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General | | Home » » » » » | | | | | | | Description: | | 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 Cher-ee") 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 | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Hermione Baddeley | | Director:
| Dave Bossert | | Format:
| Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC | | Language:
| English, Spanish | | Subtitle:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 2 | | Studio:
| Walt Disney Video | | Run Time:
| 139 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| December 14, 2004 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 305 reviews |
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0 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 not goodJul 31, 2008
I have not received the DVD. When I try to make contact with the seller through email, the email address is "no longer available."
 ClassicJul 11, 2008
A long-time favoritel; a classic. Have always wanted to own this movie and am nothing less than ecstatic! Many thanks!!!!
Mary PoppinsJun 15, 2008
This is just as charming as it was when I first saw it many years ago!!!
It was the part of London close to my home.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
"Bob's Your Uncle"May 22, 2008
Released in `64 `Mary Poppins' is without question one of the most beloved movies in Disney's vast vault of wonderful family film classics. I was twelve years old when `Mary Poppins' made its theatrical debut and I must admit that I immediately fell madly in love with Julie Andrews. Obviously I wasn't the only one considering the fact that Julie Andrews won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of the magical nanny.
This film is what family entertainment is all about; singing, dancing, cute kids, attractive nurturing adults, a zany but lovable character here and there and a heavy dose of enchantment and childish wonder. This is definitely a keeper by all means.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
SUPERcalifragelisticexpialidocious!May 14, 2008
Mary Poppins is one of those incredible movies that, like The Sound of Music (Two-Disc 40th Anniversary Special Edition), practically everyone has seen. (And if you haven't seen it yet, I HIGHLY recommend that you do!)
Julie Andrews, like her good friend Audrey Hepburn (who won Best Actress in her screen debut for 1953's Roman Holiday (Special Collector's Edition)) also won Best Actress (in her screen debut) for 1964's Mary Poppins.
In this fabulous 2-disc 40th Anniversary Special Edition DVD, it goes through the story of the whole ordeal that Walt Disney went through to be able to make Mary Poppins. It seems the author of the books , P.L. Travers, didn't want to sell the rights. But after 20+ years of persistence, Walt Disney finally received therights to film what we now know as "Mary Poppins".
Ever since I was about three I have been fascinated by Julie Andrews, throughout the whole movie, but especially in the "Just a Spoonful of Sugar" number. Who wouldn't give anything to just snap their fingers and clean their room? Oh...and if you watch the movie enough, you'll be able to say "Supercalifragelisticexpealidocious" backwards (it happened to me!).
Have a "Jolly Holiday" with the "Practically Perfect" Mary Poppins!
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