I love it!!!!!!! It is one of the best movies I have ever seen along with the other Julie Andrews films. It's filled with a lot of magic and fun. It's great for anybody! She's a wonderful actress and made this movie and great one of a kind.
Mary Poppins
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World's coolest nanny celebrates family and fun.
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for Ages 6 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Mary Poppins was written by Common Sense Media Editors
Parents need to know that this is a fine movie for children of any age. Ask young viewers what changes they think Mary helped bring about in the family. What was the family like before her visit compared to after? Since viewers won't really learn anything about the suffrage movement from the movie's silly side plot, parents may want to fill in the history of a woman's right to vote. Also, take a look at the original books that inspired the movie -- Walt Disney himself tried for years to get the movie rights, and finally succeeded by making a personal visit to the author.
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What’s the Story?
In 1910 Britain, a British family seeks a new nanny for young Jane and Michael. In flies magical Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews, in an Oscar-winning performance), not at all what proper Mr. Banks was looking for, but precisely what the children ordered! Mary takes control and takes the children on glorious adventures. The kids also frolic with Bert (Dick Van Dyke), a one-man-band, sidewalk artists, and chimney sweep. Wonderful singing, dancing, and animation bring the story to life as somehow this unusual nanny helps Mr. Banks show love to his children, and the whole family appreciate each other all the more.
Is It Any Good?
Rarely does a movie manage to be so much fun while delivering a simple, heartwarming story. While songs in today's Disney's musicals, though sometimes good, only serve to explain the characters' emotions or intentions, the best songs in Mary Poppins use the feelings of the characters as starting points from which to take off and explore, often in wildly whimsical directions. The story follows suit, using small plot events to take viewers to many unexpected places.
The two-disc 40th Anniversary DVD has much to offer, including "A Magical Musical Reunion," in which Andrews, Van Dyke, and composer Richard Sherman recall and perform some of their favorite songs. The deleted song "Chimpanzoo" is hilarious, and the 50-minute "making of" feature is full of fascinating memories, information, and footage. A bonus animated short is pretty dull, though, and the optional audio commentary adds little to the movie.
Movie Details
Studio: Disney, Director: Robert Stevenson
Run time: 140 minutes
Theatrical release: 08/29/1964, DVD release: 12/14/2004
MPAA Rating: G for all audiences
Run time: 140 minutes
Theatrical release: 08/29/1964, DVD release: 12/14/2004
MPAA Rating: G for all audiences
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I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
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- Educational
- Good role models
Best movie I've ever seen!
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I rate this title on for age 4 and give it
My daughter's favorite movie right now!
My 4 year old daughter absolutely loves this movie. We watched it together for family movie night, and she has asked to see it again and again (so we bought both the DVD). She especially loves the dancing and music! As a side note, we watched the movie because we wanted to take her to the play on Broadway, which she loved as well!
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I rate this title on for age 4 and give it
The only problem with this movie is that some parts are too "boring". But there are many delightful parts.
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I rate this title on for age 4 and give it
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Kids love the music, magic, and fun
Kids at a very young age will enjoy this magical classic. Our child loved watching this movie soon after he turned 4. He is sensitive to tense scenes and conflict, which are scarcely seen in this film, so we often chose this movie over so many others deemed acceptable for young ones.
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I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
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- Good role models
Hi, I'm ten years old and I think this is a wonderful classic film to be watched over and over! But I if your child gets scared easily there is one part {Only a few seconds} that shows a witch and a fierce dog but besides that you will love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I rate this title iffy for age 4 and give it
great....
great classic movie
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I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
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- Good role models
Good for people who like fun movies
This movie is great and I watch it LOTS!!!!!!!!!!
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
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- Good role models
Great songs and acting
I like the special effects, and the story is always very interesting.
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I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
A Great Classic
This movie is a must-see and appropriate for anyone.
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I rate this title on for age 4 and give it
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I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
Surprisingly good.
I usually dislike movies with too much singing, like High School Musical. Somehow, I enjoyed the fantasy movie even with all the songs. It must be Disney magic.
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I rate this title pause for age 6 and give it
Intense Scenes for Little One
Two scenes to be aware about: the kids get lost and then run into a "witch" and a dog baring its teeth and barking before they find Burt who doesn't look like Burt because he is covered in soot 2)The admiral and his man shoot at the chimney sweeps with his canon. Though they look like fireworks and no one gets hurt, they are still shooting at people. That's as far in the movie that we got because my 4 year old didn't "like that when they were shooting" and so we didn't watch the rest.
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I rate this title on for age 3 and give it
Classic Family Fun
Great for young kids and old.
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
4 year old loves it!
Our 4 year old saw this movie after meeting Mary Poppins at Disney World and just loves it. She watched everyday for weeks.
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
A classic
My 3 year old daughter wants to watch this movie every day. She is learning a lot about empathy through watching the character development (i.e., the grumpy but loving father becomes a devoted family man.)
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
A classic not to be missed!
This was one of my favorites as a child and now my daughter (age 5) has been enjoying it for over 2 years now. The only parts that were kind of iffy as far as her being able to understand and not be scared was the scuffle in the bank and the kids running scared through the alleys before Burt finds them. Otherwise it's still the best!
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
Umm...
Some people may like this movie, but frankly I think Mary Poppins is just boring. The only fun I get out of it is when my family plays the "say supercalafragalisticexpealadocious six times fast" game. Every scene is filled with lame songs, the plot is boring, and the characters are unrealistic.
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
I loved this!
Great film!!!!
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