do you think movies like the old time musicals would be popular today?
By samsonskola
@samsonskola (3357)
United States
January 7, 2007 6:06am CST
I just love the old musicals like the ones with Gordon McRae, Bing Crosby, etc. I love the soundtracks from these old movies. I know Hollywood has produced modern ones like Grease, etc., but even that was a while back. I know too, that a few "musicals" have been made here and there, but they used to be so popular! Would you like to see musicals being done again? Do you think they would be as popular as they were "back in the day"?
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@emeraldisle (13138)
• United States
17 Jan 07
I love musicals especially ones with Gene Kelly or Howard Keel, two of my favorite actors for the musicals. I think they could do them today without a problem if they wanted. I know recently they did a remake of The Music Man with Matthew Broderick. They do make some modern ones but I agree not that many, not like they used to make. I think if they wanted to they could again without a problem and people would still go. The songs have a tendency to stick with us even after we finish watching it.
@samsonskola (3357)
• United States
17 Jan 07
i adored Howard Keel...such a good looking man and with such a wonderful voice...the best of both!...and don't forget Gordon MacCrae! he was great too... i raised my kids on these old musicals and still love them...thanks for responding
@wmg2006 (5381)
• United States
7 Jan 07
I think there is a BIG fan base for old musicals. the world is getting older and the majority of the poplulation will be senior citizens this year than any other year in the past. So, yes I think old musicals would work. Maybe Hollywood is thinking about this too.
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@samsonskola (3357)
• United States
8 Jan 07
i would love to see that happen..thank you for responding
@joshdale08 (2320)
• Philippines
7 Jan 07
maybe. i for one would like to see them again. even if they're remakes, doesn't matter, as long as it's a musical.
@estherlou (5015)
• United States
7 Jan 07
I loved the older musicals. And no, I can't say "a musical is a musical". You can't really put something like "Chicago" in the same category as one of the Bing Crosby, or Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly shows...the content of the show is much more mature nowadays. I think I prefer the older ones. I did notice once when I watched a really old musical movie, that they seemed really long and drawn out, not like modern ones we're used to. That would be a drawback to this generations' fast-food mentality...we'd get bored.
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