Amazon.com Essentials:
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
Amazon.com Essentials:
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
