The simplest of stories and the corniest of songs brought to life vividly and movingly by Minnelli and an ace cast. Often feels more like a documentary than a musical. An impeccably directed and effervescently funny documentary. For someone whose only exposure to Garland has been the Wizard of Oz, it was a revelation. She can do more with her eyes than most actors can do with their whole bodies. But I'm most excited about catching up with more Minnelli. The detail, imagination and craftsmanship - and yet the simplicity and subtlety - of the staging was just awe inspiring.

This is the best christmas movie ever. I have to watch it every year, otherwise it wouldn't feel like christmas.

This has been my Christmas Eve movie for the last 3 years. I don't by any means love musicals, but I can't resist this one, the dialogue is sharp, witty and funny. Tootie the fatalistic youngest Smith daughter is a standout. I love watching her declare her dolls to be one disease away from a miserable torturous death. Judy Garland's performance is both strange and wonderful.

Guess I'm a cheerless bastard, but Vincente Minnelli's elegant direction and oceans of Technicolor can't distract me from the bland script, in which the men are dull and the women are girls. Did St. Louis ever look like Antebellum Georgia? Death-obsessed Tootie would probably get a real kick out of St. Louis now.

Classic, clean musical showing off Judy's pipes to its full advantage. Light and charming, it can be a little sterile due to the period setting, but it's certainly a classic.

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The simplest of stories and the corniest of songs brought to life vividly and movingly by Minnelli and an ace cast. Often feels more like a documentary than a musical. An impeccably directed and effervescently funny documentary. For someone whose only exposure to Garland has been the Wizard of Oz, it was a revelation. She can do more with her eyes than most actors can do with their whole bodies. But I'm most excited about catching up with more Minnelli. The detail, imagination and craftsmanship - and yet the simplicity and subtlety - of the staging was just awe inspiring.

Vincente Minnelli's masterpiece is a flurry of color, affection, and music. Beautifully photographed, wittily written, and excellent performed by everybody involved, Minnelli's toast to family is one of the best musicals ever made.

Maybe it's just that I'm not in the right demo; maybe it's my long "eh" relationhip to Judy Garland, maybe it's the fact that I expected this to be a full fledged classic, maybe I just prefer my 1940s "Turn of the Century" films to star Orson Welles (The Magnificent Ambersons) or James Cagney (The Strawberry Blonde). Whatever the case there are stand out moments-I quite liked the Halloween sequence, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", the Christmas Eve dance-but the film was not at all what I expected. I think it was hurt by my expectations, but also by some of the weaker cast members, especially Tom Drake, who is Garland's unimpressive love interest.

Ah, this film is so sweet that it's hard not to fall in love with it. The technicolour is vibrant, accentuating the brilliant period costumes. Judy Garland's hair was the one thing that bothered me throughout the film. That fringe was ghastly! Somehow I've transformed into Tim Gunn in this review but nevertheless.

Being a musical, it doesn't actually have THAT much music. There's maybe seven or eight? musical numbers which isn't too high compared to other musicals. I'm not the biggest musical dude anyway so I didn't mind it.

It's very good.

The most adorable articulation of social conservatism ever. Such pretty colors! Had a stupid grin on my face through stuff like the trolley song, etc.