The Best Musical Ever Made

Rating: 10/10 (19 September 2004)

I remember when I was young, and Singin' in the Rain was shown on television for the first time (I think it was Saturday Night at the Movies). I was enthralled! And when Donald O'Connor performed, "Make'em Laugh," I nearly fell off the couch, I was laughing so hard.
The best musical ever made, Singin' in the Rain is a movie that any collector of great movies should have in his or her library. A movie about the Movie Industry, it is a great spoof of Hollywood in the upheaval created by the change from silents to talkies. The songs and music advance the plot and the scenes between the songs are wonderfully written and wonderfully played. Still after all these years, every time I watch it, that first time of my youth is recaptured and I sit there, just grinning.