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The Sound of Music
1965
Drama
Musical
2h 52m
A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to a Naval officer widower. (imdb)
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The Sound of Music
1965
Drama
Musical
2h 52m
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Rated 11 Mar 2011
60
50th
♫ pre-dict-able plot-lines and chee-sy ro-man-ces ♫ o-ver-hyped clas-sics and mu-si-cal dan-ces ♫ mild-ly an-noy-ing small chil-dren who sing ♫ that will ne-ver be my fa-vo-rite thing (... but, hey, it's hard to truly hate this.)
Rated 11 Mar 2011
Rated 29 Aug 2009
98
75th
This movie may be a tale about a strict family who is brought together by a governess, but it really highlights the problems that people had because of the Nazi's. The movie is really easy to sing along with, and is a joy to watch. Sometimes you may find yourself humming some of the tunes in your car, and laughing at all of the humor. I particularly love the song about "My favorite things" because it really does help during a horrible thunderstorm!
Rated 29 Aug 2009
Rated 30 Sep 2007
55
11th
I'm not inherently against wholesome family films. Granted, it's not my favorite kind of movie, but if it's entertaining enough (The Wizard of Oz), I'm all for it. But this is just too much. This precocious brood of rosy-cheeked little moppets is too sugar-sweet for my tastes. I don't even like the songs that much, which is unfortunate because just about all of them are sung twice. The scenery and color is lovely, though, and at least it's not too dull for a 3-hour picture.
Rated 30 Sep 2007
Rated 21 Dec 2011
2
21st
Just not to my liking. What's the deal with the final act? It's as if they realized the film is missing some dramatic weight, so they decided to throw NAZIS to the front of the narrative. It's like a totally different movie.
Rated 21 Dec 2011
Rated 23 Oct 2010
82
77th
Is it just me, or does this movie pull off the trick of being a deeply subversive commentary on the nature of war and unthinking patriotism? They take this adorable, Disney-esque romantic comedy about a free-spirited nun and let the rise of National Socialism slam into it. We literally see (SPOILERS) the same person who, a couple hours earlier, was doing a Disney duet with the cute and marketable teenage heroine, make the conscious choice to be a Nazi. We see that moment on-screen. My god.
Rated 23 Oct 2010
Rated 06 Mar 2020
70
52nd
Honestly, you could remove everything about this except for the songs, and I wouldn't notice. I would also prefer it.
Rated 06 Mar 2020
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
17th
Saccharine sweetness and mawkishly sentimental music abound.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 17 Aug 2007
97
93rd
I should probably give this an even 100 because I love every second of it. But it is the sound of music and it is so very long.
Rated 17 Aug 2007
Rated 03 Mar 2008
98
90th
One of my favorite movies, ever. I've grown up with it, and it always brings me joy and thoughtfulness--and I find myself relating to different characters as I age, though there is also a beloved timelessness to the piece.
Rated 03 Mar 2008
Rated 16 Mar 2008
98
87th
A classic and a favorite! I can appreciate different things the older I get. But I always find it amusing, charming, sweet, fun, and incredibly entertaining!
Rated 16 Mar 2008
Rated 20 Sep 2014
100
99th
One of the greatest films ever made and the third most popular movie of all time (behind Gone With the Wind and the original Star Wars), this gem is just as great today as ever it was. What's it got? Try Julie Andrews at her amazing best, incredible songs and score, breathtaking scenery and cinematography, good vs evil, and a great love story to boot. If this film doesn't raise your spirits, you are truly a jaded sourpuss!
Rated 20 Sep 2014
Rated 18 Jul 2010
45
18th
Nazi's occupy their country, so they burst out in song. Rogers and Hammerstein should come back to life so I can say "go die."
Rated 18 Jul 2010
Rated 13 Jan 2007
90
92nd
The music is cute and memorable, but it's the climax with the escape from the Nazis that vaults this film (at least in my eyes) to greatness.
Rated 13 Jan 2007
Rated 19 Mar 2007
97
97th
The Sound of Music is the perfect balance for a musical. It's not overly sappy with its music and it doesn't let the acting and, well, movie part fall to the side of the music. The songs are a breath of fresh air and try to breathe life into the thought that song can dictate your very existence. It's a great family event that really should be enjoyed by everybody.
