Greatest Song Films

"Somewhere over the rainbow, Way up high, There's a land that I heard of, Once in a lullaby, Somewhere over the rainbow, Skies are blue, And the dreams that you dare to dream, Really do come true." Simply the stuff that dreams are made of. The ageless, timeless words of the dreams of the young and the old, a dream that everyone is familiar with and surely has dreamt of once in their lifetime. The Wizard of Oz is a very much like a dream that really does come true. The ultimate family, fairytale and fantasy film that is universally loved and cherished. The journey down the Yellow Brick Road in search of the Wizard of Oz that tapped into the deep dreams and imagination of generations from the 1930s to today. A journey that made Judy Garland a star, along with the great characters of Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion. A journey through the magical Technicolor Land of Oz, that made Hollywood the dream factory that it is famous for. A journey that reminds us that there is "There's no place like home," entered upon the world's cultural consciousness. Perennially ranked among the top ten best movies of all-time in various critics' and popular polls, and has provided as many indelible quotes such as: "Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore," "There's no place like home" and "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!" Yet more than anything in the film it's signature song "Somewhere over the rainbow," sung soulfully by the young Judy Garland and voted the greatest movie song of all time by the AFI, is what makes the Wizard of Oz one of the greatest films of all time. Winner of my Greatest Song Films.

The Perfect Film. Casablanca is one of my favourite films. To me it represents everything a film should, i.e. the perfect film. The most quoted, and loved of films. A great love story, great action, mystery, suspence, sadness, comdey all in equal greatness. The greatest romantic drama of wartime sacrifice. The great Classic, with the classic song, "As Time Goes By" perfect cast, Bogart, Bergman, Rains, the Academy Award for Best Picture and more famous quotes than any other. "I think this is the begining of a beautiful friendship"and ".Here's looking at you, kid." and "Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By." and "Round up the usual suspects." and "We'll always have Paris." and "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine." Winner of my Best Film from the 1940's. Winner of my Top Romantic Films.

The musical of life, "to sing in the rain". Delightful musical send-up of the transition period from silent to sound films. "Good Morning", "Make 'Em Laugh," "Broadway Rhythm" among the best. With the most talented dancer Gene Kelly singing, dancing and splashing in puddles. Winner of my Best Film from the 1950's.

The greatest musical ever. A stroke of purer cinema and musical genius by two of Hollywood's greatest musical composers Rodgers and Hammerstein, who's names have become synonymous with the Hollywood musical. From the famous opening shot of Maria daydreaming, standing arms open wide on top of a mountain singing one of the greatest songs in cinema "The Sound of Music" through the Von Trapp family, the romance and marriage and the war to the end credits of the family escaping over the mountains The Sound of Music is filled with a mixture of comedy, love, romance, suspense and the most wonderful collection of songs one film has ever held. Such songs as the incomparable "The Sound of Music", "Maria," "My Favorite Things," "You Are Sixteen, Going On Seventeen," "Climb Every Mountain," "Do-Re-Mi," and "Edelweiss." The Sound of Music stands as the monumental musical, imitated but never duplicated, a musical masterpiece that celebrates music of every kind from a symphonic waltz to a simple guitar, epic and intimate. Not only a musical milestone, The Sound of Music has become a cultural event, as such I have been on the Sound of Music tour in Salzburg, Austria, one of the highest grossing films of all time and certainly one of the most popular films ever. A personally much loved classic that strikes a note in every heart. Winner of my Best Film from the 1960's.

Generally considered to be one of the great Musicals made by Hollywood. Romeo and Juliet in 1950s New York, the best redition of an updated Shakespeare I have ever seen. The tale of Romeo and Juliet's undying love. With great songs like 'Somewhere' and 'America' and 'Tonight'. A Best Picture Classic.

Although a classic and Audrey Hepburns definative role I feel that this film was lacking at times and pushing it at others. Some of the characters were flatly unrealistic, even Audrey's southern girl character just came off. And parts of the story dragged in it's own stupidity. Yet for all it's faults it is too moving and lovely not to be great. Most memorable song in a film, moonriver, and Audrey outside Tiffany's licking an ice-cream. With one of the greatest songs ever, the hauntingly beautiful 'Moon River'.

"When you wish apon a star, your dreams will come true". The great music and characters of Pinocchio, Gepetto and Jimminy added with the moral lessons of being good create a Disney Classic. 'When You Wish Upon A Star' is the best Disney song ever.

My personal favourite film. Titanic broke my heart and keeps a peice still. 11 Academy Awards, Highest Grossing film ever. 'My Heart Will Go On' haunting soundtrack. Winner of my Greatest Disaster Films. Winner of mr Greatest Epics. Winner of my Best Film from the 1990's. Winner of my Greatest Romantic Period Film.

An adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion. Harrison is fantastic as the obliviously cruel Henry Higgins, and the beautifully sensational Eliza Doolittle (Hepburn). Although the acting is superb, the music is the film's enduring element. The best are: "I Could Have Danced All Night", "Wouldn't It Be Loverly," "The Rain In Spain," . Overall a great musical with some of the most memoriable songs in musical history.

Mirror, mirror on the wall which is the best Disney of all? Snow White is. Disney's first and greatest film is the purest of gold from the golden age of Walt Disney. With one the greatest Disney songs, 'Some Day My Prince Will Come'. An absolute Classic. Winner of my Greatest Film Kiss.

