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13 of 14 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

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austin_Larry (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews

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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5.0 out of 5 stars A better sound of Sound of Music, Jan 9 2002

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Jessica (California -- United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sound of Music, the (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

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest movies of all time!, Jun 6 2004

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Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sound of Music, the (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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