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Summary: An Overlooked Treasure!
Review: "Dr. Dolittle" is one of the most enjoyable family movies to view again and again. You'll find yourself humming the delightful "Talk To The Animals" for days! From the magical island to the giant snail and the 'push me-pull you', this movie is filled with wonderful cinema moments. The DVD version has obvious advantages, but I give 2 thumbs up even for the VHS version. Get the popcorn and enjoy this overlooked treasure!
Rating:
Summary: An Overlooked Treasure!
Review: "Dr. Dolittle" is one of the most enjoyable family movies to view again and again. You'll find yourself humming the delightful "Talk To The Animals" for days! From the magical island to the giant snail and the 'push me-pull you', this movie is filled with wonderful cinema moments. The DVD version has obvious advantages, but I give 2 thumbs up even for the VHS version. Get the popcorn and enjoy this overlooked treasure!
Rating:
Summary: An Overlooked Treasure!
Review: "Dr. Dolittle" is one of the most enjoyable family movies to view again and again. You'll find yourself humming the delightful "Talk To The Animals" for days! From the magical island to the giant snail and the 'push me-pull you', this movie is filled with wonderful cinema moments. The DVD version has obvious advantages, but I give 2 thumbs up even for the VHS version. Get the popcorn and enjoy this overlooked treasure!
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Summary: Fonder in memory than in reality
Review: A movie called Dr. Dolittle and His Animals came out in 1928, but the story didn't take off cinematically till Rex Harrison played Dr. Dolittle, the English country veterinarian who can not only speak 498 different animal languages (taught to him by his pet parrot), he can also carry a mean tune and proves it by breaking into song very often. Singing and winging his way to the South Seas, he means to find the elusive Great Pink Sea Snail and the Giant Lunar Moth (flanked by sidekicks Anthony Newly and Samantha Eggar).
Charming, despite its too-numerous musical numbers and ultimately absurd, aimless plot.
Staci Layne Wilson
Author of Staci's Guide to Animal Movies
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Summary: great family film
Review: Eddie Murphy is no Dr. Doolittle. The original and only Dr. Doolittle is Rex Harrison. He never disappoints.
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Summary: A wonderful, timeless, and funny film!
Review: I highly recommend this film for people of all ages It's a great film for the entire family to watch. Rex Harrison is absolutly brilliant as Doctor Dolittle. He's a wonderful actor in every film that he does. It deserves all the stars it can get. It's well worth the price and a film I never tire of watching.
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Summary: A wonderful, timeless, and funny film!
Review: I highly recommend this film for people of all ages It's a great film for the entire family to watch. Rex Harrison is absolutly brilliant as Doctor Dolittle. He's a wonderful actor in every film that he does. It deserves all the stars it can get. It's well worth the price and a film I never tire of watching.
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Summary: DOCTOR DOLITLE LOOKS GREAT ON DVD!
Review: If you haven't seen the underrated original DR. DOLITLE in widescreen stereo as you will be able to on DVD, you haven't seen it! The photography is outstanding (shot in TODD-AO 70MM) and the orchestrations and songs sound great! The Laser Disc was the only way to experience this oustanding family musical...until now. Sadly, though, two of the films best songs, "Where Are The Words" and the beautiful "Something In Your Smile" were cut from the film right before its release and are not restored here as hoped; be sure to check them out on the soundtrack, available on CD (you can hear the melodies play in the overture, opening credits, and exit music). Still, this is a great looking, great sounding musical for everyone! Many muusicals of the late Sixties were unfairly compared (or indeed did try to emulate) "The Sound of Music" and "Mary Poppins" As time has gone on, they can be finally apprecaited as the outstanding entertainments some of them are, like DOCTOR DOLITTLE.
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Summary: DOCTOR DOLITLE LOOKS GREAT ON DVD!
Review: If you haven't seen the underrated original DR. DOLITLE in widescreen stereo as you will be able to on DVD, you haven't seen it! The photography is outstanding (shot in TODD-AO 70MM) and the orchestrations and songs sound great! The Laser Disc was the only way to experience this oustanding family musical...until now. Sadly, though, two of the films best songs, "Where Are The Words" and the beautiful "Something In Your Smile" were cut from the film right before its release and are not restored here as hoped; be sure to check them out on the soundtrack, available on CD (you can hear the melodies play in the overture, opening credits, and exit music). Still, this is a great looking, great sounding musical for everyone! Many muusicals of the late Sixties were unfairly compared (or indeed did try to emulate) "The Sound of Music" and "Mary Poppins" As time has gone on, they can be finally apprecaited as the outstanding entertainments some of them are, like DOCTOR DOLITTLE.
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Summary: A great show
Review: Rex Harrison stars as the Victorian-era doctor of animals in this tuneful, exiting and romantic musical.Samantha Eggar stars as Emma Fairfax, a pretty, headstrong young woman who at first takes dislike to the doctor, but then falls in love with him. They all go on a search for the Great Pink Sea Snail, who travels all over the world, but seems to follow a mysterious floating island, full of natives who all speak fluent English, a very cultured and hospitable! The songs include 'At The Crossroads', 'Doctor Dolittle','I've Never Seen Anything Like It', and 'So Many Faraway Places'.
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