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Film Title: The Sound of Music

 Best for ages: 5 & Up

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Year Released: 1965

Rated: G (US)

The Review

   Growing up the only boy in the family was tough enough. Both of my sisters are younger than me, but that didn’t make it any easier on me.  They had a lot of things that as a boy I didn’t care for. There taste in movies I thought was horrible when we were younger. Such films like Annie, Pippi Longstocking and of course this film The Sound of Music. Young boys are not supposed to be into films like this, so as a child you can see that I was not really interested at all in Julie Andrews and a bunch of singing kids.  However it was not until viewing this film again for the first time in about twenty five years that I now realize what a great piece of cinema A Sound of Music is and it’s no wonder the film was nominated for ten Academy Awards and went on to win five including Best Director and Best Picture.

    The film is about a young woman named Maria (Julie Andrews) is failing miserably in her attempts to become a nun. When the Navy captain Georg Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) writes to the convent asking for a governess that can handle his seven mischievous children, Maria is given the job. The Captain’s wife has recently pasted away and although he tries his best to take care of his children and keep then in order, he is often away most of the time dealing with the politics of being a navy captain. Every governess he hires seems to quit because his children are so unruly. When Maria arrives; she is also met at first with the same kind of hostility.  However, the kids quickly warm up to her because of her understanding of them and the fact that she is a kind and warm hearted person. Together they go on a journey that involves music and adventure. The children lives are changed for the better and the captain, although engaged to be married to another women; finds he falling in love with Maria. However the happiness is short lived when Nazi Germany begins to invade Austria and the new ruler of Germany wants the captain to come to the aid of German army and join them.

    The Sound Of Music 45th Anniversary Edition is presented with new 7.1 audio and offers BD-LIVE feature. Your Favorite Things: An Interactive Celebration featuring a Sing-A-Long, behind-the-scenes images, trivia and a location quiz; A City of Song with a virtual map of filming locations and interactive tour of the movie’s locale of Salzburg, Austria; vintage programs including a hilarious send-up of The Sound of Music from Carol Burnett and Julie Andrews herself; an enchanting interview with the real Maria von Trapp on The Julie Andrews Hour; and, for the very first time in home entertainment format, a spectacular full-length documentary, Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of American Music, hosted by Mary Martin; and much more.

    If you have experienced The Sound of Music as and adult or when you were younger; you’ll find that the picture has different meanings depending on your age. As an adult you look at this film as a great story and a wonderful piece of cinematic history. As a child your into the songs and the fun the children are having. Yet, for young boys who would rather being playing video games or watching an action packed cartoon this film can be a two hour boring nightmare, as was the case for me when I was younger. They even played this film several times when I was in Elementary school during recess in the winter months. We all know the audience this film is aimed at, so keep that in mind should you want hold your son down in front of the television. Another not so great thing about this film is that its very east to get the songs stuck in your head. All week I have been humming half the songs in the film. One can’t say they are bad songs, because they are wonderfully written, yet are catchy enough to stick around in your head for a while.

   Overall, The Sound of Music is a classic. It is a masterpiece in cinematic history and is considered to be one of the best films of all time. The Blu-ray disc is well worth the buy with its great remastered picture and sound.  If you never saw it before, you have missed out on a musical classic that is fun for the whole family. The film is not really all that violent, yet for younger viewers there are some scenes that might bring up certain questions that as parents you might not want to explain yet. However, all the same it is well worth the buy for its classic value, great quality picture and the tons of extra features that come along with it.

BUY THIS MOVIE.