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01/28/08
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:26-09-2007
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
Reviews for The Sound of Music
Top CriticNo christmas day would be complete without spending the afternoon falling asleep in front of this film.
12/06/05
Top CriticCall me a drongo, but this really is quite watchable (yes, I've seen it more than once).
02/09/06
Top CriticCheck 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
Top CriticIn dialogue, song and story, Music still contains too much sugar, too little spice.
02/20/09
Top CriticIt's so perfectly contrived and mechanical and fresh as a daisy, it's infuriating. And only the sly, insistently subversive Christopher Plummer is on our side.
12/13/06
Top CriticThe 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 CriticEvery audience sniffle and tear has been taken into account.
12/13/06
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
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.
02/27/01
But it is almost three hours long. And it is so drippy.
12/08/02
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
God, The Sound of Music is so freakin' nice.
03/11/07
A warmly pulsating, captivating drama.
02/13/01
Top CriticNo review available.
06/30/05
The music is wonderful from start to finish -- more than enough reason on its own to sit through the lengthy film.
07/25/01
No review available.
09/05/03
This 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
Watching it just makes you feel wonderful.
02/09/05
It grows on one like edelweiss.
03/08/08
Latest News for The Sound of Music
June 22, 2007:
AFI Announces Top 100 Movies of All Time ... Again
Ten years ago the AFI gave us a list of the Top 100 American Films Ever Made -- and when that was done they churned out 15 other lists every few years. And then last night they... More...
September 15, 2005:
Hollywood Giant Robert Wise Passes Away at 91
Master filmmaker and 4-time Oscar winner Robert Wise has died at the age of 91. Probably best known as the director of films like "The Sound of Music," "West Side... More...
July 06, 2005:
Legendary Screenwriter Ernest Lehman Passes Away
Veteran screenwriter / producer Ernest Lehman passed away on July 2nd after a lengthy illness. Mr. Lehman was nominated for a half-dozen Oscars over the course of his... More...
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