Considering the whole question is like asking, "Which is the best veneral disease?" I'm amazed it's gone on for three pages.
That being said, I was always more partial to Fred Astaire movies. Daddy Long Legs is one of my favorites, but I think it's because I had a thing for Leslie Caron when I was a kid.
"The only reason most scripts are bad is because most people can't write." Leslie Dixon
Singin in the Rain
The Sound of Music
Music Man (the old version)
Guys and Dolls
South Pacific
Wizard of Oz, which I don't really consider a musical
Muppet Movie, same deal
Grease, I guess
Little Mermaid
Jungle Book
Beauty and the Beast
Mary Poppins drives me absolutely batty. UGH!
I can't believe no one has said West Side Story, but actually it's not on my list because I've never seen it all the way through. (egads!)
West Side Story
Singin' In The Rain
Chicago
The Sound of Music
Brigadoon (Cyd Charisse is spellbinding)
Take Me Out To The Ballgame
Anything Goes
An American In Paris (shame on the lot of you for neglecting this)
On The Town
Funny Girl--Streisand at her very, very best.
the best bad musical ever: Xanadu--the Road House of Musicals
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