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I detest musicals, but the title track of Grease is epic.

NotoriousREV wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:36 pm

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:34 pm

dinny_g wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2019 8:07 pm I haven’t seen it - the original one...

I never knew it had an Elton John number in it, but it is exactly the sort of film that would have, if that tells you all you need to know Dinny.

You didn’t know that the film famously scored by Tim Rice & Elton John had an Elton John song in it?

No, 'cos I didn't know it was scored by TIm Rice & Elton John Ignorance is bliss

Zonda_ wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:53 pm

NotoriousREV wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:36 pm

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:34 pm

I never knew it had an Elton John number in it, but it is exactly the sort of film that would have, if that tells you all you need to know Dinny.

You didn’t know that the film famously scored by Tim Rice & Elton John had an Elton John song in it?

And that Elton John had a best selling album with music inspired by it?

Just to be clear - I don't like or listen to Elton John either. Hence how would I know?

Nor do I but there's this thing called the radio...

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2019 10:37 pm

Zonda_ wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:53 pm

NotoriousREV wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:36 pm

You didn’t know that the film famously scored by Tim Rice & Elton John had an Elton John song in it?

And that Elton John had a best selling album with music inspired by it?

Just to be clear - I don't like or listen to Elton John either. Hence how would I know?

General knowledge?

Zonda_ wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2019 10:42 pm Nor do I but there's this thing called the radio...

Don't listen to it as it's all shite

Rich - I have a remarkable ability to not absorb much about things that I'm not interested in

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:34 pm

dinny_g wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2019 8:07 pm I haven’t seen it - the original one...

The first (IIRC) of the modern Disney films with the godawful, vomit-inducing musical score.

Apart from -deep breath-; Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, 101 Greyhounds, Jungle Book, Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin AND Nightmare before Christmas.

IIRC.

I like musicals.

mik wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:54 pm I detest musicals, but the title track of Grease is epic.

Yeah, and they cunningly put Olivia Newton-John in those tight trousers at the end so you had something to look forward to. Not a bad film.

I think Grease is one of the greatest films of all time.

JLv3.0 wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2019 9:32 am I think Grease is one of the greatest films of all time.

5 seconds exposure to anything to do with it has me considering self harm.

Can we post more Grease-related stuff to test this?

Rich B wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2019 9:36 am

JLv3.0 wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2019 9:32 am I think Grease is one of the greatest films of all time.

5 seconds exposure to anything to do with it has me considering self harm.

I'm with you on that one. Unfortunately it's one of my wife's favourite films

There are only two musicals I can think of which I actually really like -

Blues Brothers - largely because it's just utterly awesome on all levels, but crucially the music is proper.
Little Shop of Horrors - cos it's got two total nutters in it

MrsREV generally hates musicals too, thankfully, but she does like Dirty Dancing and Joseph and his Technicolour Dreamcoat.

Sweeney Todd with Johnny Depp is pretty epic as well. But then I'm a Burton fanboy so it might be shite, who knows.

I quite like a musical.

Rocky Horror Picture Show and Hedwig and the angry inch are probably my favourites.

JLv3.0 wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2019 9:32 am I think Grease is one of the greatest films of all time.

Grease 2 is either in the so bad it's "cut your eyes out" bad or so bad it's brilliant.

Jimmy Choo wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2019 11:35 am

JLv3.0 wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2019 9:32 am I think Grease is one of the greatest films of all time.

Grease 2 is either in the so bad it's "cut your eyes out" bad or so bad it's brilliant.

Very definitely the first one.

The South Park musical is good.

NotoriousREV wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2019 11:45 am

Jimmy Choo wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2019 11:35 am

JLv3.0 wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2019 9:32 am I think Grease is one of the greatest films of all time.

Grease 2 is either in the so bad it's "cut your eyes out" bad or so bad it's brilliant.

Very definitely the first one.

The first, without question.

Rich - agreed. ✔