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Gene Wilder IS Willy Wonka
Wow this is one of the best family movies ever made.Though Johnny Depp was OK albeit more than a bit creepy in the 2005 movie, Gene Wilder will always be the only Willy Wonka for me.Sure the movie is a bit dated in regards to a 70's look and no modern special effects but does it really matter?This book is so true to Dahl's original children's book and the songs, characters and sets match up exactly to what I envision when I read it.I love Jack Albertson as Grandpa too.Even if you have seen the modern film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory you must treat yourself to watching this one.

Can't Beat Gene Wilder as Wonka
He will ever be the image of Willie Wonka. No one else will ever come close.
A Child's Paradise
"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" is one of those rare films that bridges the child-adult film gap.Persons of all ages can watch, eyes wide, and revel in Willy Wonka's eccentricities and Charlie's inate goodness and splendid luck.The film, more than 30 years old, hardly feels its age.Made in a time before computerized special effects, the relative cheese quotient only serves to make the film that much more charming.
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Gérard Depardieu plays a court composer at Versailles whose sense of artistic emptiness causes him to reflect upon his old music teacher (Jean-Pierre Marielle), a man who taught him more than music but whom he ultimately betrayed. (The younger version of Depardieu's character is portrayed by the actor's son, Guillaume.) Alain Corneau's gorgeous 1991 film has a slow, deliberative air about it, with little dialogue and a painterly look (shot by cinematographer-director Yves Angelo, maker of Read more

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Heavenly viol music
To the excellent reviews below I can add only that the music of this film is spectacular, unique.Jordi Savall is supreme master of his instruments. I live on an island my CD of the sound track blends well with the sea.

to the depths of the male soul
The best representation of two men's love and respect for one another that has ever been put to film.

Unique Film On Great But Obscure Composers
Alain Corneau's 1991 film on the life of Marin Marais and his mentor, Christophe de Sainte-Colombe: composers prominent in 17-18th century France under the reign of Louis XIV. This is a good film in which the philosphical emphasis on music makes it perhaps a little slow in some parts.
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Joshua Logan's 1967 film of the hit Broadway musical about the love triangle between King Arthur (Richard Harris), Guenevere (Vanessa Redgrave), and Sir Lancelot (Franco Nero) is strong on star emphasis and weak on such fundamentals as story and sets. Except for a handful of solidly dramatic scenes--such as Guenevere grieving, late in the film, for the ruination she and Lancelot have caused--there's not a lot to get excited about. (The story's theme of a lost, great society, however, certainly struck a chord in the 1960s.) The Lerner-Loewe songs ("If Ever I Would Leave You," "Camelot") pretty much sell themselves, even if they are, at best, only proficiently performed in this movie.Read more

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Not even a fleeting whisp of glory in this movie flop!
Camelot was a Broadway hit in 1960 and defined the era when John F Kennedy was president.Its original Broadway cast was the stuff of legend:Richard Burton as Arthur, Julie Andrews as his queen, Guinevere, and Robert Goulet as the dashing Sir Lancelot.With a score by Lerner and Loewe it remains a musical treasure that is often revived.
TALE OF THE DANCING NOSE-HAIRS
"Camelot" on Broadway was cursed with the most excrutiatingly boring book that droned on and on and on.But the production was blessed with a stellar cast including Richard Burton, Julie Andrews and Robert Goulet and an excellent score which included "If Ever I Would Leave You" powerfully sung by Mr. Goulet.
wonderful!!!
I saw this film when I was a child on a film reel my mother borrowed from the library.I was taken back to magic and music when I watched this again.The story is classic.The costumes are fantastic, a true sparkling moment for hollywood.They don't make films like this one anymore.I am not usually a fan of musicals but this one is a definate pleasure to watch.enjoy ... Read more

