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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Mar 6, 2005
Pros: Andrews, Plummer, family friendly, "Edelweiss" makes me cry
Cons: Child actors, the "Goodnight Song" makes me cringe
Summary: 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. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 19, 2010
Pros: Seamless appeal to both children and adults
Cons: (Sound of wind blowing)
Summary: "The Sound of Music," which hit Broadway in 1959 and was adapted for the big screen six years later, is based on the real Von Trapp Family Singers, of whom there were actually eleven (nine children plus Maria and Georg) by the time they fled Austria ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 25, 2010
Pros: Julie Andrews. Beautiful music. Entertaining movie.
Cons: Might be too long for some.
Summary: When I was growing up, I remember The Sound of Music turning up on television every so often. For whatever reason, I never watched it. When I was in the eighth grade, the high school did the stage version for the musical that ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 21, 2009
Pros: Scenery, acting, music, those seven kids, Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer
Cons: Runs a little long...
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 26, 2008
Pros: Acting, music, storyline
Cons: Some flat characters
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 5, 2008
Pros: Story, acting, music, defiance, love, Christopher Plummer is Mr. Sexy
Cons: None, sorry!
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 7, 2008
Pros: the MUSIC! the DANCING! The SINGING!
Cons: Some scary scenes, kissing scenes
Summary: Yes, it may be sappy to see Julie Andrews twirling around in the mountains, but this movie has so much to offer on so many levels. If you haven't seen it, you owe it to yourself to watch it all the way through, just once. We used to watch this as a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 23, 2007
Pros: Familiar songs in a great love story
Cons: My two favorite songs from the stage version are missing.
Summary: 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. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 27, 2005
Pros: Rodgers and Hammerstein's tunes, some of the Alpine exteriors
Cons: The story, the too-cute kids, the contrived romantic plot
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 23, 2004
Pros: the songs and acting
Cons: Nothing
Summary: The sound of Music is one of my favorite movies. I don't know why I like it but I just do. The main characters in this movie are Maria von Trapp, Georg von Trapp and the children. the background information of this movie is that Georg von Trapp was ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 26, 2004
Pros: Great music, great acting. JULIE ANDREWS ROCKS!
Cons: The Gazebo scene. Kind of long...
Summary: I would first like to point out that I'm not too fond of musicals and I'd much rather die than sit around watching a movie for more than 3 hours, but this movie has changed all of my views on this. The first time I saw this film was when I was 3 years ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 12, 2004
Pros: brilliant, classic, a masterpiece in every way
Cons: some people find it too schmaltzy
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 23, 2002
Pros: Brilliant use of locations. Julie Andrews. Christopher Plummer.
Cons: Nuns, Nazis and singing children all in the same musical.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 2, 2002
Pros: Music, scenery, cast and suitability for all age groups
Cons: None at all!
Summary: After the failure of Cleopatra 20th Century Fox were facing bankruptcy and had the choice of using the last of their money to shot one big budget film or three low budget films. They decided to gamble and make one big budget film about the true Austrian ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 3, 2001
Pros: Just like seeing it on broadway!
Cons: none
Summary: My all time favorite movie is Sound of Music. Recently, I was asked to do a research for a design project on movies. I chose this title and it was awesome. I just know I have to do this straight away. All the clothes inside this movie are just so ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 6, 2001
Pros: scenery, music
Cons: some of the story
Summary:
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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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 21, 2001
Pros: A wonderful and humorous movie!
Cons: None.
Summary: This is one of my favorite movie classics. I watched this movie for the first time when I was seven years old. I clearly remembered asking my mother to take me to see this movie over and over again and she did. Even when this movie came on television, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 1, 2001
Pros: Singing along! At home, on the road, or at the Castro in San Francisco
Cons: Based on true story, but very warped by Hollywood. Still jolly and sweet!
Summary: It may be no exaggeration that the main, perhaps only, reason that many Americans visit Salzburg is to go on the "Sound of Music" tour. Ask the local Austrians about it, and they've never heard of it. FAmilie von Trapp? Maria? No, sorry, something ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 6, 2001
Pros: All.This is one of the best movies
yet to be made.
Cons: None.This is a great movie.
Summary: Starring Julie Andrews.
This is one of my all time favorite movies.I went
to see it at the theater at least eight times, and
catch it on television when I can.I loved the
children.And the songs, music and dancing were
great.This ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 24, 2001
Pros: Julie Andrews's voice, and all the music
Cons: a little long
Summary: I LOVE mucicals and this is no exception. Julie Andrews's has a beautiful voice and she proves it with all the songs she sings. She and Christopher Plummer made a great couple in this movie. They were total opposites! I mean a Nun falling in love ... read more
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