Comments on: Exclusive: My Top Ten Favorite Musicals (& Five Rock ‘N’ Roll Movies) By Edgar Wright

By: Byronik

Byronik — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:23:46 +0000

Your chosen font is too hard to read.

By: eric

eric — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:13:30 +0000

I don't think The Red Shoes really qualifies as a musical. Fantastic film, though.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:12:44 +0000

Who the Hell is Edgar Wright?

By: gabetoro

gabetoro — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:33:30 +0000

And yet you remain ignorant…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:19:48 +0000

An article that begins by calling me ignorant if I don't like country or hip-hop, then proceeds semi-literately to its conclusion, has no credibility.

By: mike weber/fairportfan

mike weber/fairportfan — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:19:39 +0000

While "Rock 'n' Roll High School" is, indeed, a wondrous romp, i really prefer director Alan Arkush's 1983 effusion. "Get Crazy!", with Malcolm McDowell doing his own singing as Lennon/Jagger/Ray Davies rocker Reggie Wanker...

... and Bobby Sherman and Fabian as villain Ed Begley jr's yes men ...

... and Lou Reed as Dylan-clone "Auden" ...

... and Doors drummer John Densmore channeling Keith Moon as Reggie's drummer, Toad (considering the levels in that) ...

... and Howard Kaylan as left-over hippie Captain Cloud ...

... and Mary Woronov as the lighting tech and Paul Bartel as the doctor ...

... and Lee Ving as special guest star, Piggy!

And the songs are good, too.

Unfortunately, if you haven't already seen it, you probably never will - Arkush confirmed in a blog comment that there almost certainly won't be a DVD because the magnetic elements for the soundtrack are lost...

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:07:59 +0000

I would add the 1936 version of "Show Boat".

Also, "Oklahoma!" (1955), "Carousel" (1956), "The King and I" (1956), "My Fair Lady" (1964), "Camelot" (1967), and "Fiddler on the Roof" (1971).

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:40:02 +0000

LOL . . . I don't like country or rap/hip hop, but I *do* like musicals, rock, classical, Big Band, reggae, jazz, Celtic . . . .

By: okinawaassault

okinawaassault — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:27:00 +0000

Saw Dames in his "Wright Stuff" series. I guess I liked "Gold Diggers of 1933" better, but he wasn't kidding about the production value and the seamlessness of the musical numbers. People were fucking clapping.

By: Bridget P

Bridget P — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:11:27 +0000

WOW! My netflix queue thanks Edgar Wright. I can't believe how many of these I've never got around to seeing.

By: Ez_from_Aus

Ez_from_Aus — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:06:13 +0000

Aw no love for The Wizard of Oz!

Have you seen the 1955 film "The Court Jester" starring Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns and Basil Rathbone? – it's a classic! – and funny too!

By: christine

christine — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:13:25 +0000

I always love any mention of Phantom of the Paradise.

By: gabetoro

gabetoro — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:12:08 +0000

Wild Zero = Edgar Wright is a GREAT PERSON.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:29:27 +0000

I love love loved The Music Man growing up. I know, welcome to Geektown, Population: me.

By: katiewalsh

katiewalsh — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:00:04 +0000

Awesome list. So many of these are important formative works in my upbringing. I could probably track my life based on obsessions with West Side Story, Top Secret, Grease, Singin', Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, etc. And I need to see Wild Zero, like, yesterday!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:12:51 +0000

Clearly, Edgar Wright is a man after my own heart. I'm thrilled that he mentioned "Wild Zero" and "Top Secret!" as well as some better known movie musicals.

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:11:40 +0000

Awww, I was hoping to see Cannibal the Musical on here.

By: Lookf4r

Lookf4r — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:07:00 +0000

rip bass wolf. Jetttt Generation!