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Doris day sings, "10,432 Sheep".
James Cagney is an angry, crazy choreagrapher and he also likes to bet on horses.On a deal, he must go to West Point to help this man's nephew Gordon MacRae become a musical star in the Army Theatre instead of becoming an Army Lieutenant.There is also some old history with Doris Day who comes in later in the film.When he gets to West Point, he finds Gordon MacRae in an all-male musical.No woman cast.Alan Hale Jr. (Gilligan's Island) is playing a princess.Virginia Mayo is trying to hold the fort together.Cagney will go to Las vegas if he succeeds with the deal.They talk cagney into becoming a cadet.cagney then must go to new York to bring Doris Day to West Point to play the Princess in the Army play. Ra Ra Ra Ra West Point Story Is Good
Elwin Bixby (James Cagney) is the owner of a Night Club and is a down on his luck man who has been engaged to his sweet Girl Eve (Virginia Mayo) for 2 years well Eve tries to get him help so she gets him a job helping out with the West Point Academy Annual Musical their they meet Harry Eberhart (Gordon MacRae) who is the brains of the play and the one who wrote it up but one problem they have no girls to play the girls role but Bix promises the boys if they will help him out he will get Jan Wilson (Doris Day) to play the part. Well when they hear that they are all happy about the show so he gets her. And Harry and Jan fall in love the play is a hit to! Great Movie!

Fun musical with lots of singing and dancing
Set at West Point, this musical centers on Elwin Bixby's (James Cagney) misadventures as he tries to stage a show at the academy while trying to lure the young talented soldier Tom Fletcher (Gordon MacRae) away from army life and into showbusiness.Convinced that Tom's voice has star potential, Bixby uses pretty movie star Jan Wilson (Doris Day) as bait to try and charm Tom out of army life.But plans backfire when Jan falls under the spell of the handsome soldier.Read more

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The soap-opera career of Motown's most successful group, theTemptations, lends credence to the old belief that great art comes from troubled lives. Over three decades, the band struggled through numerous ego trips, countless members, broken relationships, coke addiction, alcoholism, suicide, cancer, deadly arthritis--in short, all the melodramatic devices necessary for a TV miniseries. This two-and-a-half-hour docudrama touches on all of these personal tragedies, but unfortunately forgets the real reason for the strength of the story: the music. Sure, there's wonderful reenactments of the quintet's finest material, such as "My Girl," "Just My Imagination," "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" and "The Way You Do the Things You Do," all performed with the slick choreography and shimmering vocal harmonies that made the band legendary. But, unfortunately, director Allan Arkush (Read more

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GREAT MOVIE, BUT.....
I don't like the way THE MIRACLES were portrayed in this film. They are MY favoritegroup of all time.and they were CO- WRITERS with SMOKEY of all those great TEMPTATIONS tunes ( if you don't believe it , look for the names ROBINSON, ROGERS, MOORE AND WHITE on the writing credits of the TEMPTATIONS' 1ST "GREATEST HITS" album..but they're seen and mentioned only in passing in this story ,despite the fact that they were the group that STARTED IT ALL at MOTOWN. They even performed that night at that community center .... in fact , THEY WERE THE HEADLINERS !! But , this wasn't depicted in the film.ONCE AGAIN , the MIRACLES didn't (and still don't } get the respect or credit they deserve. If ANY group deserves a mini - series told about them ,it'sMOTOWN'S FIRST GROUP !! Hopefully ,one day,it will happen, once CLAUDETTE ROBINSON completes HER autobiography.( we're still waiting,CLAUDETTE!! ) Other than that , I very much enjoyed THE TEMPTATIONS story. ( But they should have focused more on PAUL and his POWERFUL PERFORMANCE of " DON'T LOOK BACK " that CLOSED the TEMPTATIONS live shows , instead of only EDDIE and DAVID. ( the song was good enough for PAUL to have sung it on the ED SULLIVAN SHOW, but not good enough for this MINI SERIES ) ?!!

