Oklahoma!

Let me start off by saying that I never wanted to see this movie in the first place. I had to watch it in my band class cuz we playing some music from it, firts of all the music and the... Full review

I truly feel that this was one of the BEST MUSICALS ever made!! Except for A Sound of Music and GREASE!! It was awesome, the actors, and actresses for sure. Will never be as GREAT a MOVIE as this one was.... Full review

Rodgers and Hammerstein's first musical was turned into a glorious motion picture musical classic. Starring Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones (her film debut), "Oklahoma!" has magnificent songs (with soaring voices to sing them) and terrific dances. MacRae and Jones were so... Full review

this movie is great. i love it i love the acting i love everythin about it. i recon this will be around for another 50 years cause its made its 50th years so itll make it another 50 years. its great... Full review

the story line well it was ok but the acting was sensational and they hit the acting face spot on. i loved shirley jones and gordon macrae in this movie... Full review

Back in 1957 I saw this film when it was re-released and playing as a double feature with Carousel. Talk about musical entertainment, you can't do much better than that. With a few numbers cut, this film version of the... Full review

I loved this movie. I don't have words to express. The dancing and singing was great. There was even alittle comedy in the film that was great.... Full review

i would say this is not one of roger and hammerstein's better musicals...at least the film version....the songs were dry, as was most of the plot....characters were bland and although there was conflict and beating of each other up, it didnt... Full review

I love the movie Oklahoma!. The actors are very good, and the songs are fabulous. The story is endearing for people of all ages, and you will want to watch it again and again. The special effects are a little hokey,... Full review

I really liked the first part of this movie, with all the famous songs and great color that looks even better on DVD....and just a great feel of old-fashioned wholesomeness.The rest of the film doesn't live up to that first... Full review

reminds us of what great musicals used to sound like.....There are show-stopping songs that linger in your mind, lively story lines and singers with real voices.....His fight scenes were also very well choreographed..... ... Full Review

Overall, this is a satisfying musical presentation, although you can't help thinking Oklahoma! Nonetheless, the rolling credits, sweeping wide shots, choreographed dance sequences and musical overtures are a pleasure to watch. ... Full Review

The Best Musicals of All Time....I love musicals, the original musicals in film.....Other favorite songs are "My Favorite Things", "Climb Every Mountain" and "The Lonely Goatherd"..... ... Full Review

I find the dramatic content of Oklahoma!....Oklahoma Very few films or plays can survive the stigma of having an exclamation mark after the title....Otherwise Gene Nelson, playing Annie's beau Will Parker, has a great dance scene at the beginning, demonstrating all the fancy big-city steps he learned in Kansas.....she has a subtle, playful gift for minxy comedy which absolutely upstages those big male lummoxes playing opposite her..... ... Full Review

years on there's still an infectious charm about Oklahoma!....All minor points when set against a compelling love story, and tunes -.... ... Full Review

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Principal Pops conductor Marvin Hamlisch returns to the Milwaukee Symphony with a program called "My Favorite Things." It refers to both the song of that name and to the entire output of the man who composed it, Richard Rodgers. ... Full Article

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Rodgers and Hammerstein's musicals have not been well served by the cinema. Mostly assigned to directors who were either second rate or not truly interested in the genre, they were stiffly theatrical affairs saved by the familiar words and music. ... Full Article