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Mary Poppins |  | Director: Robert Stevenson
Actors: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Hermione Baddeley
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Category: Video
List Price: CDN$ 23.34
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Rating:  120 reviews
Sales Rank: 439
Format: NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: VHS Tape
Running Time: 139 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5 x 1.2
ISBN: 6300274187
UPC: 012257023039
EAN: 9786300274181
ASIN: 6300274187
Theatrical Release Date: August 29, 1964
Release Date: August 26, 1997
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
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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 Cheree") 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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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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 Mary Poppins July 6, 2010
M. M. Adcock
Much appreciated by my great granddaughter for whom it was bought after watching it again for the umpteenth time over the years. She was especially thrilled to have her own copy.
Wonderful classic, worth it just for the "let's go fly a kite" song June 4, 2010
Margaret E. Trott (Toronto, ON, CAN)
My son is three and half and it just held his attention, would probably be better 4 +. I find Dick Van Dyke's fake accent annoying, but he is charming. Julie Andrews is just wonderful.
 DVD May 10, 2010
J. Smith (Toronto)
DVD came about a week and a half after being ordered. Was wrapped in paper; I would have preferred a bit more padding, but the DVD was in good shape, as described.
Mary Poppins; practically perfect in every way September 10, 2006
Ms. H. Sinton (Ingleby Barwick. U.K.)
This is one of those films that has stood the test of time and is still entertaining now as it was 40 years ago. Everyone knows the tale of the magical nanny that blows in on the east wind and into the lives of the Banks family of 17 Cherry Tree Lane. Jane and Michael Banks have had a succession of strict nannies as well as a very strict father and a mother who is always out with her fellow suffragettes. Mary Poppins brings magic and fun into the children's lives, something that has been sorely lacking prior to her arrival.
Julie Andrews stars as the nanny and Dick Van Dyke as the lovable cockney Bert, (just forgive his dreadful accent) who always seems to be around at the right time for an adventure. The children find themselves having outings such as jumping into a chalk picture into a cartoon world, having a tea-party on a ceiling and dancing across the rooftops of London. Stuffed to the gills with songs such as 'Spoonful of Sugar', 'Chim Chim Cheree', 'Feed the Birds' and 'Jolly Holiday', this will have you tapping your foot throughout.
This 40th anniversary edition is on 2 discs and features lots of extras such as a documentary, commentary, footage of the premieres etc. The quality of print is very high, the colours have never looked so vibrant and the picture is razor sharp. Wonderful stuff.
This movie is Supercalifragilisticexpialidocous!!!! January 12, 2005
I have not always been a big fan of this movie, but I realized that I was wrong. Julie Andrews performance is and always will be outstanding in this movie. I think all of us at one time wish we could make an interesting entrance via floating in from the sky through an umbrella. She makes work turned into fun when she gets the children Jane and Michael Banks to clean up the nursery. With the help from Bert, she uses her imagination when she, Bert and the children jump into a sidewalk drawing. Or when Mary and the children go to a tea party on the ceiling! This movie definately has plenty of special effects, especially when it was created in a time when there no computers. Not to mention lots of imaginative and creative ideas that would captivate both children and adults alike.
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