This film will remain in most Top Ten lists if only for the fact that it was the moment we all sat back and watched Liza Minnelli become a legend before our eyes. It really barely resembles the Broadway show, as much for jettisoning some of the best songs ("So What?" "Meeskite," "Why Should I Wake Up?" "Perfectly Marvelous" and "Don't Tell Mama" among others) as for introducing the homosexual undertone and all but omitting the role of Fraulein Kost, but to call it anything less than delectable would be a disgrace.
9. Mary Poppins (1964)
This film came with a lot of controversy. First there was the fact that Julie Andrews was selected for the role because of Audrey Hepburn's portrayal of Eliza Doolittle, and the fact that Andrews copped the Oscar. Then there was Disney's option to include both live action and animation, set against a brilliant score by Irwin Kostal. And the argument that the casting of Andrews went completely against the grain of the book by PL Travers and should have been an older, less-conventional actress like Beatrice Lillie. But it remains as fresh a viewing experience to this day as when it was released nearly fifty years ago, and nobody doesn't have a favorite moment that stays with them for all the ages, be it "A Spoonful of Sugar," "Jolly Holiday," "Stay Awake," "Feed the Birds" or "Sister Suffragette" among myriad others.