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The dazzling Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, brought to lush life by the director of the original stage version, Joshua Logan. Set on a remote island during the Second World War, South Pacific...( read more 
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MCT:August 2, 2008
where I will give Oklahoma credit for at least being very self-aware of its hokiness, this film takes itself way too seriously. a choppy, random jumble of storylines that translate more like a chronological brainstorm than a well-written script. some of the songs are very memorable, but others just don't really fit in. the editing and the constant use of color filters also subtracted from the flow and overall enjoyment. mediocrity often works with musicals because mediocrity works well with comedy. but when your musical is a weak attempt at a war drama/love story, mediocrity really shows in a bad way.
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MCT:July 7, 2008"Gayer than laughter" is right.
Okay, I'm not bigoted or anything, but seriously, this movie's got some masculinity issues. Pretty much the opening scene is a bunch of shirtless guys singing about how great dames are. Really, guys? How many of you really know how awesome dames are? I can just imagine one of them singing "and they're stronger than bears!" because they're all just guessing and trying too hard.
This is the kind of musical I severely dislike. Call me a facist, but Rogers and Hammerstein annoy the living daylights out of me. The lyrics are annoying and most of the music is sung simply for the sake of singing. It's more "ooh, isn't that catchy" than, "my, this is advancing the character and the story." Now, I'm not saying that situation is an absolute in South Pacific, but it is defintiely there. The real reason that these kinds of songs annoy me (outside of their general uselessness) is that it takes a very short plot narrative that is already too preachy and turns it into a very boring two-and-a-half hour movie. There is no reason that this movie couldn't have been told in 70 minutes. Two subsconsciously racist American soldiers fall in love but are too racist to do anything about it, hurting the ones they love. Gee, if I can really sum up a plot that easily, there isn't much to it.
Now, I've put my hatred for the typical Broadway musical on the backburner in the past. Pretty much, my main hatred are the typically Broadway musicals. This is one of them. The reason is that the movies feel so stagey. Now, I don't like the stage productions of these movies either because I believe theatre should have more purpose, but I'll set that aside for now. The stagey feeling of the movie is usually compounded by lack of imagination in these films and South Pacific is no different. It tries to be different using an absolutely miserable gimmick, but it is no different. The gimmick I'm talking about is the use of the colored filter over the lens. Now, I think color is an extremely powerful way to convey emotion and change attitudes, but the way they use color in this film is just lazy and nauseating. Washing the screen out with that color just takes all the beauty out of the moment and makes everyone look sickly. Stage lights get away with it a little better because almost no stage light would be so harsh for so long. I've directed with extreme specials in the past and you know to use those choices sparingly. Unfortunately, this movie just failed when it came to that account.
The real shame is that the scale on this film is pretty grandiose, but it really fails to use any of that grandiose scale to help the movie. The wipes of color distract from the beauty of the film. Also, this is a WWII film. There's the scene of the plane coming in on the island and the miniature boat being attacked, but how about addressing the fact that these people are at war. There's the focus on how importance the Thanksgiving Bash is to the morale of these troops, who seem to be enjoying a tropical vacation the entire time. One of the main characters just comes down with malaria out of nowhere just to make the story slightly more girm. (When he got malaria, I don't know. But he addressed getting out of the hospital, so we have to believe it happened.) But I felt like I was watching Sgt. Bilko more than I was watching a WWII film.
As you can see, I was quite turned off by this movie. It is far too long and I, although I hate using this word, have to say it is really a boring as hell movie. If you like the music, more power to you. That's pretty much all you have going for this film. -
MCT:June 30, 2008A childhood favorite that still carries me away on a wave of good feelings. Great songs, great story.
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MCT:January 26, 2008A great musical and if you look deep enough you'll see that it is a fantastic comentary on racism. Plus it has Ray Walston playing a showgirl!
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MCT:December 23, 2007The movie was wonderful, and transported you to a South Pacific island during WW2, and shows us that racism can exist anywhere.
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MCT:October 14, 2007
I like some of the songs, I used to love it when I was little for some reason, then when I got older I thought it was boring! Weird.
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MCT:September 25, 2007
Probably the greatest of the post war R&H musicals and a wonderful film to watch. Very lush and beautiful scenery throughout. The story was quite daring for the time period and had striking social references for the film audiences of that period. It's still a joy to watch today.
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MCT:July 31, 2007
It was actually quite boring.. I think I fell asleep when she started singing; "I'm gonna wash that man right outta my hair..."
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MCT:July 28, 2007
At first glance some of the ideas in this film might seem a little outdated and even racist - but listen carefully to the lesser known song, 'You've Got to be Carefully Taught' and you'll realise that this film was actually trying to challenge the prejudice against interracial romance - a notion that was way ahead of its time. Sometimes this message may miss the mark ever so slightly and you may struggle to find sympathy with some of the lead characters, but you've got to give it props for trying. And the songs are some of the best musical numbers around. The setting is beautiful and even the slightly neon, experimental colouring can't take away from the fact that John Kerr was a beautfiul specimen of masculinity!
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MCT:July 21, 2007
This movie has a perfect cast, everyone fits in their roles as if the movie ahd been made around them, and the movie is visually stunning and the music wonderful.
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MCT:June 6, 2007
The songs aren't that good, the acting is so staged and the story is bland. Apart from that, its kinda sucky.
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MCT:May 29, 2007
Guy broke your heart? Listen to this song, it'll cheer you right up!
"I'm gonna wash that man right outta my hair, i'm gonna wash that man right outta my hair, i'm gonna wash that man right outta my hair , and send him on his way!" dooo dooo dooo -
MCT:May 25, 2007
not my favourite - but it does have some great songs "her hair was blond and curly, her curls were twirly whirly"
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MCT:May 15, 2007
I Love this Film Enormously still watch it and have sung the music for years, especially my Favourite Some Enchanted Evening
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MCT:May 11, 2007
Not as good as the version i stared in (why do they all stand still when they sing?) but the music is brilliant.
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MCT:May 9, 2007
Fun entertainment. I especially enjoyed Gaynor's performance as Nellie - it was believable and equally annoying (to me). Great music and simple shots help you to get into the story like an audience would see a stage show.
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MCT:May 3, 2007
It's a good, classic musical with lots of MUSIC! Good music! C'mon, sing with me, "I wanna wash that man right outta my hair!"
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MCT:April 20, 2007bad film. the man, who is supposed to be french, can't do french accent. shame, but good soundtrack, happy talk
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MCT:March 29, 2007
Good score and some pretty good songs, but I thought the movie dragged a bit..I didn't like it as much as some other musicals.
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MCT:March 22, 2007
Everytime I get into the music, the romance... everytime I cry at the same spots. I never get tired of seeing this movie.
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MCT:March 14, 2007
I'd marry Rossano Brazzi and live in paradise. The soundtrack is great. It's got love for the ladies and action for the guys...best of both worlds.
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MCT:March 9, 2007
Well there was Joe Cable and Liat!! Good musical - spoilt by the wafting of colour across the screen in the emotional bits!
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