The Onion Looks Back at 'The Sound of Music'

In honor of The Sound of Music's 50th anniversary and to celebrate its legacy, The Onion's head film critic, Peter K. Rosenthal (comedian Ron E. Rains), provides a touching tribute to the beloved film.

Look! See it swimming. You can’t really do much to one of the greatest songs of all time to make it better, but this is a good effort. Nothing beats Frank Black singing it in a dirty t-shirt looking like your local pot dealer from 1992.

Get a room... LOL

I think it actually grasps the concept but, like all cats, it just flat out hates people telling it what to do.

Should we be afraid? Is this a sign of the universe collapsing back in on itself? No, don’t worry, it’s just reverse slowmo of lots of motorcycle crashes, like a beautiful ballet… for an insurance commercial.

There aren't many people with the vision and clarity of thought to sucessfully tackle and solve a complicated issue like third world Famine. Karl isn't one of them, but he'll still have a go anyway.

The real name for this sport is 'Sepak Takraw' but I figured Kung Fu Volleyball made more sense. Anyway, check out the insane skills these guys show while playing volleyball with just their feet.

Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you, and for those times when it's the latter it's often best to just give up and go home and count your blessings, which is what these guys should've done.

I'm not surprised by this. I had heard that consuming irresponsible quantities of alcohol could make it difficult to erect a tent. A few more and they'll be sleeping under the stars.

Cute little kid picked up a word she heard Mom yell one day and now it's her favorite word. This is a clip of her using that word to tell Dad she doesn't want to eat any more dinner.

Everyone's sassy gay friend is back and he's camping it up to the MAX with Lady Macbeth. Will she actually listen to his sensitive gay advice, or just keep on being a stupid biatch?