The MGM Musicals

[George K]

@Copper is it any good?

[Copper]

It has some nice upbeat tunes.

P.T. Barnum, a kid with nothing, creates the Greatest Show on Earth.

Triumph! What more could you want?

[George K]

@Copper said in The MGM Musicals:
Greatest Show on Earth.

Triumph! What more could you want?

Good songs. Good characters. A not ridiculous plot (see "Sweet Charity" which had one of those three.

[Copper]

Now that I am flipping back through some 1970s musicals, I have to say I don't like 1970s musicals as much. Maybe it's just Bob Fosse.

The 1970s had problems in general with style, maybe it's Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter. Or maybe it's just low quality recordings.

[Copper]

@George-K said in The MGM Musicals:

@Copper said in The MGM Musicals:
Greatest Show on Earth.

Triumph! What more could you want?

Good songs. Good characters. A not ridiculous plot (see "Sweet Charity" which had one of those three.

Have you seen Newsies?

Link to video

[George K]

@Copper no, I haven't.

Any good?

[Copper]

@George-K I like it. It was Broadway, then Disney made the movie. I'm a sucker for Disney Movies.

https://www.amazon.com/Newsies-Christian-Bale/dp/B0058ZWYJC/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=newsies&qid=1587771080&s=instant-video&sr=1-1

Alan Menken music, Christian (Batman) Bale, Robert Duvall as Joseph Pulitzer

[George K]

@Copper I had no idea it was made into a movie.

[Copper]

Seize the day

[Larry]

I hate musicals.

[jon-nyc]

Me too. Always have.

[Horace]

I enjoy them live, but I can't stand them on a screen.

[taiwan_girl]

I really like Singing in the Rain. Also Sound of Music. Greatest Showman was fun also.

I guess I am on the side of liking musicals.

I even liked the High School Musical series!