A rather eccentric film musicals poll

With all the songs in it, could you consider "The Meaning of Life" a musical?

If it's not a proper musical, I don't care, this is supposed to be an eccentric poll.

A favourite of mine in this list is Phantom of the Paradise:



And this is not a movie, but a favourite musical of mine:





Edited by Logan - April 04 2020 at 19:36

Don't dream it, be it.

EDIT: By the way, I'm not the kind who likes to make topics and then doesn't engage people in conversation or answer questions, but I have things to do and will be taking a break from the site. So no point asking "Where is such-and-such?" or "Why didn't you include so-and-so?" I doubt that much discussion will happen in this topic anyway (they are a bit of a time-waster to prepare and I always have less time to waste than I end up wasting).

Edited by Logan - April 04 2020 at 20:54

The Dark Elf wrote: Let's do the time warp again.

I like Rocky Horror music, Ramones is of course great too, but as a huge Who-fan have to vote Tommy. BTW never listened that soundtrack album, but in the movie some of the music sounded really great (specially that band version of the ending of overture, that´s acoustic in the original Tommy). I think I have to listen that soundtrack album first in this morning (if it is in spoti or tube).

Mortte wrote: I like Rocky Horror music, Ramones is of course great too, but as a huge Who-fan have to vote Tommy. BTW never listened that soundtrack album, but in the movie some of the music sounded really great (specially that band version of the ending of overture, that´s acoustic in the original Tommy). I think I have to listen that soundtrack album first in this morning (if it is in spoti or tube). I little bit wonder where you Logan had all the time and interest to listen all this? And this is not blaming you, more of admiring you.

While I said I wouldn't post for some time (I have a lot of work that needs doing -- I need to scramble), I should have mentioned that this is a very rare case where in my research to remember ones (I often put some time into research when doing such things), I ended up supplementing my list a fair amount --usually I like to do polls just based on my favourites. A lot of these weren't in my "weird film musicals" searches. I have seen 23 in the poll, which is still a lot. I don't sleep much at all, which frees up more time. In the case of Repo! The Genetic Opera, that is one I had tried to watch some years ago, but couldn't get through it..

As for South Park: Bigger, Longer Uncut, I might well have included that had I thought of it (I have seen it).

It's early days still, but it's interesting that five people responded to this topic and that is two more than the total number of votes in this multiple-choice poll (and certainly two of those five did vote). Judging by one of Moshkito's comments, in response to the Dark Elf, he seemed to like one of my choices, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, yet Moshkito didn't vote for it (that's the first one I thought of, such a classic). Certain kinds of polls get far more votes than people who respond. I'll look back on my other film polls (done a lot as I used to live and breathe film, partially because of film studies) to see if that's been the pattern when I have the time.

Edited by Logan - April 05 2020 at 09:38

^ Oh, no worries at all. I love The Meaning of Life and it's my most watched film in the list. When I was a teen, I definitely ranked it amongst my ten favourite films (along with A Clockwork Orange, Brazil...) and it remains a favourite. And as for Moshkito, we share a lot of the same likes and he has been very supportive of my art house and sci-fi/fantasy film polls, so I don't mean to come off as ungrateful for his participation, and he commonly mentions ones not on my lists that I love. I'm glad to have so many at this site whose tastes overlap with mine in different areas.

I'm stressed with my work (odd times which requires some different approaches), and not putting things well, or sometimes not thinking things through as well as I would like. I'd be less stressed if I stopped procrastinating, thus trying to distance myself from forum discussion. That said, this forum can be a good place to get the brain juices flowing, even if it is just out of my ears and onto the floor. I just need to be better at focusing on my work and better at time management (I get the work done on time, if not completed before "the eleventh hour", and done satisfactorily, but it means sleepless nights far too often). Spending time coming up with such lists is not the best use of my time, but I do enjoy the discussion that such things result in, and I do like re-visiting, remembering, or re-thinking about old favourites.

I like to hear about others not in my lists, often I know and love them, and sometimes, but not so often, I learn something new. It only bothers me when I feel people are being overly judgmental about, unfriendly, or readily dismissive of my choices or approach, or are not paying attention to what's been said or even what's in the list, but I wouldn't say anyone has been in this topic.

Edited by Logan - April 05 2020 at 10:41

Yeah.  Everyone can be judgemental.  Unfortunately, it's human nature.  People have opinions and like to force them on others.  It used to bother me, hell, it still bothers me at times, but I try to tell myself that they are all human and thus are prone to errors, stupidity, or a combination of both.  But they are also prone to enlightenment and friendliness too.  When it all comes down to it, all responses are a combination of opinion and mood. 

^^ Funny you mention Mel Brooks, or maybe not funny, as I made this poll I was wondering about what I could try to try to pub in by him, but I didn't have the time to put as much thought into it as I would have liked.

^ as for Neil Innes, I had heard, it's sad.

^^^ I'm not familiar with the PC game. Interesting. I wouldn't call myself a fan of the musical genre either, but some can be very fun. I tend to appreciate the absurd, the quirky, the strange, often that which is surreal, sometimes the grotesque, and the comical in many "artistic" forms. I could enjoy many dark comedy musicals. Despite Covid_19, the last film I watched was a horror flim (revisited an old fave of mine, The Omen). The Omen could make for a great musical. :)

TCat wrote: Yeah.  Everyone can be judgemental.  Unfortunately, it's human nature.  People have opinions and like to force them on others.  It used to bother me, hell, it still bothers me at times, but I try to tell myself that they are all human and thus are prone to errors, stupidity, or a combination of both.  But they are also prone to enlightenment and friendliness too.  When it all comes down to it, all responses are a combination of opinion and mood.    As far as time management....I get that issue.  Right now I have lots of time on my hands, so I use it here where I enjoy using that time and it keeps my mind off of hard times.  Don't let others get you down, though.  Sometimes the things they say, they won't remember in 10 minutes anyway.  Other times, the words they write don't necessarily mean the way they might sound to the reader.  I always enjoy your input, so just brush off those negative numbskulls.  If they want to convey their own opinion, let them start their own thread if they are smart enough to do so.   Don't let it bug you and push you away.

A truly enlightening post, most sincerely, thank you. And this has helped to shift my perspective -- my perspectives can change quite dramatically depending on my mood. Everyone has bad days and off days, I think I have more than most, and one shouldn't be defined by those moments. If it's the norm, well, that's another matter. While there is some continuity -- some would say there isn't and that's an illusion, and there is discrete time and continuous time... -- we are all rather different people from moment to moment. We're not identical to our past or future selves. We can't help but change even if that's not enough change for what we or others would like. It is my off moments that bug me and push me away the most, but I would hope to acknowledge/accept those, learn from them, and move on from those.

I've always been a procrastinator, some things never change. :) While I already mostly worked from home, with the situation significant adaptation is required.

Edited by Logan - April 05 2020 at 11:55