Singin' in the Rain

Pros: Great Production, Kelly and O'Connor
Cons: Flawless

Can any 36 year-old male attempt a review of Singin’ in the Rain without an explanation? You might tell me it’s not necessary, but here it is anyway: A while back I made compiled a list of the greatest movies ever made, checked off all the ...

Pros: The cast, fantastic musical numbers, great story
Cons: The musical number, "Gotta Dance"

It is interesting how film has developed over the past 100 years. At the beginning, movies were essentially short clips of something moving (the first film ever was a train moving past the camera; the name of the film escapes me). Then we moved onto...

Pros: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Cyd Charisse, Rita Moreno, Millard Mitchell, Stanley Donen
Cons: none

When it gets late at night, I love to snuggle under a big comforter with a pot of mint tea, a big bowl of popcorn (mixed with a big box of milk duds or good & plenty so I get sweet with my salty), pop a video into the machine, turn down the lights and...

Pros: Amazing screenplay, amazing acting, amazing musical numbers, the movie does everything right
Cons: Absolutely nothing!

It's hard to review something this great because I want to make sure I do justice to this film, which is clearly the greatest movie musical of all time, and possibly even the greatest movie of all time. This movie was responsible for beginning the love ...

Pros: fun movie, great singing and dancing, amazing DVD extras
Cons: new documentary is light

This review is really two reviews in one: first a review of the movie itself, then a review of the DVD extras.

THE MOVIE
Singin' in the Rain is a thoroughly enjoyable film that holds up over time. I can watch this film again...

Pros: The wonderful song-dance numbers, a well-done plot, and a great showcase for Gene Kelly.
Cons: I just didn't fall for the romance between Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds.

Singin’ in the Rain is widely considered as the best musical ever made, and this time, I can’t really argue because I haven’t seen very many muscials. Even though I do think I like The Sound of Music a little better, Singin’ in the Rain just does ...

Pros: Amazing dance sequences, terrific performances, absolute great moviemaking.
Cons: None

When it comes to classic movies, it is sometimes so hard to say anything new about them without delivering the same things you've heard over and over again. And Singin' in the Rain is exactly like that. It's a truly amazing acheivement to watch it ...

Pros: some great musical numbers
Cons: biggest musical number stops the show to go into it's own story

I saw singing in the rain in a bunch of DVD collections my grandmother had. While not my favorite genre of movies I admit I am a sucker for a good old fashion musical every once in a while. Singin in the rain is basically a 1952 movie that features a ...

Pros: The songs, the comedy, the acting, the dancing.
Cons: The way too long broadway scene.

I love classics, comedy, and musicals. And luckily this film combines all three in a graceful yet fun romp! "Singin' In The Rain" is just as memorable as it was when it was filmed in 1951! Movies are just not made like this nowadays! What happened to ...

Pros: A funny, melodic comic history of the coming of Sound to Hollywood.
Cons: Make sure you get a late, restored print.

What makes SINGIN' IN THE RAIN so satisfying is that it is a movie musical which works superbly, EFFORTLESSLY, on several levels. So often, musicals were simply pointless revues.

SINGIN' IN THE RAIN is, of course, as simply entertaining...

Pros: Many of the song and dance numbers
Cons: The story is never really developed.

There are some movies that are almost universally loved, even by the critics. And if you dare to dislike one of them, you can expect most people to look at you like you're crazy. One such film is Singin' in the Rain. And I'll be expecting those ...

Pros: it makes you smile
Cons: nothing whatsoever

You’ll have no argument from me if you said ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ is THE greatest movie musical ever made. I absolutely, positively, undeniably, unreservedly love this film; it combines music, dance and a really witty script to make the most magnificent...

Pros: Plot, characters and actors are very good which is very rare for a Hollywood musical.
Cons: The opening scene... Yuck!

Has a film so good ever started with a credit sequence so irritating as Singin' in the Rain? I think ...

Pros: Gene, Debbie, Donald, dancing, music
Cons: Hard to live up to this one

This is a little known fact about me...I love MGM musicals. Crazy about them and have been since high school. So while this did not make me a hugely popular person I discovered an area of cinema history that I think is superb.

I've seen this...

Pros: Classic dance numbers, funny, great acting, a great story
Cons: It's too short!!

Like many others who have written about this movie, it's one of my favorites of all time. There are so many classic moments in this movie, it's hard to pick just one that stands out. It has everything, from humor, to parody, to fantastic dancing, and...