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Re: Sam loves a musical
Posted By: Sam, on host 24.62.248.3
Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2006, at 08:10:28
In Reply To: Re: Sam loves a musical posted by Darien on Tuesday, September 5, 2006, at 23:18:57:

> While you're quibbling, how could you forget to mention "The Sound of Music and My Fair Lady are hopelessly overrated?" Sure, Julie Andrews and Audrey Hepburn are hot as all hell, but the shows themselves are pretty durn weak.

My Fair Lady is one of the best titles on there. Seriously, *is* there a better written musical? There's certainly not a more elegant one, or one with as much psychological complexity in the characters. Maybe you've just got a case of words, words, words, and you're so sick of them.

I'm with you on The Sound of Music, though. I wouldn't have objected to it being listed there, but so high? I think what it is is that The Sound of Music has that ultimate iconic image in the Alps. To be fair, creating that most memorable of all musical moments was a grand accomplishment of the movie, but I think it skews people's memories when they're skimming down lists of musicals and casting votes.

S "the crime of omission for me was Oklahoma" am

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