The Sound of Music (1965) Movie REACTION! 

“I have sinned… *pulls out car parts*” is one of my FAVORITE movie quotes ever!

*FUN FACT:* Julie Andrews had just finished filming *Mary Poppins* and she’d sing *Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious* and other songs from that movie to these kids during breaks so they knew that whole soundtrack before the movie even came out.

I'm 69 years of age and I attended Catholic elementary school and I can recall the good Sisters taking the entire school, from kindergarten to 8th grade to the movie theater one afternoon to see "The Sound of Music" when it first premiered. Wonderful memory.

Whenever my wife starts a sentence with "So ...", I always interject with " ... a needle pulling thread" 😁

When the captain first hears his children singing was so touching. Christopher Plummer played it well.

Winner of 5 Oscars including Best Picture.

They got away. They came to the U.S. Captain Gayorg Van Trapp tried to enlist in the U.S. Navy in WWII but was not allowed to serve. They bought a ski resort in Stowe Vermont and toured as a singing family around the country. ... And they all lived Happily ever after till the end of their days.

This is one of those movies you watch over and over to feel young again and to remind you that life is worth living

Julie Andrews' autobiography tells a great story about the opening scene. She had to walk along the hilltop and start spinning just as the helicopter carrying the camera was closing in. Every take, she was knocked over by the downdraft from the helicopter as it flew over her, and she would curse like a sailor. Ah... The magic of editing!

Julie Andrews’ performance was amazing. She was nominated for an Oscar and sang all her songs. I think she even won the Oscar the year before for Mary Poppins too.

The von Trapps moved to Vermont and opened a ski resort. I visited in the early 1990s. While walking through the gift shop, there she was, Maria, greeting and chatting with guests. BTW, edelweiss is a type of flower that grows in the Austrian Alps. White, felt-like flowers.

One of the greatest movies ever made. Glad you discovered this classic.

You were right when you said that Rolf and Lisle made their dance in the gazebo look easier than it was. On the first take, Charmion Carr slipped and went through the glass wall. She had to be rescued from the splinters and her twisted ankle taped up before they could continue.

So, I'm sure others have or will comment but, this is based on a true story. There are a few differences between the film and the real events but the overall story is true. The Von Trapp Family ended up settling in Vermont (it reminded them of the mountains of Austria) where they opened a lodge and they also toured as a family singing act. (The real Maria von Trapp actually appears in the movie - she is in the background in one shot during the "I Have Confidence" song.)

My mother passed away last year and this was her favorite movie. I have wanted to watch it again recently but was unsure if I could make it thru without breaking down. Madison to the rescue!!! You had a 53 year old man sobbing, happily, watching your beautiful reaction. Amazing, as always Madison, will continue to watch all your reactions. Keep doing westerns please, an under reacted genre and yours are great. Keep up the awesomeness!!

I'm a 36 year old guy and I absolutely love this movie. I saw it for the first time as a 5 or 6 year old and the nostalgia hits hard. It's just a beautiful film and it fills your heart. I'm glad you liked it.

I am 57, 6'0" tall and 260 lbs.. I love watching college football, I go fishing, play golf and watch 'guy' movies... But, I whenever I watch 'Sound of Music', I need absolute quiet so I can watch every scene with complete focus. I usually sing along with every song, and usually end up wiping away tears... what a wonderful movie. seeing you enjoy this movie is making my heart overflow...

Sister Sophia, of the abbey nuns, is played by Marni Nixon, who sang Audrey Hepburn's part in the film version of My Fair Lady, and Natalie Wood's part in West Side Story. The latter was also directed by Robert Wise, who decided she deserved a go before the camera.

I first saw this movie when I was about 3 or 4 years old when it first came out. It has been my favorite movie my entire life. I grew up and married an army officer. In 1985 we were stationed in Munich Germany. My husband had to go to a conference at a U.S. base in Germany, just over the border from Salzburg. The hotel we were staying at had a "Sound of Music" tour. We got to see all of the locations where this film was done. At one point, we were driven up onto a mountain near where the opening shot was filmed. I got off the bus with about 80 complete strangers from all over the world, and the vast majority of us broke out into song. I had lived my dream!

The film is an adaptation of the stage musical, which itself is a heavily fictionalized version of the actual events. All of the music is original including "Edelweiss", which does indeed sound authentic enough to be their national anthem. And, in case you didn't notice, the music for the Laendler - danced at the party - is a slower instrumental version of "The Lonely Goatherd".

