I've noticed there are quite a few who seem to know about old movies. Care to chat? What's your take on Musicals? Personally, I think they'll never make any movies as good as they did back then (I'm talking late 30's to mid-50's). Well, they've made a few good ones, I suppose; I guess my tastes just run to the old stuff. Cary Grant, Judy Garland, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart ... I could go on forever. Musicals ... musicals took more time and talent than any other genre of film from a single actor. They had to be able to act, sing and dance well. To be able to pull it off convincingly had to have taken a lot of work - from actors, directors, choreographers...

[b]Fife wrote:[/b] [quote] Cary Grant, Judy Garland, [b]Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers,[/b] Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart ... I could go on forever. [/quote] Fred and Ginger are the best in [i]Top Hat[/i]. Every now and then, I'll find myself humming "Cheek to Cheek". :laugh:

Post edited by: Jekkie, at: 2007/09/04 08:49

[b]Jekkie wrote:[/b] [quote][b]Fife wrote:[/b] [quote] Cary Grant, Judy Garland, [b]Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers,[/b] Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart ... I could go on forever. [/quote] Fred and Ginger are the best in [i]Top Hat[/i]. Every now and then, I'll find myself humming "Cheek to Cheek". :laugh:<br><br>Post edited by: Jekkie, at: 2007/09/04 08:49[/quote] I love top hat, but my favorite of theirs is either Swing Time or Shall We Dance (or Barkleys of Broadway, or Roberta, or Gay Divorcee...you get the picture :) ). My favorite song of Top Hat, though, is "Isn't it a Lovely day", and the scene before is an absolute classic with Fred driving the carriage. Ginger: "What is this magnificent power you hold over horses?" Fred: (pause) "Horsepower."

[b]Fife wrote:[/b] [quote]I've noticed there are quite a few who seem to know about old movies. Care to chat? What's your take on Musicals? Personally, I think they'll never make any movies as good as they did back then (I'm talking late 30's to mid-50's). Well, they've made a few good ones, I suppose; I guess my tastes just run to the old stuff. Cary Grant, Judy Garland, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart ... I could go on forever. Musicals ... musicals took more time and talent than any other genre of film from a single actor. They had to be able to act, sing and dance well. To be able to pull it off convincingly had to have taken a lot of work - from actors, directors, choreographers...[/quote] YOU ARE TALKING TO THE MOST MUSICAL GIRL IN THE WORLD! i love state fair and no one can take me away from it![color=#FF0000][/color]:kiss:

[b]mybattlecry wrote:[/b] [quote][b]Fife wrote:[/b] [quote]I've noticed there are quite a few who seem to know about old movies. Care to chat? What's your take on Musicals? Personally, I think they'll never make any movies as good as they did back then (I'm talking late 30's to mid-50's). Well, they've made a few good ones, I suppose; I guess my tastes just run to the old stuff. Cary Grant, Judy Garland, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart ... I could go on forever. Musicals ... musicals took more time and talent than any other genre of film from a single actor. They had to be able to act, sing and dance well. To be able to pull it off convincingly had to have taken a lot of work - from actors, directors, choreographers...[/quote] YOU ARE TALKING TO THE MOST MUSICAL GIRL IN THE WORLD! i love state fair and no one can take me away from it![color=#FF0000][/color]:kiss:[/quote] Huh? Musicals. Not musical. Big dif, love.

what about back to the future??

Not exactly considered an "old" movie. It was made in what, 1985?

[b]dancingwithtomatoes42 wrote:[/b] [quote][b]mybattlecry wrote:[/b] [quote][b]Fife wrote:[/b] [quote]I've noticed there are quite a few who seem to know about old movies. Care to chat? What's your take on Musicals? Personally, I think they'll never make any movies as good as they did back then (I'm talking late 30's to mid-50's). Well, they've made a few good ones, I suppose; I guess my tastes just run to the old stuff. Cary Grant, Judy Garland, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart ... I could go on forever. Musicals ... musicals took more time and talent than any other genre of film from a single actor. They had to be able to act, sing and dance well. To be able to pull it off convincingly had to have taken a lot of work - from actors, directors, choreographers...[/quote] YOU ARE TALKING TO THE MOST MUSICAL GIRL IN THE WORLD! i love state fair and no one can take me away from it![color=#FF0000][/color]:kiss:[/quote] Huh? Musicals. Not musical. Big dif, love.[/quote] Yeah, but I think I know what she meant. You were talking about the Rodgers and Hammerstein movie State Fair, right? I haven't seen that one yet (one of the few I haven't), but my favorite of theirs would have to be the King and I. Seen it? There is absolutely no one who could fit that role like Yul Brenner.

How about Fredric March's [i]Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde[/i]? I haven't seen it yet but I have seen a few tidbits and it looks good.:laugh: