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Sound of Music, The (1965) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars Sound of Music, The (1965) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Zap2it.com (Michael Szymanski) Zap2it.com (Michael Szymanski)
One of the most enduring, feel-good musicals ever made, with sing-along songs made for the entire family. ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Zap2it.com (Michael Szymanski)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic eFilmCritic
OK, just kidding--This is a review for The Sound of Music, voted by everyone over 70 as the greatest movie ever filmed and is it time for my blue pills yet? Julie Andrews is ultra-perky and sweet, especially in the scenes where she's forced at gunpoint ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at eFilmCritic
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Crazy for Cinema Crazy for Cinema
I know it's extremely girly of me to like this film. In fact, it's my favorite musical. I try to catch it at least once a year because it makes me happy. Unlike most musicals of the time, THE SOUND OF MUSIC is a more complete film. One that could stand ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Crazy for Cinema
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.com DVD review (Franny French) Reel.com DVD review (Franny French)
Before seeing this iconoclastic Hollywood musical for the first time, on a fourth-grade field trip in 1972, I was certain I'd be bored out of my skull by something calledThe Sound of Music. The sound of music? The title seemed instructional, like, "The ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Reel.com DVD review (Franny French)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Time Out Time Out
Call me a drongo, but this really is quite watchable (yes, I've seen it more than once). Of course it's reactionary s**t, about how a woman's true vocation is to look after kids (even if they're not her own), turn curtains into clothes, and stand by ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Time Out

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Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine Boxoffice Magazine
Finally! One can almost hear the worldwide cry of relief at the DVD release of "The Sound of Music," one of the most beloved films of all time, and with good reason. The perennial classic has been lovingly and tenderly wrought on DVD with THX-mastered ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.com DVD review (Robert Payne) Reel.com DVD review (Robert Payne)
What is it about the story of the singing and dancing, Alp-sprinting, eternally perky von Trapps that has movie audiences continually naming The Sound of Music among their favorite cinematic things no fewer than 35 years after its first release in 1965? ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Reel.com DVD review (Robert Payne)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks) The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)
This wholesome production from producer/director Robert Wise (of the previously popular West Side Story (1961) for which he won the same two Oscars) and 20th Century Fox has become one of the most favorite, beloved films of moviegoers. It is a joyous, ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Classic Film Guide Classic Film Guide
"How do you solve a problem like Maria?" - a weak year for Great Movies saw this delightful Rodgers & Hammerstein musical win the Best Picture Oscar over Carlo Ponti's Doctor Zhivago (1965). Director Robert Wise, its Editing, Sound, and Score also won. ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Classic Film Guide
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVDBeaver DVDBeaver
Other than The Wizard of Oz, no Hollywood musical is as familiar, reassuring, and beloved of all ages as The Sound of Music. The loosely fact-based story has its earliest origins in the memoirs of Baroness Maria von Trapp, and was turned into a stage ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at DVDBeaver
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com filmcritic.com
Funny thing is: The Sound of Music doesn’t need protection from critics. Yes, it’s schmaltzy, but it’s not nearly as schmaltzy as, say, Titanic. Yes it has all those adorable kids and all those adorable songs and even a cute puppet show stuck right ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at filmcritic.com
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for FilmHead.com - Video Pick FilmHead.com - Video Pick
The first film this week was a landmark in cinema that very few people got to see in theatres. The Academy has all but ignored it, but now it is on video for all to see. Björk stars as a metalworker who is going blind, but must hide her condition until ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at FilmHead.com - Video Pick
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for James Sanford on Film (James Sanford) James Sanford on Film (James Sanford)
established Julie Andrews as a major international movie star. Her radiance and energy fills the screen in scene after scene. She's absolutely magnetic... ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at James Sanford on Film (James Sanford)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell) Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
One of the finest examples of escapist musical entertainment. The Sound of Music is a terrific picture. ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius) eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
Watching it just makes you feel wonderful. ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Rotten Tomatoes - Reviews from the Nation's Top Critics Rotten Tomatoes - Reviews from the Nation's Top Critics
Did you really think a bunch of mean old Nazis could keep the angelic Julie Andrews from spreading her music and ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Rotten Tomatoes - Reviews from the Nation's Top Critics
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Moviemom's review Moviemom's review
As a postulant, Maria is "not a credit to the Abbey." While she means well, she is constantly in trouble. The wise Mother Abbess sends her away to be the governess for the seven children of a stern widower, Captain von Trapp. Obedient to their ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Moviemom's review
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review
The script takes a gamble by having the biggest emotional payoff--the father's reconcilement with his children--occur shortly after the first hour. That's the climax, and the rest of the film is one long coast, with just enough tension, humor and ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review
Accompanied by hours of rewarding supplementary materials, FoxVideo has issued a thrilling and heart-warming widescreen presentation of The Sound of Music as a 30th Anniversary Edition (426785, $120) THX Laser Disc. Demonstrating once and for all that ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for bint magazine (Lebby Eyres) bint magazine (Lebby Eyres)
