Bedknobs and Broomsticks (30th Anniversary Edition)

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Summary: One of the best, and now it's restored!!!!
Review: From the men who brought you "Mary Poppins". From some of the same men who were also involved in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". From the director who brought you "The Absent Minded Professor", "The Love Bug" and several others. Comes the story of a trio of orphns, a huckster of hucksters, and an apprentice witch. It's "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" and it's one of the most treasured DVDs in my collection. Join Eglantine Price and Professor Emelius Brown as they search for the spell that causes substitutiary locomotion, and may very well help in the war effort. Come along on a romp through Portibello Road and a journey to the Island of Naboomboo. You'll enjoy every minute of this. This DVD contains 19 minutes of restored footage that was cut from the original release. There is also a 20 minute suppliment featuring interviews with Angela Lansbury, the Sherman BRothers, and many others who were involved in creating thismarvelous film. You MUST own this disc, it is one of the FINEST ever made. It's too bad that "Mary Poppins" wasn't given this treatment when it came to DVD. Buy this now, you won't regret it.

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Summary: The charge of the "knight" brigade!
Review: Ever since I was a child, this magical Disney classic has always captured my imagination. The fabulous songs by the Sherman brothers, the amazing mixture of live-action and animation, and the magical special effects make this timeless film entertaining to viewers of all ages. The casting was great, especially David Tomlinson, who was also terrific in "Mary Poppins" and "The Love Bug". My two favorite scenes in this are the hilarious soccar match and the "battle" at the end between the knights and the German soldiers. By the way, the scene where the "flying" dress lands on Roddy McDowall is the only scene (that I know of) where you can clearly see the wires attached to a flying object or person in the movie. This is easily one of Angela Lansbury's best performances, and it's one of the best films directed by the great Robert Stevenson (Disney's greatest director ever in my humble opinion). I was a little disappointed by the "special edition" dvd. It claims to have a featurette on the making of the film, but the featurette focuses only on the film's music. I was hoping for a documentary explaining the actual making of the film, especially the extraordinary special effects. At least the movie has been wonderfully restored and is very well-priced. This great film is highly recommended for Disney fans.

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Summary: Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Review: I saw this film as a child at Radio City Music Hall in NYC and loved it. It's nice to know that I can now enjoy such an uplifting film from my childhood with my two children. My little one loves the mixture of animation, and my son loves the scene of the armor coming to life. I would highly recommend this film.

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Summary: TRAGUNA MACOIDES AND A SMALL REVEIW FROM ME
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This is about a kind and gentle witch ( Angela Lansbury) who takes in three orphened children from London due to World War II, she takes them including a magical professor ( David Tomlinson from Mary Poppins) on a magic bed with the turn of an enchanted bedknob to many places including a fabled island of Naboombu which is encharted by anthropmorphic animal beings including trying to fight against the Nazis.

A spectacular musical fantasy from the disney company with great songs sung wonderfully especially by Angela Lansbury, the live-action/animation sequences are the best parts, wonderfully performed and good message in this movie makes this a total family classic.

The 35th anniversary DVD is great with restored picture & Sound with scenes not shown in the original cut, the extras has two cartoon shorts, a featurette, Deleted song, original recording session with David Tomlinson that has never before seen by anyone, and a still gallery of conceptual art and publicity materials.

A must have for Disney Aficionados everywhere!

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Summary: Fillagy Appogy Pddegry Pedogy!
Review: As a kid, I watched this movie over and over! I loved witches and still do! I also loved Mary Poppins but this is my favorite! I used to recite all the spells and try to get my broom off the ground with Nekipo Nekrifs Crumpic Leach and try to perform Substitutiary Locamotion! I'd also sing along to all the songs until my mother wanted to kill me! I still have my old Vhs version (the 3rd I had to buy becuase I had all but worn out the previous two) I didn't even know it was released on DVD until my mother got it for me two Christmases ago. I started reading the back and when I found out it was restored, I was plotzing! I now enjoy it even more than I did as a kid! So give it a try! It's fabulous! The only thing I was so sad about was that "Step In The Right Direction" was destroyed. Maybe one day they'll find a print and we'll get to see it! Another great thing is that Angela Lansbury is fresh from "Mame" and this is one of her better musical roles! So if you're an Angie fan, as I am, this is the movie for you!

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Summary: An Overlooked Treasure!!
Review: I cannot believe I never saw this when I was growing up. It is a brilliant movie for the whole family. I think it surpasses most of the rubbish that is out there today (ie: SHREK) which is written to entertain on the lowest level instead of uplifting and broadening ones mind. Bedknobs and Broomsticks is a classic! My children love it and so do I.

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Summary: Kids loved it
Review: My kids loved this movie. It has a good mix of adventure, song, dance, and magic. My younger one did get scared when the bad guys appear, but loved it none the less.

As an adult, I found the movie a bit on the long side. The dance scenes are a bit tedious, and some of the plot drags on or is clearly very period related.

Nonetheless, it is good fun and worth watching. Since my kids have become Harry Potter addicts, I've added in other fantasy movies, such as this, Sword in the Stone, Narnia, etc.

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Summary: A Magical Disney Adventure
Review: While the special effects on this movie are rather outdated (they were really quite good for the era) the story line still delivers an enjoyable experience, and is hightened by the fabulous acting of Angela Lansbury and David Tomlinson and superb song and dance scenes.
While the youngest viewers will delight in the scenes where live action and animation mix, and where everyday objects take on lives of their own, I recommend this movie primarily for older kids and adults. The movie is to some extent a little slow paced compared to many modern childrens movies, which may cause the smaller children to grow a little restless, and much of the plot will be lost on the younger audience. I first saw this movie when I was four or five years old, and enjoyed it thuroughly, but it wasn't until years later that I was able to understand what was going on with the Nazis and the war and was able to truly appreciate it.
Now as an adult I'm able to fully enjoy every aspect of Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and think it's great fun!

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Summary: SLOW
Review: I bought this for my 3-year old since she just loves Chitty-Chitty Bang Bang and it just doesn't have any comparison. Amazon made the suggestion and I fell for it. Bad move! Very slow moving movie!!!