Bedknobs and Broomsticks (30th Anniversary Edition)

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Summary: An exemplary DVD from Disney
Review: It has taken four years for Disney to give adequate treatment to their catalog titles on a regular basis, but now with this disc (also that of "Pete's Dragon") they're finally realizing that caring about quality pays off in the end. And what quality it is! This film has been restored to 139 minutes, adding 22 minutes of scenes that greatly benefit the flow of the story and the characters. The picture (first time in widescreen) and sound (Dolby 5.1) are the best I've ever seen this film looking. The supplements are also very good for a 1-disc set. Parents, please buy this terrific DVD of this wonderful film for your children, they will be forever grateful.

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Summary: 30th Anniversary DVD improves a classic film
Review: I'm a fan of Bedknobs and Broomsticks, so I was excited to learn that a DVD edition was to be published. Now that I have seen it, I have to say that it surpassed every expectation. The film has been beautifully remastered, with great color and sound. Deleted scenes have been added back into the running of the film. I was surprised at how much was cut for the version that originally went to theaters. There are awesome special features, interviews with everyone under the sun, and a whole song cut from the film's original run. The DVD has done what I thought impossible--made me love this film even more. I don't care what the other reviewers say, I like this film more than Mary Poppins. Angela Lansbury and David Tomlinson are fantastic, as are all three of the kids. If you're a fan of Disney, Angela, David, musicals, or just cool movies, this is a fantastic buy.

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Summary: A TRULY TREASURED GEM OF A DISNEY CLASSIC!
Review: Definitely one of Disney's most beloved and treasured animated films of all time -- as far as I'm concerned. This is a true masterpiece. The Classic story of a witch-in-training, who adopts three children, and end up going on an adventure of a lifetime...just by using a bed to guide them from journey to journey! This beautifully-told story will steal your heart and will leave you in awe. The acting performances by the entire cast are just surpurb. The special effects are just spectacular and the music is brilliant. BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS may sound a bit lame to some people, but it is really not lame at all! My favorite scene of this entire movie is the Battle Scene. I absolutely love it: It's hilarious, heartwarming, and charming. This is for anyone who loves Disney Classics -- especially MARY POPPINS and THE SWOARD IN THE STONE. A must-have for your Ultimate Disney Collection!

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Summary: It's not Mary Poppins, but so what, it's great!
Review: Critics should stop comparing this film to Mary Poppins! I LOVE Mary Poppins, and sure it's one of the best movies ever made, but I LOVE this movie too and did not want to see a remake of Mary Poppins! This one is almost more of a child pleaser than Mary Poppins, with it's more involved animated sequences and it's main character simply admitting to being a witch! Mary Poppins is probably for slightly older viewers. This story, about a good witch and three children in search of a magical spell that could scare off the Nazis is great fun for everyone! Buy it! It's awesome, and certainly worth the money!

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Summary: Fantastic adventure film
Review: A fantastic film. Just as good as Mary Poppins. Maybe even a bit better as there is quite an adventure involved. And kids just seem to love stories where there's witches, spells, baddies and strange cartoon lands that real people can visit. I loved this movie when it first came out, and it was a favourite with my kids as they were growing up. I think the ending where the Nazi's are invading England and Angela Lansbury's character, who is a good witch, puts a spell on all the old suits of armour and sends them off to fight the Nazis, is terrific. To see the nazis flee in terror when they realize the armour is empty, is a hoot. This movie is filled with loads of magical moments...it's a treasure.

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Summary: A dark Mary Poppins
Review: This is an edited Mary Poppins. The unmbrella becomes a bed. Victorian London becomes War-time England. The jolly holiday becomes a trip in animal land. Apart fom it being dark, this is a film of fancy. Recomended to MARY POPPINS lovers.

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Summary: Absolutely Marvellous!
Review: Quite simply the best Disney film ever made! Yes I've read many reviews by the so called experts telling us about how weak it is compared to Mary Poppins, well 'rubbish' is what I say. This film is a league above Poppins. Its so much more enjoyable to see the brilliant (now late) David Tomlinson play a good guy as opposed to the villain in Poppins and especially The Love Bug. Its one of those films that seems to be over before its started, even though its almost 2 hours long, the time just flows away when watching it. And as they say, time flys when you're enjoying yourself. The children are suberb, the animation is excellent, the special effects are extremely convincing and the spells are addictive. Come on now kids.. you can't tell me you werent shouting "..traguna mercoides tracorem satus dee.." at the top of your voice in the vein hope that it might work?.. LOL! My final appraisal has to go to the marvellous Angela Lansbury who's suberb performance in this film is whole key to its success. She's prim, she's proper, she's English, but most of all she's a true gem of actress! Her talent is wasted on too many highly predictable Murder She Wrotes!

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Summary: Great family film that may be a bit scary for tykes!
Review: It's war time and several orphaned kids are placed in with a remote person (Angela Landsbury) who is secretly practicing her lessons to become a good witch. Pranks are playes, adventures are launched straight into cartoon settings. This film is great fun. But if there are young ones viewing, it might mean Mom and Dad need to stick by. Can be a little scary. Not major scary. Just a tad.

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Summary: PURE MAGIC!
Review: Equally as excellent as MARY POPPINS, this fantastic part live, part animated film is made memroable by both performances and magnificent visual effects. Superb from beginning to end this is another in a huge line of Disney classics thats ageless in appeal.

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Summary: Wonderful
Review: Although this is not my favorite Disney but one of the best ones. Marry Poppins would have to be the best one they have made but although this is not a clear or as fun as Mary Poppins. But Kids enjoy it and at 18 years old i still enjoy. During WWII when the bombings of London are occuring they evacuate children to the country side to live with people who will take them in. When Carrie, Charles and Paul Rollins go to live with an eccentric women who wants to be a witch played by Angela Lansbury. First they don't tske to her but in the end they do. When Paul has a bed Knob he takes off the bed. Ms Price cast a traveling spell on the bed and they go on some wacky adventures.

Even to an island inhabited by animals. Combining live action with animation this is a magical movie with great songs and some very funny adventurs. Directed by Robert Stevenson who made the magical Mary Poppins. This is great family fare and will always be a movie i will enjoy watching every time.