Last year I think I spent far too much time being serious and probably a bit gloomy. I know that a lot of that was due to Erin’s birth and the complications that went with it. However, this year I am determined to let go of that feeling and the saying New Year, New You is what I want to stick to.
In order to do this, I want to lighten up a bit more and watch more fun films. My guilty pleasure really is musicals. I have quite a nice collection but I recently realised that there are quite a few I haven’t seen. If you feel like trying something different and following the New Year, New You statement, why not head to Amazon to see what you can find.
These are what I plan to watch over the next couple of months!
Bodyguard
The Bodyguard stars Houston as a pop-music diva (now there’s a stretch) and Kevin Costner as the stern bodyguard who is assigned to protect her after the singer receives some nasty death threats. Pop star and bodyguard don’t hit it off at first, but they wear down each others’ defenses, and before long Houston is baring her tonsils with a rousing rendition of the Dolly Parton chestnut “I Will Always Love You.”
A Star is Born
A remake of the 1937 classic, this time as a musical about a Hollywood couple going through bad times. Would-be singer Esther Blodgett (Judy Garland) finds herself taken under the wing of fading star Norman Maine (James Mason) when she saves him from making a drunken fool of himself on stage. Changing her name to Vicki Lester, Esther becomes a star, and is soon married to Norman. However, as Vicki’s star rises, so Norman’s falls. Harold Arlen/Ira Gershwin songs include ‘The Man That Got Away’.
Annie Get Your Gun
Long unavailable due to legal complications with the estate of Irving Berlin, this classic MGM musical stars Betty Hutton as backwoods sharpshooter Annie Oakley. Plucked out of obscurity by Buffalo Bill (Louis Calhern), the rough-edged Annie is groomed for a leading role in Bill’s world famous Wild West show. However, Annie has a rival in the form of rifleman Frank Butler (Howard Keel), a man she soon falls in love with. Features the songs ‘Anything You Can Do’ and ‘There’s No Business Like Show Business’.
Calamity Jane
Doris Day stars in this lighthearted musical about the famous female sharpshooter, who would rather hit targets than chase men – until she falls for ‘Wild Bill’ Hickok (Howard Keel), who would rather shoot Indians than chase after a tomboy like Calamity Jane.
Gypsy
The Jule Styne/Stephen Sondheim musical follows the career of Gypsy Rose Lee from a young woman to 1930s burlesque headliner. Louise (Natalie Wood) is the young girl who is forced into the limelight by her theatrical mother Rose (Rosalind Russell) and becomes the celebrated stripper Gypsy. Karl Malden won a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Herbie, a man who falls in love with Rose – and later regrets it.
I can’t wait to kick off the New Year with one of these. Do you have any recommendations for which I should start with?
Disclaimer: We will receive these DVDs for the purpose of this post. All opinions are our own.
Calamity Jane is one of my all time favourite films! So feel good and the songs are brilliant 🙂 x
You haven’t seen the Bodyguard?! Now, that is my guilty pleasure. I dare you to watch it without crying. Gets me every time. x
I do cry easily so I’m sure I will!
I haven’t seen any of these! Maybe that should be my resolution!!
Some fantastic films here – they sound great!
Calamity Jane is the only one of these films that I have seen but it’s a belter. Love it x
Ooh now I want to have film fest and watch these!! Haven’t seen any of them except the Bodyguard a long time ago! Have fun watching them
I can’t wait to get started
I love old stool films such as 7 wives for 7 brothers or Big Trouble in Little China is always fun to watch, total 80s baby lol!
Great choices by the way x
Lindsey
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I love so many 80s films as well!
Musicals are definitely my guilty pleasure as well I adore them. I love the lion king lol
They’re just so feel good aren’t they
Calamity Jane is up there with my all time favourites – although I’ve not seen any of the others… looks like ill have to get them on the list!
I haven’t watched The Bodyguard in forever, such a great film.
I think it will be the first I watch
I haven’t seen most of these movies. Need to watch them.
My husband loves watching films but I am terrible for falling asleep as soon as one goes one!
Haha my mum does that, never sees anything all the way through
The post is so great! I really love your blog:)
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I haven’t seen any of these films! I keep meaning to watch the bodyguard but never got around to it, I think that will be one of the first ones I watch.
I’m hoping to catch up on some Netflix movies this year, especially with a new baby coming along – maybe lots of bedtime feeds and movies! I don’t think I’ve watched these either, can’t believe I’ve never seen the Bodyguard!
Great cross section of films there, something for everyone