Sentences with phrase «perfect films musicals»

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While it's not a perfect film by any means — a lack of catchy musical numbers and a questionable shift of focus in the film's latter half knock Megamind down a few pegs — the lively cast and interesting flip on the superhero concept make it a fun time at the movies for viewers of all ages.

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«Pitch Perfect 3» supposedly is the final film in the wildly successful series about the musical misadventures of the Barden Bellas.

In hindsight, the 1984 hit Footloose — starring Kevin Bacon and directed by Herbert Ross — along with its contemporary Flashdance, can be seen as the link between the old Hollywood model of a let's - put - on - a-show musical, based on original songs brought to life in elaborate choreographed numbers, and the later Hollywood model of youth films, perfected in the»80s by John Hughes and terminally calcified over the decades to follow, in which a contemporary pop music soundtrack serves as both a structural backbone to the film itself and an ancillary product that can outgross and outlive the film that spawned it.

With a perfect period background and an accompanying musical score by Volker Bertelmann, whose score for this year's «Lion» has been nominated for an Academy Award, the film takes you back in time to a period when life seemed easier but surely wasn't.

WHY: It's incredible what can be achieved when you combine music with film, and John Carney exploited that perfect pairing with his musical drama «Once.»

Rounding out the top five, the Hugh Jackman - led musical film The Greatest Showman came in fourth place ($ 13.8 million), followed by a similarly musical joyride, Pitch Perfect 3 ($ 10.2 million).

Otherwise, the musical appears to be following the film's familiar story arc, with Muriel Heslop (originally played by Collette) feeling stuck in her sleepy town of Porpoise Spit, dreaming of the perfect wedding, complete with white dress, church, and loads of much - needed attention.

However, Kendrick truly shines when she gets to showcase her musical prowess in such films as Into the Woods, The Last Five Years, and the Pitch Perfect franchise.