Rated 19 Mar 2007
Rated 27 Mar 2007
45
31st
Too cheesy, too mushy mushy. Gigantic production is the only thing to hail.
Rated 27 Mar 2007
Rated 05 Jan 2015
91
96th
Hadn't seen this classic even once (despite the anual rerun on TV) and I think this just might become one of those guilty pleasures. I truly enjoyed every part of his film, which is truly a classic and whose music is so renowned that I was able to sing almost every part without ever having seen this film. Humour, singing, warmth and depth, you get everything when you watch The Sound of Music.
Rated 05 Jan 2015
Rated 24 May 2017
75
67th
A movie I liked when I was younger but never admitted to liking because I was a boy and what boy would admit liking a musical? I haven't rewatched it all the way through as an adult but I still have vivid memories of it and think the vast majority of the songs are wonderful.
Rated 24 May 2017
Rated 14 Aug 2007
3
38th
Not bad. Overlong with some dull parts, but overall a solid musical, just not something I'm enamored with.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 21 Aug 2007
6
35th
The movie that single-handedly fueled my hatred of musicals. Kudos.
Rated 21 Aug 2007
Rated 07 Sep 2007
74
40th
It's probably because I don't really enjoy musicals, but I can't really say this was anything more than good. The music and songs were sometimes great but other times overbearing, the visuals were fantastic but the plot was rather silly. Finally, the last 40 minutes are completely tacked for absolutely no reason. The whole Nazi subplot is unimportant to the rest of the film, and the movie is long enough to stand on its own.
Rated 07 Sep 2007
Rated 16 Mar 2017
90
96th
Musical for people who dislike musicals. There's a timeless naive innocence to watching the immensely talented Julie Andrews sing with kids that's endearing to even cold hearted cynics like myself. It's an ode to a long gone Europe as well. The setting adds to the pure joy without trivializing history. The scenes play out like moving paintings right down to kids singing that do re mi song in a horse carriage or dancing around the city. The catchy tunes will also be stuck in your head forever.
Rated 16 Mar 2017
Rated 12 Jan 2008
3
24th
Edelweiss is such a beautiful song. It's also fascist. Fuck.
Rated 12 Jan 2008
Rated 13 Jan 2008
84
73rd
Iconic and classic musical with something for all the family. Beautiful scenery, great story and acting. Touching and uplifting against a deeply dark background.
Rated 13 Jan 2008
Rated 11 Feb 2015
85
85th
Classic movie musical, and that's all there is to it. You have to be completely heartless not to love Julie Andrews.
Rated 11 Feb 2015
Rated 19 Dec 2016
70
70th
For a 3 hour movie it has a sudden ending.
Rated 19 Dec 2016
Rated 01 May 2016
80
87th
Quintessential classic in every sense of the word. Re-watching this as an adult, gives you a new perspective and appreciation, that you definitely didn't have as a child. So emotional, political and heavier than you remember, but it's done in a beautiful and enjoyable way. Some of the songs will remain with us forever.
Rated 01 May 2016
Rated 28 Oct 2008
80
77th
Minus points for hiking through the alps at the end in shorts. I definitely saw snow on the ground, buddy.
Rated 28 Oct 2008
Rated 09 Jun 2020
82
79th
As much as I love this movie, I can't stand the name. The sound of music. As opposed to what? The feel of music? The sight of music? How about the Sound of Farts? wait, you can hear most of them. But I guess the better name would be Silent but Deadly. Wait, why are we talking about farts again?
Rated 09 Jun 2020
Rated 11 Sep 2013
60
54th
possibly the best american musical ever made? My favorite things stands as a high point of tin pan alley songwriting. Could have more nazis in it, that would definitely help the overall impression - a nazi song here and there would, probably, border an incomprehensible line of inappropriateness, but would have made it a more interesting film.
Rated 11 Sep 2013
Rated 08 Feb 2009
95
80th
Fun but when they say based they mean that very loosely, seriously they changed almost every detail: the time frame, the number of children as well as their names and genders, and capt. Von trap's whole personality, etc. It's quite odd.
