You made me so happy reacting to this movie. It's unusual for reactors to watch older, classic movies like this, it sets you apart from the rest thankyou so much girls, you always make my day ❤
It gives me hope for the younger generation, that they can appreciate these older classic movies, which emphasize substance over glitz. It shows that they understand the value of great acting and direction over the shallow, superficial approach that many newer films use to get attention.
Interesting fact about the meaning of the song Edelweiss. In Nazi Germany there were young people who were opposed to the nazis. They organised into a group and called themselves The Edelweiss Pirates. The song is superficially about an alpine flower but the deeper meaning is resistance to the nazis.
In reality, the von Trapp family simply took a train to Italy. The father was Austria-Hungary's greatest U-boat ace of World War One, but he was an easygoing and loving father and nothing like the way he's portrayed in the movie. A few U-boat aces of WW1 served the Nazis in WW2, but von Trapp refused, and he emigrated to America after the Anschluss. Another little-known fact - the movie is barely known in Germany and Austria, and to Austrians, Salzburg is best known as the birthplace of Mozart.
I used to live in Salzburg, and I worked in a hotel where they played this movie every day for the tourists. The scenes in Schloss Mirabell gardens and in the graveyard take place just a few hundred meters/yards from where I lived and worked. All the scenes in Salzburg bring back so many good memories.
1:09:00 you may recognize this is one of the nuns that always added that Maria was “a clown”. In the song “How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria?” She loved María too-she just thought she was too silly to be a nun, but she risked everything for her in the end.
Every year they screen this film at the Hollywood Bowl as a sing-along. It's so much fun hearing thousands of people singing along with the movie, I went about 10 years ago and it was a lovely evening.
The little girl with brown hair named 'Brigitta' is played by the actress Angela Cartwright. Years later, she would be cast to play 'Penny' for the classic science-fiction TV show "Lost in Space" (1965-1968).
Nicholas Hammond, Friedrich, played the FIRST live action Spider-Man, well, technically, the first live action Peter Parker, the first live action Spider-Man was on The Electric Company...
@@thereallyst I vaguely recall re-runs of that show. Is that the one where the webs looked like a fishing net made of masking tape being thrown from off-camera?
1:14:40. Maybe you can imagine how horrible it was for this family to lose their mother, his wife-it was a family in mourning and struggle and Maria brought them a healing through her goodness and song. Such a beautiful reaction to such a beautiful film. Thank you. I am happiest watching your reactions to happy films, but enjoy most all of them for sure.
😁👍👍 The first time I was told that this movie/story was based on true story and people, especially, Maria, Captain and their many kids ... ⁉ ... I thought it was a joke! 😅 But, I was amazed when I realized these characters were real and did go thru a very similar story! Two scenes some plays have done that I wish this film did make the same were: 1. During the big party, some of the children started remember seeing a beautiful lady in past parties at home ... that lady was their actual mother before she was gone. The oldest sister understood what her younger siblings were recalling. 😌 2. One of the children, I believe it was Brigitta (the daugther who notices things) ... she did notice and actually told Maria (at the big party) that Maria was in love with her father, and her father was also in love with her. 😉
The movie is very popular. The scenes filmed in Austria were spectacular. Each of your reactions is charming and wonderful. Hella reaction at 39:29 is priceless. 😃 Hollywood needs to make these kinds of movie, again.
I cannot express in comments how great it was to watch yall enjoy this movie so much. I hope this encourages yall to watch more movies from the far past. They are full of profound messages and if any reaction channel can appreciate them I feel like it’d be this one. Thank you for the video.
😁👍👍 This is one of those masterpieces where you'd love the movie from your 1st watch❕ Over the years, I've gradually learned how to appreciate and enjoy this movie even further ... by learning that The Sound of Music was a popular play performed on stage many many times (different versions) and actually based on a true story, before this movie happened, many of the wonderful songs were from the original play (for this movie, they did an amazing job on the song rearranements and added on 3 or 4 more songs), a lot of the dialogs were word-for-word from the different versions of the play ... but the way this movie was shot, the wonderful sceneries, a few key words changed in the dialogs, their wonderful deliveries/acting, the energy it gives off, and the actual singing made it GREAT! More ... learned about the true story of Maria, and the family (e.g., in real life, Maria had a couple more children before their family escape; the real reason that triggered their escape was shocking; the way they actually escape was interesting which was much different from the film ... and where the family did end up and continued their music, their lives) ... and seeing the story of how this film was made at the time, behind the scenes, the interesting casting stories, the various incidents/accidents while filming ... and of course, how Julie Andrews (Maria) was chosen and worked with the children during filming (while actually taking care of her own real-life baby while making this film at the time with the film crew, where Julie Andrews came from, etc. ) ... all the above makes this film one of the all-time best, for me❕ 😌 By the way, now you have reacted to this movie, you'd need to react to "Mary Poppins" ... starring Julie Andrews❕Another great musical❕ ... Mary Poppins was the movie that made the producers/directors confirm that Julie Andrews was the one to star in The Sound of Music, before Mary Poppins movie was released! While filming The Sound of Music, Julie Andrews often sang songs to those young actors/actresses to get more acquainted with them, and those kids didn't know those songs were from Mary Poppins (because that movie was not released, yet, at the time they started making The Sound of Music) ,,. the kids thought Julie Andrews was like a "singing magician", pulling amazing songs out from nowhere❕ ... that is what I've heard! 😂
This was my mother's favorite musical especially with the beautiful mountain scenery. It gets pretty dark half way through but at least the family, like their real counterparts, escaped.
