Haven't seen some of these, but 5 and 6 are actually excellent. What makes them among the worst? I would add Song of Norway, Star, Paint Your Wagon, Man of La Mancha (all from late 60s early 70s)
I haven't seen those you mention. I will probably watch Man of La Mancha one day - I'll check out O'Toole in anything - but don't have high hopes!
The Music Man and Molly Brown have their fans, certainly, but I found them unsufferable!
The 60s and 70s seem to be the era of the bloated white elephant musical. There are those which hold up - I love Oliver! for one - and many more (Doctor Dolittle, Camelot, Hello Dolly, Lost Horizon...) which seemingly do not, although I'm sure all are loved by some quarters.
Reply by movie ghoul
on March 16, 2017 at 12:23 PM
Haven't seen some of these, but 5 and 6 are actually excellent. What makes them among the worst? I would add Song of Norway, Star, Paint Your Wagon, Man of La Mancha (all from late 60s early 70s)
Reply by rudely_murray
on March 16, 2017 at 8:20 PM
I haven't seen those you mention. I will probably watch Man of La Mancha one day - I'll check out O'Toole in anything - but don't have high hopes!
The Music Man and Molly Brown have their fans, certainly, but I found them unsufferable!
The 60s and 70s seem to be the era of the bloated white elephant musical. There are those which hold up - I love Oliver! for one - and many more (Doctor Dolittle, Camelot, Hello Dolly, Lost Horizon...) which seemingly do not, although I'm sure all are loved by some quarters.