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Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Kamila Bell This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

daviddaphneredding I saw this movie as a boy in 1957, although it was released in 1955, I own the VHS of it now, so I guess it can be said that it has never gotten away from me for all but slightly over ten years of my life. I do believe it is my favorite Rodgers & Hammerstein movie. And too, Magna Productions and the director Fred Zinnemann should have been proud, and no doubt were. All the dance numbers were excellently done, thus great talent on the parts of the dancers was very clearly shown. This movie, the first for Shirley Jones (who played Laurey), even at this early stage launched her career. She was very appealing and heart-melting. It was also a signature movie for Gordon MacRae, who played the cowboy Curly. Eddie Albert was in the movie for decorative purposes, playing the Persian peddler Ali Hakam, and he did bring about a lot of laughs. It was also, undeniably, a change of pace for Gloria Graham: basically, she played the parts of very pretty ladies, but in this movie she was worse than ridiculous as Ado Annie Carnes, a ridiculous, naïve, and not-so-bright a girl. She was the love interest of Will Parker, a not-so-bright cowboy; Gene Nelson was adept as both an actor and a dancer. Charlotte Greenwood as the widowed elderly lady Aunt Eller who seemed to keep so many people together was perfect for her role. Rod Steiger was definitely not out of character, as Jud Fry, the mean ranch hand for Laurey, since he practically always played mean men. It was quite agreeably surprising to see Roy Barcroft in a straight role as the Marshal; it was definitely a change-of-pace for this man who so very often played a crook in so many B westerns.Some of the musical numbers are practically classics, such as "The Surrey with the Fringe on the Top", "O What a Beautiful Morning", and of course the title song "Oklahoma!" (A few years later that became the official state song for the Sooner State.) The dream sequence was one of the best dance numbers I have seen in any movie; Bambi Lynn and James Mitchell were excellent in it. In this western there was little violence: Curly and Jud Fry did get involved in an altercation toward the end.This movie is just right for people like me who like westerns and mind-sticking musicals. Truly, it can never be forgotten.

mmcgee282 I already had the DVD version,but I bought this combo Blue -Ray -DVD version.It was remastered better than old DVD version.The Todd A.O. print was more sharper than the DVD version.The cinema scope version is very colorful,it came from a surviving Technicolor print. What interested me were the two shorts The miracle of Todd A.O. and the more interesting the March of Todd A.o.,which was made in 1958.The only problem was that the Todd A.O. was not presented in Smile box,like it should have been.This made the two shorts less effective in show.The Murdoch video did demonstrate a few scenes in the documentary in Smile box and compared it too CinemaScope,but, that's it.Obviously Fox is not impressed with it .in spite of this it still excellent It also contains excepts form a 1954 t.v special with Gordon MacRae and Florence Henderson singing excepts from the musical.This all makes it worth collecting or up grading old DVD 02/2/15 As of 02/2/15.Warning The DVD version of the Todd A.o. version of Oklahoma is terrible .It's muddy and not sharp.A letter from Fox on amazon stated that they used the elements form 1998 and it has deteriorated .Thy tried to fix it as much as they could.Why didn't they used the same elements for Blu- Ray on the DVD too? To get people who have not bought Blu -ray players to buy them.My older 2005 print from DVD is better .As of 02/02/15.My older disc is 1998 and it's as not sharp neither.This is the print they are using in this set.Why didn't they use the newer elements for the DVD too ,not only the Blu-Ray?

Scott Hind Oklahoma stands as the perfect example of how musical used to be. With les mis, phantom and Evita experimenting with the darker side of music and tone of morgen musicals, Oklahoma goes for the classic style of charming the audience with innocence. A method done to pure perfection. Let's take things one at a time.Gordon Macrae has one of the finest voices of any movie soundtrack. Fact. It maybe lacks the intensity of some singers, but it's something and Oklahoma is him at his finest. Shirley jones has a heavenly voice and plays the innocent character of Laurey very well, especially for a debut. The music, with some exceptions is strong throughout. It isn't epic like phantom, but each is played for humour and charm and is finely pulled off. The vocals with the exemption of a girl who can't say no are brilliant and the Kansas City number gives us a lovely dance number. (I will quickly add about the girl who can't say know it's played for humour and is very funny so the terrible vocals can be forgiven) This film also has wit. And a lot of it. It knows exactly how to be funny and will tickle your funny bone nearly every minute. It also has a lot of what I call anti-Wit. That's wit that comes from characters being stupid. There is nothing funnier that an idiot trying to use logic and Oklahoma uses this weapon in epic fashion I have to give a special mention to the peddler. Funniest character ever! For an actor to display such charm and likability to such a vile con man is a master class in acting but is often overlooked. Oklahoma has its problems. The ballet is too long and I've mentioned girl who can't say know. I personally like my musicals to be a little more complex and darker. But for a feel good film? For charm? Oklahoma. OK!

poj-man I watched this with my 88 year old mother. 3/4 of the way through Mom made the sage observation of "I don't see any point to this." I basically agree with Mom. This is the kind of movie that makes other races say "White People!" in a sarcastic disdainful manner. The movie is filled with a bunch of silly white folk fantasizing in a sort of Barbie style world. If the sanitized 1950s white folk Barbie style film is what sends you to heaven...as it does for many of the reviewers on this site...then you will really enjoy Oklahoma. If not then you can probably appreciate it but will find yourself wishing for an end.Technically the film and actors are fine. But...unless you have a G rated Barbie style view of the world where beautiful young girls in dresses pine to be married happily every after the film just drags on.Oklahoma is notable for a psycho Rod Steiger. Rod displays the acting talents that will serve him well in meatier roles down the road.Eddie Albert is also fun to see 10 years younger than Green Acres. He's a schmoozing traveling salesman who ends up with a shotgun wedding.Oklahoma also features a strange dream sequence in the middle. The fantasy of a young girl dreaming of heroes and marriage. The scene is surreal compared to the rest of the musical. As far as musicals go this one drags on and on with little happening. It is the antithesis of the My Fair Lady which is even longer but never drags like this one.