Rated 08 Feb 2009
Rated 02 Apr 2021
92
96th
Whilst you can level a load of criticism at this film for the fact that it has been played to death, and seen through our horribly jaded 2000's view on life, sugary and unreal, but it's still a monumental film; not least for the fact that it is the chance to witness a truly amazing star shine brighter than ever. I catch this every so often, say I will watch 10 mins, and find I watch it all, and marvel at the unbridled joy that the first 1/2 of the film portrays. The "theatre scene" is pure bliss
Rated 02 Apr 2021
Rated 13 Sep 2012
30
40th
Infectious in a bad way music, but it's competent and very iconic. Worth renting the blu ray, Austria is a wonderful place. Note: way the fuck too long.
Rated 13 Sep 2012
Rated 01 Aug 2009
62
56th
Plenty of style, plenty of music, not all bad.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
Rated 11 Dec 2013
56
17th
Three-hour musical based on ten songs repeated over and over again. Great cinematography, but most of everything else was cringeworthy or annoying.
Rated 11 Dec 2013
Rated 18 Jun 2012
50
5th
The hills are alive... with the sound of unmitigated boredom.
Rated 18 Jun 2012
Rated 22 Dec 2009
72
19th
Saccharine film with absolutely no chemistry between the two leads. Directed by Minnelli and lasting not more than two hours, it might have been good, but it wasn't and it doesn't and it isn't.
Rated 22 Dec 2009
Rated 09 Feb 2021
45
34th
Kael saw this as another big step towards a culture industry based on extreme calculation and manipulation at the expense of real creativity and invention. No doubt she was right, although the classical Hollywood musical was already heading into crisis: it is slightly odd that that crisis partly came from the more "adult" values and attitudes that accompanied the freeing up of the 1960s, and yet, despite WEST SIDE STORY, CABARET etc., one response of musicals was to become sexless and juvenile.
Rated 09 Feb 2021
Rated 04 Aug 2015
77
75th
It's bizarre seeing this movie for the first time when, for years, I've seen every single song parodied and imitated and referenced in so much other media.
Rated 04 Aug 2015
Rated 03 May 2011
98
92nd
An all-time classic musical that never gets old.
Rated 03 May 2011
Rated 08 May 2010
100
95th
It's a classic, there's no two ways about it. I love the music, the story, the scenery, the actors. It's perfect.
Rated 08 May 2010
Rated 27 Jan 2012
40
17th
The more I think about The Sound of Music, the more I like Cabaret.
Rated 27 Jan 2012
Rated 07 Nov 2010
25
23rd
Can't see how this gets a PSI of 85. Songs are cheesy and all of them are sang at least twice during the movie. Acting is subpar. Plot is childish. The movie is unnecesarrily long. Good thing is that you can watch this movie while playing a card game or when dining and chatting and you would not need to worry about missing anything crucial.
Rated 07 Nov 2010
Rated 22 Nov 2010
45
77th
This is one of, if not my most favourite movies of all-time. I adore the music, the story, and the setting. A scene in this film that always gets me emotional is when the Captain sings the "love song" to his fellow Austrians. Even though this movie is nearly three hours long, it doesn't ever seem to drag on and is never boring. I think it could have improved in the areas of acting (not Plummer though! He should have received an Oscar nomination too) and script-writing.
Rated 22 Nov 2010
Rated 24 Dec 2012
15
6th
Beautiful shots of hills do not make this boring horrible musical any better. Characters follow musical logic and an actual conflict takes way to long to develop. This is only time in my life I rooted for Nazis.
Rated 24 Dec 2012
Rated 20 Jan 2011
88
77th
A classic in every sense. Unforgettable music and performances adorn this epic piece of musical theater. Julie Andrews is in top form.
Rated 20 Jan 2011
Rated 26 Feb 2007
50
35th
This film has never appealed to me as I'm not fond of musicals,But it is good for its kind.
Rated 26 Feb 2007
Rated 04 Aug 2017
15
0th
Off to the hills I go to shove flowers in my ears to drown out the constant singing! Gets a few point for nice scenery.
Rated 04 Aug 2017
Rated 27 Apr 2011
25
2nd
Despite this film being a classic, there is nothing to like about The Sound Of Music
Rated 27 Apr 2011
Rated 14 Aug 2007
94
91st
What's to say: A classic movie of a classic musical... It's a "must see"!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
89th
Call it fluff or sappy, but this is a winner in my book. The songs are memorable and catchy, led by Julie Andrews in fine form.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 27 Dec 2014
68
77th
Well-paced musical that fortunately sustains repeated viewings. If only I could run my own home the way the pre-Maria Captain von Trapp did.