Loved it!!
I can watch this film over and over again. This was well made.
The Temptations Movie is Fine Entertainment
I am gratified to see that so many others have watched this movie as many times as I have.The music is infectious, I just don't get tired of it, and the actors seem like they are having so much fun.Each actor is charismatic.They weave a spell over the viewer.Even the crowds of fans are good.It's hard to capture the excitement of live performance on film, and in this movie, you feel what it must be like to be a performer, the good and the bad.I plan to sit down and count all the songs that are woven through the movie, for what you get this movie is worth every penny -- I put on the tape and listen to it several days a week.Sometimes I watch "Shout" David Ruffin's first performance with The Temptations in the film three times in a row.The energy makes me glad to be alive.
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One of the finest American musicals, this 1944 film by Vincente Minnelli is an intentionally self-contained story set in 1903, in which a happy St. Louis family is shaken to their roots by the prospect of moving to New York, where the father has a better job pending. Judy Garland heads the cast in what amounts to a splendid, end-of-an-era story that nicely rhymes with the onset of the 20th century. The film is extraordinarily alive, the characters strong, and the musical numbers are so splendidly part of the storytelling that you don't feel the film has stopped for an interlude. Read more

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Meet me in St. Louis
Great Buy.Very happy with my purchase.Thanks

Judy Garland's Best Film Ever!
I first saw this movie when I was seven years old and it has been one of my all-time favorites ever since. The cinematography is gorgeous. The technicolor brings out the lush set designs and costumes. This is one those movies that you should watch if you're feeling sick or depressed. It never fails to make me feel better! The catchy tunes are beautifully sung by the talented Judy Garland. Among them are "The Boy Next Door" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". The uncomplicated problems of the Smith family are a great escape from the complex lives that modern people lead.

MEET ME IN ST.LOUIS!!!! A Charming Look Back At The Good Old Days
This has quickly become one of my favorite musicals. With breathtaking sets and Minnelli's beautiful eye for detail this movie has a powerful impact and is simply breathtaking. Often forgotten and overlooked by Broadway this movie is powerful with it's music and it's all-star cast. Judy Garland gives a performance that rivals her "Wizard Of Oz" one and in my opinon deserved an Oscar for her job as Esther.
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Richard Rodgers' favorite is sublime musical theater.
Rodgers & Hammerstein's groundbreaking musical version of Molnar's "Liliom" has been given a fine rendering on film. Gordon Macrae is the carousel barker, Billy Bigelow, who falls in love with the lovely millworker, Julie Jordan, portrayed by the talented Shirley Jones. The road to happiness is paved with wife abuse, criminal acts, and tragedy, not the usual items found in musicals.
well worth the wait
This brand-new 50th Anniversary edition of CAROUSEL is definitely a must for all fans of the uplifting and inspiring Rodgers and Hammerstein classic.Considered by Rodgers as the personal favourite of all his works, and based on the play "Liliom" by Ferenc Molnar; the story concerns innocent factory-girl Julie Jordan (Shirley Jones) and jaded carnival barker Billy Bigelow (Gordon MacRae).Despite coming from the opposite sides of the track, the two fall in love, but their relationship is tempered by Billy's violent outbursts and inability to find an honest job.When Julie becomes pregnant, he is talked into committing a robbery, but the plan backfires when he falls on his own knife and dies while trying to escape the police.Now in Heaven, Billy is given one last chance to redeem himself and to reconcile his now-teenaged daughter.Filled with haunting songs like "If I Loved You" and "You'll Never Walk Alone", CAROUSEL remains a very moving film experience.
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this is one of the best Broadway musicals on film. The entire cast and crew delivers and it`s no wonder why 20th Century-Fox took over MGM`s undisputed reign as a musical master. No one could do musicals like MGM, but by mid-50s the studio set musicals were coming of age and other studios jumped to the occasion with musicals such as The Sound of Music, this film, Hello Dolly, South Pacific and Song Of Norway.
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wonderful fun
this video,which i purchased for me and my grandaughters to watch is delightfulit's just the right length and the content is appropriate for little ones(4 and 3)

Positive & Uplifting!
My neices and nephews love watching this dance and sing along specifically made for children.It has tons of positive songs and messages - you've got to S-M-I-L-E to be HAPPY!My family smiles the entire time we watch it!Shirley Temple is adorable!!!

my three year old loves it!657
My daughter is three and watches this video over and over.She is mesmerized.She dances while she watches it, and sings the songs later in the day.I don't mind watching it repeatedly, unlike some shows. ... Read more

