The Sound of Music (1965)

Posted : 7 months, 1 week ago at Nov 29 11:16

"You are the twelfth in a long line of governesses who have come here to look after my children since their mother died. I trust you will be an improvement on the last one. She stayed only two hours." Directed by: Robert Wise Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood Genre: Biography/Drama/Family/Musical Running time: 174 minutes My review: Maria is a failure as a nun. The Mother Superior sends her off in answer to a letter from a retired naval captain for a governess for his seven children. She goes to their house and finds that she is the latest in a long line of governesses run off by the children. She teaches the children to sing and that becomes their bonding force, of course leading her to fall in love with their f...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 11 months, 1 week ago at Jul 27 1:00

This movie makes me want to be Julie Andrews. Mostly because it has convinced me that she really is the all-singing, all-dancing, guitar-strumming, good-girl nanny Maria. Don’t tell me otherwise, I need this delusion. Not really, but I really just love the happy-go-lucky, can-do attitude of her in this movie. And can we talk about that voice of hers for a minute? Gorgeous and with one of the most ridiculous octave ranges one has ever heard. I fully admit that sometimes I just play the musical numbers and sing and dance along. I don’t sound anywhere near as good as she does, in fact, I sound like what would happen if Green Day decided to cover showtunes…but it’s the joyousness of Andrews’ performance that enraptures me so. It’s one of my all-time favorites, and, I think, one of ...Read more