Kids ran off previous governesses

Rating: Null/10 (23 September 2002)

The kids ran off previous governesses. Kids are precocious and restless. Sound of Music? No. "Mary Poppins", another Julie Andrews favorite of mine. Julie embodies Maria in "Sound of Music"? Yes, but even better, because Julie is much prettier than the original. Father a gruff commander who's really softer deep down. Yes, but so is the king in "The King & I". Even with all the similarities, I like this movie. I really like the dance where Liesl & Rolf are in the gazebo during the rainfall, singing "Sixteen Going On Seventeen". When I see old brocade curtains, I think of Maria/Julie making matching "ugggly" clothing for all the children, even the boys! My boys would not wear those clothes to a dogfight! However, it works for this movie. Good thing Maria taught the kids to sing. Didn't that become their livelihood when they got to this country, in real life?