One of the greatest musicals of all time!

Rating: 10/10 (5 July 2002)

My parents rarely let me stay up late when I was a child, except for when "The Sound of Music" was playing on television. My brothers and I thrilled to the music, singing along, and enjoying late night treats.
These were happy, nostalgic days, days which I remember happily as I now watch this in DVD format along with my own children, hopefully providing them with good memories of staying in on rainy days.
We all know the story: Young flighty nun Maria (Julie Andrews, with a zest for life, has trouble fitting in the abbey, so she's sent to be a governess for the children Captain Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer).
Maria is the first governess who treats the children with love, and lets them learn lessons in a more natural way, and encourages them to sing and play and be children, in contrast to the strict, regimented way their father had taken to raising them since the death of his wife.
This wonderful nature causes Captain to fall in love with Maria, and break off his engagement to Baroness Schraeder. As a family, they must struggle to escape, as Capt. Von Trapp has been ordered to join the third reich.
While the story is loosely based on the true story of the von Trapp family, what I enjoy most of this is the musical numbers. I find some of the actual artistic license to be a bit corny, but it is a musical, so just sit back and enjoy.