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Is this a musical?

posted 12 years ago by mylesag
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How much singing will there be?

[–] bhikkhu 12 years ago

It is a musical and there is singing throughout.

Om Mani Padme Hum

[–] jmckay27 12 years ago

I love the dancing!

[–] gheilers 10 years ago

But although the orangutans, wearing cowboy hats, riding unicycles...might be accurate (it is documented)...it is still a bit distracting, and tends to interrupt the somber mood of that mass funeral scene.

[–] meteor_storm 12 years ago

Julie Andrews has this AMAZING cameo where she flies into the shot, does some soft-shoe, hits a triple-octave C on the phrase "corncob pipe" ("pipe" is where she hits that high note), omg I was in tears.

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[–] Bbhud007 12 years ago

Since it's based in the mid 1940's they show the beginnings of Karaoke, about 2/3 of the way through the movie the Emperors aid stands up and sings for Matthew Foxes character.

[–] liscarkat-2 11 years ago

Liza Minelli's scene was awesome! That dame's still got it!