not for you, it's more of an r/movies song parody...
The Music Man was my #11.
The Music Man, on the other hand, is great fun with good, classic musical music, if you follow me. Also, it's of course the inspiration for a song parody, probably the greatest ... oh, it's not for you, it's more of an r/movies song parody...
The Music Man was my #11.
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31. That Thing You Do (1996) - I've always steered clear of this film because I thought it wasn't meant to be very good - but by it's placing in this countdown perhaps I should reconsider that vague verdict. I mean, it wasn't a movie I was particularly averse to seeing, it's just that I've never heard anyone praising it - I'm about to read the various comments here and will be very interested in what's said about it.
I pretty much hated Moulin Rouge… visually it was like if Michael Bay directed a musical.
Not seen The Music Man.
Not seen The Music Man.
I have had cause to re-watch it a few times over the years and I have come to a place of feeling pretty positive about it, despite my loathing of Jukebox Musicals, which I refuse to even validate as musicals.
You have great taste.
That lifts my blues from the last two days.
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So The Music Man was my No.2 and has been since I saw my No.1.
I cannot think of a better example of what a musical should be than The Music Man.
(Of course, that's, in a way, why my No.1 is my No.1.)
I was actually told that I would have to leave a high school performance of it once if I did not stop reciting the entire play, verbatim, as it was happening. I was only 14 years old.
I have seen this film so many times I cannot guess and I have seen it very recently and confirmed that I had been right every time.
I cannot think of a better example of what a musical should be than The Music Man.
(Of course, that's, in a way, why my No.1 is my No.1.)
I was actually told that I would have to leave a high school performance of it once if I did not stop reciting the entire play, verbatim, as it was happening. I was only 14 years old.
I have seen this film so many times I cannot guess and I have seen it very recently and confirmed that I had been right every time.
I like Moulin Rouge well enough. Its frenetic, over-the-top style did shut me down initially, but I felt the film either toned down after the first half hour or I gradually adjusted to its wavelength and, therefore, enjoyed it more. Not sure I'll ever rewatch it, but it certainly has its fans.
The Music Man was #17 on my ballot. It's both my Mom's and my late grandfather's favorite musical of all time, so I've seen it on television a handful of times over the years. If I had time to rewatch it for this countdown, it might've made it higher.
The Music Man was #17 on my ballot. It's both my Mom's and my late grandfather's favorite musical of all time, so I've seen it on television a handful of times over the years. If I had time to rewatch it for this countdown, it might've made it higher.
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4. The Burden
6. Inside Llewyn Davis
7. The Young Girls of Rochefort
8. Top Hat
12. Duck Soup
16. Meet Me in St. Louis
17. The Music Man
6. Inside Llewyn Davis
7. The Young Girls of Rochefort
8. Top Hat
12. Duck Soup
16. Meet Me in St. Louis
17. The Music Man
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30. Moulin Rouge! (2001) - I saw this at the movies when it came out, and I really enjoyed it. Happened to start a relationship not long after, with someone who was a huge Moulin Rouge! fan, so some of the movie became kind of like "ours", and meant something extra special. When we broke up two years later I threw my copy of Moulin Rouge! in the bin. Maybe, after all this time, I'm ready to watch the movie again and like it. I haven't seen it since way back then. I'm not a fan of Baz Luhrmann, but up on the big screen it was pretty dazzling. Not on my ballot.
29. The Music Man (1962) - I know absolutely nothing about this one, but having skimmed a few comments already I feel like it's something I should keep my eye out for. Look forward to it.
Seen : 45/72
29. The Music Man (1962) - I know absolutely nothing about this one, but having skimmed a few comments already I feel like it's something I should keep my eye out for. Look forward to it.
Seen : 45/72
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