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So nice to know I'm not the only one who finds the ballet sequences unbearable. I thought I was just uncouth.

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"GOTTA DAAAAANCE"

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Your chatner convinced me to watch Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, which I very much enjoyed, so Anchors Aweigh and On The Town are now next on my list (but also, I love ballet, so that is a bonus for me)!

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if I might air my grievance with these ballet non sequitur it's that I feel confused, then upset that I'm confused, as the tone/mood of these sequences never makes any sense, imho!

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yet another spectacular hit. thanks for your wisdom daniel :)

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". . . with all the attendant professional and spiritual implications one might expect." Holy heck this is perfect.

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I've meant to look into whether these Gene Kelly movies are the source material for the "No Dames" number in HAIL CAESAR!, or if there a bunch of sailor musicals that I'm unaware of.

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