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The past few posts makes it seem like #3 is the cursed spot on people's ballots.
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The reason to see West Side Story is the incredible contemporary dance numbers to a pretty contemporary Jazz score from Leonard Bernstein.
Dance is even worse and, depending on the musical, the worst part of a musical. And then the music is jazz. 
That said, and for reasons I'll never understand, the first time I saw WSS I liked it. Quite a bit, actually. Of course the dance was too much and the jazz, but some of the songs were really good. Then I watched it again a couple of years later and couldn't get too far into it. Another year passed and I tried again and.... No. I don't know what it was about that first time, but I've not captured it again and, tbh, have little intention of trying again. But, if I happened upon it and had nothing else to do, I would try again just because I was really caught off guard that first time by liking it.
Also agree that "America" is the best song.
What is it that leads you to conclude you have no interest in even giving West Side Story a try? You're posting in this thread so I imagine you have some moderate or mild interest in musicals at least..
This is a community list and so, the community post. That includes those like yourself who genuinely love and adore this stuff and have some of these films among your best and most loved films and those of us who hate them. For whom just hearing something is a musical is usually enough for it not to be seen, before we even get to who's in it or the story. But, I'd guess, most are in between. Who don't really love musicals, but do like some and are willing to give some/most a go unless there's another reason for not watching it. This is why there's so much Disney (along with the ages of the voters) and why most of the classics are here but not necessarily where a musical lovers list would probably have them.
Well, it finally appeared and as so, I have to make the joke about The Sound Of Music and how sad that ending is..... When the Nazis don't catch that annoying, warbling family.
Didn't like the film, don't like Julie Andrews, don't like the songs, I just don't the film.Hoping for Singin In The Rain to nab the #1 spot, but childhood nostalgia seems to be very strong with this list and so that Wizard may well take the top spot and I hate that film too.
By the end 8 of my top 10 will have appeared on this list. I'm not sure if I approve of that or not.
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It’s actually quite exciting which one will be first place. I feel like it could be both.
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In that case, there's no point. Dance is even worse and, depending on the musical, the worst part of a musical. And then the music is jazz.
That said, and for reasons I'll never understand, the first time I saw WSS I liked it. Quite a bit, actually. Of course the dance was too much and the jazz, but some of the songs were really good.
Dance is even worse and, depending on the musical, the worst part of a musical. And then the music is jazz. That said, and for reasons I'll never understand, the first time I saw WSS I liked it. Quite a bit, actually. Of course the dance was too much and the jazz, but some of the songs were really good.
In that case, there's no point. Dance is even worse and, depending on the musical, the worst part of a musical.
Dance is even worse and, depending on the musical, the worst part of a musical.
That said, and for reasons I'll never understand, the first time I saw WSS I liked it. Quite a bit, actually... Then I watched it again a couple of years later and couldn't get too far into it. Another year passed and I tried again and.... No. I don't know what it was about that first time, but I've not captured it again and, tbh, have little intention of trying again.
This is a community list and so, the community post. That includes those like yourself who genuinely love and adore this stuff and have some of these films among your best and most loved films and those of us who hate them.
Firmly in that second category over here, despite being one of the voters and this being my 110th post in this thread. Not that Viddy will see this since I got put on ignore for rightly pointing out that he misread your post about 17 minute dance sequences.
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Originally Posted by iluv2viddyilms
What is it that leads you to conclude you have no interest in even giving West Side Story a try? You're posting in this thread so I imagine you have some moderate or mild interest in musicals at least..
I don't think you have any idea just how off base you are here. I'm sure there are quite a few people who have little to no interest in musicals (which is one of the reasons why I voted for it because those who do have been campaigning for it for years and I wanted them to get their countdown) and I think this also contributes to how you feel about the list and the comments made. This isn't a list made by or for musical lovers. This is a list made by and for movie lovers and many, (I'd venture most?) of them are neutral to musicals at best?
This is a community list and so, the community post. That includes those like yourself who genuinely love and adore this stuff and have some of these films among your best and most loved films and those of us who hate them. For whom just hearing something is a musical is usually enough for it not to be seen, before we even get to who's in it or the story. But, I'd guess, most are in between. Who don't really love musicals, but do like some and are willing to give some/most a go unless there's another reason for not watching it. This is why there's so much Disney (along with the ages of the voters) and why most of the classics are here but not necessarily where a musical lovers list would probably have them.
But yeah, that makes sense that people participate in things where they are neutral or have little interest or would participate just to get the numbers up in the level of interest for a countdown. As I've stated, when looking at this list I'm only looking at it through the lens of film musicals, not stage musicals. What I mean by that is that I am perfectly confident to participate in a film musicals discussion/countdown, but wouldn't know the slightest if we were to talk stage musicals, as my interest is really primarily film.
That being said, do you like the genre of film musicals in general or would you include yourself in the category you named of those who hate them or just neutral? As for myself I don't particularly have a special affinity for musicals, but I do for great films... many of which happen to be musicals.
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Victor Fleming, 1939
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