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Sound of Music, the

Julie Andrews (Actor), Christopher Plummer (Actor), Robert Wise (Director) | Rated: G (General Audience) | Format: DVD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (238 customer reviews)

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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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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Incredible movie, must see, but don't buy the one disc July 7 2004
Format: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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A better sound of Sound of Music Jan 9 2002
By Jessica
Format:DVD
Whether you like or dislike this movie, that's up to you. Not everyone has the same taste. So, I'll just tell you what I like about this DVD version:

-The sound is awesome. They have enhanced it with the THX digitally mastered format.
-Disc1 has the movie, the DVD-ROM stuff and the audio commentary by Robert Wise. So as you play the movie, he tells you about certain scenes.
-Disc2 has everything a true fan would want. It contains documentaries, audio supplements, interviews, production stills, trailers, radio and TV sports and DVD-ROM games.
-The movie comes in widescreen format. On a big TV, this is no biggie. It's actually better because you are watching the movie as it was presented at the theater.
-The quality of the picture is ... well DVD quality. With that I mean, the very nice and sharp quality VHS lacks.

What I don't like?
Well, nothing. If I were to find something I don't like, it would be the option of having the widescreen and tv-screen versions included. I wonder if that would take three discs though. But I like it as it is offered.

Finally, I love the movie. I've watched it so many times, and I know I'll keep watching it forever. The only difference is that now I get to see it at such good quality and with all those behind-the-scenes extras I always wondered about.

:)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
One of the greatest movies of all time! Jun 6 2004
Format:DVD
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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Amazing classic!
I love this movie! It's one of those you buy for your kids AND yourself and know you'll be watching it for years to come! Read more
Published 18 months ago by Charlotte
Amazing Classic!
This is the best movie of our time!
A surefire classic, loved by my generation, two before me, and hopefully many more to come! Read more
Published 20 months ago by Kate
Sound of Music
I love this movie and so does the residents at the nursing home that I work at. We watch this almost everyday.
Published on Oct 21 2009 by Audrey Benbow
the perfect gift
My 5 granddaughters (ages 3 -7) adore this movie, watch it over and over and
dance and sing to it.
Published on Oct 11 2009 by Patty A. Gallagher
Excellent quality product
The Sound of Music (40th Anniversary Widescreen Edition)
This set of DVD is as I expected, as advertized. Read more
Published on Aug 23 2009 by Alain Plaisance
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
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
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.
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
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
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