Rated 27 Dec 2014
Rated 29 Dec 2018
90
64th
I can understand why this is considered a classic. It's a cute movie with catchy songs. It does stretch a little long for what it is doing though. A few too many songs get repeated and the ending is strange. The tone of the movie changes drastically (which is hinted at) and it just kind of ends unexpectedly. Even so I thought it was an enjoyable movie with a lot of charm. While maybe not one of my absolute top movies, it is definitely nestled within my favorites.
Rated 29 Dec 2018
Rated 02 Sep 2012
5
0th
A very pretty view of the Second World War as just a young nun, some sweet children, and the coming of the Nazis. Robert Wise and screenwriter Ernest Lehman had killed West Side Story a few years earlier, which was a more serious crime than making The Sound of Music, because the latter had always been brain-dead. Christopher Plummer is caught between heavy boredom and the apparently serious urge to start kicking some of the children.
Rated 02 Sep 2012
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
93rd
THE quintessential musical movie ever made. Never gets old, no matter how many times you view it.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
72
40th
Its a classic so yea, ill give it some credit
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
82nd
Great music on a grand scale.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 16 May 2013
98
89th
It was a fantastic film. I really love the history, except it may not be realistic how the family sings so much. The plot was wonderful and so was the music. The only downside was that it is extremely long, so make sure you grant yourself enough time if you are going to watch it.
Rated 16 May 2013
Rated 24 Sep 2007
60
21st
Well, of course the music is wonderful. And you get another chapter in the long history of the Cartwright sisters (it's Angela this time). But I had a problem with the blackouts after the songs; unlike in West Side Story where Wise lets the action continue afterward. Here it makes it seem stilted and artificial (I mean, even more than a musical is going to seem anyway on the screen). Plus it's lonnnggg...
Rated 24 Sep 2007
Rated 26 Sep 2007
1
10th
If you're willing to track it down, Slavoj Zizek in "Reality of the Virtual" critiques The Sound of Music as a fundamentally fascistic film. The two minute clip is much more interesting than this plodding, shitty musical.
Rated 26 Sep 2007
Rated 21 Feb 2008
7
68th
I still have the damn songs stuck in my head after all these years.
Rated 21 Feb 2008
Rated 22 Feb 2008
80
39th
Great as musicals go. I remember listening to the sound track over and over when I was a kid.
Rated 22 Feb 2008
Rated 23 Feb 2008
85
53rd
This is really not my type of film, but it is quite well done for the type of film that is...deserving of its accolades.
Rated 23 Feb 2008
Rated 15 Nov 2014
15
9th
Good heavens, this movie doesn't age well. I haven't seen it since I was a child, and I suppose I was more easily impressed then, but I am barely into it and already I am realizing that as an adult, this movie holds nothing for me. The music is still catchy - I believe this is more one of those movies that makes good background noise when you want some music to work with. But I most definitely cannot be bothered sitting through a saccharine, hollywoodized romance for three bloody hours.
Rated 15 Nov 2014
Rated 30 Mar 2008
77
45th
If I say I like this does that make me gay?
Rated 30 Mar 2008
Rated 29 Apr 2008
100
92nd
One of my favourite movies. Especially because it is a musical.
Rated 29 Apr 2008
Rated 13 Apr 2020
76
54th
An enjoyable romantic comedy that turns into its own gritty sequel after two hours. You could lose a few songs and subplots easily, but even so this didn't feel as long as it actually was. Featuring a very handsome young Christopher Plummer.
Rated 13 Apr 2020
Rated 30 Jul 2012
1
20th
I've got a low tolerance for musical and this one really grates
Rated 30 Jul 2012
Rated 29 Aug 2008
94
95th
One of the handful of musicals that I thoroughly enjoy. The songs are all quite memorable, if not overly sugary and fantastical, but the fact that the script is able to juxtapose a jubilant family film against the historical backdrop of rising Nazi Germany has always impressed me. Though the children can be grating at times, Andrews is charming and lovely, as always, and Plummer helps to create a model male character for the silver screen; one who is masculine and strong, yet altogether loving.