Best Picture Academy Award-winning film, with the unbelieveably great dancer and signer Gene Kelly. A perfect showcase for dazzling scenes built around Gershwin's great score. With the great song 'I Got Rhythm'. Visually beautiful love story and the great ballet sequence, filmed in the style of Impressionist paintings, is legendary. Songs include "I Got Rhythm," "Embraceable You," "S'Wonderful," and the title song are the best.

My favorite modern Disney film. The first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture and Best Song "Be Our Guest" and "Belle." Howver the theme song ' Beauty and the Beast' performed by Angela Lansbury remains one of the best and favourite songs in cinema. Winner of my Greatest Disney Film.

"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" one of the great songs in this great Disney Musical Classic.

"Born to be wild" great defining song. The definitive counter-cultural road movie. With the motorcycle-riding duo (Hopper and Fonda) across America to find the true hippie loving America. Nicholson steals the show as a drugo lawyer, leading to stardom in the 1970s. It could almost be an national anthem for the 1960s' with cultural dialogue on freedom, individualism, patriotism and hippieism.

First film to be film on location without control, in New York. Excellent in almost every way with songs like 'New York, New York', teaming the great Dancer Gene Kelly and the great singer Frank Sinatra.

Hitchock's only remake of one of his own films raises the question of the superiority of his American work to his British work. This remak exceeds the original, more lavish with some of Hitchock's most powerful scenes ever. The films climaxes in the Albert Hall, one of Hitchock's best ever set peices. With the all time great song 'Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)' performed by Doris Day. And the amazing score by Bernard Herrmann, who appears in the film directing the orchestra, is one of his best.

One, only sees this film for two reasons, firstly to see Marilyn Monroe struggling to act, but still fabulous, and secondly to see the all time famous song 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend'. Heaps of fun.

A Modern Disney Classic. Favorite Musical of all who see it. The highest grossing animated film ever! Based on Shakespeare's Hamlet, with unforgettable visuals, and tunes like 'Hakuna Matata' make this an all time Disney masterpeice.

Mostly cheesey but at times romantic, with the great song 'Summer Nights' sang by two great performers John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John.

The funniest film I have ever seen. Mel Brook's best film. With hilarious plot, hysterical characters, and great song 'Springtime for Hitler'. The biggest joy of the film is Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel as the Producers Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom their chemistry is unparalleled. The Producers is a Comedy classic. Winner of my Funniest Film.

I love, love, love this movie, give em the old Razzle Dazzle!

Baz Luhrman, aussie, is always shocking and making unconventional movies, but with Moulin Rogue he reinvented the musical genre with one film. Beautiful music and visually stunning but story lacking, plot melodramatic and cliched. The songs "Diamonds are a girl's Best Friend" and more importantly "Come What May" make the film fantastically enjoyable.

"Swinging on a Star", and many other songs sung by Father Bing Crosby the King of American crooners, great songs, great acting and all round great film. Academy Award winning film for Best Picture.

Extreemly enjoyable musical, perfectly casted with great songs and a great story from Dickens.

"I'm walking here! I'm walking here!"

Winner of my Top Chick Flicks.

Rocky is a rare combination of a great sport film, a great inspirational film and a great guy film. But more than anything it's inspirational story and central character Rocky are the key to it sucess as a great film. There are plenty of guy sports films but rarely any inspirational ones. Rocky inspires glory in the underdog, the average joe and makes you stand up and cheer. This would not be possible however if it wasn't for the great hero Rocky. Rocky played by Stallone in his best performance, is not only likeable but a true hero for our times. Winner of Best Picture, on the AFI Top 100 and Rocky ranked as the 7th greatest hero, Rocky is a winner. "Yo, Adrian!"

One of the best films of all time. Christmas classic, Philosophical genius, each person's life touches many others. With the complex, engrossing, Everyman performance by Stewart as George Bailey. Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings. Winner of my Top Family Film. Winner of my Most Inspirational Film. Winner of my Best Christmas Movies.

The Biggest Show Stopper In Years. Dreamgirls is the kind of big budget, flashy, brassy, Hollywood musical that hasn't been made for a while. The production value and art direction dazzels as does the show stopping numbers by the fabulous Jeniffer Hudson who steals the show. The music makes you want to dance in your seat especially the song "I'm Telling You" and the amazing "Listen", to name but two of the many fantastic songs. Eddie Murphy's performance is enjoyable but not worthy of an Oscar. Dreamgirls illuminates the glitz and glamour of an era and is the first film I have ever seen where the entire cast is african american. A great Musical and great entertainment.

"La-dee-da, la-dee-da."

Great musical with my favourite song 'White Christmas' performed by Bing Crosby.

Loved It!

I don't think I have ever seen a film with more, glitter, sparkles, twinkles, frills and gilded over-the-top spectacle as in Hello Dolly. Simply the most extravagent Hollywood musical I have ever had the pleasure to feast my eyes on. And that is exactly what it is a feast for the eyes, from the epically spectacular songs to the huge sets and countless extras, Dolly is impressive. It is also so very sweet so much so that it is almost bitter, everything is so pretty and colourful. But Streisand steals the show with her amazing voice that never takes a breath. This film, made in 69, is really where old hollywood ends but it goes out with a bang!