The music sucks and none of the actors can sing except for Anthony Head. It came across as a really forced and self-indulgent chance for the wannabe singers in the cast to show off their "musical talent." Plot wise, it's not even a particularly interesting Buffy episode. But then I suppose I don't really love musicals. I love certain musicals that happen to have great music (much of the stuff mentioned in this thread), great dancing (Fred Astaire, Gene Kelley, Fosse), a great story (Sound of Music, Cabaret, anything with Nazis really), or any combination of the above. But I don't just "love musicals" in the unconditional manner that would be necessary to enjoy that Buffy episode.
― walter kranz (walterkranz), Friday, 4 February 2005 02:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Friday, 4 February 2005 02:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 4 February 2005 04:36 (nineteen years ago) link
I like Sound of Music, but there are better R&H works.
― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Friday, 4 February 2005 04:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Friday, 4 February 2005 04:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― walter kranz (walterkranz), Friday, 4 February 2005 04:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Friday, 4 February 2005 10:11 (nineteen years ago) link
― jedidiah (jedidiah), Friday, 4 February 2005 16:06 (nineteen years ago) link
Strikes against OMWF:
1) The singing is atrocious.2) The songwriting is nu-Broadway rock-opera hell.3) Did I mention the singing is atrocious?
My favorite musicals:
West Side StorySingin' In The RainCandideJoseph and the Amazing Techniocolor DreamcoatSouth Park: Bigger, Longer and UncutChicagoDamn YankeesThe Lion KingMy Fair Lady
― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 4 February 2005 16:23 (nineteen years ago) link
can you imagine how hard it must have been for wealthy land owning austrian families in the 1930s? those poor von trapps.
― Mordy, Monday, 24 December 2012 02:24 (eleven years ago) link