Just perfect...

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

In the Oklahoma territory at the turn of the twentieth century, two young cowboys vie with an evil ranch hand and a traveling peddler for the hearts of the women they love.The film won two Academy Awards and was nominated for two others. The wins came in Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture (for Robert Russell Bennett, Jay Blackton, and Adolph Deutsch) and Best Sound, Recording (Fred Hynes). Nominations came in the categories of Best Cinematography, Color (Robert Surtees) and Best Film Editing (for Gene Ruggiero and George Boemler).It makes sense that the film would win in the sound and music categories, as this is the film's strength. The use of widescreen is excellent, as well, and it is a shame that people who saw the movie on telecast probably were denied the full view. The film has a bit of age, but as it is set in the past in the first place, it sort of sidesteps that concern.

I saw Oklahoma! in its original TODD-AO release at the Egyptian theater in Hollywood in early 1956. Since then I've seen it in all its versions, Cinemascope and Todd-AO, including the TODD-AO re-release at the Egyptian theater in 1985 where it was shown on the original curved TODD-AO screen built for that theater. Seeing the movie on a big screen is a truly amazing experience, almost like seeing a great film made even greater by the large screen. Seeing the film Pan/Scan and in widescreen on TV is nowhere near the large screen experience. It is now shown rarely, if ever on large screens, but the recent restored version (available on Blu-Ray) made from the very degraded 70MM negatives was first shown at the Chinese in Hollywood at the 2014 Turner Festival and in May 2015 at the Academy Awards theater in Beverly Hills. At that showing, the restorers were present and told the audience that the film was so rushed into its premier in New York that apparently no inter-negatives were made which is why restoring the film was so difficult. The restoration is truly great and the large format showings give you a greater appreciation of this excellent musical. As others reviewers have stated, the music,performances, photography, and production are unparalleled. The IMDb listing does not list the incredible 6 track stereo used in the TODD-AO version which sounds like it was recorded yesterday--the 4 track Cinemascope version pales by comparison. 60 years later, it is still the best and most impressive musical of them all. Ask your local theater to schedule at least one showing on a big screen. You'll see why all these reviewers appreciate this great musical.

A cowboy and a ranch hand vie for the affections of a young woman in this overlong and lackluster Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. As with most musicals, there is a bare bones plot to keep things going. The songs are not particularly memorable, although there are a couple of good ones. The ballet sequence is impressive. Coming off his Oscar for "From Here to Eternity," this was an odd undertaking for Zinnemann, known mainly for dramas. MacRae and Jones, who sounds like Marilyn Monroe in her film debut, are OK in the leads, as is Albert as a slick salesman. However, Grahame and Steiger have no business doing a musical. Steiger looks especially out of place and is just awful here.

Referring to a member's review that the acting was a bit stiff.....this wonderful MUSICAL was made when they cast singers in the lead roles instead of big name stars who have to have their voices dubbed. Referring to another member's review that felt the dream sequence was too scary for children....not any scarier than Snow White or Bambi. Life has frightening moments in it; children shouldn't be sheltered from all of them. I saw this movie for the first time when I was seven or eight and yes, the dream sequence was a bit disturbing, as it was meant to be, but I was more aware of the sheer artistry of it. Rogers and Hammerstein didn't feel that because they were making a musical that it had to be sugar coated. All of their musicals have a serious side which makes them more complex and all the better for it. With their transcendent melodies and insightful lyrics and incredible choreography Rogers and Hammerstein raised the bar for musicals to come. Oh What a Beautiful Movie!