The Sound of Music (Five Star Collection)

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Summary: Sing Along With Sound of Music!
Review: I just ordered this video today, but it is one of the best musicals ever! My husband just finished working on Sound of Music - the sing-a-long version at the Performing Arts Center in Nashville. He comes home singing all the songs! At his request I purchased a copy of the VHS tape so he can show me how the "sing-a-long" version works. We haven't rec'd it yet, but I've seen it many times and love it every time! Buy this movie!

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Summary: I'd watch Mallrats before I'd watch this again
Review: This movie is really borring. Don't get me wrong I like Juile Andrews, but I find her more attractive now. I could watch Princess Diaries over and over and never get bored with her. But in this movie she looked more like Sandy Dunncen, the women from Hogen Family. She was the woman that replaced Valerie Harper after there was a problem with production. I did like Valerie better then Sandy, but I find Sandy more attactive then Valerie, but I like Julie Andrews more then both of them, but I especially like the modern Julie Andrews more now then in this movie. The only person that did a good job was James Cann. He was able to provide substance to an otherwise slow moving movie. You might remember James Cann from Roolerball and the comedy Godfather. He was good as the comic relief in that movie. I hope that he can put this movie behind him and get to more productive movies like his part in Back to the Future or Alien Nation.

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Summary: You can order it now!
Review: It says that you can only pre-order this DVD but i bought it at the store over a week ago. I highly recommend this DVD if you like the movie. It's great sound and picture quality. Plus all the extra stuff is awesome. The documentary is great, having interviews with both Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer plus some of the children and the producers and director and a bunch of other people who worked on the movie, including some who weren't in the movie but members of the Von Trapp family themselves. It's a great thing and i highly recommend it to any fan!

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Summary: The best movie musical ever!
Review: Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer are dynamic in this film adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Sound of Music". The cinematography and music are splendid, and Julie Andrews is amazing! This is a family classic and no library should be without this movie!

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Summary: What I Movie...I Could Watch It Again and Again
Review: It's no secret that the real story of the Von Trapp family has altered for the screen. But who cares is there was no Rolf or that the Von Trapps didn't escape from Saltzburg on foot. You still get a classic movie chock full of rich and flavorful Rodgers and Hammerstein songs, a winesome performance by the great Julie Andrews, a happy ending and breaktaking shots of Austria. I strongly urge people to buy this DVD and throw their VHS copies away. On VHS, you lose most of the 70mm format. That means you get three Von Trapps vs. seven in a shot.

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Summary: What a wonderful film
Review: Bought it, loaded it into the DVD system, turned her on and WOW! I first saw the film as a child, and seeing JA do the "spinning nun" thing on the mountain brought back the wonder of musicals. The sound and picture quality are great, you can even here the "brook as it trips and falls over stones on its way". Absolutely magical. Of course, depending on the time you've got, you can skip to favourite scenes, but I defy you not to just leave the disc running - all these years on the Sound of Music is just wonderful. Watch the extras too. A great selection of material.

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Summary: The Hills Are Alive...Now and Forever
Review: No matter how many times you've seen this 1965 musicalization of the 1959 stage classic, it's still a joy to behold. For me, there are many reasons. On location filming in Saltzburg heightens the story's magnitude. The casting of Julie Andrews as Maria Von Trapp was a coup for both 20th Century Fox and director Robert Wise. She's magnificent and ever so professional. Back then, this was only her third Hollywood movie. But she's a pro from start to finish. Everything she does it fraught with such emotion and conviction, you'd swear she was Maria Von Trapp. Opening up the stage play with several new scenes, sub plots, songs, characters and dialogue also benefits what could have been a very sticky situation. Finally, there's the DVD itself. This is the widescreen version that was shown back in theaters when the film first opened. It includes the intermission and the Act II opening music. With no formatting for television, you get to see everything in all it's technicolor glory. On video, half the Von Trapp children didn't fit on the televsion screen. Musical numbers lost there scope as did scenes where you had 13 characters in one room and only saw 7 on the screen. I highly recommend this DVD. But wait, there's more. The 87-minute documentary is awesome. So are segments showing scenes that were cut and up dates on how the kids look today.

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Summary: A great movie for all to enjoy!
Review: The Sound of Music is one of my all time favorie movies because of its universal appeal. So many great sceans in this movie will evoke emotion in anyone, anytime, anywhere regardless of your interests, background, or tastes. If you are an admierer of good music, great classic movies, musicals, amazing performers like Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, outdoors, travel, or history or just want to watch an enjoyable movie, this is the movie for you.

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Summary: Classic
Review: Always the classic movie: elegant story; charming kids; onset of World War II. It's a family favorite, with the bonus footage of the Austrian Alps and lush greenery that add so much to this movie. This version is shown with clarity enhancing this international favorite.

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Summary: My favorite Movie
Review: What can you say about the Sound of Music that hasn't already been said? I saw it when I was six and dreamed of being Leisl - and enjoyed watching my six year old enjoy the movie. Just beautiful.