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The Sound of Music (40th Anniversary Widescreen Edition)

Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer Director: Robert Wise
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Some people may sneer at this 1965 musical, but the truth is the film has earned its status as a perennially watchable romantic-drama, largely on the strength of a fun story and chemistry between stars Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. Veteran filmmaker Robert Wise (The Day the Earth Stood Still) mostly stays out of the way of the film's appealing elements, which include a based-on-fact tale of Austria's von Trapp family, who fled their Nazi-occupied country in 1938. Andrews is delightful and even fascinating as Maria, who sheds her tomboyish ways as a novice nun to accept the mantle of adulthood, becoming matron of the motherless von Trapp clan. Plummer is matinee-idol handsome and gives a smart performance to boot, and the cast of young people and kids who make up the singing von Trapp children make a strong impression. Based on the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical, the score includes such winners as "Maria" and the future John Coltrane hit "My Favorite Things." --Tom Keogh --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Julie Andrews in the heartwarming true story that has become a cinematic treasure. Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music." Julie Andrews is Maria, the spirited, young woman who leaves the convent and becomes a governess to the seven unruly charm and songs soon win the hearts of the children and their father but when Nazi, Germany unites with Austria, Maria is forced to attempt a daring escape with her new family.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Incredible movie, must see, but don't buy the one disc, July 7 2004
By Larry Diamond (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sound of Music (Widescreen) [THX & Remastered] (DVD)
First off. Think you have seen the Sound of Music? Well you haven't. I thought I had, many times. Of course it was always around Xmas with the commerical breaks. But that is a much edited version. There are small but significant cuts everywhere in that version. So this is a great thing to have. My 3 stars relates directly to the lack of extras on the one disc. The movie is 5+ stars, but the lack of extras warrants the 3 stars.

So this is a must buy. Also the commentary is very good here. But given the price for this on Amazon, just buy the 2 set version. I got the one disc version at a very good price so it is not a bad buy. But for $6 more, why not enjoy the double DVD? This is a must get for any movie fan, and if you are not into the extras, by all means buy this one. This movie, like all of Rogers and Hammerstein's work is emotional without ever being fake or sentimental. It is full of sentiment and completely honest sentiment at that, but never sentimentality. It totally puts to SHAME almost every director and producer and writer working in Hollywood today. Complete and total shame and disgrace. Nothing coming out of Hollywood today can hold a candle to this. Entire director's careers with academy awards can't even begin to even compare to just this one movie. So get some version, especially if you have young ones. Sit them down, and let them experience what a real movie can be.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest movies of all time!, Jun 6 2004
By Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service) - See all my reviews
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It's very hard to know where to begin when praising both this movie as well as the double "digi-pack" DVD of it. Julie Andrews gives a very strong performance as Maria, a misfit nun who is turned out into the world by the Reverand Mother to see if she really wants to be a nun. Her singing range of 4 octaves is beautifully displayed at the end of the song "Do-Re-Mi." Christopher Plummer is well cast as the Captain von Trapp who is not too likeable--yet is charmed into being a man again be Maria's infectious inner and outer beauty. The rest of the cast is well chosen and the viewer is treated to a rare screen performance by Marni Nixon; Marni dubbed vocals for Deborah Kerr in The King and I and she did dubbing for My Fair Lady and South Pacific as well. The second disc contains two fantastic documentaries about Salzburg, the city in Austria where many scenes were filmed, as well as the production and history of the film. The history of the real-life von Trapp family on whom the story is based is well laid out with revealing interviews from family members themselves. In addition, the cinematography is superlative. Very honestly, I cried at the end of the film and I NEVER cry--it's THAT touching! This is NOT a film to be sneered at as being sugary sweet. It's a classic tale of good triumphing over evil as the von Trapp family flees Austria to escape the Nazis.(...)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sound of Music, Oct 21 2009
By Audrey Benbow "akbenbow" (Woodstock, ON, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sound of Music (Two-Disc 40th Anniversary Special Edition) (DVD)
I love this movie and so does the residents at the nursing home that I work at. We watch this almost everyday.
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5.0 out of 5 stars the perfect gift
My 5 granddaughters (ages 3 -7) adore this movie, watch it over and over and
dance and sing to it.
Published 4 months ago by Patty A. Gallagher

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent quality product
The Sound of Music (40th Anniversary Widescreen Edition)
This set of DVD is as I expected, as advertized. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Alain Plaisance

3.0 out of 5 stars Needed several belts of Scotch to get through this one
Some movie musicals have aged better than others. THE SOUND OF MUSIC is not one of these. The fault lies in the music; not so much the melodies composed by the great Richard... Read more
Published on Jun 18 2005 by A. Munnik

5.0 out of 5 stars This has been a great thing to share with my daughter.
I grew up with this video and watched it on TV every year. The songs have always stuck in my head. I even did the Sound of Music Tour when I was in Austria. Read more
Published on July 3 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Not supercalifragilisticexpialidocious but serenplidity!
I watched the movie last year and i thought it was pretty good.The story is about a free-spirited young novice nun who was sent to be governess for the seven unmanageable children... Read more
Published on Jun 13 2004 by Joanne Madison T.

5.0 out of 5 stars 1965 version of Uptown Girls
This movie is a one of a kind love story of a nun and a naval officer. If you want a good romance you can sit down and cry to, this movie or Gone with the Wind are the very best... Read more
Published on May 17 2004 by ellen Miller

5.0 out of 5 stars The hills ARE alive.
The Sound of Music is definately one of my favorite musicals and also one of my favorite movie about WWII. Julie Andrews lights up the silver screen yet once again. Read more
Published on May 5 2004 by Ryne Williams

3.0 out of 5 stars Great musical, predictable story
No one can deny that this is one the greatest musicals ever. Julie Andrews is stunning. The positives of movie and the transfer: It is a movie for all generations, full of warmth,... Read more
Published on May 3 2004 by Trial Critic

5.0 out of 5 stars Exellent movie!!!!
This is truly a wonderful film. I've watched it a lot of times with my family and I have to say the story line is great. Read more
Published on May 3 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars The Sound of music : Fact or Fantasy?
I am from india and I saw ths movie when i was in school.
Though i have hummed the songs ever since I was in kindergarten

The original movie starring Julie Andrews and... Read more

Published on May 2 2004 by Nomita

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