The Music Man Reviews

The Music Man is a musical about this traveling salesman named Professor Harold Hill[Preston], who promises to give every town he visits a "boys' band," yet he just takes the money and runs. He is so hated by the other traveling salesmen. After arriving in Rivercity Iowa, he is reaquainted with his old partner Marcellus Washburn [Hacket] and begins to work his magic and deception. He soon finds himself traped in a world full of adventure, deciet, and love as he begins to fall for the town librarian Marian Paroo [Jones].

A lot of the music [written by Meredith Wilson] are very memorable such as the famous "Till There Was You" made famous by the Beatles a few years after this was written, and "76 Trombones" and "Lida Rose", with some special old-time salesmen rap such as "Rock Island" and "Ya Got Trouble."

I give this movie 5 stars and would recomend this movie to any families and musical lovers out there

Rating: 5 - The Professor, the Librarian and Seventy-Six Trombones
Robert Preston will always be the music man. This poignant, hilarious and tuneful musical captivated audiences during a decade of anti-heroes, drug culture exploration and realism cinema, proving that no matter the age, fantasy will always have a place in the hearts and minds of film goers. Preston is Professor Harold Hill, a con artist who arrives in the nimbled-headed town of River City, determined to brainwash its citizens with the prospect of purchasing a boy's band which, of course, he's more than willing to sell to them. However, on this trip Harold falls for Marianne the librarian (Shirley Jones), a stuck up spinster whose heart melts like butter on the persuasive powers of the con man's band leading baton. How does it all come out - with fanfare and music and Buddy Hackett puffing on a tuba. Don't ask!
Warner Home Video has done a fantastic job remastering this film for DVD. Colors are sharp, bold and well balanced. The anamorphic transfer captures all of the beauty and feel good vibrations of the score and performances. The 5.1 mix is a nice touch. There's also a documentary hosted by Shirley Jones that does a fine job of summing things up as well as giving one a history of the production shoot. Definitely a must have.

Rating: 5 - Best Musical ever!
I've always thought that musicals were sort of good, but my opinion changed when i saw The Music Man! The actors were amazing, the songs were lively and danceable, and the storyline actually made sense!

The Music Man is a story about a salesman Harold Hill [played by Robert Preston in a role that will forever be his, no matter how many remakes hollywood tries to throw at us] who goes to a small town in iowa to try to sell the townspeople band instruments/uniforms by telling people he will start a boy's band. the catch: he can't tell two notes apart. in comes Marian Paroo [the lovely and talented Shirley Jones], the town's librarian and music teacher. Hill tries to charm Paroo into silence about his lack of musical ability but she seems invincible. will she expose him as a phony, or will he manage to win her over?
This movie is filled with unforgettable songs such as Seventy-Six Trombones or Marian the Librarian, amazing characters like Harold Hill or Winthrop the lisper, and danceable tunes. the music will make you jump up and start singing and dancing to it, and the beautiful costumes will make you wish that you lived in that time. The Music Man is truly the best of the best! :)

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