Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen's 1952 musical-comedy Singin' in the Rain is not only a superb musical, but also a razor-sharp comment on the film industry.

Stanley Donen and George Abbott's lethargic Faustian baseball musical Damn Yankees limply strikes out

Not as good as the original.  Accent problems.

Help! Yesterday I saw Across the Universe, or was it the Night Before? I Feel Fine about it but maybe I'm Only Sleeping.