As usual The Shmata Queen's questionable taste has led to a disagreement about the value of The Sound of Music in the modern world. In short I think that if film could be used in a similar fashion to newspaper there would be great value in wrapping fish in The Sound of Music or constructing hats out of said material.
Certainly it would make a great liner for a bird cage or do quite well as a tool to help housebreak a dog. Zookeepers would find it to be useful in cleaning up after the rhinos, hippos and elephants and mechanics would be pleased to wipe the grease off of their hands onto their Sound of Music film paper.
Sadly there is no such way to use it and the world is a lesser place. It is Mary Poppins without the pop and I would be happy to have seen the Von Trapps get trapped in a small room without windows than to have been forced to listen to such warbling and yodeling.
Blame this distaste for the movie upon my three younger sisters who used this movie the way some people require kleenex or toilet paper. Feh, phooey and blech to this drek.
8 comments:
You have NEVER SEEN the movie. You have not even watched 5 minutes of it.
It is unanimous (if you read the responses on my own blog) that you are completely misguided about this.
This movie will always be in my top 5.
That is as foolish a comment as you have ever made. I have seen bits and pieces and been subjected to this piece of garbage so often I could probably vomit out the lines.
You know some people like to say that Mussolini made the trains run on time too.
Ummm.... what was the Sound of Music about? (Hey, I'm only 22...!)
On February 14, 2000, Anthony Lane published a HYSTERICAL review of "Singalong-a-Sound-of-Music," the version with the subtitles and invitation to audience members to show up in costume and, well, sing along. It was a cult hit for about 10 minutes. Anyway, you must read the review. It's called "The Maria Problem." Unfortunately I cannot find a copy online, despite my best Googling efforts.
The essay (it's a review/history of the film/article about the costumes) includes what I think is one of the best lines in any movie critique ever:
" . . . both Walter Matthau and Sean (Edelweish) Connery were considered for the role of the captain. A more damning fact is that some of the Osmond boys turned up to audition, thus demonstrating that, however much 'The Sound of Music' makes your flesh crawl, it could have been so much worse."
Ezzie,
You haven't missed anything.
Sarah,
I'll have to search for that review.
I'm trying to figure out if I saw it... is that the one with the singing kids?
Shmata: (shmah-tah) a rag, either literally or in reference to clothing. The garment industry is known as the "shmata business." "
Why can't people admit the movie is just dumb?
People only like it because it's a supposed "classic". But it still sucks.
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