The Sound Of Music (DVD)

Advantages: Timeless Classic
Disadvantages: Over watched

The Sound of Music, 1965, Running Time 174 mins, Rating U. This was a huge favourite of mine when I was a child I must have seen this movie about 100 times, recently I have been watching 'How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?' Andrew Lloyd Webbers attempt at reality TV. The show was created to help him find the actress who would go on to Play Maria Von Trapp in his West End stage show 'The Sound of Music' After to watching this how I decided it ...
...night of reminiscing. The Story: The basic story is about a trainee nun called Maria who loses her way and in an attempt to help her find herself is sent away from the Abbey to the home of Captain Von Trapp to be a governess for his seven children. On arrival Maria is shocked by the Captains regimental treatment of his children ranging in age from 5years to 17 years. She challenges him on his methods and defies his orders. As well as struggling ... Read review

Advantages: A great feel good film
Disadvantages: Can be predictable after the first 50 viewings

We all know the songs, we all know the story and barely a Christmas or Easter goes by without it making prime time viewing so why is it that the Sound of Music is still gaining audiences, even though it is a bygone era the events are still historically very important and lets face it’s a fantastic romance story. The opening credits of the Sound of Music is one of the most famous scenes in cinema history with the camera panning across the majestic ...
...in an Austrian meadow. The sound of music is based on the true story of a would be nun, who becomes the governess to the 7 children of Captain Von Trapp a retired naval captain they then fall in love and get married. That’s the shortened classic romance bit, but the reality is very different. Maria had never considered anything in her life before this other than to join the church so she takes a long time coming to terms with the idea that not only ... Read review

Advantages: music, cast, suitable for all ages
Disadvantages: There aren't any!

After the failure of Cleopatra 20th Century Fox were facing bankruptcy and had the choice of using the last of their money to shot one big budget film or three low budget films. They decided to gamble and make one big budget film about the true Austrian story of the von Trapp Family. They called this film The Sound Of Music. The film took nine months to shoot and was directed by Robert Wise. The main stars were Julie Andrews, who had just shot to ...
...star of The Fall of the Roman Empire. The songs were written by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II, many of them are still well known today, especially Climb Ev’ry Mountain, Sixteen going on Seventeen and the famous Do, Ray, Me sequence. CAST LIST Maria- Julie Andrews Captain von Trapp- Christopher Plummer The Baroness- Eleanor Parker Uncle Max- Richard Hayden And the children- Liesl- Charmain Carr Friedrich- Nicholas Hammond Louisa- ... Read review

Advantages: Entertaining true story set against an important historical backdrop
Disadvantages: People may think it's all song and no action

...treat for me. Flicking through the Radio Times and feeling thoroughly fed up with the TV offerings throughout the holiday period, I stumbled across the New Years Day listings and found that The Sound of Music was to be shown on BBC1 and, with a slight overlap, Grease was on ITV. So it appears I may like my musicals. Paul groaned and made the (valid!) point that I had them both on video but I banished him to the bedroom (to decorate) and sat down ...
...a while since I watched the Sound of Music. In fact I think the last time my video was cleaned of dust and put into the player was about 4am near the end of my pregnancy with Jacob when I was really struggling to sleep. That was almost 3 years ago so I was ready to relive the story…yet again. Enter Julie Andrews. Her character, Maria, is a young nun who has trouble following the rules of the Abbey. She enjoys music and the Austrian mountains and ... Read review

Advantages: Stunning scenery,beautiful music and true love story
Disadvantages: None at All

...few lines of most of the songs from the Rodgers and Hammerstein phenomenal hit musical “The Sound Of Music.”I remember being taken to see the film by my mother and I was spellbound, both by the music and the breathtaking scenery of “the hills.” (although somewhat less so by the lovey bits.) The story opens in Salzburg, Austria just before the Nazi occupation. Maria (played, of course, by Julie Andrews) is a postulant in Salzburg ...
...life. The wise Mother Abbess (played by Peggy Wood) realises this, and arranges for Maria to take up a position as governess to the von Trapp children, whose father, Captain von Trapp, a widower, (Christopher Plummer) is having problems finding a suitable person to take charge of his lively brood. The Captain runs the household with military precision and the children are models of good behaviour…when he is around. But when their father is ... Read review

Advantages: Oscar winning movie, great singing, scenery, story
Disadvantages: None

...The Sound of Music is probably my favourite film of all time and if like me, you love to watch it over and over again then this DVD is definitely for you. It is a two disc 40th anniversary collector's edition of the Rogers and Hammerstein classic. The movie won 5 academy awards in all, including best picture. If you are not familiar with the movie here is a quick overview: Maria, or Frauline Marie as she is called in the film is a young women who always wanted to be a nun, she dreamed about it when she was a little girl and used to run up and play in the hills above the convent and look down at the nuns and long to be one of them. When her behaviour doesn't go down well at the abbey she is sent to be a governess to 7 children! Their father, Captain von Trapp is probably still getting over the death of his wife and is away from... Read review

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Advantages: everything
Disadvantages: ummmm, hang on, ill think of something,,, ummm no

...What a classic film! Every year at christmas my whole family sits down and wathces this film from my son all the way up to my nan and great aunties! They could not have created a more beautiful setting for this film than in the glorius Salzburg - Austria. The film is opened with the title number 'The sound of Music' with the fabulous julie andrews as maria frolicking around the mountains near her home, an abbey where she is studying for her Roman catholic sisterhood. Until of course she realises that she is runnign late and speeds off. This instantly gives us the impression of a child like nature, and a longing for music and freedom . During her return to the abbey some of the sisters there begin beseaching the mother superior to cast maria from the abbey as she is just not suitable 'How do you solva a problem like Maria... Read review

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Advantages: everything
Disadvantages: none

...The plot ------------- In Salzburg, Austria, Maria is studying to become a nun but is not sure if convent life is right for her. She is sent from her abbey to be the governess to seven children of a widower naval commander, Captain von Trapp. Maria and the Captain immediately disagree on the way the children are raised; the Captain has been treating them as if they are in the military, and have very strict rules, while Maria wants them to enjoy life as children while they can. The children range in age from sixteen to five: Liesl (16), Friedrich (14), Louisa (13), Kurt (11), Brigitta (10), Marta (7), and Gretl (5). The children are mischievous and initially hostile to Maria, as they do not like the idea of having a governess, but they eventually come to love her when she introduces them to the pleasures of music and singing. Once... Read review

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