The King and I

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Feb 1, 2019 The best, GREATEST musical romance movie ever made! With the best movie character ever portrayed: Deborah Kerr as Anna Leonowens! Plus 2 of the best movie songs ever sung: Getting to Know You and Shall We Dance?! And the best movie quote ever spoken: "Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera." See more

Hermione L Feb 25, 2018 The film's portrayal of the people in Siam might be racist and too outdated for this generation, but thanks to a number of great music scores and costume designs; "The King and I" outweighs its negatives by providing us with a great story that reminds us that every person has a heart, even when they believe they don't. Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr were fantastic together. They spark chemistry every single they feud on screen. Definitely a worthy watch if you enjoy music numbers. See more

Finn S Jan 27, 2018 A childhood movie of mine, I love this timeless classic because it entails the beauty of romance back then without anything explicit. Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner remain as one of the pair of actors who can pull off "Shall We Dance" so beautifully. See more

Anakin W Oct 21, 2017 Perhaps the best of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals adapted for the screen, a superb, faithful rendering of the stage play; Yul Brynner won an Oscar for his iconic portrayal of the King, and Deborah Kerr (Oscar nominee) matches his performance at every turn. The wonderful score includes "Hello Young Lovers," "Getting to Know You," "Something Wonderful," and "Shall We Dance?" and includes Jerome Robbins' original choreography as an added bonus. See more

Abraham W Aug 27, 2017 Yul Brynner is magnificent. The costumes, music, story - a fantastic movie musical.

Draco W Jul 7, 2017 A real big, steaming pile of crap. There are so many things wrong with this movie. First, discount Julie Andrews. Secondly, 6 non-tuneful songs spread unevenly over an extremely overlong run time. Thirdly, the plot. What the hell were Rodgers and Hammerstein thinking? The entire plot is a schoolteacher not liking the King because she was promised a house connected to the palace, but she is to live inside the palace. In addition, she does not like him because he is incredibly sexist and misogynistic, for good reason. Then she suddenly warms up to him without explanation, then she hates him again, then (SPOILER) starts to like him again when he's dying. She also wants to go back to England for the entire movie, then decides to stay in the last 5 minutes. It's also incredibly racist. I'd rather watch Carousel again, that at least has some visionary dances and somewhat tuneful songs. This is a never ending barrage of sexism, non-tuneful songs spread unevenly throughout and racism. Are the only good Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals really only Oklahoma! and The Sound of Music? God, I hope South Pacific is at least marginally good. Look, I can't be making this up. The only musicals I've given bad reviews to are dancer in the dark and carousel. Avoid this one like the plague See more

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