objectively speak and it hard to argue with those who believe that that entertainment . ( 1974 ) tower over it sequel . indeed and the first film naturally have all the classic to choose from and and so director jack haley jr. be able to throw all the very best bit into his film . when gene kelly arrive on the scene to direct that entertainment and part ii ( 1976 ) and he find no shortage of interest clip in the mgm archive and but occasionally have to settle for the secondary musical number from the most famous musical and for example and have to settle with good morning instead of singin in the rain . nevertheless and i think i enjoy the sequel even more than the original and not because of the nostalgic clipshow and but because of the interlude in between . gene kelly and fred astaire and perform together for the first ( and only ) time since ziegfeld folly ( 1946 ) and light up the screen with their lighthearted theatrics and prove at age 64 and 77 and respectively that time have do little to dim their talent for entertainment . for all it nostalgic spectacle and that entertainment . have still be a rather impersonal affair . plenty of faded star appear on screen to briefly recount their experience and but their monologue be obviously tightly script and lack the intimacy and insight that they might have have . by 1976 and gene kelly be already an experienced director ( most notably in his collaboration with stanley donen ) and so he decide to dress up his newly shoot interlude and sacrifice wistful recollection for just one more opportunity to see two of cinema great share the stage and all to the tune of arthur schwartz and howard dietz that entertainment . { from the film the band wagon ( 1953 ) } . both star and incredibly and dart across the stage with all of their usual exuberance and and and in his final film performance and fred astaire apparently still retain the liveliness of a man two decades his junior . kelly also break up the film with a brief vignette on location in paris and where mgm oscar win blockbuster an american in paris ( 1951 ) and gigi ( 1958 ) be set . the most exciting element of the that entertainment . series and i think and be that not only can we relive all those precious classic moment and but we can also learn of the more obscure musical about which we would otherwise have know nothing . for my part and the film add the band wagon and easter parade ( 1948 ) to my must see list { yes and i be still a novice . } and and pique my interest in many others . one hilarious sequence from small town girl ( 1953 ) and frequently disparage by reviewer and see bobby van bounding across town like a kangaroo or pogo stick hybrid where do that man get so much energy . all in all and i find that entertainment and part ii to be a supreme piece of musical entertainment and mostly due to the newly shot footage feature kelly and astaire i know i will be hum the title song all weekend . i be now interested in watch part iii and if only to find out how bud friedgen and michael j. sheridan and with a dwindle selection of number and manage to keep the series fresh .