Kidskycom It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Mischa Redfern I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "Sissi" is an Austrian German-language movie that is having its 60th anniversary this year. And it is not only the defining film in Romy Schneider (too short) career, but often also considered one of the best and most known period pieces that do not come from the United States. Here in Germany, everybody knows this movie, even younger generations, at least by name. The writer and director is Ernst Marischka, who has already made films for over 40 years when he made "Sissi". And he was also an Academy award nominee for writing the screenplay "A Song to Remember". There's 2 more Sissi films by Marischka and this trilogy is certainly his most known legacy. All 3 films star Romy Schneider, her mother Magda and Karlheinz Böhm as the male lead.I must say Romy Schneider is absolutely stunning and in terms of costumes, sets and basically all kinds of visuals, this is a very decent watch. Too bad, the story is not even close to that level of quality. It is cheesy, predictable and does not include convincing character elaborations. Sadly, the acting is not exactly that good either. But in all fairness, the material is so weak at times that it would be pretty much impossible for any actor to make this work, or even make it a compelling watch. The ending of the film obviously indicated that there would be a sequel, but to me another "Sissi" movie was not necessary judging from the first. The characters are all so stereotypical, all good or bad, but really hardly any shades at all. And the way you will inevitable feel for Sissi is not enough to make up for everything that's wrong with this movie. Apart from that, it also comes somewhat short on the emotional side compared to what it could have been. The humor (mostly about Böhm's character's assistant) is bearable at best, rarely funny, occasionally cringeworthy. The political aspects are references at times, but never really elaborated on, which makes this movie pointless in terms of history. A disappointing film that does not deserve its cult status. Not recommended.

Benedict_Cumberbatch "Sissi" is the first part of a trilogy about the Austrian princess/empress Elisabeth in Bavaria, aka Sissi (Romy Schneider). The teenage princess lives happily in Bavaria with her parents, Duke Max (Gustav Knuth) and Duchess Ludovika (Magda Schneider, Romy's real life mother), and siblings. When Ludovika is invited by her sister, Archduchess Sophie (Vilma Degischer), to take Helene, Sissi's older sister, to the Austrian court in Ischl, in order to arrange a royal engagement for Helene and the young emperor Franz Joseph (Karlheinz Böhm), Sissi goes along. However, nobody could imagine that Franz would fall in love with the spontaneous, childish Sissi, instead of the sophisticated Helene."Sissi" is nothing more than a naïve, romantic matinée – but a very well done romantic matinée! Romy Schneider shines as the young princess, she's the heart of the movie. It's impossible not to fall in love with her gorgeous smile and sweet manners.Released in the same year as another unforgettable romance ("Picnic", with William Holden, Kim Novak and Rosalind Russell), "Sissi" may not be called a masterpiece. However, I cannot give anything less than a "10" to a movie that makes you feel good and smile even during the hardest times.

dbdumonteil I certainly love the Sissi saga :everytime it's broadcast,I find myself watching for the umpteenth time these three films which the highbrows despise so much.I read several biographies of the empress and it's stating the obvious to say it's fictionalized history (the right term would be "fairytaled" history for this first episode strongly recalls Cinderella).Romy Schneider did not think much of her part and she used to approve of Visconti's Elisabeth she played in "Ludwig" (1973)."Sissi" is pure entertainment ;all the characters are endearing :the colonel provides a good comic relief ,Sophie is a perfect villainess,the witch, ,Ludovica the good fairy,Max the bon vivant,the swarm of children a foretaste of the "sound of music" -the Trapp were Austrian,weren't they?-and the lovers ,Franz and Sissi are as close as fairytale prince and princess as they can be.I certainly love the Sissi saga.Down with the highbrows!

Liedzeit A very young and innocent girl marries the powerful ruler of the most powerful empire on earth. Why? Because she loves him dearly. If that is not sweet. And it is also not far from the truth. Of course it helps that she was a little princess - only of Bavaria but of royal blood (I think). Of course everybody loved her - well, she got killed by someone eventually, but that is not in the film and it does not prove anything anyway. If you know Romy Schneider only from her later (mostly French) films do not even try to imagine how beautiful and charming, well sweet she was. She made two sequels. All three films will be valued as the highest art in the million years to come by anyone who can enjoy a fairy tale.