Musicals & Music Films > 1967 Musicals & Music Films

A Musical Camelot

Advantages: Well it is a musical.
Disadvantages: If you don't like musicals you won't enjoy this

...more than anything else. Camelot is not I feel an outstanding musical, I should imagine a lot of people have not heard of it, I think before seeing it again over the last week I had only watched it once before when I was a child. ~~The film~~ I put the disc into my DVD player and it slips straight into the Overture and the start of the movie, which is quite disconcerting as usually you go through the options on the menu first. Anyway, the ...
...in the woods just outside Camelot, talking to Merlin (in his minds eye) and just before he goes into battle, he reflects on his life and the camera takes us back to a snow covered wood and a much younger King Arthur as he awaits the arrival of his new bride. Arthur comfortably slips into song with I wonder what the king is doing tonight. He sings in a similar style to Rex Harrison of My Fair Lady and Dr Doolittle, also like Harrison he sang live ...

arnoldhenryrufus 12.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Camelot (DVD)

Thoroughly Not So Modern

Advantages: It's a really upbeat and enjoyable story with a happy ending.
Disadvantages: The words and styles are somewhat dated.

...way in a bustling city, Thoroughly Modern Millie is an enchanting tale with plenty of interesting and eccentric characters to keep you intrigued. Millie is determined to get a job as a secretary and then marry her rich boss, but along the way she finds some friends and has some adventures that begin to make her think otherwise. Although it is supposed to be set in the 1920s and really is quite authentic in this sense, it does get a little bit irritating ...
...can only hear someone say 'terrif' a couple of times before you want to knock them over. Still, if you can put up with the incessantly optimistic chatter and the over the top dramatics, it's actually a really nice story with some great twists and turns and some fine performances from Julie Andrews and co. ...

chrisk_03 30.08.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Thoroughly Modern Millie (DVD)

Moulin rouge is a musical admirers dream

Advantages: Great chemistry between main characters ,feel good film .
Disadvantages: The singing throughout the film can get a bit tiresome

In my opinion you must see the film if you like musicals, otherwise you might find the singing a bit off putting .At times the siniging can seem a bit over the top but in general this is what makes the film interesting.It is worth watching just to see the on screen chemistry between Ewan Mcgregor and Nicole Kidman they are a great pairing and seem to have good on screen presence allowing you to follow the romantic tale which is played out . The ...

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Review of Moulin Rouge (Special Edition) (DVD)

I'll watch this some more!

Advantages: great family film
Disadvantages: none

...remember loving the musical film Oliver! as a child and singing and dancing along to so many of the wonderful songs that accompanied the story. I was also lucky to see the West End production many years ago, long before Andrew Lloyd Webber took an interest with his search for a Nancy and an Oliver in the great series ‘I’d do Anything’. My daughters loved watching the TV shows and started picking up the words to some of the songs. Therefore when I ...
...in our big armchair watching Oliver! Oliver! (made in 1968)is based on the classic novel of Oliver Twist that was written by Charles Dickens. It tells the story of a poor workhouse boy who had the audacity to ask for more of the disgusting gruel that was served to all the boys daily while the workhouse governors were fed roast dinners. As a consequence Oliver is sold to the local undertaker where he is teased about his dead mother. Feeling desperate, ...

kingfisher111 28.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Oliver! (DVD)

Bring the music to life with VH1 Storytellers

Advantages: It's raw, it's real and it provides great insight into the band
Disadvantages: Grainy dvd, short running time.

...was a dvd of the matchbox 20 session on VH1 storytellers. My boyfriend got me this for my christmas because he knows how much I love this band - I'd go as far as to say that it's in my top ten favourite bands along with the likes of Counting crows and the goo goo dolls. What is VH1 Storytellers Basically VH1 storytellers is a music series produced by VH1 which started back in 1996 with Ray Davies during his "storyteller" tour which is where ...
...VH1 storytellers shows the band matchbox 20 back in 2001 at a studio in chelsea piers in New york City several months after the realease of their 2nd Album "mad season" and so the performances feature several songs from the album including; * Bent * Mad Season * Black and White People * Push * If you're gone * Crutch * You won't be Mine * Rest stop Along with these album tracks the band also get involved in a question and answer session ...

stillclueless 27.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Matchbox Twenty - Storytellers (DVD)