Rated 29 Aug 2008
Rated 13 May 2013
89
79th
It's The Sound of Music. Need I say more? Julie Andrews is giving one of her best performances ever here.
Rated 13 May 2013
Rated 22 Jul 2012
83
93rd
The cute musical at its best. I can't resist these songs
Rated 22 Jul 2012
Rated 18 Dec 2008
70
21st
Recognize this as a good movie. . . just not exactly my thing.
Rated 18 Dec 2008
Rated 27 Dec 2008
70
24th
love the first half
Rated 27 Dec 2008
Rated 14 Apr 2021
85
59th
This has always been the "musical for people who aren't fond of musicals" and I, somehow, inadvertently avoided it all the way until my 30s. Naturally, I knew much of this film before I watched it thanks to countless parodies and timeless music. I think I knew every single song before it fully started, and that's a pretty high cultural mark for any musical to achieve. It is as lovely and enjoyable as its reputation would have you believe.
Rated 14 Apr 2021
Rated 25 Dec 2013
77
39th
i tried to hate it - really hard. but at the end of the day, it's just a feel-good movie with a lot of catchy songs and sweet moments (i.e. a lot of fun to watch - especially with the family).
Rated 25 Dec 2013
Rated 12 Feb 2009
98
79th
I still am in love with Cpt. Von Trapp...childhood favorite
Rated 12 Feb 2009
Rated 20 Feb 2009
83
67th
The music is classic and Christopher Plummer is just wonderful. His rendition of Edelweiss, while imperfect, is just heartwarming.
Rated 20 Feb 2009
Rated 04 Mar 2009
72
51st
A good musical, but it's still a musical so that means it's completely ridiculous in every way. Julie Andrews is very charming, I will admit.
Rated 04 Mar 2009
Rated 28 Nov 2018
50
10th
Sister Margaretta: "After all, the wool from the black sheep is just as warm."
Rated 28 Nov 2018
Rated 03 Jun 2011
40
93rd
"The Sound of Music is high-fructose corn-syrupy, built on simplistic psychology, unnaturalistic acting and historical inaccuracy. It's also well-nigh irresistible.
Rated 03 Jun 2011
Rated 05 May 2013
57
26th
Beautifully shot: every scene has amazing scenery and sets and is perfectly composed. There is some tension towards the end, but characters are inconsistent and I disliked the songs. They were saccharine drivel.
Rated 05 May 2013
Rated 30 Jul 2009
93
54th
Pretty good, even if it can't keep pace worth a damn. Umbrellas of Cherbourg is better. Doesn't even compare to Singing in the Rain.
Rated 30 Jul 2009
Rated 30 Jul 2009
75
70th
Wow those nuns are badass
Rated 30 Jul 2009
Rated 17 Apr 2016
62
14th
More like "The Sound of Muzak" if you ask me.
Rated 17 Apr 2016
Rated 07 Dec 2013
89
75th
I really did like this movie,and thats saying alot.I really don't like musicals,but i like this one.Very good and very well acted.
Rated 07 Dec 2013
Rated 20 Nov 2009
70
41st
I won't deny I did like it, not love it, as a child, but classics bore me unless they're epics
Rated 20 Nov 2009
Rated 14 Dec 2009
99
97th
Fun, clean, romantic. Did you know Julie Andrews' range covers 8 octaves??
Rated 14 Dec 2009
Rated 05 Aug 2010
8
91st
lembro que vi de manhã no dia de Natal comendo camarão com molho vermelho que a minha mãe inventou e que sobrou da ceia!!!!
Rated 05 Aug 2010
Rated 01 Feb 2011
20
12th
Children's sing-a-long...and Nazis! WTF? The whole hour finale of running-from-the-Nazis sub-plot could be eliminated. And then you could trim another half hour from the songs that are sung more than once, and you've got a nice little 90-minute sing-song for the tots with the happy "rich guy marries his nun-nanny" ending. I still wouldn't like it, but at least it wouldn't be so friggin' strange. Sung a lot of the songs in kindergarten, but I ain't in kindergarten no more.
Rated 01 Feb 2011
Rated 09 Feb 2011
45
9th
If Lemme played Baron von Trapp I would've rated this a 51.
Rated 09 Feb 2011
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