Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[Cadaverous Pallor]

What Flippy said. I love both of those musicals. Grew up on them. I don't think they're silly at all. I laugh, I cry, I marvel at the fantastic cinematography and choreography. They're exactly what they need to be.

[innerSpaceman]

Oklahoma is teh awesome.

[Gemini Cricket]

I was noticing the directors' use of color in WSS. Lots of primary colors, lots of red.

Oh and the full shots for the Dance at the Gym scene were primo also.

[mousepod]

Something I loved about Twin Peaks - seeing Tony and Riff singing a duet (albeit a drunken one).

[innerSpaceman]

Yes, middle ballet is too long. It's always too long in just about every film that had the misfortune to include a ballet interlude. Dumb relic of its time.

[JWBear]

Oh goody! Musicals! I just adore a good musical!

Love WSS, Brigadoon, Oklahomo, Sound of Music, Thoroughly Modern Millie (Raspberries!), Seven Brides for Seven Hunks... er...Brothers, Music Man, King and I...

I also find Carousel boring.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by JWBear

Seven Brides for Seven Hunks... er...Brothers

It is, of course, imperative that you know your seven brothers:


from left to right: Frank, Caleb, Gideon, Ephraim, Daniel, Benjamin and then there's Adam (not pictured)

Frank - the funniest one, cute, awesomely hysterical expressions
Caleb - rugged, kept his Van Dyke beard, very good dancer
Gideon - the baby face of the bunch, acrobatic and a hottie
Ephraim - best butt of the bunch, speaking voice was dubbed, but he was the best dancer, imho
Daniel - cutie, too. kept his porn mustache
Benjamin - the hottest of the bunch, has that Lil Abner look to him. Watch the film, he and Adam are the only two who dance very little. In dance scenes, Ben is in the back and hidden. Even though, he's hot hot hot. Julie Newmar was no fool to pick him.
Adam - the big blowhard of the family, knows what he likes and gets it, he can marry me 5 minutes after meeting me too. But he would have to keep his beard or at least a Van Dyke beard...

Yes, I would love to be trapped in his motion picture. 7 brothers... odds are one was a fruit. My money is on Gideon.

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Watch the film, he and Adam are the only two who dance very little.

Yes, the others were all professional dancers, except for Russ Tamblin who it was discovered could dance up a storm with an acrobatic flair. But, being actors, that's why Adam and Benjamin are 10 times hotter than any of the other brothers.


OMG, this is my favorite musical ever. I want to watch it right now.


The DVD has the weirdest extra ever. The film was shot twice ... once in CinemaScope and once in standard aspect ratio. The latter version is on the DVD and it's like watching the same movie, but with the takes that have zero ooomph and would have been rejected. Same movie, shot for shot, but without the zest that makes this film fantastic. So.Frelling.Bizarre.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

It is, of course, imperative that you know your seven brothers:


from left to right: Frank, Caleb, Gideon, Ephraim, Daniel, Benjamin and then there's Adam (not pictured)

Frank - the funniest one, cute, awesomely hysterical expressions
Caleb - rugged, kept his Van Dyke beard, very good dancer
Gideon - the baby face of the bunch, acrobatic and a hottie
Ephraim - best butt of the bunch, speaking voice was dubbed, but he was the best dancer, imho
Daniel - cutie, too. kept his porn mustache
Benjamin - the hottest of the bunch, has that Lil Abner look to him. Watch the film, he and Adam are the only two who dance very little. In dance scenes, Ben is in the back and hidden. Even though, he's hot hot hot. Julie Newmar was no fool to pick him.
Adam - the big blowhard of the family, knows what he likes and gets it, he can marry me 5 minutes after meeting me too. But he would have to keep his beard or at least a Van Dyke beard...

Yes, I would love to be trapped in his motion picture. 7 brothers... odds are one was a fruit. My money is on Gideon.

I don't know if any of the brothers were gay, but one of the dancers is! Tommy Rall, who plays Frank, is openly gay.

Caleb is my favorite. One of little JW's earliest screen crushes. He also had a bit part (sans beard) in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. He was one of the shirtless athletes in the “Anyone Here for Love?" number. I have a picture somewhere. I’ll post it when I get home.

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by JWBear

I don't know if any of the brothers were gay, but one of the dancers is! Tommy Rall, who plays Frank, is openly gay.

He is also a helluva dancer. Has a great part in Kiss Me Kate and with Bob Fosse and Bobby Van a great sance number in the middle of the film (with Carol Haney, Jeanne Coyne (both assistants to Gene Kelly) and Ann Miller)

I heart Tommy Rall.