Comments on: 5 Musical Numbers (in Non-Musical Films) That Just Don’t Work

By: Slanted

Slanted — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:41:28 +0000

Was the dance sequence really that bad? I thought it was a perfectly adequate set piece for that movie. Han Solo was great. Agreed on Spidey 3 though. Who knew Raimi had musical aspirations? How about adding Slumdog to the list?

By: chris

chris — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:34:18 +0000

I can remember being really disappointed with the opening sequence to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. It seemed like a real letdown after the Raiders’ “throw me the whip, I’ll throw you the idol” sequence. I sort of like it now, though.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:01:33 +0000

C’mon, no Prince/Batman hate?

By: Jeff McMahon

Jeff McMahon — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:04:35 +0000

The Spider-Man 3 scene was one of my favorite scenes in any movie of all of that year.

By: Jett Loe

Jett Loe — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:00:38 +0000

Agree with Sean - the ‘forced’ aspect was intentional - and the number leads up to one of the biggest laughs I’ve had in the cinema in a long time, (and I’m sick of Star Wars fandom - but best use of Star Wars since 1977).

By: sean

sean — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:09:03 +0000

the 500 days of summer sequence is forched and cliche just as you say. but isn’t that the point though? the film is full of meta-cinematic moments like that. audiences are educated enough through experience (even if they aren’t aware of it) to pick up on the fact that this sequence knows exactly what it is.

By: Craig Kennedy

Craig Kennedy — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:26:04 +0000

If you’d told me yesterday I’d read this sentence fragment “as is evident in Citizen Kane and many David Lynch and Adam Sandler films” and that it would have a context where it made sense, I wouldn’t have believed you.