This was my mom's favorite movie when I was growing up. I probably "had to" watch it 5-8 times a year and to this day can more or less quote the whole thing, sing every song, etc. And I'm not mad about it.
I had actually gotten Christopher Plummer’s (Captain von Trapp) autograph when he was performing in the Barrymore play on Broadway in the late ‘90s. Another interesting fact, Nicholas Hammond, (Friedrich von Trapp) would go on and play Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the ‘70s. Charmian Carr (Liesl von Trapp) who was 23 at the time, admitted to having a crush on Christopher Plummer during filming and while Plumber admitted the attraction was mutual, they kept things platonic. She also slipped and crashed through one of the windows in the Gazebo while performing the scene in the rain with Rolf. Despite having multiple singing scenes, Christopher Plummer didn’t do his own singing. He was dubbed by Bill Lee. Angela Cartwright (Brigitta von Trapp) is the younger sister of Veronica Cartwright, who played Lambert in Alien (1979)
While Julie was singing "Confidence" and traveling through the village, the real Maria Von Trapp could be seen walking right behind her at one point. This musical sort of became a Christmas tradition. It was aired on tv every year at Christmastime. These songs always bring me back to my childhood of fun and innocence. Julie Andrews is one of the greatest performers ever. She had a glorious career on stage and screen.
Nice! When this movie was new the only way to see it was in a theater and it was so popular some people would go to the theater to see it again and again and again. A woman in Wales entered the record books for watching the movie on the big screen 940 times. Rodgers & Hammerstein wrote the music for the Broadway musical that The Sound of Music was adapted from. Legendary jazz musician John Coltrane turned "My Favorite Things", the song Maria sings to the children during the thunderstorm, into a jazz standard for the ages with his 1961 recording of the song.
I'm 64 and this movie is emotional for me, it was my parents favorite movie and we watched it every time it came on TV. It was a family viewing event, I don't think today famlies gather around one TV to watch much. Back when we only had one TV we always watched as a family.
One of my favorite movies! Maria von Trapp wrote a book about their time in Austria and their escape. According to Maria, her parents were killed in a car crash in the mountains and she became an Initiate in the church. In the Roman Catholic Church, when a woman becomes a nun, it is for life. They are considered as brides to Christ, which is why they are behind the gate at Maria’s wedding. I believe that the age difference between Maria and the Captain was quite large. The Captain had a fortune because his wife’s family created the first working torpedo in World War I. He was also a steadfast Christian. He lost most of his fortune during the Great Depression and they turned their home into a rooming house. He had several adult children and he and Maria had several others. They had started singing for more money but they caught the ear of Hitler. He invited them twice to perform for him but, because of their religious values, they refused. They got a third invitation and the Captain said that no one refuses Hitler three times. The left on a rail line to Italy and end up opening a ski lodge in Vermont. Sadly, the lodge burned down while an elderly Maria watched. Please don’t forget that they were a Christian family and that support held through it. I don’t know if you read my recommendations but I did suggest this, Mary Poppins, and My Fair Lady. Since have watched Mary Poppins, I would suggest Saving Mr. Banks, a story about the writing of Mary Poppins. Love you guys!
Hi there ladies, as per usual a wonderful reaction😊. You always make me smile. Chi is always the quietest and I think she has a good singing voice.Hella and Katie have very mischievous smiles. "Dame Julie Andrews" is a national treasure in England. Christopher Plummer was a great Canadian actor. I was thinking you guys would not make very good Nuns😊😊
37:33 “Edelweiss”-Chi and Hella were introduced to the legend of Edelweiss in Episode 3 21:21 of Band of Brothers. Edelweiss is “that flower” Chi. I was introduced to the MMLs through their reaction to Band of Brothers and recommend it to all-it’s under Playlists. I enjoy watching the MMLs happy the most, but their reaction to this brilliant series is Top Shelf too.
As a young boy, I remember being envious of my older sister being able to see the film in the theater... This film is based on the real von Trapp family, and their singing group become somewhat famous in the USA, after they emigrated there, later in the war.
