According to many sources, Singing in the rain is the best movie musical. But Broadway Melody is just a brutal pace killer of a number. No meaning to the plot, not a good song, some good dancing but not enough to excuse it from completely interrupting the flow of the second half. Feels like they threw it in to just extend the runtime by 10min. Worst number in any mainstream musical movie!
On the other side, Cats doesn’t need much introduction. Despite its reputation, it does have some high points. Most notably, I would argue Skimbleshanks is the greatest musical number in a movie musical. Good singing, catchy song, epic tap dancing from a tap dancing master, creative set. I would put it up head to head against any other song in a movie musical and argue for its superiority.
(I held this opinion from before wicked pt. 1 came out, there are some pretty good ones in there that may challenge it)
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What?
Skimbleshanks is definitely the best number in Cats (both the stage and screen versions) but the best of all time? In any musical? I don’t know, there’s a lot of musicals out there.
Meh, for me the Book of Mormon, South Park Bigger Longer and Uncut, Hamilton, and 1776 are the best musicals.
Not even Memory? Really?
Nope. Because the best movie musical is Hedwig and the Angry Inch and the best musical number is “Wig in a Box” which is from Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
Skimbleshanks is the best but Rum Tum Tugger is also surprisingly good
Weird how you never mentioned Blues Brothers but go off
I love Singin’ in the Rain, but the title song isn’t my favorite song in the film
Skimbleshanks as the greatest movie musical number is wild lol. I can 100% respect and get behind your point here but I don’t agree with that part
The Blues Brothers would like a word.
Picking any song from Cats as the best movie musical number is a horrible opinion so I must upvote for your opinion.