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Fair story, great jazz score

50's Icon
I've loved this movie since it's release. Peggy Lee is the greatest lady pop/jazz singer of the mid 20th Century, and she gets into the 1920's mode as if it were a svelte gown. Her renditions are immaculate, as we always expect them to be, but less expected is her portrayal of the exploited artist in the speakeasies. She chews up the scenery, and stands tastefully right in between Jack Webb's unemotiveness and Edmund O'Brien's ham. An interesting contrast movie of about the same year which allows O'Brien to roast his ham with color is "The Girl Can't Help It", a rock and roll movie starring Jane Mansfield, and featuring the entertainers of the hour, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Gene Vincent, et alia. The cast of "Pete Kelly's Blues" also includes young Lee Marvin and Martin Milner as sidemen in Pete Kelly's band. The best song in the flick is the cameo by Ella Fitzgerald, of whom we would wish to see and hear more, if only her part was bigger in the script. A nice evocation and snapshot, if symbolic, of the world of Bix and Bing, Ruth Etting and Moe the Gimp.

All that love of jazz
Jack Webb loved jazz and the jazz age. That comes through loud and clear in Pete Kelly's Blues. I liked this movie immensely because it's a labor of love. Despite it's flaws (Jack Webb tends to be stiff at times) the movie works and works well. Meticulous attention to detail, Peggy Lee in a dramatic role as well as her glorious singing, Andy Devine as a cop along with the great Ella Fitzgerald and some of the best jazz music ever recorded plus a strong supporting cast, make this movie well worth savoring again and again.
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Some people may sneer at this 1965 musical, but the truth is the film has earned its status as a perennially watchable romantic-drama, largely on the strength of a fun story and chemistry between stars Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. Veteran filmmaker Robert Wise (Read more

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A all time great!
"You have brought music back into my home".This is a story about a man, who lost his wife, suffered loneliness, realized the value of his family and embraces his family once again in music and drama, and falls in love with a woman of great culture and life.
BEAUTIFUL TRANSFER OF A PERFECT MOVIE
SOUND OF MUSIC 40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION (Fox) is the latest digital version of this beloved, timeless, film.The two-disc set features an exceptionally sharp transfer and a rich audio mix but the real treat is the new commentary with Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer (this in addition to the late Robert Wise's commentary).
The Hills are alive
This musical details the life of a novice nun named Maria. There are people in the Nonburg Abbey in Salzburg that do not like her so the Reverend Mother sends her to take care of the seven children of a Widower Captain Georg Von Trapp.
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Ted Neeley makes for a wimpy looking Jesus in Norman Jewison's screen adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice "rock opera," which was a smash on stage in the early '70s. Jewison (Read more

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JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
When Norman Jewison was to direct the movie of the rock opera he decided to film in naturalistic settings at the location where the story took place.So far,so good. But under the oppresive,scorching sun and arid desert heat it becomes apparent that Mr Jewison lost his mind.
My Favorite Movie!!!
The music is so incredible!I watch this movie over and over again and never get tired of it.The songs stick with me and I sing them all day long.In my opinion, this is the best musical ever!

The Greatest Musical Ever
I believe Jesus Christ Superstar is the greatest Musical ever
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So Many Great Songs!
I saw "Annie Get Your Gun" again this weekend live on stage.I had forgotten just how many great songs Irving Berlin wrote for this masterpiece! --"You Can't Get A Man With A Gun", "The Girl That I Marry","Doin' What Comes Naturally," "Anything You Can Do I can do better," "They Say falling in love is Wonderful," "I Got the Sun in the Morning and the Moon at Night," and the classic anthem "There's No Business Like Show Business."If you haven't seen or heard this musical, please do yourself a favor and get this film on tape or DVD.
Annie Get Your Gun 1950
A Sure-as-shooting musicalfavourite makes it long-awaited debut ! . Betty Hutton (1921- )as Annie Oakley (1860-1926) and Howard Keel (1919-2004) as FrankE . Butler (1850-1926) Star in this sharpshootin? funfest based on the 1,147-performance Broadway smash boasting Irving Berlin (1888-1988) beloved score , including " Doing what comes naturlly" , "I got the sun in the morning" , "Thre?s no Business like showbusiness" . As Produced by Arthur Freed (1894-1973) directed by George Sidney (1916-2002) and seen and heard in a new digital transfer from restored elements , this lavish , spirited production showcases songs and performance with bull?s-eye precision , earning an Oscar for their adaption scoring . The story is a brawling boy-meets-girl meets-buckshot rivalry . But finally triuphs when Annie proves that , Yes , you can get a man with a gun ! . Think you do not need more info that this is a Super movie in High quality transfer and that this movie are a joy to watch many times , alone or with your family , Highly recommended !

