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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 404300" data-attributes="member: 23"><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">The Sound Of Music</span></strong> (1965)</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ffilmartgallery.com%2Fcdn%2Fshop%2Fproducts%2FThe-Sound-of-Music-Vintage-Movie-Poster-Original-British-Quad-30x40_1800x.progressive.jpg%3Fv%3D1663223591&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=13f2f35c4b95835937ef0a9ba4f5bb4cb5fd0122630c5da1295f0792e6a1956d&ipo=images" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 868px" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">It's been mentioned several times in the <em>1960s Top Ten</em> round and its name cropped up in the <em>Movies With Amazing Views</em> thread. Add that my partner casually mentioned never having watched the film and it felt like all signs were pointing towards a rewatch.... with a first-timer.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">This is the first time I've watched it myself in many years. I have the 40th Anniversary DVD, probably bought at the time it was issued and watched once or twice, so it must be the best part of two decades since I last saw it. Even so, it's one of those films for which I know lyrics and much of the dialogue verbatim, having watched it far too many times as a kid. In fact I believe it was the first film I ever watched on VHS, at a time when the option to watch something repeatedly was new and novel.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Knowing it as well as I do and being far more cynical in middle age, I really wasn't expecting any surprises. There was also the disappointment that I couldn't find it on streaming so ended up watching it on the same low definition DVD I did last time round, and without surround sound (it's supposed to be in 5.1, but our system didn't convert it for some reason so there was no sound at all from the rear speakers).</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Even so, I <u><em>was</em></u> pleasantly surprised. The stunning scenery didn't disappoint. The songs were even lovelier - more joyous and poignant - than I'd remembered. The performances were terrific, and I was especially surprised by the wry humour Christopher Plummer delivered and by Julie Andrews' comic timing along with the physicality she brought to the role. I even confess to having stinging eyes when the Captain first heard his children singing and joined in (to their shock and delight).</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Long story short, then, I thought I was getting something familiar and predictable, but finding the music between the lyrics made it a far richer experience than I could ever have planned. The nicest of surprises.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 404300, member: 23"] [CENTER][B][SIZE=6]The Sound Of Music[/SIZE][/B] (1965) [IMG width="868px"]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ffilmartgallery.com%2Fcdn%2Fshop%2Fproducts%2FThe-Sound-of-Music-Vintage-Movie-Poster-Original-British-Quad-30x40_1800x.progressive.jpg%3Fv%3D1663223591&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=13f2f35c4b95835937ef0a9ba4f5bb4cb5fd0122630c5da1295f0792e6a1956d&ipo=images[/IMG] It's been mentioned several times in the [I]1960s Top Ten[/I] round and its name cropped up in the [I]Movies With Amazing Views[/I] thread. Add that my partner casually mentioned never having watched the film and it felt like all signs were pointing towards a rewatch.... with a first-timer. This is the first time I've watched it myself in many years. I have the 40th Anniversary DVD, probably bought at the time it was issued and watched once or twice, so it must be the best part of two decades since I last saw it. Even so, it's one of those films for which I know lyrics and much of the dialogue verbatim, having watched it far too many times as a kid. In fact I believe it was the first film I ever watched on VHS, at a time when the option to watch something repeatedly was new and novel. Knowing it as well as I do and being far more cynical in middle age, I really wasn't expecting any surprises. There was also the disappointment that I couldn't find it on streaming so ended up watching it on the same low definition DVD I did last time round, and without surround sound (it's supposed to be in 5.1, but our system didn't convert it for some reason so there was no sound at all from the rear speakers). Even so, I [U][I]was[/I][/U] pleasantly surprised. The stunning scenery didn't disappoint. The songs were even lovelier - more joyous and poignant - than I'd remembered. The performances were terrific, and I was especially surprised by the wry humour Christopher Plummer delivered and by Julie Andrews' comic timing along with the physicality she brought to the role. I even confess to having stinging eyes when the Captain first heard his children singing and joined in (to their shock and delight). Long story short, then, I thought I was getting something familiar and predictable, but finding the music between the lyrics made it a far richer experience than I could ever have planned. The nicest of surprises.[/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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