I was an army brat born Germany. I visited an aunt in a convent as a kid. We moved to west and I became fascinated by the mountains. This was the first movie I saw in a theater when I was 9. I knew exactly what was happening . When asked what my favorite movie is? Thats easy , The Sound of Music.

Been watching this classic all my life 57 yrs old. Scenery, Music, acting and writing... They don't make them like this anymore, everything today s rushed. The Music Man with Robert Preston and Shirley Jones is a musical that you will love, Great job Maddison.

One of the most famous movies yet still underrated imo

My gosh, doesn't this film look AMAZING in high definition?? It was originally shot on 70mm film (a format known as Todd-AO) and the detail is astounding.

I had a girlfriend who was obsessed with this movie. She went on a trip to Europe in which she got to visit some of the locations shown in the film, including the house. And yes, that also included the "romance" gazebo.

You may be interested in these tidbits: 1) (I just looked it up) No other film earned as much money in any year of the 1960s as did 'The Sound of Music' - and it wasn't even close. Number two was Disney's 'The Jungle Book' in 1967. Other very high-earning films of that decade were 'Goldfinger' (1963) 'Thunderball' (1965), 'The Graduate' (1968), 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World' (1963), 'Bonnie and Clyde' (1967) and Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho' (1960). Notice a pattern? Most of the other high-earning films are NOT musicals and are also not love stories. The point is that audiences were going for a number of different kinds of films in the 1960s - and this film seems to have been an outlier, even at that time. •••• 2) The actress who played Gretel is indeed very cute in this film. If you Google the actress, and see what she looks like as an adult: she's what men used to call: a knockout. (astonishing good looks!) •••• 3) It's easy to hate 'The Baroness' in this story, but I suspect that this is being unfair to the character: from her point of view, she was trying to forge a good life for herself after her husband's death, by doing the thing that people did then and also do now: 'dating' at her social level in society. Then out of nowhere, a Governess (what we'd call a glorified Nanny) parachutes in and threatens to ruin everything. (Not because Maria was planning anything - she wasn't - but due to a series of unplanned events.) When the Baroness advises Maria, is she manipulating Maria so that Maria will take the cue and leave? That is PART of the story. Maria hadn't grasped the implications of Captain Von Trapp's actions to that point, and also hadn't really examined her own feelings. Maria is also strongly motivated to 'do the right thing,' which would obviously exclude 'competing' with her employer's fiance and also doing a romantic intrusion 'above her station' - both actions would be 'taking something that doesn't belong to you.' So, how much of what the Baroness said to Maria was crass manipulation, and how much was merely pointing out a few facts, in as classy a way as possible? "Do you see that the Captain is attracted to you, and may be falling for you? Do you think it's right that things should continue this way? Would you like yourself as a person if they did?" Then, when the Captain changes his mind, and tells the Baroness, "It's no use - you and I..." The Baroness is not only extraordinarily honest, but is also respectful (to the Captain - she respects his wishes over her own) and magnanimus: she gracefully bows out in favor of the Greater Good and in favor of what the Captain wants - and apparently wishes neither he nor Maria any ill will at all. Her agreeing with him, and stepping aside - IMMEDIATELY! - and against her own best interests, is one of the most astonishing acts of good ever depicted on film. It shows astonishing generosity and strength of character, on her part. (How often do you think we'd find other women - in real life or as fictional characters - who'd behave as decently as the Baroness does?)

Had the pleasure to have had lunch with Director Robert Wise decades ago. Great guy.

Wonderful, beautiful reaction, Madison, to one of my *favorite* movies of all time. Thank you! Also, note that this great classic was directed by Robert Wise who a few years earlier co-directed (with Jerome Robbins) another spectacular musical, West Side Story, again one of my all-time favorite movies. If you haven't seen that one yet, I know you'd love it. Perfect for a reaction! 😍

I'm 65, and saw this in Cinerama as a 7-year-old. It instantly became, and has remained for 6 decades, my all-time favorite movie. The weight that was on Julie Andrews' young shoulders -- she's in virtually every scene -- is almost impossible to quantify. I was teary-eyed right along with you. And you are quite right, the screenplay (by Ernest Lehman) is a masterpiece in the way it "ramps up the stakes" in Act II.If you get the chance, get a copy of the shooting script and see how Lehman describes the opening (prior to Maria starting to sing) shots. And if you rewatch the first scene with the children, you can see the frog/toad being put into Maria's pocket by Friedrich. Really enjoyed your reaction, especially that this movie clearly resonated as much with you as it did with me when I was young. ----Mike

I have this and The Princess Bride entirely memorized. 😂🥰 Like I can quote through the entire thing from start to finish without missing a beat. Probably can with others as well, but I know for a fact I can with these. Apparently I have watched them too much.

