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It's supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
A magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Mary Poppins
1964 Directed by Robert Stevenson
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Julie Andrews Dick Van Dyke David Tomlinson Glynis Johns Hermione Baddeley Karen Dotrice Matthew Garber Elsa Lanchester Arthur Treacher Reginald Owen Ed Wynn Reta Shaw Don Barclay Marjorie Bennett Arthur Malet Jane Darwell Marjorie Eaton James Logan Alma Lawton Betty Lou Gerson Kay E. Kuter Doris Lloyd Larri Thomas Queenie Leonard Marc Breaux Daws Butler Peter Ellenshaw Paul Frees Bill Lee Show All…
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All I can say is, that Mary Poppins sure has a nerve being hurt that the kids run off with their dad without saying goodbye to her, after she just spent half an hour packing while shrugging off their pleas for her to stay: "Yeah, I know you don't want me to go. So sad for you. Ciao."
Okay, that isn't all I can say. I hadn't watched this one since childhood, but after Saving Mr. Banks hit me with a sucker punch in the emotions, I had to revisit it. It's a different experience as an adult: I can see the blatant flaws in the special effects, and the 40-minute fantasy sequence (among others) kinda drags, and Dick Van…
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Pretty magical to rewatch these old movies through my daughter’s eyes. She doesn’t really understand any of the stuff with Mr. Banks and his bank. But she bursts into “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” at random times now and I wouldn’t trade singing along with her for all the tuppence in the world.
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Part of Dastardly Difficult December: film nr.104
' Old Year's Day' is what we call the last day of the year here in Holland.
One of the things that goes hand in hand with this day is watching Mary Poppins.
And as I look around the room and see three generations of my family smiling, laughing, singing and being totally captivated by this tale of magic, fantasy and the beauty of childhood, I forget that I'm a cynical dick 90% of the time. There are only a handful of films that can achieve this and this one is probably the best example of them.
And Julie Andrews is a total babe.
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this film rivals wizard of oz for impact on my early childhood. mary poppins is a creature of marvels the likes of which british literature hadn't seen since sir gawain and the green knight; fight me
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"I'm sorry, dear, but when I chose Katie Nanna, I thought she would be firm with the children. She looked so solemn and cross."
"Winifred, never confuse efficiency with a liver complaint."Yeah, but the funniest thing about this has got to be the conclusion to the chimney sweeps' dance, where they all take the party to the Banks' residence and get so rowdy, a fed-up Mrs. Brill bursts out of the kitchen to call out, "They're at it again!" like this has happened before and she is already up to here with all the chimney sweeps' nonsense. I know I said I didn't think the songs here were catchy, but that was before I sat down to actually re-watch…
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If Mary Poppins is so magical, why doesn’t she time-travel to kill baby Hitler? There’s no doubt in my mind that umbrella’s tipped in polonium.
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