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DVD Mary Poppins (40th Anniversary Edition)
There is only one word that comes close to accurately describing the enchanting Mary Poppins, and that term was coined by the movie itself: supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Even at 2 hours and 20 minutes, Disney's pioneering mixture of live action and animation (based on the books by P.L. Travers) still holds kids spellbound. Julie Andrews won an Oscar as the world's most magically idealized nanny ("practically perfect in every way," and complete with lighter-than-air umbrella), and Dick Van Dyke is her clownishly charming beau, Bert the chimney sweep. The songs are also terrific, ranging from bright and cheery ("A Spoonful of Sugar") to dark and cheery (the Oscar-winning "Chim-Chim Cheree") to touchingly melancholy ("Feed the Birds"). Many consider Mary Poppins to be the crowning achievement of Walt Disney's career--and it was the only one of his features to be nominated for a best picture Academy Award until Beauty and the Beast in 1991. --Jim Emerson
Review(s): DVD Mary Poppins (40th Anniversary Edition)
Great Movie!!!!!!!
I love this movie.In addition to Nanny Mcphee,that movie has no songs, which stinks.This movie is worth every penny.
A Pretty Good Film
This movie was very, very sweet in my opinion! All though I personally like the book better, I loved this movie! Julie Andrews was a beautiful young actress that played Mary Poppins. They were thinking of using Bette Davis to play her! Dick Van Dyke was a good Bert, but his accent got kind of annoying in the movie. If you could look past that he did a good job. Karen Dotrice was a good Karen, but I can't remember who played Michael. He was good in it too, I just can't remember the boy's name.
The movie was made in 1964 by Walt Disney. P.L. Travers was still alive then. One of the most touching scenes is the Bird Woman. The song was amazing, and was about giving. If you get this Anniversary Addition, it has fun facts that pop up on the screen. In the Bird Woman, it said that Walt Disney usually didn't come to see the filming of the scenes. We he saw that the lady who played the Bird Woman (I can't remember her name either!) was going to be there, he decided to come. She was very old and he gave her complete star treatment. She was so old, her voice wasn't clear enough to speak so somebody had to do a voice over. The Bird Woman had won awards for her roles in other movies. It was her last film before she died.
This movie was very touching, and gave you a happy spirit. I suggest watching the movie before reading the book. It won't spoil the book for you because it's not like the book really. It doesn't even have the same plot really. But if you do want to watch the movie, get the 40th addition one because it's cooler.
A great movie for the weekend! But I don't suggest getting the Sound of Music-it's three, maybe four, hours long!
A true classic
Julie Andrews was incredible in this. The music is fantastic and it is great for the whole family.
Other classics not to forget about are:
Mary Poppins
My Fair Lady
The Wizard of Oz
Chitty Chitty Bang Band
The first Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Sound of Music
Oliver
West Side Story
Fiddler on the Roof
Singing in the Rain
The Wiz
Little Mermaid
Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast
Grease
The King and I
Oklahoma
The Music Man
South Pacific
My Voice Students are always asking me for recommendations so I though I'd post it for all! We can't forget about these great musicals!
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