tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post7147390905184978498..comments2024-03-27T15:16:57.305-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Our Favorite Musical NumbersPatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-55408406995825465782012-05-24T22:09:16.361-05:002012-05-24T22:09:16.361-05:00That 500 Days of Sumner sequence gets points for m...That 500 Days of Sumner sequence gets points for me for the transition to one of the saddest shots in the movie.Joseph Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168159790992899470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-81518745538722102952012-05-23T23:03:59.399-05:002012-05-23T23:03:59.399-05:00Fudge, you're right. That's what I get fo...Fudge, you're right. That's what I get for writing replies to 'F This Movie' at 5AM. Which is fine because it's the only free time now that I have a job that keeps me working some odd hours (3PM to midnight) most days. But it sure beats replying to F This Movie during the day when I was unemployed. ;-)J.M. Vargashttp://www.dvdverdict.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-75620598591904714802012-05-23T14:27:32.031-05:002012-05-23T14:27:32.031-05:00Don't you mean Fred Astaire and Judy Garland?Don't you mean Fred Astaire and Judy Garland?JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076030814908114779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-26434400654819815362012-05-23T12:26:55.699-05:002012-05-23T12:26:55.699-05:00"Recklessly abandoned" is my favorite wa..."Recklessly abandoned" is my favorite way to dance. It was also the way I was raised.Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-63568783630625710042012-05-23T03:37:45.195-05:002012-05-23T03:37:45.195-05:00I don't like "Magnolia" at all (seen...I don't like <b>"Magnolia"</b> at all (seen it in its entirety three times, once theatrically, and each time it becomes more endless and unbearable than the previous viewing) but I have to agree with Alex, <i>'Wise-Up'</i> by itself is a mini-masterpiece of musical filmmaking virtuosity. It's the two hours before and 20-25 minutes after I have problems with. And this coming from someone that thinks every other P.T. Anderson movie is either very good or a classic.<br /><br />And my favorite musical number from <b>"South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut"</b> (my #1 favorite musical of all time) is <i>La Resistance,'</i> which starts as an individual piece and seamlessly morphs into a medley of every previous tune heard until that point. This is the only movie that, after seeing it opening day, made me literally run out of the theater and through many (NYC) street blocks to get to the nearest music store and buy the soundtrack CD.<br /><br />Other randomly-thought favorite musical numbers from movies from this self-proclaimed non-fan of musicals (which explains why so few actual musical numbers):<br /><br />-Woody Allen and Goldie Hawn's <i>gravity-defying dance</i> set to score music next to the Seine in <b>"Everybody Says I Love You."</b><br /><br />-The four <i>'we're off to see the wizard'</i> short dance segments as Dorothy goes to Oz and picks up her gang along in <b>"The Wizard of Oz."</b><br /><br />-The opening minutes (which are actually the movie's postcript) of Dusan Makavejev's 1981 opus <b>"Montenegro"</b> in which we meet the character/actor (Susan Anspach) that is the inspiration for the <i>Marianne Faithful song 'Ballad of Lucy Jordan'</i> heard during the opening/closing credits.<br /><br />-Faye Wong cleans Tony Leung's apartment while the latter is away to the beat of the <i>Wong-sung Chinese version of 'Dreams'</i> in Wong Kar-Wai's <b>"Chungking Express."</b> Also from the same movie, <i>the final use of 'California Dreamin'</i> puts the previous many uses of the song in perspective and ends the movie on a high. <br /><br />-<i>Every use of the same 4-5 note basic song</i> (over and over and over again) in Nobuhiko Ohbayashi's crazy-cult flick <b>"House"</b>. Ditto for <i>Narciso Yepes' guitar songs</i> in René Clément's <b>Forbidden Games</b>.<br /><br />-the opening Paris montage of every conceivable angle of the Eiffel Tower in Truffaut's <b>"The 400 Blows"</b> set to the <i>Jean Constantine's amazing tune</i>.<br /><br />-the <i>'River of Jordan' guitar song</i> and the <i>'Stayin' Alive' disco dance number</i> in ZAZ's <b>"Airplane!"</b><br /><br />-<i>Jeanne Moreau sings 'Le Tourbillon'</i> in Truffaut's <b>"Jules and Jim."</b> Pure movie magic.<br /><br />-the <i>rooftop foot chase scene</i> in <b>"The Untouchables"</b> set to one of Ennio Morricone's finest music scores, ever.<br /><br />-Claudia Cardinale sings/dances the Henry Mancini-penned <i>'Meglio Stasera'</i> in Blake Edwards' <b>"The Pink Panther."