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Summary: Great 60"s musical
Review: This is my second favorite musical of all time. Second only to Annie Get Your Gun (the broadway version). THis movie really has lots of funny things in it and is a must buy for musical fans.
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Summary: fun!
Review: The Music Man is one of my all time favorite musicals. it is suitable for all ages, and is a must own for families. I encourage parents to watch this musical, or any musical in general with their kids.
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Summary: How could I NOT give it Five Stars?
Review: I am a big fan of The Music Man. I own both soundtracks the one to the broadway production and the one to the movie. Although I don't own the movie yet, I have rented it several times, and never wanted to take it back.When I was a kid I used to love the songs from the show. I saw it on stage twice. And I have always wanted the part of Harold Hill. I'd have to say my favorite song from the show is "The Sadder But Wiser Girl For Me," which I used to think was "The Sadder Budweiser Girl," The cast in the movie consists of Robert Preston as Harold Hill (reprising his stage role) Shirley Jones as Marion Paroo, Hermione Gingold as Eulalie McKecknie Shinn, Paul Ford as Mayor Shinn, Pert Kelton as Mrs. Paroo (reprising her stage role) and I really liked Ronnie Howard from the Andy Griffith show cast as Opie. For those of you who don't know, Shirley Jones was pregnant when she played the part of Marion. She sure didn't look it though. She did a great job. I hope this show keeps playing on both stage and screen.
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Summary: A great family movie
Review: From the time I was 5 years old, I loved to listen to the "Music Man" soundtrack, and I hadn't even seen the movie yet--in fact, I was 10 before I actually saw it. Well, we rented it...and bought it almost immediately afterwards. Why don't they make movies like this any more? Why is it that most kids my age don't think a movie isn't interesting unless it has someone blowing their brains out or constantly swearing??? Well, my mom and I do a great imatation of Mrs. Paroo (Pert Kelton) and Marian Paroo (Shirley Jones) during their number about the stranger with the suitcase--"who may be your very last chance." This is a hilarious movie, where all the characters are good-hearted but have their particular little quirks...for instance, the Mayor's wife, Eulalie McKecknie Shinn, who heads all the social functions and organizes a woman's Grecien dance group, and struts into the Library with decided indignance, announcing, "What sort of book is this that you give my daughter to read--it's dirty Persian poetry!" Then there's her husband, Mayor Shinn, who is forever trying to make a good speech but hopelessly bumbles his phrases--"Not one more poop out of you." Not to mention Tommy Gilas, who is always getting into trouble, for example, setting off fireworks during Mrs. Shinn's act in the Fourth of July celebration. Oh, we must not forget Winthrop, the shy kid with the lisp (played by Ronnie Howard)...or Emerilas, who secretly adores Winthrop, but is constantly teasing him for his lisp. I could go on and on...but you just have to watch it.
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Summary: Slick salesman bamboozles small town, great music!!
Review: One of the last big musicals to go from Broadway stage to Hollywood screen, the Music Man is a tale of a small Iowa town, ca 1912, that gets taken in by a fast talking Band instrument salesman. Robert Preston encores his role from Broadway as Prof. Hill, Shirley Jones plays Marion the Librarian. Great music with some terrific ensemble numbers such as "Iowa Stubborn", "Pick a Little Talk a Little", "Wells Fargo Wagon" and of course, "76 Trombones" make for a joyful musical experience. The story is a little contrived but so what. You'll enjoy suspending your jaded 21st Century sensibilities as you fall in to this tale of a small time sales-hustler at loose in an Iowa Stubborn small town. It's still a fun tale full of swagger and exaggerated Midwestern small town values as imagined by Meredith Wilson's romantic pen. And of course there are the great barbershop quartet numbers sung by the Buffalo Bills that fit seamlessly in this lively production. Pop this disc in your player and you'll be humming the songs for days."Marion the Librarian", "The Sadder but Wiser Gal", "Lida Rose", a very young Ron Howard singing "Gary, Indiana", "Goodnight my Someone", "Ya Got Trouble" (with a capitol T and that rhymes with P and that stands for Pool!"), "Shipoopi" (the girl that's hard to get),. You couldn't ask for a better show full of lively tunes, silly characters, falling in love plot line, everything you ever wanted in a musical. Once you watch this one you'll leave your living room smiling and singing.
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Summary: First Stop Outside the Magic Kingdom
Review: If you can't bear to watch your preschooler's favorite Disney "classic" one more time, may I suggest a trip to River City? This is a great first "real" musical for young kids - a bit longer than the animated flicks, but you can always FF to the next of the many wonderful songs when the native gets restless. My three-year-old loved the patter songs, Hermione Gingold's better-than-a-cartoon character and the rowdy choreography.
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Summary: A Great Familly Musical
Review: This funny and heart~touching musical is a great film for the entire family. Everyone will enjoy it. Get one today!
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Summary: Robert Preston will ALWAYS be The Music Man.
Review: I was a kid when i first saw Robert Preston on Broadway. When i heard he was also going to do the movie i was even more excited. What a wonderful actor. Now we are blessed with the DVD version which is equally as stunning in scope and grandur.When this reopened on Broadway i saw it again and the actor that played Harold Hill was stunning. He even looked like Robert Preston and if you close your eyes you would swear it was his voice too.By all means buy this Warner Brothers musical. They did a wonderful job and is almost word for word of the Broadway versions which usually is never the case. This is talent at it's very best and of course Shirly Jones is outstanding. She has graced so many of our classic musicals with total style. EXCELLENT!
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Summary: One of the great musical classics
Review: The Music Man is a great musical to add to your collection. The DVD has excellent picture and sound, but does not contain much bonus material.
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Summary: From a Music Man-iac
Review: My friends who don't "get" musicals often lament about the breaking into song at the drop of a hat thing. I love it. Music so often expresses how I feel better than I could just say with words. One detriment about many movie musicals is that often the actors aren't primarily singers. That's what I love about Shirley Jones and Julie Andrews movies - they are really fantastic singers. And who could resist a young Ronny Howard singing "Gary, Indiana" and "Wells Fargo Wagon"? The introduction by Shirley Jones was a plus. I didn't access the "making of" feature, but the digital remastering was great. (I can never watch the foot bridge scene without thinking about the story behind the surprised look on Robert Preston's face when the baby Shirley Jones was carrying at the time kicked while they were embracing!)
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