Rating: G
Movie Release Date: July 22, 1954
DVD Release Date: June 13, 2000
Plot 411: A new bride discovers she has married into a family of seven unruly brothers.
Review: Milly (Jane Powel) falls in love with Adam (Howard Keel), an Oregon backwoodsman who comes into town to purchase supplies and to find himself a wife. She marries him shortly after their initial meeting and happily leaves the town for his farm in the mountains. Upon her arrival, she finds that he lives there with six rowdy bachelor brothers. At first she is shocked by the situation and upset for being duped into marriage. However, she soon begins setting things right and guides them toward finding their true loves. Seven Brides For Seven Brothers has just the right balance between drama and music. Everyone in the cast seemed to be exceptional dancers and singers. I have no clue whether or not their singing voices were dubbed in though. The dance numbers were great and done in such a lively and robust style that it was a total contrast to numbers I've seen by Fred Astaire. This movie was really enjoyable and humorous because of the overly comedic physicality of some of the scenes. I especially liked the dance off at the barn raising party.
Watch It: Even though some of their clothes are shockingly bright. I mean, I cannot even fathom how mountain men got their hands on such fabrics.
Skip It: If high stepping, fake punches and weirdly operatic singing is just too much cheese for you.
Movie Release Date: July 22, 1954
DVD Release Date: June 13, 2000
Plot 411: A new bride discovers she has married into a family of seven unruly brothers.
Review: Milly (Jane Powel) falls in love with Adam (Howard Keel), an Oregon backwoodsman who comes into town to purchase supplies and to find himself a wife. She marries him shortly after their initial meeting and happily leaves the town for his farm in the mountains. Upon her arrival, she finds that he lives there with six rowdy bachelor brothers. At first she is shocked by the situation and upset for being duped into marriage. However, she soon begins setting things right and guides them toward finding their true loves. Seven Brides For Seven Brothers has just the right balance between drama and music. Everyone in the cast seemed to be exceptional dancers and singers. I have no clue whether or not their singing voices were dubbed in though. The dance numbers were great and done in such a lively and robust style that it was a total contrast to numbers I've seen by Fred Astaire. This movie was really enjoyable and humorous because of the overly comedic physicality of some of the scenes. I especially liked the dance off at the barn raising party.
Watch It: Even though some of their clothes are shockingly bright. I mean, I cannot even fathom how mountain men got their hands on such fabrics.
Skip It: If high stepping, fake punches and weirdly operatic singing is just too much cheese for you.
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