I had never seen this movie before but my friends Jocey and Celia insisted I had to, and I’m so glad I did. :) The “Make ‘Em Laugh” sequence has been something I’ve known and loved for years, and I can’t believe I was depriving myself of the rest of this film for so long. Gorgeous, vibrant, joyful, funny, and cornball in all the best ways. 

And the dancing! A beautiful physicality that is all but gone from modern film in the most crushing way. It’s why those dancing scenes with Channing Tatum in Hail, Caesar! made my heart soar so much; a glimmer of what talent might still exist, hidden in the repertoire of some of our greatest stars, if only someone were to just fucking usher it out of them! Give us more incredible choreographed dancing routines, goddamn it! The people deserve it!

cosmo is the true star of this film where is his movie where is his oscar

I was going to write a long review eulogising about the spellbinding choreography, the timeless songs and the one-of-a-kind chemistry between the cast but what is the point when every film fan already knows what a timeless classic it is? It is easy to be cynical about the Hollywood machine, and even the film itself gently satirises the system that made it, yet every now and again that soulless production line churns out a perfectly formed piece of screen magic where every element is in perfect unity. In 1952 such an event occurred and Singin’ in the Rain has been enthralling generations of people ever since.

It is pure undiluted cinema at its finest.

I’m late to the party but yeah, it’s as good as people make it seem.
One of the more entertaining films I’ve seen, not a single dull moment. Also Cosmo is the best part of it.

if you have noticed a sudden uptick in 20th century classics on your activity feed, don’t worry, it’s just me, trying to develop some Taste over here. and my god. i am loving it

but im realizing that with each classic film i watch i dumbfoundedly tell everyone i know that IT REALLY IS GREAT! only to be met with a chorus of some variation of “we know, bitch”

I hate this film.

It makes me want to sing and dance.

And whenever I sing and dance a unicorn loses its horn.

Turning it into a horse with an ugly bald spot.

Forcing a mane comb over.

A mane over.

Manover.

Mover.

Move.

And we're back to dancing.

Bloody film.

*dances away to the sound of falling unicorn horns*

"Call me a cab."

"Alright, you're a cab!"

I didn't know my dad wrote this

The plot about silent pictures and the transition to sound went over my kids’ heads but when Donald O’Connor launched into “Make ‘Em Laugh” my daughters both simultaneously bolted up out of their chairs ... and started dancing.

I didn’t expect a musical from the early 50’s to make me laugh so hard. I’m not even into musicals that much, but I loved every minute of this. It’s nothing but a good time of joyful entertainment, glorious songs, and stunning choreography.

i wish we could turn all bad movies with lost potential into big sweeping musicals that would really solve a lot of my problems

Cinema: the art or technique of making motion pictures.

Artistry: artistic quality of effect or workmanship.

Craftsmanship: the quality of design and work shown in something made by hand.

Joy: a state of happiness or felicity.

Timeless: not affected by time.

Illuminating: providing insight, clarity, or understanding.

Appeasing: to bring to a state of peace or quiet.

Alleviating: to make (something, such as suffering) more bearable.

Singin' in the Rain: all of the above.

oh wow this is my first time watching this and i'm amazed on how funny this was

One more movie that i wish i had watched earlier.
I didn’t expect to be so entertained by an old movie. This was amazing.

What a lively film. I enjoyed it so much, I just wanted to dance and sing along. I'm in love with the vibrant colors and the costumes!!! It was even really funny, I had some good laughs. Perfect movie to watch on a sunday night.

THEY DONT MAKE MEN LIKE THESE ANYMORE

ideologically i don't agree with men but they kinda went off with gene and donald

and to this day, no one’s doing it like cosmo!!!!!!!!!

im torn between having a bit fat crush on cosmo since i was 11 or appreciating him as the absolute twink that he is

the amount of serotonin this film gave me is indescribable

"Cosmo, call me a cab."
"Okay, you're a cab."

Major serotonin boost!

Nothin like a man singing about how stoked he is that he can lust over a girl because she's finally 16 years old to snap you back to the reality this was made in the 50s.
Just a hum-dinger of movie. Fits go absolutely crazy.

Give Cosmo his goddamn raise.