I love how at the beginning you looked like you weren't sure if you were going to like this and then after half an hour you were totally absorbed and singing along with the music. So far you have reacted to 2 of my 3 favourite musicals. The only other one left (and probably the best) is Singin in the Rain made in 1952. Not only is it a great musical, but it also explains the transition from silent to sound films.
I haven’t watched the movie fully since my grandmother passed away in 2017 and I’m just finding out I can’t even watch reactions either I keep crying every song that comes on and I hear my grandmas voice constantly! You guys are so darn cute so happy you watching and enjoyed this film!
When they fell off the boat into the water, Julie Andrews was supposed to quickly save the little girl, who couldn't swim, but Julie Andrews fell backwards out of the boat by mistake. So the film crew had to rush into the water to save the girl. So the movie cuts away right after they fall into the water to show the Captain standing on the shore. Then the movie cuts back to the daughter who was closest to the little girl carrying her out of the water because they couldn't shoot the scene again. It worked though.
Every time these days when I hear the song The Sound of Music I can't help but think about Clark Griswold's version of it during a fantasy scene in the movie European Vacation.
Given you like the classic movies, and your appreciation for science fiction I would higly recommend the 50s, 60s, and early 70s science fiction. Many of them are VERY introspective, thoughtful, and cerebral. Movies such as The Time Machine (1960), World Without End (1956), Forbidden Planet (Also 1956), and many other movies of that time frame.
1:09:47. I think you are right Chi about the balance. For me “LaLaLand” does a great job of combining music and story telling too. It is a love story to Los Angeles and has one of the most creative scenes I have ever seen about falling in love.
Keep in mind this film came out just 20 years after WW II, so the war was still fresh in people's minds. The Broadway musical this film was based on premiered in 1959, so even more impactful.
43:54 how did i find this best part of the reaction? the intermission. 😂 i remember the first time i saw a film with the intermission was Ben-Hur, the first time a saw a mocking of it was in the Aqua teen Hunger force film, "Let's all go to the Lobby, and get ourselves some snacks". another great reaction to a classic! i grew up watching this yearly with my family,..not sure how it's a Christmas film, but we watched every Christmas.
♥️I love how much the 3 of you enjoyed this movie. It's a beautiful film, and such a classic. I think they used to air this on tv here in the U.S., during Thanksgiving or Christmas, back in the day (in the 80's, and maybe early 90's). Another classic musical, I think you'll like is, "Singing in the Rain" (1952) Starring Gene Kelly & Debbie Reynolds.☔ And a wonderful classic movie, but not a musical is, "Auntie Mame"(1958) Starring Rosalind Russell.📿
If you like this movie, give "Fiddler On The Roof" a watch. That one and "On The Town" are classic musicals that have great songs and performances. Fiddler is little sad in places, but it's also very sweet. On The Town is just non-stop fun and has probably one of the greatest casts of any musical ever; Ann Miller is talented, funny and beautiful. Part of the reasons why this movie (and all "old" movies) looks the way it does is because it was shot on 70mm film stock, which is also what produces the effects that seem like it was run through a filter (those didn't quite exist the way we think of them now in the 50s when this was shot). Shooting on film is much different than shooting on video (which is what TV shows, pornography and low budget movies were shot on in the 80s and 90s) and shooting on digital (which started to become common for everything around the early 200s).
The Movie Munchies watching classical musicals is cuteness overload - Looking forward to "Mary Poppins." Now that you have a taste for classic movies you should watch Charade with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn (you will love her) -- it's described as a comedy mystery romance thriller
Man I haven’t watched this movie in over 20 years lol. I’ve watched it too many times to count. My older sister used to put this on all the time. We had it on VHS and it was two tapes lol
You should watch The King and I, The Miracle Worker, The Diary of Ann Frank, The Never Ending Story, Nanny McPhee, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, Mine Yours and Ours, Cheaper by the Dozen, Annie, The Little Princess
The Von Trapp family ended up in Stowe, Vermont, where they ran an inn. Visiting my friend Beth in Vermont, we went to the inn where she had to listen to me singing Climb Every Mountain until we were both sick of that song.
I would like to recommend a movie, it's called "Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison". It's about a two people, a nun (Deborah Kerr) and a corporal (Robert Mitchum) trapped on an island with the Japanese, during World War II, where they takeover the island. The movie is directed, and co-written, by John Huston.
"Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison" ... I agree ... It's a GREAT movie. Before Cable TV the regular AIR TV channels would re-run all of these great movies !! -- You can identify the older movie fans because we've see the good ones before Thanks
I think you'll like the other Rodgers & Hammerstein movie musicals: Oklahoma, State Fair (1945 version), Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I and Flower Drum Song.
Yeah, I have no idea how it became a "Christmas" song in the first place. The first time I heard it on a Christmas album (knowing that it was originally from this movie), I was like ".........what?"
