Sound of Music

Pros: Andrews, Plummer, family friendly, "Edelweiss" makes me cry
Cons: Child actors, the "Goodnight Song" makes me cringe

Once upon a time, when I was but a wee child, I went to see a matinee. Now this was before premium cable channels, before VCRs, before even regular cable was much of a force. It was a time when you saw movies in the theater or, very likely, not at all. ...

Pros: Rodgers and Hammerstein's tunes, some of the Alpine exteriors
Cons: The story, the too-cute kids, the contrived romantic plot

Michelle, a.k.a. chelledun is hosting the Nostalgia Write-Off in honor of her 200th review, and I just couldn't turn her invitation down! So, here is my third contribution. One of the sad realities about ...

Pros: Scenery, acting, music, those seven kids, Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer
Cons: Runs a little long...

One of the great things about growing up in the 70s and 80s is that most households just had three network television stations, a PBS station, and a smattering of fuzzy UHF stations.  So once a year, you knew every kid in your class saw The Ten ...

Pros: Familiar songs in a great love story
Cons: My two favorite songs from the stage version are missing.

Unlike most guys I know, I love a good musical. Who cares that people don't really break out into song in real life. If the story is good, the songs enjoyable, and the dance routines inventive, I definitely don't care. And this is one of the best. ...

Pros: brilliant, classic, a masterpiece in every way
Cons: some people find it too schmaltzy

Climb ev’ry mountain, ford ev’ry stream… The Mother Abbess’ inspiring words ring in my ears as I compose this, my 500th review for Epinions. Actually, I guess I technically hit that mark a few reviews back, since I’ve deleted ...

Pros: scenery, music
Cons: some of the story

The Oracle says: Richard Haydn has a Bacon number of 2.
Richard Haydn was in Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin, The (1967) with Roddy McDowall
Roddy McDowall was in Big Picture, The (1989) with Kevin Bacon ***

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Pros: Brilliant use of locations. Julie Andrews. Christopher Plummer.
Cons: Nuns, Nazis and singing children all in the same musical.

The production schedule for Goodfollies has been moved up and I am due in Europe for location shooting this next week. Most of the work will be done in the studio but they want an authentic flair for some of the fantastic musical dream sequences...

Pros: Julie Andrews' voice, everything about Christopher Plummer
Cons: It's only 4 hours long

I watched The Sound of Music last night -- on NBC, unfortunately, which I don't get too well on my TV. I know, I'm a neanderthal; I should at the very least have cable, or a clear TV signal, if not Direct TV. Well I had cable for several years,...

Pros: Story, acting, music, defiance, love, Christopher Plummer is Mr. Sexy
Cons: None, sorry!

A family that sings together..flees the Nazis together..... Perhaps it is just me in that I am a full blooded Austrian, or maybe it is because I find widower and Navy Captain Von Trapp, played by gorgeous and dapper Christopher Plummer so ...

Pros: Wonderfully entertaining. Julie Andrews at her best.
Cons: Starting to be dated. You may have to explain Nazi's to young viewers.

Simplistic, predictable, overly dramatic and quite simply the best musical and one of the best movies ever made. It's supposed to be a little sappy. Of course the right girl marries the right man in the end. It wasn't even a close contest. Predictable?...

Pros: Nice scenery, Funny, Good character development
Cons: Direction, Somewhat predictable.

It is amazing that for all of the movies I have watched, there are astonishing gaps in my cinematic education. As I sat down to watch "The Sound Of Music" for the first time - a somewhat astonishing feat given how many parodies I have seen and ...

Pros: Acting, music, storyline
Cons: Some flat characters

The 1965 super smash musical The Sound of Music has been a favorite of mine since childhood when my mom first brought home a two-VHS tape edition of the Oscar winning Rogers and Hammerstein movie. I have fond memories of watching Maria and the ...

Pros: Ultimate family film, Natural acting by Julie Andrews, Effective acting by Christopher Plummer, Beautiful Austrian scenery, Some memorable songs
Cons: Not for everyone -- can be unnaturally saccharin

It’s time to break out the sugar or at least the Sweet n’ Low, and take another look at The Sound of Music. In the 1960’s my high school would always put on a musical, and Sound of Music was the only one I ever took part in. Granted, it...

Pros: great storyline, great music and choreography
Cons: not for cynics and what not

I recently received my favorite musical, The Sound of Music as a gift, and I am absolutely enthralled when I received it! This 3 hour long musical is just absolutely breathtaking! The choreography, the music, the scenic shots, and the true...

Pros: cinematography, score, direction, casting
Cons: third hour drags a bit, some holes in the story

Christopher Plummer once compared The Sound of Music to being beaten to death with a Hallmark card. This is in keeping with his character in the film, although his early George Sanders impersonation eventually (and predictably) gives way to a...