Annie Get Your Gun
I actually bought this DVD as a gift for someone who said this version of Annie Get Your Gun, starring Betty Hutton,is the best one.She has watched it numerous times and enjoys it. ... Read more

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Elvis Presley's third and best film is this musical romp released in 1957, just as the Big "E" was reaching the peak of his hip-swiveling pre-army success. Filmed in ultra-cool black and white, the movie stars Elvis as a good ol' boy who saves a woman from an assault but kills her attacker, so he's convicted of manslaughter and sent to jail. While doing time he takes up the guitar and becomes a singing sensation, ready for the big time when he's finally released. He becomes a big star but his inflated ego gets him into trouble with his former cellmate and his new girlfriend. Short on plot but heavy on rock & roll, this EP classic features such hit songs as "Treat Me Nice," "Baby, I Don't Care," "Don't Leave Me Now," and, of course, the classic title song, performed in an elaborate jailhouse number that Elvis choreographed himself. This is Elvis in all his big-screen glory, and the movie's upbeat ending made it a huge success during its original release. Read more

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Jailhouse Rock
I was born in 1943.Elvis was about 4 years beyond my age;but my oldest brother loved him as well as my best girlfriend's sister.She kissed his photo everyday. Her lipstick imprinted lip marks were on his 36'x36' photograph on her bedroom door
Elvis Presley's Best Movie
This is Presley's third and best film which was released in 1957 just as he was reaching his peak. It is in ultra-cool black & white which just seems to add to its value. It has great dramatic appeal and is best remembered for its great songs, and for scenes that typify the Presley personality. One song is the incredible Jailhouse Rock musical sequence, with all of the blistering excitement and energetic dancing by the man who did it best.

From Man Slaughter inmate to Rock n Roll Superstar
I'd Sure be delighted With your Company, Come on and WATCH Jailhouse Rock with me, lets WATCH, Everybody lets WATCH.The King of Rock n Roll in the 1957 classic musical Jailhouse Rock, from Metro Goldwyn Mayer is the story of Vincent Everett, a young man who is sent to the penatentiary for man slaughter,where is musical vocal talent is discovered and his cellmate shows him how to play guitar. He soon leaves jail behind and embarks to become a rock star,with some rejections and struggles along the way he eventually gets records sold and fans adoring him and even a tv appearance in the films most famous scene, The Jailhouse Rock sequence.This film is a rockin and rollin blast,a slamin jamin treat,Elvis rules the silver screen as awsome as the music industry,he always has and will have the throne to Rock n Roll King.If Your a fan of Elvis,musicals or classic films, I recommend this one,let Elvis Presley rock and roll you with this classic gem "Take My Advice, Treat Me Nice" "Your So Young and Beautiful to Me" ... Read more

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Rustler's Rhapsody
I love the premise--that of the old-time good guys meet the spaghetti-western bad guys.
HILARIOUS!
A wonderful send-up to old cowboy movies! Great cast! My grandson (6) LOVED this movie and doesn't seem to catch the double entendres (which are SO good!! Highly recommend - 5 stars!