Since I see you are on a little bit of a musical kick, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND "Moulin Rouge!" from 2001. Literally the greatest love story I have ever seen and also one of the most wild and visually stunning movies I have ever seen as well...ENJOY!!!!
I am so very happy to see the MMLs reacting to “The Sound of Music”. There are so many wonderful movies and stories that will bring joy and happiness to your days and memories and this is one of them. Americans knew all of these songs, this was a huge film and a huge story. Families are a beautiful undertaking, not at all easy, but wonderful. This is being lost in American society.
We staged this play when I was in elementary at a bilingual school in a non-English country, so none of us children knew what was going on with the plot; for the parents, it simply wasn't a commonly known story, and of course, most of them didn't understand the dialogues/songs in English. Boy was I surprised when I learned years later who this Von Trapp fellow I was playing was
I think Chi should try out for Maria's part in a "Sound of Music" in Vietnam since she sings so well and also plays guitar. After all her reactions, I think she's learned something from the actors she's watched.
so I think a short history lesson might help a little here: the film is set in the weeks leading up to the Anschluss, 12MAR1938, where Hitler (an austrian born german himself) annexed austria into his fledging empire. There were a lot of germans and austrians who supported this move. because of the close proximity of the countries, they had been culturally close to each other for many years before that. Basically all Hitler had to do in THIS case was threaten to invade and the government of austria acquiesced. Hitler and his cronies, including the small but loud austrian nazi party had been stirring up trouble for a good long while, Hitler even going so far as to declare the elections in austria around that time to be fraudulent and there fore demanding to be GIVEN the entire country. Once he achieved power over all of austria, he began to brutally suppress opposition, the way he did in every country he conquered. it has been noted that the film gives the von trapp escape a hollywood glaze of drama and danger but the long and short of it is that many people IN austria saw the writing on the wall and left ahead of the firing squads and the gestapo, the von trapp family being among those to abscond.
Really enjoyed that, it's a lovely film. It's worth reading up on the real story, this is very heavily fictionalized. In reality Maria and the Captain married in the 1920s and his children were all adults by the time they fled Austria. According to Maria he was always a very warm and kind father, not the closed off disciplinarian he is here at the start.
For another film with a prospective step-mother, I recommend THE PARENT TRAP (1961) with Haley Mills, Brian Keith and Maureen O'Hara. It is an unusual child centered rom-com. It is quite humerous.
Watching the three of you get so much enjoyment out of watching this film was extremely heartwarming to watch; thanks for uploading the video! 💕
This film was also a giant hit in Japan where I'm from. You couldn't miss it since they had giant posters everywhere.
Sounds like they have good taste in Japan!
The girls before the movie starts, "I wonder if there will be any famous songs from this movie that we recognize" LOL
One or two or ten!
And immediately started singing along ♥️😸
Every single song!
You made me so happy reacting to this movie. It's unusual for reactors to watch older, classic movies like this, it sets you apart from the rest thankyou so much girls, you always make my day ❤
Lots of reactors do older classics. At least the 15 or so channels that I regularly follow definitely do.
It gives me hope for the younger generation, that they can appreciate these older classic movies, which emphasize substance over glitz. It shows that they understand the value of great acting and direction over the shallow, superficial approach that many newer films use to get attention.
Interesting fact about the meaning of the song Edelweiss. In Nazi Germany there were young people who were opposed to the nazis. They organised into a group and called themselves The Edelweiss Pirates. The song is superficially about an alpine flower but the deeper meaning is resistance to the nazis.
The soundtrack for this film knocked The Beatles off the number one spot on the UK charts
Rogers & Hammerstein were songwriters who could do that (especially with Julie Andrews singing their music).
In reality, the von Trapp family simply took a train to Italy. The father was Austria-Hungary's greatest U-boat ace of World War One, but he was an easygoing and loving father and nothing like the way he's portrayed in the movie. A few U-boat aces of WW1 served the Nazis in WW2, but von Trapp refused, and he emigrated to America after the Anschluss. Another little-known fact - the movie is barely known in Germany and Austria, and to Austrians, Salzburg is best known as the birthplace of Mozart.
The King and I musical about Thailand when it was Siam, Great.Always Beautiful.
I used to live in Salzburg, and I worked in a hotel where they played this movie every day for the tourists. The scenes in Schloss Mirabell gardens and in the graveyard take place just a few hundred meters/yards from where I lived and worked. All the scenes in Salzburg bring back so many good memories.
And the funny thing its, outside of the hotel nobody know this film. This movie was a total flop in german speaking countries
1:09:00 you may recognize this is one of the nuns that always added that Maria was “a clown”. In the song “How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria?” She loved María too-she just thought she was too silly to be a nun, but she risked everything for her in the end.
Your smiles and the way you all lean towards the screen so charming!
Every year they screen this film at the Hollywood Bowl as a sing-along. It's so much fun hearing thousands of people singing along with the movie, I went about 10 years ago and it was a lovely evening.
