Celebrating 58 years of "The Sound of Music" --the movie

Or, for those preferring the more traditional:

I love this movie. 

Nuns stealing distributor caps..

The only thing you ever need to watch of this movie:

In reply to Duke :

Amusing, but nonsense!

It remains one of the most popular movies of all time.

https://time.com/3717463/sound-of-music-50-review/

Please no.

It was also a big hit in Asia.

A theater owner in Seoul thought he'd be clever and cram more showings in day by cutting out all the musical numbers.

Jackie Chan said he saw it over a dozen times when it debuted in Hong Kong.

My Pandora - AC/DC to Kenny/Dolly and The Sound of Music......

My mother loved that movie so much, that I grew to hate it.  She's been dead for a decade, and I watched it at Christmas last year.

It's a decent story.  Musicals still kinda suck.

My 93 year old mother is in assisted living and watches The Sound of Music every afternoon. She's worn out 3 DVDs. Last time I got her a new copy it was a limited edition box thing with a Certificate of Authenticity and everything.  Limited edition meant she got 1 of 500,000. Serial number, hologram, etc..

I had the misfortune of playing a Nazi in our high school production of SoM. I still have the arm bands, spats, and Luger around somewhere. Explain that to your Jewish wife!

My wife loves this movie.

I was sick of it when I was still a pre-teen living at home. Wizard Of Oz is better.

j_tso said:

A theater owner in Seoul thought he'd be clever and cram more showings in day by cutting out all the musical numbers.

So the movie was what, 15 minutes long?  

I loved the "Lonely Goatherd" scene (but that doesn't necessarily make it a great scene).

I liked it because the scene was produced and performed by a famous puppeteer named Bil Baird, and his wife Cora (NOT the actors).

The  Bil Baird Marionette Theater was in Greenwich Village in the '60's and '70's, and I spent a lot of time there.  It was a quirky attraction for me as a youth. 

There has been exactly one musical worth watching.

The Blues Brothers.

"The sound of music" and "grease" were played regularly by my mother and sister(who died a week ago) growing up.  I dont look like i'd know the movies but i know them well. 
 

i also love Outkast and Andre 3000 so this track is super berkin cool to me. 
 

In reply to TJL (Forum Supporter) :

I'm sorry to hear about your sister

I watched it every year when it came on network TV as I was growing up. I still enjoy watching it every couple of years. 

In the grand scheme of things, it's better than most of the movies that have come out in the last 2 decades.

I keep waiting for Steve McQueen to appear in the background jumping a fence and roaring thru the meadow  .......

Streetwiseguy said:

Musicals still kinda suck.

See also opera and rap...

In reply to RX Reven' :

"If I wanted to spend an evening with a bunch of people screaming in Italian and trying to stab each other, I'd visit my family" - Carla Tortelli