So I went to see THE LONE RANGER  or should I say THE TOO DAMN LONG RANGER  hoping for a Pirates repeat. But it was not to be, the movie was uneven and just dragged.  Now I like long movies if it is justified like LoTR, GWtW and Gettysburg but in this movie

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I went in to WORLD WAR Z with an open mind.  I knew it wasn't going to be the book at all  and though that made me a little sad, I accepted it and was prepared to be entertained.( Read more... )

PAJAMA GAME  sadly despite the good music the story is caught in past and does not hold up well.  Too innocent,  or something.
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I wasn't sure how this musical would turn out since it was written for Warner Brothers and it starred Doris Day.  I forgot that before Doris Day starred with Cary Grant she was a famous chanteuse .  That girl can sing, and she is funny

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William Powell and Myrna Loy have always been one of my favorite Hollywood partnerships since I first saw them in THE THIN MAN and in the THE GREAT  ZIEGFIELD   They don't disappoint.

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Some musicals hold up over time and some crash and burn.  CALL ME MADAME  by Irving Berlin is one of the latter, even Donald O'Conner could not save this dog.( Read more... )

I remembered CRY BABY as having great music and a really crappy story where every one chewed the scenery and the audience was supposed to find it funny.
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First  this not an animation style I appreciate, but I stuck with it because it was nominated for multiple Oscars.

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Giggle I was prepared to hate this movie but it won me over.  It's a modern version of The Judy and Mickey musicals of the 30s and 40s and it has that same innocent sweetness. 
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When PIRATES OF PENZANCE came out on Broadway, the singers were Broadway and Pop states not Opera singers.  This is not the case with the MIKADO starring Eric Idle

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