WOW! what a BEAUTIFUL SURPRISE ladies! 😁 thank you for giving us a WONDERFUL REACTION! ☺👍 ...and hela said GLOVES, not CLOTHES! 🤣😅😂
The little girl with brown hair named 'Brigitta' is played by the actress Angela Cartwright. Years later, she would be cast to play 'Penny' for the classic science-fiction TV show "Lost in Space" (1965-1968).
Cool! That's a nice bit of trivia you taught me today! Thanks! I loved that show as a kid.
And her sister Veronica would be in "Alien" (1979)
@@auerstadt06 I didn't know that, thanks!
Nicholas Hammond, Friedrich, played the FIRST live action Spider-Man, well, technically, the first live action Peter Parker, the first live action Spider-Man was on The Electric Company...
@@thereallyst I vaguely recall re-runs of that show. Is that the one where the webs looked like a fishing net made of masking tape being thrown from off-camera?
1:14:40. Maybe you can imagine how horrible it was for this family to lose their mother, his wife-it was a family in mourning and struggle and Maria brought them a healing through her goodness and song. Such a beautiful reaction to such a beautiful film. Thank you. I am happiest watching your reactions to happy films, but enjoy most all of them for sure.
i avoided watching this film as i thought i didn't like musicals - seems to have been my loss! Really enjoyed it!
The Sound of Music was a very important Film, and I'm very happy to hear that you all enjoyed it, so many iconic and good songs from this Film ❤
If you enjoyed The Sound of Music ladies, I think you would love watching The King & I (1956)
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Rocky Horror.
@@Cheepchipsablenot nearly as enjoyable without audience participation.
It was great to see you enjoying this classic movie so much!
On March 2, this marvel turns 50 years old...and it remains one of the jewels of cinema, totally unsurpassed.
It turns 60. 1965 to 2025 is 60 years
@@HeidiDenoble totally RIGHT!!!! 60 years!
Thank you ladies for a delightful reaction! More classic musicals! West Side Story! My Fair Lady! Singin' In The Rain!
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The first time I was told that this movie/story was based on true story and people, especially, Maria, Captain and their many kids ... ⁉ ... I thought it was a joke! 😅 But, I was amazed when I realized these characters were real and did go thru a very similar story!
Two scenes some plays have done that I wish this film did make the same were:
1. During the big party, some of the children started remember seeing a beautiful lady in past parties at home ... that lady was their actual mother before she was gone. The oldest sister understood what her younger siblings were recalling. 😌
2. One of the children, I believe it was Brigitta (the daugther who notices things) ... she did notice and actually told Maria (at the big party) that Maria was in love with her father, and her father was also in love with her. 😉
I love it when you Movie Munchies are singing ❤
The movie is very popular. The scenes filmed in Austria were spectacular. Each of your reactions is charming and wonderful. Hella reaction at 39:29 is priceless. 😃 Hollywood needs to make these kinds of movie, again.
I cannot express in comments how great it was to watch yall enjoy this movie so much. I hope this encourages yall to watch more movies from the far past. They are full of profound messages and if any reaction channel can appreciate them I feel like it’d be this one. Thank you for the video.
The final scene is filmed in Salzburg Austria, the birthplace of Mozart. A wonderful city and highly recommend a visit if you’re ever so inclined.
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This is one of those masterpieces where you'd love the movie from your 1st watch❕
Over the years, I've gradually learned how to appreciate and enjoy this movie even further ... by learning that The Sound of Music was a popular play performed on stage many many times (different versions) and actually based on a true story, before this movie happened, many of the wonderful songs were from the original play (for this movie, they did an amazing job on the song rearranements and added on 3 or 4 more songs), a lot of the dialogs were word-for-word from the different versions of the play ... but the way this movie was shot, the wonderful sceneries, a few key words changed in the dialogs, their wonderful deliveries/acting, the energy it gives off, and the actual singing made it GREAT!
More ... learned about the true story of Maria, and the family (e.g., in real life, Maria had a couple more children before their family escape; the real reason that triggered their escape was shocking; the way they actually escape was interesting which was much different from the film ... and where the family did end up and continued their music, their lives) ... and seeing the story of how this film was made at the time, behind the scenes, the interesting casting stories, the various incidents/accidents while filming ... and of course, how Julie Andrews (Maria) was chosen and worked with the children during filming (while actually taking care of her own real-life baby while making this film at the time with the film crew, where Julie Andrews came from, etc. ) ... all the above makes this film one of the all-time best, for me❕ 😌
By the way, now you have reacted to this movie, you'd need to react to "Mary Poppins" ... starring Julie Andrews❕Another great musical❕ ... Mary Poppins was the movie that made the producers/directors confirm that Julie Andrews was the one to star in The Sound of Music, before Mary Poppins movie was released! While filming The Sound of Music, Julie Andrews often sang songs to those young actors/actresses to get more acquainted with them, and those kids didn't know those songs were from Mary Poppins (because that movie was not released, yet, at the time they started making The Sound of Music) ,,. the kids thought Julie Andrews was like a "singing magician", pulling amazing songs out from nowhere❕ ... that is what I've heard! 😂
This was my mother's favorite musical especially with the beautiful mountain scenery. It gets pretty dark half way through but at least the family, like their real counterparts, escaped.
