Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780788822209 Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Live, Original recording reissued, NTSC ISBN: 0788822209 Label: Walt Disney Home Video Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Walt Disney Home Video Release Date: July 04, 2000 Running Time: 139 minutes Studio: Walt Disney Home Video Theatrical Release Date: August 29, 1964 Sales Rank: 6165
Description: Winner of five Academy Awards(R) including Best Actress (Julie Andrews), Best Song ("Chim-Chim-Cher-ee"), and Best Visual Effects, Disney's musical masterpiece MARY POPPINS has formed an unbreakable bond with audiences of all generations! In her star-making performance, Julie Andrews plays the lovable nanny who flies out of the windy London skies and into the home of a no-nonsense banker and his two mischievous children. Hoping to bridge the gap between them, "practically perfect" Mary Poppins magically turns every chore into a game and every day into a whimsical adventure, including an unforgettable rooftop dance with a carefree chimney sweep named Bert (Dick Van Dyke). Filled with spellbinding effects and many wondrous, endearing moments -- how else could you possibly describe this timeless treat but "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"!
Amazon.com essential video: 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
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Rating: - I finally did it
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).
Rating: - The perfect children's movie
I have numerous happy memories of seeing Mary Poppins since the first time (on its re-release in 1980). I go back to it time and again and have never been bored yet! Highlights - the horse race and the dancing ... Read More
Rating: - Fabulous
Fabulous. If you like singing, dancing, life lessons, and have an imagination this is for you
Rating: - Mary Poppins (40th Anniversary Edition)
Mary Poppins (40th Anniversary Edition)Excellent video; my granddaughter just LOVES it; she has been watching it repeatedly since she received it. Highly recommend this movie for 3 years and up.
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I have not received the DVD. When I try to make contact with the seller through email, the email address is "no longer available."
- I finally did it
- The perfect children's movie
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