Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[Prudence]

Originally Posted by Ponine

Ooooohhh!!! Does that mean you were Meg?? You've got the attitude for it.
I wanted that role... Got that damn soprano Fiona. :P
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Sort of. At the time I was boob-less and the director thought it vital that Meg have huge tracts of land. So, someone else was Meg, and I got to sing "My Mother's Wedding Day" because it makes total sense to have some random (and uncredited, by the way) chorus member spontaneously burst into song. My I got my moments in the spotlight, and I think I was pretty damn good.

[Not Afraid]

Boobless Pru.

Inconceivable!

[Prudence]

'Tis true. I "developed" suddenly when a freshman in college, when I seriously started asking people "do these look bigger to you?" The boob fairy apparently got lost on the way to my place and thought she'd give me a complimentary upgrade.

[Prudence]

Meanwhile, in movieland, one local paper gave Cars an "A". However, I frequently disagree with his assessment, so I'll have to wait until tomorrow to see what the Seattle Times reviewer says.

[€uroMeinke]

Cabaret is definately my favorite - especially after a night of heavy drinking and the butchering of the French Language - More so, if an Octopus happend to devour my sister.

[innerSpaceman]

I tend to like filmed Broadway musicals less than original movie musicals.

Singin' in the Rain is tops of the tops in this category. Most people don't think of The Wizard of Oz as a musical, but it is ... and obviously one of the most beloved movies of all time. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is also one of the top three movie musicals, in my book.

Most other movie musicals, alas, have great song and dance ... but are otherwise crappy films. This applies to most from the classic age of movie musicals.

In the last few decades, however, there have been some better ones ... among them, Victor/Victoria and (though it features only one original song) - Moulin Rouge.


Of the Broadway adaptations, my faves are West Side Story, Chicago, and - odd as it may seem - 1776. (ooooh, and July 4th is coming up soon, and with it my annual screening of this underappreciated gem!)

[mousepod]

Singin In the Rain only features one original song, too.

[innerSpaceman]

Wow, mousepod ... you are correct. I hadn't thought of that, and it never occurred to me when I first fell in love with Singin' in the Rain as a child. But it would have been obvious to anyone seeing it in 1952 that the songs were all real tunes from the period portrayed in the film (i.e., the late 1920's.)


Not all of those songs were big hits of their day (though two or three were certainly well-known). Moulin Rouge went for very popular songs, not selected for the vanity of its producer (Arthur Freed used a bunch of his own songs from the '20s when he produced 'Singin' in the Rain' in the 50's).


But what a cool pedigree these two movies share. Just shy of fifty years apart, and two of the Best Movie Musicals of All Time!

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

and - odd as it may seem - 1776. (ooooh, and July 4th is coming up soon, and with it my annual screening of this underappreciated gem!)

I have fond memories of this film, for when I was a mere 10 yr. old, we actually took a school field trip to the theater to see it. Seems nobody had screened it first for potential bad language and we were all delighted to have a school trip in which we got to see a movie where people cussed.

Good times, that was.

[Alex]

Saw Cars last Monday. Liked it a lot so once again the advertising was, for me, misleadingly blah.