51:04 Classic Hella: "Okay you get out of here or jump in the lake!"
This was my mom's favorite movie when I was growing up. I probably "had to" watch it 5-8 times a year and to this day can more or less quote the whole thing, sing every song, etc.
And I'm not mad about it.
My mom loved it too, and I watched it so many times growing up.
The musical Oliver! from 1968, which won the Oscar, is a must watch.
I had actually gotten Christopher Plummer’s (Captain von Trapp) autograph when he was performing in the Barrymore play on Broadway in the late ‘90s.
Another interesting fact, Nicholas Hammond, (Friedrich von Trapp) would go on and play Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the ‘70s.
Charmian Carr (Liesl von Trapp) who was 23 at the time, admitted to having a crush on Christopher Plummer during filming and while Plumber admitted the attraction was mutual, they kept things platonic. She also slipped and crashed through one of the windows in the Gazebo while performing the scene in the rain with Rolf.
Despite having multiple singing scenes, Christopher Plummer didn’t do his own singing. He was dubbed by Bill Lee.
Angela Cartwright (Brigitta von Trapp) is the younger sister of Veronica Cartwright, who played Lambert in Alien (1979)
Lovely reaction thanks for posting.
While Julie was singing "Confidence" and traveling through the village, the real Maria Von Trapp could be seen walking right behind her at one point.
This musical sort of became a Christmas tradition. It was aired on tv every year at Christmastime. These songs always bring me back to my childhood of fun and innocence. Julie Andrews is one of the greatest performers ever. She had a glorious career on stage and screen.
I saw this movie with my family in 1967 at the age of 10, and still a classic. Another great musical classic from this era is “My Fair Lady”.
Isn't this the best reaction ever?
I certainly think it is!!
Nice! When this movie was new the only way to see it was in a theater and it was so popular some people would go to the theater to see it again and again and again. A woman in Wales entered the record books for watching the movie on the big screen 940 times. Rodgers & Hammerstein wrote the music for the Broadway musical that The Sound of Music was adapted from. Legendary jazz musician John Coltrane turned "My Favorite Things", the song Maria sings to the children during the thunderstorm, into a jazz standard for the ages with his 1961 recording of the song.
I'm 64 and this movie is emotional for me, it was my parents favorite movie and we watched it every time it came on TV. It was a family viewing event, I don't think today famlies gather around one TV to watch much. Back when we only had one TV we always watched as a family.
One of my favorite movies! Maria von Trapp wrote a book about their time in Austria and their escape. According to Maria, her parents were killed in a car crash in the mountains and she became an Initiate in the church. In the Roman Catholic Church, when a woman becomes a nun, it is for life. They are considered as brides to Christ, which is why they are behind the gate at Maria’s wedding.
I believe that the age difference between Maria and the Captain was quite large. The Captain had a fortune because his wife’s family created the first working torpedo in World War I. He was also a steadfast Christian. He lost most of his fortune during the Great Depression and they turned their home into a rooming house. He had several adult children and he and Maria had several others. They had started singing for more money but they caught the ear of Hitler. He invited them twice to perform for him but, because of their religious values, they refused. They got a third invitation and the Captain said that no one refuses Hitler three times. The left on a rail line to Italy and end up opening a ski lodge in Vermont. Sadly, the lodge burned down while an elderly Maria watched. Please don’t forget that they were a Christian family and that support held through it.
I don’t know if you read my recommendations but I did suggest this, Mary Poppins, and My Fair Lady. Since have watched Mary Poppins, I would suggest Saving Mr. Banks, a story about the writing of Mary Poppins. Love you guys!
I was in the fourth grade when this hit the screens. You all were great. Thank you so much.
Hi there ladies, as per usual a wonderful reaction😊. You always make me smile. Chi is always the quietest and I think she has a good singing voice.Hella and Katie have very mischievous smiles.
"Dame Julie Andrews" is a national treasure in England. Christopher Plummer was a great Canadian actor.
I was thinking you guys would not make very good Nuns😊😊
37:33 “Edelweiss”-Chi and Hella were introduced to the legend of Edelweiss in Episode 3 21:21 of Band of Brothers. Edelweiss is “that flower” Chi. I was introduced to the MMLs through their reaction to Band of Brothers and recommend it to all-it’s under Playlists. I enjoy watching the MMLs happy the most, but their reaction to this brilliant series is Top Shelf too.
