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I believe that without. . .

Posted by: buzzie 10:26 pm EST 12/05/13
In reply to: Maria - tohshoo 09:40 pm EST 12/05/13

. . .Robert Wise's sharp direction, the beautiful vistas of the Austrian countryside,a screen the size of Mt. Rushmore and the marvelous Julie Andrews, THE SOUND OF MUSIC is nothing more than a third-rate hackneyed tone deaf operetta. I also believe that reindeer really know how to fly. ps hi there tohshoo. buzzie


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"Hackneyed?" Really????

Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 11:23 am EST 12/06/13
In reply to: I believe that without. . . - buzzie 10:26 pm EST 12/05/13

"Hackneyed" means that something is "trite, lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition."

A musical about a guy who falls in love with a woman but can't have because she's married to someone else might be considered "hackneyed." But can you explain how you feel that word applies to a musical about a would-be nun who falls in love with a widowed naval captain with seven children, decides to marry him rather than enter the church, and then has to leave the country with her family to escape the Nazis?

P.S. "Tone deaf?" You gotta be kidding.


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Hate to break it to you, but. . .

Posted by: buzzie 10:47 pm EST 12/06/13
In reply to: "Hackneyed?" Really???? - Michael_Portantiere 11:23 am EST 12/06/13

. . .I knewe what hackneyed meant before your insult. Nobody is questioning your intelligence, but I stand behind my statement. buzzie


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re: I believe that without. . .

Posted by: PlayWiz 10:40 pm EST 12/05/13
In reply to: I believe that without. . . - buzzie 10:26 pm EST 12/05/13

I'm actually kind of watching this and in a strange way still enjoying the material, despite all of the execution of it. Yes, execution.


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re: I believe that without. . .

Posted by: bradmurf 10:45 pm EST 12/05/13
In reply to: re: I believe that without. . . - PlayWiz 10:40 pm EST 12/05/13

"Yes, execution".

LOL! I just spit up a breadstick.


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