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Lori, una bella ragazza che vive con la propria zia in una fattoria dell'Oklahoma, è innamorata di Johnny, giovane cowboy. Alla vigilia del tradizionale ballo campestre Johnny propone a Lori di accompagnarla alla festa, ma la ragazza, per ripicca, rifiuta ed accetta la compagnia di Jud, rozzo bracciante che lavora alla fattoria. Durante il percorso in calesse l'uomo le rivela i suoi sentimenti e tenta di baciarla. Lori allora incita i cavalli che si danno a pazza corsa. Liberatasi dell'uomo, Lori giunge sola al ballo, ma è raggiunta poco dopo da Jud, il quale contende a Johnny il paniere di dolci preparati da Lori, che viene messo all'asta con quelli delle altre ragazze. Il paniere viene aggiudicato da Johnny che poco tempo dopo convolerà a giuste nozze con la sua Lori, non dopo aver scampato la vendetta del perdente Jud.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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It's a Rodgers and Hammerstein production so obviously it seems to go on forever but in this case it doesn't seem to matter.
Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones are highly watchable as the two leads while the subplot involving the love triangle between Ado Annie, the peddler and Will Parker also provides entertainment.
The dances are wonderfully choreographed, in particular Gene Nelson's superb solo dance for 'Kansas City' which has me bouncing up and down in time with the music.
Songs are tuned to perfection as is expected from these writers but for me the standouts are the well-known 'People Will Say We're In Love', 'Oklahoma' and 'Many A New Day' which is my personal favourite simply because of the high notes that Jones reaches that seem impossible to the untrained.
As for the story, a simple enough love story which still seems to add something new to the genre.
If there was one thing I was annoyed about when I first watched the film it was the length. However the songs and suspense of the last hour made it less of a trial.
Ultimately, I would recommend to anyone at all interested in musicals or to anyone just wanting an enjoyable experience.
Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones are highly watchable as the two leads while the subplot involving the love triangle between Ado Annie, the peddler and Will Parker also provides entertainment.
The dances are wonderfully choreographed, in particular Gene Nelson's superb solo dance for 'Kansas City' which has me bouncing up and down in time with the music.
Songs are tuned to perfection as is expected from these writers but for me the standouts are the well-known 'People Will Say We're In Love', 'Oklahoma' and 'Many A New Day' which is my personal favourite simply because of the high notes that Jones reaches that seem impossible to the untrained.
As for the story, a simple enough love story which still seems to add something new to the genre.
If there was one thing I was annoyed about when I first watched the film it was the length. However the songs and suspense of the last hour made it less of a trial.
Ultimately, I would recommend to anyone at all interested in musicals or to anyone just wanting an enjoyable experience.
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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Someone needs shooting at Fox or who ever did the transfer for the region 2 DVD. Some how they must have found the oldest Mono copy of this film, with an aspect ratio of 4.3 rather than the wondeful cinemascope version with full stereo sound that is available in the region 1 DVD.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Ok...so it's really dated & the acting is hammy (but charming nevertheless!). This is a wonderful sentimental version of the great musical. The vocals by the leads are unbeatable, and I rate this film right up there with West Side Story as one of the Classic Musicals of its time. Warmly recommended.
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Desperately poor transfer
I bought my parents the R1 version of this disk years ago as it wasn't available in an R2 release. I had to rip the dual layer DVD to two single DVD-R disks so they could watch it... Read more
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U can't beat them A*****. memories of watching this as a child came rushing back. I enjoy it more now.
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The dvd came quickly ,however the quality was terrible.It was almost unwatchable as it was so snowy.Very disappointing as I love this film.
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an old favourite, cant go wrong with these old films. Use Zoverstocks whenever there is a choice and am never disappointed with the quality.
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Published on 30 Aug 2009 by Mr. A. D. Benet
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Oklahoma,Now thats what i call a musical.
Very few words can describe this show.It has to be the best ever.To me the time this musical was made was when Hollywood was in its zenith. Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2005 by Todd Umpious
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Enjoyable music, but poor acting
Oklahoma! is one of the best musicals ever written, with wonderful music, several show-stoppers, great dancing and a good plot. Read more
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