Mary Poppins (40th Anniversary Edition)
Walt Disney Video
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$29.99 |
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$14.49 |
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$13.49 |
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$11.25 |
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DVD Details:
- Starring: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Hermione Baddeley
- Director: Dave Bossert, Robert Stevenson
- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
- Rated: G (General Audience)
- Studio: Walt Disney Video
- Theatrical Release Date: Aug 29, 1964
- DVD Release Date: Dec 14, 2004
- Run Time: 139 minutes
- ASIN: B0002VEPRQ
- UPC: 786936221916
- Sales Rank: 140
Amazon Customer Reviews:
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
    I finally did it, 2008-10-13
I did it. I bought a Disney movie -- I mean a kids-oriented one. And then... I actually showed it to my kids (first I watched it again, just to make sure).
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br /This is so totally out of character for me, that it *does* deserve a gasp of surprise.
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br /Because Disney. DISNEY! No positive male role-models DISNEY! Every male character is a fool, a tool, a slob, or a villain DISNEY! Forget about little boys, because only girls are celebrated DISNEY! And yes, I still think that is the case for Disney. And I wonder who all those little girls will grow up to marry, when all the boys are fools, tools, slobs, or villains.
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br /But Julie Andrews. JULIE ANDREWS! Mary Poppins!
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br /So I cracked. And I bought it.
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br /And I had a few twinges on my view-through -- the put-down of men as "rather stupid" in Mrs. Bank's first number; and the presumption that Mr. Banks' flying a kite with his children was somehow MORE valuable than his daily providing for them (I do appreciate the value of kite-flying, just not the value judgment); and the idea that the kids will respect a nanny who is sweet and pretty, but not one who smells weird.
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br /But I went ahead and showed it to the kids, and I'm so glad, because we have been singing the songs like crazy and laughing a lot. The absolute fantasy of it is marvelous, and the songs are beautiful. I like how Bert treats Mary. I like how straight Mary is, as though she isn't magical, when she clearly is.
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br /Very nice.
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br /Now I'm wondering about Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Would anyone be so kind as to enlighten me about whether that one is as good? Thanks!
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