This week, Caroline Quentin stars in Von Trapped, a comedy drama about a woman obsessed with The Sound of Music. Which got us thinking – just how good is the real ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at bint magazine (Lebby Eyres)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Triviana Reviews Triviana Reviews
Watching the DVD of "The Sound of Music" wasn't exactly a revelation -- after all, I was a teenager when the film came out, and saw it in a theater, lo those many years ago -- but it was a delight. ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Triviana Reviews
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Clinic ("JaneBlo") DVD Clinic ("JaneBlo")
The tomboyish novice nun Maria often gets into trouble at the Abbey so to tame her and to let her discover her true self, the Reverend Mother sends her out to become the governess to seven motherless children of a retired widowed Naval officer, Captain ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at DVD Clinic ("JaneBlo")
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600") DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
Maria (Julie Andrews) tries her best to be a good nun, but her works at the convent just don't seem to be enough to keep her in the superior nuns' good graces. So when the Mother Superior sends her to function as the governess to some children in the ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Spotlight on the Movies Christian Spotlight on the Movies
This film (Best Picture - 1965) is definitely one of a kind -- a pro-family, anti-totalitarian Rogers and Hammerstein musical drama based on a true story. Memorable numbers include the title song, "Edelweiss," and "Climb Every ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for digitallyOBSESSED.com (Debi Lee Mandel) digitallyOBSESSED.com (Debi Lee Mandel)
On Larry King Live this evening (as I started writing this), guest Andy Williams talked about his career. In under 30 minutes there were 2 clips that referenced The Sound of Music. Half an hour later on N.Y.P.D. Blue, Sipowicz refers to a female suspect ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Debi Lee Mandel)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie Mom (Nell Minow) The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)
Plot: This beloved musical is the fictionalized story of Maria von Trapp (Julie Andrews). It is an outstanding family film, filled with glorious music ("Do Re Me," "My Favorite Things," "Eidelweiss," So Long, Farewell"), a real-life love story right out ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine) homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)
Ever since I was a child, I've been enchanted by The Sound of Music, and after seeing this film again as an adult, I can see why I've always loved it. Now that I'm older, I consider The Sound of Music to be a guilty pleasure, but it is still one of my ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo) Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Watching THE SOUND OF MUSIC for the first time as an adult is a bit akin to biting into a chocolate covered cherry after eating a box of salty crackers. Such overwhelming sweetness, and manipulative sweetness at that, takes some time to adjust to, and ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest) Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
The film opens with impressive helicopter shots of some gorgeous Austrian scenery. And then we swoon down on the equally gorgeous Julie Andrews as she sings out, "The hills are alive with the sound of music. With songs they have sung for a thousand ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie Chicks The Movie Chicks
Everybody knows the story in the 1965 classic film The Sound Of Music. But just in case you've been living in the dark for the last 38 years, here's a recap: Maria (Julie Andrews) leaves her position in the abbey to become the governess for the ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at The Movie Chicks
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash) Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)
For those who don't know, this is the story of a young woman named Maria who is studying to become a nun in 1930's Austria. She is sent by her Reverend Mother to become a nanny for the Von Trapp Family, a motherless household of seven children that ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Parent Previews Parent Previews
The Sound Of Music is ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Parent Previews
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Parent/Teacher Learning Guides at teachwithmovies.org Parent/Teacher Learning Guides at teachwithmovies.org
This is an adaptation of the award winning Rogers and Hammerstein musical, "The Sound of Music." The story is based on the experiences of the singing von Trapp family of Austria when they fled from the Nazis just before World War II. The movie ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Parent/Teacher Learning Guides at teachwithmovies.org
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Classic Film Guide Classic Film Guide
Though this musical is almost three hours in length, the plot interspersed with magnificent Rodgers & Hammerstein songs (helping the film to win the Oscar for Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment) keep it from feeling overlong. In fact, ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Classic Film Guide
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for BigSofa BigSofa
I read "Sound of Music" is the most watched movie of all time, which means it must be blogged. After all, the most watched move of all time must resonate deeply with a host of people. ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at BigSofa
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Bright Lights Film Journal Bright Lights Film Journal
Cinema's manipulative power as a tool in the enforcement of ideology came of age in the mid-twentieth century and has never abated. To counter the conflict and discordance of intellectualism, the cinematic image as vision provided the ultimate ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Bright Lights Film Journal
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for DVD Verdict (Jesse Ataide) DVD Verdict (Jesse Ataide)
When it comes down to it, I'm forced to admit the fact that this film, which somehow manages to persuade me over and over to abandon all critical faculties and just rapturously sing along, is a great one. ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at DVD Verdict (Jesse Ataide)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for DVD Town (John J. Puccio) DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
During production it was reported that costar Christopher Plummer jokingly referred to the movie as "The Sound of Mucus." Trained as a Shakespearean actor, Plummer was reluctant to play what seemed to him the frivolous role of Baron von Trapp and had ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg) eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
Blissfully corny family classic. ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Cleveland Press (Tony Mastroianni) Cleveland Press (Tony Mastroianni)