Grown man here and unashamed to say this is one of my favorite movies. One of my favorite lines is when Van Trap's fiancé ask him, "You're far away. Where are you?", and he replies with "in a time that is fast disappearing, I'm afraid". Favorite music is the nuns prayer at the beginning and the reprise at the end when they are hiking the mountain to Switzerland. We still have the original soundtrack album.

Julie had not played Eliza Doolittle in the film version of "My Fair Lady"; the role went to Audrey Hepburn. Neither did she portray Guinevere in Joshua Logan's "Camelot" in 1967; Vanessa Redgrave starred opposite Richard Harris. Andrews had been a big success onstage in each.

Thanks for this unexpected reaction. Haven’t watched this in ages, and I have a fond memory of our family going to see it when I was very young. It was one of those grand old theaters with a gigantic screen.

A remarkable movie that brings so many emotions out in viewing it. I remember seeing it as a child when it first came out and being riveted and overjoyed at the story and the amazing performance. I see it now and still just love it. It was nominated for ten Oscar’s and won five(including Best Picture). So nice seeing you get into it and enjoying yourself.

I’ll be 60 in May and this is one of my all time favorites! I’m so very glad you’re enjoying it! ❤

I met Maria at her Vermont Trapp Family Lodge in the late 1970s. She was in her early 70's at that point. The basic story of the movie is true but the specifics were fictionalized. You have to see this film on a large screen in Wide format!

Great reaction, Madison. There is a reason why this is considered to be a classic. Yes, it is based on the true story of Maria Augusta Trapp, the family did escape to America during The Second World War.

I absolutely love how even Maria acknowledged how inconsequential Louisa was in this film when speaking to the captain. Out of all the children, she just takes up space for most of the film.

A lovely reaction. You put me right back in my childhood. :) The interruption of the Anschluss into the love story is, I think, part of the point. War -- especially that war -- interrupts everything; your love story becomes impossible or can even seem trivial. What does Rick say in Casablanca? "The problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world." I think that's the way many people felt. This film was made only 20 years after the end of the War, and all the producers, directors, and grown-up actors remembered those days very clearly.

This movie falls in my top ten movies of all time. And so does The Big Country, a movie that you should definitely check out if you haven't seen it. Right in your wheelhouse!

I saw this movie for the first time when I was 8 back in 1977…I watched it with my grandmothers…they’ve both been gone for over 18 years…this movie reminds me of them…one of my favorite movies

It really is one of those special, magical movies. The kind that will never fade into obscurity.

Climb every mountain still gives me goosebumps and makes me tear up when she sings it.

Another classic that is rarely seen on RU-vid is the Russel Crowe Film, 'Master and Commander, the far side of the World'. Probably the best of its genre ever made and very little known. A masterpiece that is sadly very underrated.

Like you mentioned, the music and songs bring back such nostalgia. We watched this film every year as I was growing up. Especially loved going to the Drive In Theater in the family station wagon. Great memories.

Edelweiss is the white flowers that grow in the alps. It is also a heartfelt patriotic song in Switzerland and Austria. If I had not seen it myself I would not have known how deep and meaningful it is. I was on a Train in Switzerland when the song was playing and people all through the train in a low discrete tone sang along with it. Their love of their homeland runs deep and true.

Liesl: Charmian Carr Friedrich: Nicholas Hammond Louisa: Heather Menzies Ulrich Kurt: Duane Chase Brigitta: Angela Cartwright Marta: Debbie Turner Gretl: Kym Karath

Maria's true early story is an untold tragedy. She had to live with an bipolar uncle who beat her mercilessly. That is why she loved living in the abbey so much and confused the "comfortable" existence there with her destiny. Only learning of happy family life when she met the captains family.

The girl who played Brigitta von Trapp (Angela Cartwright) played one of the children of the Robinson family in the old TV series "Lost in Space". She is the only child from this movie that I ever saw again in anything else.

I actually really like the Baroness, overall. It's easy to villainize her because she's in the way of Maria and the Captain ending up together, but this is a woman watching her boyfriend fall for another woman! Most people would try to do something about that, and the Baroness actually went about it in a pretty kind way (pointing out the obvious to Maria, and letting Maria leave, since obviously a nun is going to be disturbed by a possibility of love and romance in her life.) It's always felt a bit like they added the boarding school thing just to make her seem villainous since otherwise she's a pretty realistic and fair woman, who ultimately chooses to gracefully step aside.

I was an adult before I realized that Max was a Jew. When he helps the family escape the Nazis at the end by delaying the discovery that they've slipped away it's really the most heroic thing anyone does in the movie.

