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The 'Nanny' kids need to help survive their chaos- who'll always BE THERE for them, to help the "medicine go down".
I know you need to adjust it for the stage but they changed to much and added too many new songs. Better than all of the studio's more recent live-action films (films based on rides are boring and shows a sign of running out of ideas. The songs are as memorable as ever. I know it would've been a big budget thing, but still) and for The Lion King, I wouldn't be sucked into the story because I'd be totally aware I'm watching people, not animals, on stage. Judging from the clips on this DVD, THEY TOTALLY SCREWED IT UP. Her voice is excellent on every song she's in. Julie Andrews is, of course, "practically perfect" as Mary Poppins.
Dick Van Dyke is also brilliant and I applaud him on his Cockney accent. At least he tried compared to other movies that take place in another country and they cast an American (here's looking at you, the most convincing German ever, Tom Cruise). This is Disney's best live-action/animation movie. I'm going to New York and I was planning on what shows to see like Chicago and Mamma Mia. I was planning on doing a Disney one but Little Mermaid seems too implausible to be realized on stage (I also saw a clip of the ending somewhere and it's really lackluster compared to the film. So that leaves the Mary Poppins adaptation. Banks from a woman's suffrage leader to an actress trying to please her husband. They change Mrs.
Teen musicals are a passing fad). "Practically Perfect" seems to be the only new one to fit. When you're older, you realize how well the songs fit and are relevant to the plot.The features were wonderful to watch (I didn't buy the previous release). And now I'm gonna sidetrack but I'll make it relevant. They put the end song of the film at the beginning of the second act and they totally eliminate Uncle Albert. This is one thing Disney should've left as a movie.
This new DVD has the same picture and sound than the original. Is fantastic film that is perfect in every way. Ed. five years ago, Disney released a 40th Anniversary Edition DVD with 2 discs.
We are concern about the movie itself not the musical so this is unnecessary. It was one of the best DVDs editions that Disney had released with everything that we need to know about the movie besides the fantastic restoration of the film.This January, Disney released a 45th Anniversary Edition. While some people like me will think that was too soon for another re-release, Disney as usual, wants to gain more profits. Mary Poppins is one of my all-time favorites. This material is: a game (not such a loss), the deconstruction of a scene featurette that was fun but most important of all, the Party where it shows the party after the preimiere of the film in 1964. Disc one holds the same bonus material as the 40th Ann.
Disc Two presents us Disney on Broadway, a bunch of featurettes that shows us the new Mary Poppins musical. This is completely a waste.
What a shame that they dropped this extras to put things that have nothing to do with the film. the actors are excellent, the animation superb and the songs are unique.
The other bonus materials are the same that the ones in the 40 Ann Ed. Nothing is shinier, crispier or anything.
Is exactly the same. But, in order to put this Broadway featurerette, Disney dropped some good material about the movie that are encountered on the previous DVD.
So this is a very unnecessary DVD so my suggestion is don't buy it, and if you haven't bought Mary Poppins on DVD yet, buy the 40th Anniversary Edition which is still available and is the same price of this new Edition.
This is a really nice movie. My 5 year daughter and 3 year old son love to watch this movie over and over again. This is a true classic that anyone should have in his kids DVD collection.
I bought this as a birthday gift but now I wish that I had kept it for myself. Oh, Well. Mary Poppins is truly a classic. and so am I.
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