Melissa in St Louis Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 What other movies would we like? (Preferably ones that aren't heavy on romantic relationships, but open to all ideas!) Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 A Fiddler on the Roof and the Sound of Music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Meet me in St. Louis...does have a romantic goal though. Gigi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 White Christmas Court Jester (Danny Kaye... wonderful!) Merry Andrew (Danny Kaye stars) Seven Brides for Seven Brothers High Society (Grace Kelly's last movie.. Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong) not a musical, but in same style... The Great Race (Blake Edwards movie - great fun) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenmomof3 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 My Fair Lady Guys and Dolls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Oooh, I second Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. We really like the Music Man and The Sound of Music, and SBSB is one of our favorites as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in St Louis Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 Awesome! Thanks! These are all great suggestions! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Alfred Academy Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang State Fair Bedknobs and Broomsticks (there is "magic" in it if you don't want to expose your kids to that sort of thing) Mary Poppins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 We love all the movies listed so far. We really liked Thoroughly Modern Millie. We're big Julie Andrews fans! Meet Me In St. Louis, already mentioned, is one of our very favorites also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 We love musicals too so I'd add: Sound of Music White Christmas (we watch every year on Thanksgiving night) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfgivas Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Dr. Doolittle and the Great Pink Sea Snail..... the original :001_smile: roger's and hammerstein's cinderella (the Brandy version is our favourite, but we love the Julie Andrew's version, too) Brigadoon.... oh, i feel a movie night coming on...... ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leanna Tomlinson Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 We love all those already mentioned....plus Calamity Jane Belles on their Toes Anchors Aweigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 hello dolly! (somewhat romantic) Wall-E :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhomemaker Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 The Happiest Millionaire - it has a little romance, but it's mainly about the father of the family, one of my favorites growing up Knock on Wood The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Newsies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Brigadoon and Paint Your Wagon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oraetstudia Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 An American in Paris Gigi (note: though this went right over my head until I was an adult, Gigi's aunts are training her to be a courtesan -- so this might not be a movie for everyone) In a similar vein -- though I love Thoroughly Modern Millie the bad guys are kidnapping girls and selling them into prostitution. Again, what they were doing with the girls went right over my head when I was a kid and went right past my kids without them picking up on it, because I forgot that part and showed them the movie). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasharowan Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Take Me Out to the Ballgame-Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra. Little bit of Romance, mostly about a woman trying to manage a ball team in a time when women were expected to stay home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 An American in ParisIn a similar vein -- though I love Thoroughly Modern Millie the bad guys are kidnapping girls and selling them into prostitution. Again, what they were doing with the girls went right over my head when I was a kid and went right past my kids without them picking up on it, because I forgot that part and showed them the movie). Oh that's true - sorry, I should have mentioned that when I posted. It went over my kids' heads also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Most musicals from the golden age have some element of romance to them but my family has always loved: First Tier Favorites: Fiddler on the Roof-my father's favorite Flower Drum Song-not on any official list but a very sweet movie about arranged marriages/tradition in Chinatown during the '50s. One of my family's favorites The King and I-Yul Brynner never made a better movie and Debora Kerr is excellent My Fair Lady-hilarious take on the English classes Yankee Doodle Dandy-great biopic about the famous showman Meet Me in St. Louis-Judy Garland at her best, great family movie Holiday Inn-holiday favorite with Bing Crosby White Christmas-ditto Oklahoma!-great all around musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers-my mother's favorite Mary Poppins The Sound of Music Second Tier Favorites: On the Town-Gene Kelly/Frank Sinatra Blue Skies-Irving Berlin songs Easter Parade-Judy Garland Funny Face-more dance Fred Astaire with the lovely Audrey Hepburn, plus glorious clothes Shall We Dance-more dance Fred Astaire The Harvey Girls-Judy Garland Silk Stockings-more dance Fred Astaire Naughty Marietta or Bitter Sweet-older and more sappy...also more of an operetta, Jeannette MacDonald/Nelson Eddy South Pacific Springtime in the Rockies-less of a musical and more of a movie with musical numbers Carmen Miranda My family was always a little obsessive about musicals. Everyone by my sister would watch them over and over. First tier are ones we would watch every time they were on. Second tier is greatly enjoyed but more occasional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Holiday Inn-holiday favorite with Bing Crosby FYI for anyone who hasn't watched Holiday Inn... there is a scene with blackface that is a bit shocking now. It's shown briefly at the end of Spike Lee's Bamboozled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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