</b><br /><br />-<i>Gene Kelly sings/performs the titular number</i> in <b>"Singing in the Rain."</b><br /><br />-The <i>'Desert Chase' music bed</i> (syched so damn perfectly with the action) in <b>"Raiders of the Lost Ark"</b> and the <i>opening credits</i> of <b>"Superman: The Movie."</b> John Williams at his prime. <br /><br />-The <i>'fallen women' segment set to 'The Seraphim' song</i> in Ron Fricke's <b>"Baraka."</b> Simultaneously poetic and heartbreaking.<br /><br />-Anna Karina and Jean-Paul Belmondo sing/dance <i>'Ma Ligne de Chance'</i> in Godard's <b>"Pierrot le Fou."</b><br /><br />-The opening montage/credits of Stallone's <b>"Rocky III"</b> set to Survivor's <i>"Eye of the Tiger."</i><br /><br />-Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers <i>sing the title song</i> at the very end of <b>"Easter Parade."</b>J.M. Vargashttp://www.dvdverdict.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-313120647192977552012-05-22T12:59:20.258-05:002012-05-22T12:59:20.258-05:00And the winner for first D.E.B.S. reference at F T...And the winner for first <i>D.E.B.S.</i> reference at F This Movie is...<br /><br />Good call on <i>Watchmen</i>. I'm a big, big fan of that movie, but even the people who didn't like it called out that sequence for being rad. Zack Snyder must have realized, too, since he pretty much tried to do the same thing again in <i>Sucker Punch</i>. Surprise! It didn't work.Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-37231745106142659752012-05-22T10:15:28.831-05:002012-05-22T10:15:28.831-05:00Get out of my brain JB! I'd add this number fr...Get out of my brain JB! I'd add this number from Hellzapoppin to my list...I love how they dance with reckless abandon.<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahoJReiCaPk&feature=relatedDinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-81455185957331802322012-05-22T09:52:21.521-05:002012-05-22T09:52:21.521-05:00Love the lip-sync jam-out session by Jordana Brews...Love the lip-sync jam-out session by Jordana Brewster to "A Little Respect" in D.E.B.S., turned what could've been a pretty forgetful misfire of a movie into a delightful guilty pleasure. Also, not really a musical number bit I'm always entranced by the opening credit sequence in Watchmen to Bob Dylan's The Times They are a Changin'.... also as honorable mention, ALL of Pink Floyd's The Wall.Michael Angel Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04328480864264376735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-3074792002552712602012-05-22T09:39:49.729-05:002012-05-22T09:39:49.729-05:00I will never, ever accept your bones!
I meant Lor...I will never, ever accept your bones!<br /><br />I meant Lorne Michaels' first major SNL success. The Blues Brothers would be the first SNL spinoff success for sure. Wait, did I accept your bone (of contention)? Dangit.Mark Ahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-32936791540104743652012-05-22T09:27:29.896-05:002012-05-22T09:27:29.896-05:00Major props to Alex on the Magnolia love! In rece...Major props to Alex on the Magnolia love! In recent movies, nothing beats Natalie Portman turning into the Black Swan in "Black Swan".Almost Film Critichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08359767177318795017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-18763470079794556252012-05-21T20:02:57.510-05:002012-05-21T20:02:57.510-05:00Afternoon Delight...Afternoon Delight...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04506651030810580600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-13372657163086564682012-05-21T17:30:43.238-05:002012-05-21T17:30:43.238-05:00Minor bone (BONE!) of contention for Mark -- I'...Minor bone (BONE!) of contention for Mark -- I'd argue that SNL's first successful movie spinoff was THE BLUES BROTHERS. Case closed (I rest my case).Doughttp://fthismovie.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-25406515459365155712012-05-21T16:23:21.461-05:002012-05-21T16:23:21.461-05:00"Day-O", Beetlejuice. Like Patrick, I lo..."Day-O", Beetlejuice. Like Patrick, I love when movies that aren't musicals break out in musical numbers. This musical number is my favorite part not including Micheal Keaton. Even though this song is technically lip-synced(hilariously I may add), all the actors do a great job of selling a ridiculous scene on paper. It worth the Catharine O'Hara reaction shot alone.<br /><br />"Somebody Kill Me" and "Grow Old With You", The Wedding Singer. The movie may have a treasure(?) trove of 80's hits, my favorite songs are the two original songs, co-written by Adam Sandler. "Somebody Kill Me" a Sandler-esque riff on The Cure, and "Grow Old With You", which shows that Sandler is a decent(DECENT!) singer and reminds me of a better time when Sandler at least gave a damn at being a better actor.Shannon B.noreply@blogger.com