Good for you Madison, this is what I would call just about the purest of pure moral entertainment, it's great in its way.. my mom taught piano and I'd have to hear her teach all these kids these singalongs. So I had to in turn play my Led Zeppelin records.

Thank you for this reaction! My favorite musical for over 50 years. The songs are absolute perfection and still bring tears to my eyes. In fact, I used to sing Edelweiss to my kids as I rocked them to sleep at night. What a treat this was to watch!

Here's a fun tidbit: one of the nuns is played by Marni Nixon. Ms Nixon was a wonderful singer who sang, often uncredited, for several famous actresses in some of the biggest movie musicals. She sang the lead for Deborah Kerr in the King and I, for Natalie Wood in West Side Story and for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady.

Julie Andrews has/had one the greatest voices ever! And after watching this reaction, Madison is the Julie Andrews of editing! Great job!

While growing up, my mom would play just about EVERY Rodgers and Hammerstein play (on vinyl of course). I forgot how long it has been since hearing these songs. Great vid!

Thank You for your reaction, it was heart felt. Yes it did indeed win 5 Oscars including best picture! A few other musicals you should watch if possible. “Singing in the rain.” Which some consider a better musical the the sound of music. “West Side Story”. “Fiddler on the Roof”.

Robert Wise is an underrated director. If you look over his career you will find a lot of wonderful films.

Madison - I'm not ashamed to say that I got choked up several times watching this video with you! "The Sound of Music" is my all-time #1 favorite film. Watching this video was like watching the film for the first time through your eyes, and your reactions, and involvement, and oohing love for the scenery, the music, the performances, got me choked up time and again! I have a feeling, and I hope I'm not wrong, that you'll watch the film again, and possibly again, and possibly again after that! This film has the unique quality of actually becoming part of the viewer's life!! It has TRULY "stood the test of time"! Thank you so much for this!!

I remember watching this with my mom. I'm a 48 year old man and this movie makes me emotional everytime.

Everytime this plays at Christmas I have to watch it. Not so much for the musical but the Rembrandt worthy cinematography. The shots are like paintings.

This is one of those movies that when you watch you never forget it.

Wow, finally 😊😊😊😊 I remember seeing this in the movies with my parents when it first came out. I was 12.

The Romance Gazebo 😂 what a perfect alternate title!

Wow, your reading into the plot was spot on. I'm like you in that I was totally uninterested in such movies as a kid, but this one still gets me every time.

Mom showed me this when I was a kid. As old as I am now, I still enjoy it.

I liked how you noticed the character development, so much better than the rushed or non-existent development in so many modern movies. Also, the pacing seems so natural. Not choppy. I love this show! Glad you liked it.

I have many favorite movies... and this one is somewhere near the top.

I love how the costuming adds to the story. When Maria comes back, she wears THE DRESS 👗 and Baroness shows up in the most opposite color.

That was my favorite reaction ever. Have so many positive thoughts, but I fear I'll only babble. I think you'd enjoy "fiddler on the roof". Thanks for posting, I enjoy your stuff

So glad you liked it! I have vague memories from when I was really little - they used to play this movie once a year on a regular TV channel, and I loved to sing along and dance around the living room, lol! Then in high school I played one of the nuns (lol) and my older sister was the Baroness (ooooooooh!). Very fond memories of that production. It's such a fun movie, with the music and Julie Andrews and the kids, but you're right - the underlying story about the start of the war and the nazis is surprisingly heavy duty, which gives the film more emotional weight in the end. Pretty impressive! P.S. Recently, I read an article that the guy who played Rolf, Leizl's nazi boyfriend, said that role followed him forever afterward. He did not get looked at kindly, poor guy! Still, though, I wanted to smack his character for yelling out to his superiors. So much for loving his girlfriend and promising to take care of her. What a jerk. (That's me putting it nicely, lol)

It was nominated for 10 Oscars and won 5. It was up against a couple other powerful movies that year. There was Dr. Zhivago, Cat Ballou, The Great Race, Ship of Fools and Thunderball. Still, it inched out Dr Zhivago for the most Oscars that night. I saw it at it's premiere run in Los Angeles at, if memory serves, the old Fox Wilshire in Beverly Hills. I was only10 and it was a 'roadshow' release, meaning this was the only theater it was showing in. The tickets were more expensive but we saw it in 70mm and in April, months before its general release. Still a favorite movie of mine.

This was my mother's favorite film. You saying your mom loves this film, I am sure many of your viewers also will relate. I started crying right when you started watching it. This movie is just amazing. Welcome to the Sound of Music universe.