As a young boy, I remember being envious of my older sister being able to see the film in the theater...
This film is based on the real von Trapp family, and their singing group become somewhat famous in the USA, after they emigrated there, later in the war.
I love how at the beginning you looked like you weren't sure if you were going to like this and then after half an hour you were totally absorbed and singing along with the music. So far you have reacted to 2 of my 3 favourite musicals. The only other one left (and probably the best) is Singin in the Rain made in 1952. Not only is it a great musical, but it also explains the transition from silent to sound films.
Another Classic is Audrey Hepburn in MY Fair Lady
I agree that The Sound of Music is a beautiful movie, I've always loved it.
My grandmother favorite movie, so glad you enjoyed it.
I haven’t watched the movie fully since my grandmother passed away in 2017 and I’m just finding out I can’t even watch reactions either I keep crying every song that comes on and I hear my grandmas voice constantly! You guys are so darn cute so happy you watching and enjoyed this film!
When they fell off the boat into the water, Julie Andrews was supposed to quickly save the little girl, who couldn't swim, but Julie Andrews fell backwards out of the boat by mistake. So the film crew had to rush into the water to save the girl. So the movie cuts away right after they fall into the water to show the Captain standing on the shore. Then the movie cuts back to the daughter who was closest to the little girl carrying her out of the water because they couldn't shoot the scene again. It worked though.
I've seen this movie at least 10 times or more - I think I had more fun watching it with you three than ever!
Julie Andrews is a great actrice and singer, i laughed myself a crack with the movie VICTOR/VICTORIA
The Von Trapps moved to Vermont and became famous for singing
Yaaaay!! Im so happy my girlies are seeing this! Such an important movie.
Thanks for making this movie moving again.
Every time these days when I hear the song The Sound of Music I can't help but think about Clark Griswold's version of it during a fantasy scene in the movie European Vacation.
Given you like the classic movies, and your appreciation for science fiction I would higly recommend the 50s, 60s, and early 70s science fiction. Many of them are VERY introspective, thoughtful, and cerebral. Movies such as The Time Machine (1960), World Without End (1956), Forbidden Planet (Also 1956), and many other movies of that time frame.
Thanks for the great reaction.
The Music Man is another great classic musical with lessons from this era I am sure you would enjoy. It takes place in a small town America in Iowa.
They might really like “The Music Man”. I agree. It is so much fun.
All the places in the movie still exist in Salzburg, if you ladies ever want to visit.
1:09:47. I think you are right Chi about the balance. For me “LaLaLand” does a great job of combining music and story telling too. It is a love story to Los Angeles and has one of the most creative scenes I have ever seen about falling in love.
Keep in mind this film came out just 20 years after WW II, so the war was still fresh in people's minds. The Broadway musical this film was based on premiered in 1959, so even more impactful.
43:54 how did i find this best part of the reaction? the intermission. 😂 i remember the first time i saw a film with the intermission was Ben-Hur, the first time a saw a mocking of it was in the Aqua teen Hunger force film, "Let's all go to the Lobby, and get ourselves some snacks". another great reaction to a classic! i grew up watching this yearly with my family,..not sure how it's a Christmas film, but we watched every Christmas.
♥️I love how much the 3 of you enjoyed this movie. It's a beautiful film, and such a classic. I think they used to air this on tv here in the U.S., during Thanksgiving or Christmas, back in the day (in the 80's, and maybe early 90's).
Another classic musical, I think you'll like is, "Singing in the Rain" (1952) Starring Gene Kelly & Debbie Reynolds.☔
And a wonderful classic movie, but not a musical is, "Auntie Mame"(1958) Starring Rosalind Russell.📿
If you like this movie, give "Fiddler On The Roof" a watch. That one and "On The Town" are classic musicals that have great songs and performances. Fiddler is little sad in places, but it's also very sweet. On The Town is just non-stop fun and has probably one of the greatest casts of any musical ever; Ann Miller is talented, funny and beautiful.
Part of the reasons why this movie (and all "old" movies) looks the way it does is because it was shot on 70mm film stock, which is also what produces the effects that seem like it was run through a filter (those didn't quite exist the way we think of them now in the 50s when this was shot). Shooting on film is much different than shooting on video (which is what TV shows, pornography and low budget movies were shot on in the 80s and 90s) and shooting on digital (which started to become common for everything around the early 200s).
1:11:41. I think you know this word in English Hella, “Country Love”, love of country. Patriotism. I believe Hella is a Patriot for Vietnam.
The Movie Munchies watching classical musicals is cuteness overload - Looking forward to "Mary Poppins." Now that you have a taste for classic movies you should watch Charade with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn (you will love her) -- it's described as a comedy mystery romance thriller
a real singing family from Austria. their story embellished here.