Ganbgs of Fun!
When I first saw this movie, it was on a whim. I didn't know what to expect, but I saw the cast and figured that I couldn't lose. I went into the theatre, sat down and was immediately taken back to the fifties when I would religeously watch the westerns that littered the airways way back before the advent of Cable TV. Rustlers Rhapsody is just lots of fun, especially if you remember the likes of Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Tex Ritter, and The Lone Ranger. The fancy clothes, the silver saddle, the polished two-gun rig and of course, the Wonder Horse. Rustlers Rhapsody is a tip of the hat to all that, and more. When I say more, they even make fun of Modern day westerns like the Italian gems we had seen in the 70's. Interjected with modern day humor and moral values, I had to laugh at all the gags and situations presented. (I am especially fond of the scene where the short cowpoke walked up to the town drunk and asked for a light.) If you want a good old fashioned fun time, I heartily recommend Rustlers Rhapsody. If you were born between 1945 and 1955, this one will touch a nerve and keep you giggling for a good while. ... Read more

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Not what I expected, but good just the same
I'm torn between giving this five stars or four stars.I'm settling on five because it's Gene Kelly and because I just love him.I also think five stars is fair because this film is fifty years old.Some of the stuff that he does as director might seem fairly pedestrian to us but we have to remember that when he was doing it it was pretty much brand new.What an innovator!The film itself consists of three thirty minute minifilms; the stories are all told through dance, music, and mime with no spoken words.The first one was the least enjoyable of the three, IMO.It's mostly ballet and while Gene does do some dancing, you don't get to enjoy him the way you do in other films.For one thing, he's almost unrecognizable under all that white face paint; I typically don't care for costumes and masks and such.I'm also not a big fan of mime and this segment relies on it more than any of the others. A great film!
I highly recommend this musical.The costumes are beautiful and the dancing is wonderful!I'd give it ten stars if I could. Gene Kelly is wonderful in it.

Imaginative and unusual
Kelly doesn't dance here as much as you might expect, but it was written, directed and choreographed by him, and is quite imaginative. He was a gifted choreographer as well as dancer. This also gave him a chance tocreate sexier dance numbers than you will find in the average musical. Andthere's a funny take off on Sinatra. Read more

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Just as good as I remember...........
I was so excited to see that Finian's Rainbow was finally formatted to DVD. The acting, singing, and dancing is just as fabulous as I remember it from my childhood. I would wager to say that Finian's Rainbow was my "first" musical. I couldn't be prouder of this masterpiece.
NICE RESTORATION FOR ASTAIRE'S LAST MUSICAL FILM
I've been waiting to see a decent print of FINIAN'S RAINBOW for sometime.Though not an all-time favorite, I do like the score, and I'm a huge Petula Clark fan.Other video versions I've seen were poor pan-scan versions with horrible color and bad sound.Warners has done the film justice.Widescreen, 5.1 Surround and a trip down memory lane with Francis Ford Coppola, the director.
odd, in a good way
it takes a special kind of person to watch the entire movie without developing a migraine, but if you go the distance, you'll love it.it's quirky, silly, goofy, insert synonym, and it sticks with you.I first saw it when i was 10, and it's one of my favorite movies.i often find myself singing the songs, especially "Look to the Rainbow" and "When I'm not Near the Girl I Love." ... Read more

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loved leslie caron's clothing!
I just loved Leslie Caron's clothing in this movie - it's worth watching just to look at the wonderful clothing style of that era.

FOX HITS SOME RATHER WEAK NOTES
In the Golden Age of Hollywood, each studio usually took a stab all various genres, but excelled in only one. Warner Brothers cornered gangster films, with forays into musicals (Busby Berkeley) and noir (Bogart). Universal dabbled in lots of B-films, but succeeded big-time with horror. MGM, of course, produced the best musicals. Fox did melodramas --- especially noir --- with an occasional romp on MGM's musical turf. And usually those romps hit some really bad notes. Witness the first three flicks in their Marquee Musicals series. Daddy Long Legs has Astaire and Caron, Pin-Up Girl has Betty Grable, Week-End in Havana has Alice Faye and Carmen Miranda,The memory of these films, for the most part, is a lot better than the films themselves. The pleasant but fairly pedestrian scores, thin plots and busy character actors scurrying around propping up the story make for rough going. And make one yearn for Mickey and Judy.

Astaire, As Usual, Is Always Worth Watch