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7 minutes ago, hollygolightly1990 said:

My siblings and I are all in our 20s now and we still quote and sing Shirley Temple movies to each other.

I loved Shirley too, she was such a talent.

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I could never pick a favorite, but I probably have watched The Wizard of Oz the most because they used to show it on TV every year when I was growing up.  The flying monkeys truly scared me, but watching Judy Garland sing "Over the Rainbow" is still magical.  I have to mention The Sound of Music too, those songs became a part of my life in a large way.  My favorite line is when the nuns say, "Mother, I have sinned..."  I am so glad I got to see it in a theatre on the big screen, as that opening shot requires.

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12 hours ago, MrDougLong said:

That's a good point. People who don't like musicals often cite the fact that people don't just start singing in life. In fact, stage and screen musicals are forms of surrealism. A stage director I once worked with explained his theory on why characters sing and dance in musicals: when words aren't enough, that's when you sing and/or dance.

Actually, I often do sing a song if it fits into the conversation, but only a phrase usually.  But maybe the musicals have influenced my thinking!