Mary Poppins

Pros: Endearing Tale, Soundtrack and Visual Effects

Cons: Perhaps a tad lengthy for the littlest viewer

The Bottom Line: One of Disney's best!

Review: Mary Poppins, the Disney movie based on the books written by British author, P.L. Travers, is an all-time childhood favorite of mine. Yet, it has also become quite popular with my two children, as well. Both of the girls enjoy the fantastical...

Pros: The story. The music. The magic. The acting.

Cons: None. None at all.

The Bottom Line: ...at once brilliantly funny, poignant, joyous, carefree, and just plain marvelous entertainment!!

Review: In the summer of 1964, way-y-y back when I was just a lad three months shy of my thirteenth birthday, I fell madly in love with Julie Andrews. Yep, that’s right… the movie star Julie Andrews. For a few weeks there, I had a mad crush on her. I thought...

Pros: Wholesome values, good music and entertains the entire family.

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: This is a great family movie. It brings an entire family into a room and quiet until the singing starts, then it is laughter all around.

Review: Supercalifrajalisticexpialidocious



Mary Poppins- ( 1964) Staring Dick Van Dyke, and Julie Andrews


This is a timeless classic for everyone to enjoy. I never tire of hearing the songs from this movie. It takes me...

Pros: Julie Andrews, great songs, building a dvd-library for any future would-be children.

Cons: Some of the DVD bonuses are rather lame.

The Bottom Line: None of that weird "hair gel" here, but Mary Poppins has REAL staying power.

Review: We did one of those horrible, evil things this Xmas. Worse than coal in the stocking. Even worse than when your grandmother would give you those horrible, itchy, fluorescent sweaters.

We gave gifts to people that were so not expecting...

Pros: absolutely wonderful

Cons: trying to spell supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Review: For as long as I can remember, this has been one of my very favorite movies. One of Disney's finest films ever, it employs the technique used in Bedknobs and Broomsticks, the unfortunate Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and other live actions films...

Pros: Performances. Score. Visual design.

Cons: A bit lengthy for very small children.

The Bottom Line: One of the finest musical films ever made and the masterpiece from Walt Disney's reign at Disney studios.

Review: Joseph phoned this morning. The producers of Flying Down to Reno, the musical remake of Airport '75 have acceded to my requests. They feel that a star of my magnitude will make their production very special. Although I shall not be...

Pros: Great story, great songs, great animation effects

Cons: The scene with the kids alone in the city can scare young'uns

The Bottom Line: I recommend this film to anyone who likes children and musicals.

Review: We recently stumbled upon the Disney classic, Mary Poppins, on t.v., and my five year old was disappointed that we had to leave in the middle of it to go somewhere. Luckily, I own an older version on DVD, so I promised her we could watch it when ...

Pros: Visually rich. Good story. Catchy tunes. Solid themes. Positive message.

Cons: Some scenes may be a little static and seem longer than they are. Particularly the dramatic scenes at the bank near the film's conclusion.

Review: Based on the popular children's books by P. L. Travers, 'Mary Poppins' has been hailed as Disney's greatest film achievement for its unique and careful blend of animation with live action, stunning visual effects, exuberant choreography, melodic and...

Pros: entertaining, history factor, musical

Cons: non involvement of parents, mother seen as 'dumb'

The Bottom Line: When I get too involved in office gossip, I remember Mary's famous last words "When people get their feet wet, they must take their medicine". How true.

Review: I first purchased Mary Poppins when my son was an infant. At that time, I thought it was important to have a nice children's video library and book library-Ok, Ok, he was my first and I wanted everything to be perfect.

Well, 8 years...

Pros: Whimsical, fun, simple, great musical score

Cons: Absolutely none!

The Bottom Line: Mary Poppins takes you back to a time when movies were simple, dialogue was strong, and musical scores were memorable. You can't help but love this classic.

Review: I have always been a fan of musicals, and with a Disney musical, I think it’s hard to go wrong. Sure, the movie Mary Poppins does not have the classic animation and the villain that you would expect to find in most Disney movies, but come on, how can you ...