“Classic” films you’ve never seen

[Guest]

13 hours ago, Rudy said:

Name one that isn’t. If it’s not South Park movie I’m not interested 

Sound of Music

[Rudy]

53 minutes ago, boltondiver said:

Sound of Music

Good god man

[ErnestTurnip]

Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory the original, that's a musical for everyone.

[Rudy]

16 minutes ago, ErnestTurnip said:

Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory the original, that's a musical for everyone.

If that is a musical I’ll give you that one. 

[Zico]

Frozen & Frozen 2 are good

[DirtySanchez]

Got dragged to see Mamma Mia which was two hours of absolute hell, or however long it lasted, as

i) I hate Abba 

ii) I hate musicals

But went along with it so I could go to Chelsea away a few weeks later. The final test of my sanity was when folk started doing the conga round the theatre, at which point I decided I'd seen enough and left 

[bolton_blondie]

45 minutes ago, DirtySanchez said:

Got dragged to see Mamma Mia which was two hours of absolute hell, or however long it lasted, as

i) I hate Abba 

ii) I hate musicals

But went along with it so I could go to Chelsea away a few weeks later. The final test of my sanity was when folk started doing the conga round the theatre, at which point I decided I'd seen enough and left 

My idea of hell. Hate ABBA. Utter shite. 

[Not in Crawley]

I'm not a fan of musicals, lots of people are though, and I've had a decent career out of selling them.

Ones that I have enjoyed are Funny Girl, Les Mis, Girl From the North Country and 42nd Street.

I think what is daft is people just going this is shit, that is shit etc without qualifying or seemingly having little experience.

Be a bit more open minded, there's a big old world of things to enjoy out there. Not everything will be your cup of tea, but don't just dismiss or shit on those that do like those things just because you don't.

Not every musical is mamma Mia, not every period drama is boring, not every Bronte novel is the same.... chill out people.

F1 and boxing personally bore me to tears, but some people find them endlessly fascinating. I used to hate cricket but I've really changed my mind as I've got older. 

[Casino]

1 minute ago, Not in Crawley said:

Not every musical is mamma Mia

Mores the pity

But you're right, each to their own

That shite rudy and koontz? post, is dogshit and definitely won't be being played by anybody wired up reet in 50 years

 

[Not in Crawley]

18 hours ago, kent_white said:

Another vote for Catch 22 here. It's in my top 3. Give it another go! 

It's one of the funniest books of all time.

Also Lucky Jim - another book I've read more than once.

 

[Exiled Girl]

3 hours ago, Not in Crawley said:

I'm not a fan of musicals, lots of people are though, and I've had a decent career out of selling them.

Ones that I have enjoyed are Funny Girl, Les Mis, Girl From the North Country and 42nd Street.

I think what is daft is people just going this is shit, that is shit etc without qualifying or seemingly having little experience.

Be a bit more open minded, there's a big old world of things to enjoy out there. Not everything will be your cup of tea, but don't just dismiss or shit on those that do like those things just because you don't.

Not every musical is mamma Mia, not every period drama is boring, not every Bronte novel is the same.... chill out people.

F1 and boxing personally bore me to tears, but some people find them endlessly fascinating. I used to hate cricket but I've really changed my mind as I've got older. 

Girl From The North Country is the last thing I saw just before lockdown 1, fantastic. I was also extremely surprised to like Legally Blonde the musical - went with neice 2 who's planning on doing a degree in musical theatre.

My favourite musical is Once More, With Feeling

And I've never seen a James Bond film.

Edited April 5, 2021 by Exiled Girl
Posted too quickly

[Underpants]

8 hours ago, DirtySanchez said:

Got dragged to see Mamma Mia which was two hours of absolute hell, or however long it lasted, as

i) I hate Abba 

ii) I hate musicals

But went along with it so I could go to Chelsea away a few weeks later. The final test of my sanity was when folk started doing the conga round the theatre, at which point I decided I'd seen enough and left 

I like ABBA. But you would have to tie my to a chair and keep my eyes open with toothpicks to watch Mamma Mia.

[Underpants]

On 04/04/2021 at 16:03, DazBob said:

All musicals are shit.

Rocky Horror is ace.

 

Not seen it but Rocketman must be worth a watch. I love a bit of Elton.

[Casino]

We know

Rocketman, rhapsody and yesterday are all easy watchers

But not mamma mia standard

 

 

[Guest]

25 minutes ago, Underpants said:

I like ABBA. But you would have to tie my to a chair and keep my eyes open with toothpicks to watch Mamma Mia.

The first one was ok

The second spoiled with the appearance of Cher.

[Casino]

Second is better than the first, but we could have managed without cher

[Not in Crawley]

My other half worked on the ABBA exhibition at the 02, went to see Mama Mia the Party to show moral support. If you like that sort of thing, it's great. The food wasn't bad actually.

[Underpants]

1 hour ago, Casino said:

We know

Rocketman, rhapsody and yesterday are all easy watchers

But not mamma mia standard

 

 

Bohemian Rapsody didn't do it for me. It was all over the place with timelines and facts. Spoilt it for me.

[MancWanderer]

Used to hate musicals with a passion. Saw Chicago in that London mid 2000’s with Darius (some reality show bloke) and it confirmed it for me. They are shite

Mrs Manc booked us in to see Evita in Manc a few years ago. Fuck me. The place was full of dust. Not a dry eye in the house. Incredible. My top three gigs ever - The Specials in Belfast (2009?), AC/DC Manc Apollo 1979, New Order/The Specials/Blur Hyde Park 2012. I’d put Evita a very close 4th it really was that good

Following that I saw Oliver (Neil Morrisey) and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Jason Manford) and they were really good

Evita changed it for me. Seen some stinkers mind you (Blues Brothers, Joseph, West Side Story) 

[MancWanderer]

9 minutes ago, Mr Grey said:

Not sure they are full on classics, but the misses has never seen any of the films below, so we are gonna watch them over Easter.

Perfect (9pm tonight... after Corrie)

Night Fever

Staying Alive

Flashdance

Having the time of your life?

[bolton_blondie]

Took my mum to watch Bodyguard the musical for her 50th. She loved it and so did I. I wanted to book The Commitments but then covid came along and fucked up any fun. 

[gonzo]

Star Wars. Any of them. 

Godfather. Any of them.

Scarface.

Taxi Driver.

Rocky 1 or 2.

 

 

[jmjhb]

I can tolerate most of the classic musicals, but the vast majority of the new ones are utter shite

[Rudy]

7 hours ago, Casino said:

Mores the pity

But you're right, each to their own

That shite rudy and koontz? post, is dogshit and definitely won't be being played by anybody wired up reet in 50 years

 

Hip hop started in 1978 and now stronger than ever so you’re talking bollocks

[bolton_blondie]

15 minutes ago, Mr Grey said:

A stroke of luck 

Awww I like the commitments!