If you admit to liking "Sound of Music" you'll be pegged as being terribly unsophisticated. But after all these years, the tunes still bring on goose pimples and a lump in the throat. ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Cleveland Press (Tony Mastroianni)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Town (John J. Puccio) DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
It seems like just yesterday that Fox released "The Sound of Music" to DVD in their two-disc "Five-Star Collection." My, how time flies. This newest 40th Anniversary Edition presents the film in a fully restored transfer, with improved sound and ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Flick Filosopher's take The Flick Filosopher's take
How can you tell The Sound of Music is a fantasy? Forget that it's based on a true story. The fantasy tip-off is this: Julie Andrews plays a nun. The radiant and sweetly sexy Andrews, not that she isn't delightful in the role, is about as believable as ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at The Flick Filosopher's take
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano) Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)
THE SOUND OF MUSIC tells the story of a young postulate named Maria (Julie Andrews), who isn’t necessarily an asset to the Abbey in which she lives. Since the Mother Abbess (Peggy Wood) is unsure of Maria’s future as a nun, she decides to send her ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for At-A-Glance Film Reviews At-A-Glance Film Reviews
One of the most famous musicals of all time, with one of the most famous opening scenes in any movie of any time. If you haven't seen a gloriously free Julie Andrews romping about in the Austrian Alps at least once, you're a recluse. Those even mildly ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Review e-zine DVD Review e-zine
It has made its way into the hearts of millions and generations cherish the beauty and the music of Robert Wise’s film adaptation of "The Sound Of Music." Winner of five Academy Awards, this movie is the inspiring tale of the Von Trapp family that ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at DVD Review e-zine
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK] Empire Magazine [UK]
No christmas day would be complete without spending the afternoon falling asleep in front of this ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson) DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
The Sound of Music is a good opportunity to celebrate Robert Wise, an RKO editor turned director of horror films under Val Lewton who had a truly remarkable film career. Sticking to crime thrillers and action epics through the 1950s, he remained a ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Verdict (Norman Short) DVD Verdict (Norman Short)
This is one of the top ten disc sets ever produced by any studio. The only reason it doesn't shoot up on my top ten list is that I'm not a fan of musicals, quite the contrary. If you have children, or you have even the remotest interest in the film you ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at DVD Verdict (Norman Short)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Fulvue Drive-in Fulvue Drive-in
In the middle of Hollywood’s troubled period of competing against television while the original studio system collapsed and a new Golden Age was approaching in American Filmmaking unbeknownst to those studios, each major was fighting to keep its ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Fulvue Drive-in
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for hoopla.nu hoopla.nu
So the institution known as the hoopla.nu classic movie review is quickly becoming a place for me to have a whinge about those older films that everyone knows and loves. I did it with Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and to a lesser extent with The Castle ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at hoopla.nu
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer) Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
Last spring "The Sound of Music" made No. 55 on the American Film Institute’s list of alltime best movies, just below "All Quiet on the Western Front" and just above "M*A*S*H." In a way that’s a lefthanded compliment, putting it right in the ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Trades (R.J. Carter) The Trades (R.J. Carter)
There are certain movies that stop us when we see them -- not for the first time, but for that twentieth or forty-fifth, or umpteenth time. It doesn't matter whether it's near the beginning, right at the end, or solidly in the middle, you stop what ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at The Trades (R.J. Carter)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVDRAMA DVDRAMA
La Fox a su prendre un soin tout particulier pour ce chef d’œuvre de la comédie musicale. Le film a aujourd’hui 35 ans et autant vous dire que, compte tenu de l’éclat du pressage, on est loin de s’en douter. On note cependant de légers ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at DVDRAMA
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Steve Rhodes Steve Rhodes
The Academy Award for best picture for 1965 went to THE SOUND OF MUSIC as did that for director Robert Wise. (You can read my recent review of his quite different film from 1951, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL.) The film also garnered the award for music ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Steve Rhodes
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Don Willmott) filmcritic.com (Don Willmott)
The Sound of Music… well, what can I say? And why should I bother? If any movie were ever critic-proof, it’s this one. In fact, famed critic Pauline Kael was fired for daring to write a bad review of it when it first came out. Julie Andrews ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at filmcritic.com (Don Willmott)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp) Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)
Sometimes known as "The Tramp Family Sinners," this story is so entertaining on the surface, and the characters so engaging, that the metaphorical implications of this tale of a middle-aged draft dodger fleeing the country with his live-in lover, and 7 ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Decent Films - faith on film (Steven D. Greydanus) Decent Films - faith on film (Steven D. Greydanus)
Other than The Wizard of Oz, no Hollywood musical is as familiar, reassuring, and beloved of all ages as The Sound of Music. The loosely fact-based story has its earliest origins in the memoirs of Baroness Maria von Trapp, and was turned into a stage ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at Decent Films - faith on film (Steven D. Greydanus)
Sound of Music, The (1965) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Digital Bits The Digital Bits
The Sound of Music is the timeless true tale of free-spirited nun Maria (Julie Andrews), and her impact on the Von Trapp family in Austria. She is assigned to look after the seven unruly Von Trapp children. Their mother has passed away, and their father ...read the complete Sound of Music movie review at The Digital Bits
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