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Post by alittlebirdie on May 14, 2021 9:31:37 GMT
you're thinking of watching for the first time? I regret taking so long, btw, It's a wonderful movie! I know all the music, why did it take me so long! That classic scene of Julie Andrew's twirling in the mountains seemed boring.  for shame. |
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Post by alpha128 on May 14, 2021 12:08:15 GMT
I haven't seen the movie. But I did participate in its quote thread and that was a lot of fun. |
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Post by Feologild Oakes on May 14, 2021 13:23:57 GMT
Its an ok movie, but i don`t think its that great.
Of course that may be because i am not really a big fan of musicals.
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Post by marianne48 on May 14, 2021 13:28:44 GMT
It's one of those Best Picture winners that's constantly derided by cinema snobs, so that many people don't like to admit that they really enjoy it. A great movie; love those nuns and how they vandalize the German vehicles at the end. I also liked the fact that perennial "ghost singer" Marni Nixon gets to appear and sing for herself for a change in this movie. |
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Post by Downey on May 14, 2021 13:33:05 GMT
You and the guy I replied to on here who watched Cliffhanger for the first time a couple of weeks ago are part of an alien race called the firsts.
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Post by vegalyra on May 14, 2021 17:30:25 GMT
Always enjoyed this film, it's been a favorite since I was a kid. I haven't watched it in a long time though. One thing that always confused me when I was younger was that I always wondered (based off of circa 1980's borders when I watched the film a lot) how von Trapp could have been an officer in the Austrian navy. I didn't realize until later that at the time of the First World World, Austria Hungary had a large navy and access to the Adriatic Sea.
A classic I have yet to see that I want to is From Here to Eternity. Never saw that one for some reason.
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Post by teleadm on May 14, 2021 18:05:14 GMT
Hated to even have heard about it in my youth, sounded like something who those who gives apples to thier teachers liked.
The music in it self won me over, and finally the movie in it self.
Think Robert Wise and his staff did the right thing, re-arrange the musical numbers to make it work as a whole movie, unlike other Rodger's and Hammersteins versions.
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Post by Catman on May 14, 2021 18:07:30 GMT
Catman finds it interesting that the melody of 'How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria' is used in the wedding march.
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Post by marianne48 on May 14, 2021 20:37:08 GMT
Catman finds it interesting that the melody of 'How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria' is used in the wedding march. Nuns: "Hey, she's not our problem anymore. Thanks for takin' her off our hands, Captain!" Then they all went back to the convent and partied till dawn. Woooo-hoooo! |
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Post by Isapop on May 14, 2021 22:47:16 GMT
Catman finds it interesting that the melody of 'How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria' is used in the wedding march. That always struck me too! It was like, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? Get her laid!
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Post by Fox in the Snow on May 15, 2021 0:31:04 GMT
A few I hope to tick off this year:
The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
Farewell My Concubine
The last 4 Hitchcock films
Some of the early Universal horror films
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Post by moviemouth on May 15, 2021 0:37:17 GMT
Good movie and one of my favorite musicals. It is a beautiful looking movie and has memorable and entertaining songs. This is where many musicals fall flat for me, the songs aren't that good. The 1960's had the best musicals. West Side Story and My Fair Lady are good too. 4 musicals that won Best Picture that decade. I haven't seen Oliver! yet.
7.5/10
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Post by alittlebirdie on May 16, 2021 7:29:48 GMT
Thanks to everyone for sharing their knowledge about The Sound of Music and interest in checking out more classics. I didn't even know it was based on a real story. I still can't believe myself.  Oh well, at least now I can start watching it every year. Cheers everyone.  |
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