So now I can officially say that I've seen The Sound Of Music all the way through in one sitting. The best part is that I saw it on the big screen. If you live in the Kansas City area, it's time to rejoice, The Englewood is open again. Classic films on the fifty foot screen, it doesn't get any better than that.
I've seen bits and pieces of this movie for years. My high school did it my freshman year but since I'm not a hard core musical fan, I've never bothered to watch it. I've always preferred The Man Of LaMancha and Camelot to just about any other musical. As a projectionist, I've played The Sound Of Music on a few occasions but never watched it except to see where the intermission and ending was.
I have to admit, seeing it on the big screen really impressed me. The opening and closing shots filmed with MCS-70 are incredible! Visual style wise (pardon the pun) though, I thought director Robert Wise did a much better job with West Side Story. I appreciate that as a musical it has functional music. There are only a couple of times that people randomly burst into song and even then it fits the scene. The weirdest part is watching icons that I grew up with (Nicholas Hammond-Spider-Man; Angela Cartwright-Penny Robinson; Heather Menzies-Maggie a.k.a. the dumb chick who released the Piranha) sing and dance.
Ironically, the last movie musical I saw at The Englewood was The King and I. It's odd how much The Sound Of Music parallels that through the first half, but then considering they were both written by Ernest Lehman, I guess it's not so odd.
The print, admittedly, is not in the greatest condition but it just reminds you that you're watching film. You owe it to yourself to go out to The Englewood and see the remodel work that they've done. It's like improving upon perfection. Show times available at fineartsgroup.com
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