I only just sat down to watch this a few years ago myself. Like you, I was surprised to discover that I was already familiar with almost every single song in it. That's how much the soundtrack has seeped into the public consciousness. Also, the ending is kind of cool from the structural perspective. It's almost like a mini-sequel, added on after the main plot has concluded.

Wait, what?? A movie with no CGI??

The man who played Uncle Max was Joseph Haydn, who played Herr Vochstein in Young Frankenstein.

My father knew the real Maria. He said she was a wonderful person.

I made my sitter watch this movie nearly every day when I was a kid (I’m 36 now). Truly one of the most amazing movies of all time

It kind of hurts hearing this being called an "old" movie since it came out four years after I did. I still love it.

I just watched this film today for the first time. I’ve obviously known about this picture but not until this weekend did I watch it. The cinematography is truly art. The symmetry in the scenes is so well shown. It’s beautiful. For me it was best to screen it at least 2 parts.

Fun fact: the Von Trapps were a real family and so we’re Maria and Captain Von Trapp. As for the kids, their names and ages were changed for the film

When the children are singing to the baroness. The father and the children are so tearful because it was actually the last time they were all together to film.

Sidenote: I just myself discovered the taller nun in the 'How do you solve a problem like Maria?" number was played by Marni Nixon, the ghost singer for many Hollywood actresses, including Audrey Hepburn in 'My Fair Lady", the adaptation of the hit Broadway musical which had starred Julie Andrews and whom most people thought should have also been cast in the movie! It seems like Julie was rewarding Marni for somehow helping her win the Oscar for "Mary Poppins"! Don't you just love it?!

My Nan introduced me to musicals, her favorite was Sound of Music. She loved "Climb Every Mountain". :) I cry every time I watch this, just from all the wonderful memories now that she has been gone for many many years.

6:39 fun fact I was walking to my gramma’s house just this last summer singing this part and doing the choreography and did the heel clicks, landed on a stick, stumbled, tripped over a root and sprained my ankle…

I remember seeing this movie as a kid when it came out in movie theaters, and I loved it.

Her reaction nails it. It’s an almost PERFECT movie.

This is a remarkable movie. The songs, acting, and cinematography are outstanding. The story in the movie is really great but the actual story of the family is also remarkable. For instance, they asked by Hitler to perform and, for ideological and religious reasons, they refused. Finally they asked a third time and the captain said that you can’t refuse Hitler a third time so they left Austria for Italy and eventually made it to the USA. With just a few dollars, they regained some their fortune, built a ski lodge in Vermont and lived their lives together. Sadly, just before Maria passed away, the lodge was consumed in a fire. The true story is amazing and is the movie story. I love the amazing silence the you showed during the song… a true admiration to their story.

Beautiful reaction to this beautiful movie!! Bless you for sharing 😍😍

This movie truly is something special. Everything about it from good acting to catchy tunes and choreography on the surface, to something much deeper about loss and love and second chances. It's got drama and comedy and fantastic music and it's so pure. 20 out of 10 stars that this world could use more of. Definitely in my top 3-5 of all time and, depending on my mood, could move as high as 2 and maybe even 1 on my personal list. Maybe not 1 since that is mostly reserved for Backdraft, which you should also most definitely react to, but you get the point.

The real Maria is an 'extra' in this movie. Strolling at the stone archway.

Another great reaction...and my compliments to your editor for an excellent job.

My favorite movie of all time, so cool seeing it through fresh eyes. Although I was waiting for your reaction to the Baroness’s final line “and somewhere out there is a young lady, who I think, will never be a nun.” 😅

My favourite quote from this film, which I still use to this day, "Nothing comes from nothing. Nothing ever could." (That's also my favourite song in the movie. It wasn't when I was a kid, but when I was older, holy crap is that a romantic song.)

Such a great film. It used to come on broadcast TV every year and we watched it as a family each time. The days before being able to just find it whenever you want.

I grew up listening to the original Broadway cast recording with Mary Martin (Larry Hagman's mom) as Maria. When we moved closer to my grandmother, I wore out her soundtrack of the movie. I'm glad that you can appreciate an "old" musical. 😃

Your facial expressions are why I watch these reactions. 26:42 was my favorite

Not only is it based on a true story, the Von Trapp family now run a large Austrian-style resort in Vermont ( i believe it’s run by the son of the youngest son in the film).

i loved your reaction. it's great to see somebody experience this classic for the first time. you had me tearing up at the end as well...again. keep up the excellent work.

This was one of my mom's favorite movie too. Well tied for first with Casablanca.