It's a bulldozer of a musical, plowing straight through things like taste, restraint, grace, and style in favor of big, big, and more big.
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02/27/01
The Sound of Music (1965)
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Reviews Counted:47
Fresh:38
Rotten:9
Average Rating:7.7/10
Consensus: An uplifting family classic with a classic soundtrack.
Theatrical Release:Mar 2, 1965 Wide
Synopsis: Shot in Salzburg against the majestic Bavarian Alps, THE SOUND OF MUSIC is considered one of the greatest screen musicals ever made. Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best... [More]
Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood
Director: Robert Wise
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Reviews for The Sound of Music
Call me a drongo, but this really is quite watchable (yes, I've seen it more than once).
02/09/06
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09/19/07
Some find the movie spiritual, others regard it as flapdoodle.
03/10/03
Check your cynicism at the door: Robert Wise's adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical still has a little soul in its bones.
09/22/07
God, The Sound of Music is so freakin' nice.
03/11/07
Watching it just makes you feel wonderful.
02/09/05
The septet of blond and beaming youngsters who have to act like so many Shirley Temples and Freddie Bartholomews when they were young do as well as could be expected with their assortedly artificial roles, but the adults are fairly horrendous.
05/20/03
Top CriticThis is one of my 'favorite things'. Don your white dress with blue satin sash or a pair of cool lederhosen, practice your scales, and sing along.
02/14/03
To enjoy director Robert Wise's Best Picture winner you must overlook the bloated, sugar-coated story, and even then it's an uphill slog.
08/25/04
The Sound of Music (1965) was an exceptionally successful film in the mid-1960s - at the time of its release, it surpassed Gone With the Wind as the number one
01/01/00
Other than The Wizard of Oz, no Hollywood musical is as familiar, reassuring, and beloved of all ages… Andrews anchors the film… her sincerity is absolute.
03/22/04
If only real life offered such satisfying fantasies as those of The Sound of Music.
01/01/00
Every audience sniffle and tear has been taken into account.
12/13/06
Top Criticone of the last and most successful products of a less-cynical cinematic age
02/27/01
For all of its qualities, the greatest thing about the movie is the Rodgers and Hammerstein score.
09/10/02
Labeled "Sound of Money," this is Hollywood musical as its most calculating, with something for everyone: corny anti-Nazi politics, melodic tunes, schmaltzy romance, old-fashioned values, and above all, a celebration of family power in times of crisis
07/24/06
One of the finest examples of escapist musical entertainment. The Sound of Music is a terrific picture.
11/21/06
But it is almost three hours long. And it is so drippy.
12/08/02
It is an outstanding family film, filled with glorious music, a real-life love story right out of Jane Eyre, a courageous moral choice, and a heart-stopping escape.
04/13/02
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September 15, 2005:
Hollywood Giant Robert Wise Passes Away at 91
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