Man I haven’t watched this movie in over 20 years lol. I’ve watched it too many times to count. My older sister used to put this on all the time. We had it on VHS and it was two tapes lol
You should watch The King and I, The Miracle Worker, The Diary of Ann Frank, The Never Ending Story, Nanny McPhee, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, Mine Yours and Ours, Cheaper by the Dozen, Annie, The Little Princess
The last Von Trapp child, Maria, died in the USA in 2014. She was 99 years old.
The Von Trapp family ended up in Stowe, Vermont, where they ran an inn. Visiting my friend Beth in Vermont, we went to the inn where she had to listen to me singing Climb Every Mountain until we were both sick of that song.
I would like to recommend a movie, it's called "Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison". It's about a two people, a nun (Deborah Kerr) and a corporal (Robert Mitchum) trapped on an island with the Japanese, during World War II, where they takeover the island. The movie is directed, and co-written, by John Huston.
"Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison" ... I agree ... It's a GREAT movie. Before Cable TV the regular AIR TV channels would re-run all of these great movies !! -- You can identify the older movie fans because we've see the good ones before
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I think you'll like the other Rodgers & Hammerstein movie musicals: Oklahoma, State Fair (1945 version), Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I and Flower Drum Song.
This musical is proof that "My Favorite Things" is not a Christmas song.
Yeah, I have no idea how it became a "Christmas" song in the first place. The first time I heard it on a Christmas album (knowing that it was originally from this movie), I was like ".........what?"
I love you three girls, but Chi very wonderful.
The Sound of Music is my favorite movie and listen songs is awesome ❤
Since I see you are on a little bit of a musical kick, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND "Moulin Rouge!" from 2001. Literally the greatest love story I have ever seen and also one of the most wild and visually stunning movies I have ever seen as well...ENJOY!!!!
9:09 the real Maria is walking behind Julie Andrews in this shot.
I am so very happy to see the MMLs reacting to “The Sound of Music”. There are so many wonderful movies and stories that will bring joy and happiness to your days and memories and this is one of them. Americans knew all of these songs, this was a huge film and a huge story. Families are a beautiful undertaking, not at all easy, but wonderful. This is being lost in American society.
Your earrings look fabulous Chi!!
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My Fair Lady is also a very classic musical.
so cool to see your reactions, I grew watching this every year on and loved it
Chi for the Win! As often she can be. 47:55. Motherhood.
We staged this play when I was in elementary at a bilingual school in a non-English country, so none of us children knew what was going on with the plot; for the parents, it simply wasn't a commonly known story, and of course, most of them didn't understand the dialogues/songs in English.
Boy was I surprised when I learned years later who this Von Trapp fellow I was playing was
Did Hella just become British?!? 45:49. His Majesty’s Kingdom has improved greatly with her addition!
Remember that the song Eidelweiss was the Austrian national anthem.
I think Chi should try out for Maria's part in a "Sound of Music" in Vietnam since she sings so well and also plays guitar. After all her reactions, I think she's learned something from the actors she's watched.
"I want to live there." Give it a few years.
Very entertaining ladies not just reactors but singers as well 😂
You girls are awesome so much fun to watch you girls review this movie a classical favorite❤ RIP Julie Andrews 🌹
One of my favorite Julie Andrews musicals. Another is Mary Poppins
Love your reactions ❤
Congratulations for getting it past the youtube copyright. Great Reaction.
did you know this movie is based on a true story, the Von Trapp family was a real family girls
i love those old movies, they have character
Great choice of film!
so I think a short history lesson might help a little here:
the film is set in the weeks leading up to the Anschluss, 12MAR1938, where Hitler (an austrian born german himself) annexed austria into his fledging empire. There were a lot of germans and austrians who supported this move. because of the close proximity of the countries, they had been culturally close to each other for many years before that. Basically all Hitler had to do in THIS case was threaten to invade and the government of austria acquiesced. Hitler and his cronies, including the small but loud austrian nazi party had been stirring up trouble for a good long while, Hitler even going so far as to declare the elections in austria around that time to be fraudulent and there fore demanding to be GIVEN the entire country. Once he achieved power over all of austria, he began to brutally suppress opposition, the way he did in every country he conquered. it has been noted that the film gives the von trapp escape a hollywood glaze of drama and danger but the long and short of it is that many people IN austria saw the writing on the wall and left ahead of the firing squads and the gestapo, the von trapp family being among those to abscond.
Really enjoyed that, it's a lovely film. It's worth reading up on the real story, this is very heavily fictionalized. In reality Maria and the Captain married in the 1920s and his children were all adults by the time they fled Austria. According to Maria he was always a very warm and kind father, not the closed off disciplinarian he is here at the start.
You guys would probably love "The Proposal" with Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock.
The hills are alive with the sound of Griswald!
For another film with a prospective step-mother, I recommend THE PARENT TRAP (1961) with Haley Mills, Brian Keith and Maureen O'Hara. It is an unusual child centered rom-com. It is quite humerous.