Originally Posted by MicShazam

I'm probably more positive about the idea of musicals than most of the ones I've actually seen. The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Corpse Bride, The Sound of Music... Those are the only good ones I can think of off the top of my head. Nine was allright, but weak musically, which is sort of a problem for a musical.

I hated Phantom of the Opera, so A.L. Webber might be a bad thing... but I'm not sure. He was only the producer on that movie, not the director, which is probably what matters more.