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Just a spoonful of sugar

Advantages: great story, good for the whole family, fun soundtrack
Disadvantages: none

Mary Poppins is one of the films of my childhood, so I was really pleased to receive it on DVD as a gift. It's a film that hasn't lost any of it's magic with age and one that I can happily watch time and time again. Set in Cherry Tree Lane, the Mr Banks is looking for a nanny for his children, Jane and Michael. The children have a wish list for the qualities they would want in a nanny, which Mr Banks disposes of, only for Mary Poppins to find and ...
...least with exactly what and how much she can fit in her bag!) and teaches them numerous valuable lessons. They grow to love and respect her and she grows to love them too. There are great sing along classics in this film. Feed the birds, a spoonful of sugar and truly scrumptious are some of the most popular. The music and dancing is really memorable and great fun. There are various bonus features on this release, which include a deleted song and ...

katherineh123 12.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Mary Poppins (40th Anniversary Edition) (DVD)

Face bothered? NO!!

Advantages: Audrey's dancing, family entertainment, pretty costumes
Disadvantages: Dull, poor plot, cheesy, poor songs

...to watch last night was Funny Face, a 1956 film starring Audrey with Fred Astaire. I love films from this era and I love musicals, so I had high hopes for this one. It began reasonably well with setting the scene and a pleasant musical diversion featuring women in pretty pink dresses. By this point though, my husband had his head in his hands and contemplated turning off the computer and going to bed, before he died from a saccharine overdose! After ...
...him anything except embarrassing in Funny Face. The songs couldn't save it either. Despite them being by Ira and George Gershwin, they were often bland and almost always forgettable. The lyrics and rhymes were often cringe-worthy too and hubby and I spent quite a lot of time laughing at them. The highlight of the film for me was watching Audrey Hepburn dance. Apart from a few scenes in my Fair Lady, I hadn't seen her dance before, but I remember ...

KarenUK 12.12.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Funny Face (DVD)

Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow, you're...

Advantages: Keeps small children occupied
Disadvantages: Will drive you crazy very quickly

Annie – Fit for Viewing by Persons Generally Excruciating, is one word which comes to mind, when thinking of how to sum up Annie the Musical. Raucous, grating and harsh, could describe the songs. Contrived, implausible and sudsy, the plot. However, I’ve watched this DVD probably getting on for 100 times as it is a firm favourite with my daughter, who is 3, which just goes to prove that genetics don’t always work. I saw Annie the musical as a stage ...
...decides that a DVD of Annie the Musical will be an ideal present for my daughter – since I was such a fan myself! My instinct is to inwardly groan – although I can’t really remember the story at all, there is something about small red-haired American brats that does not call out to me “quality movie”. I remove the cellophane packaging with a heavy heart. There are two possible outcomes – either my daughter will love it, and we will watch it endlessly ...

Tricksty 25.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Annie (DVD)

Family Sing along Fun

Advantages: Fun Enjoyable Family Entertainment
Disadvantages: Hard not to sing along to the songs

...watch on a sunday afternoon. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is great, altho the child catcher is quite scary. Oliver obviously is sad but i wouldnt help singing along ot the songs its such a feel good film and musical. Annie is fabulous, who can beat a film with the best character 'miss Hanigan'. Now a woman who can cope with that many kids is a woman with spunk. Overall this three film box set is a great thing to put on when the kids need entertaining ...

Dkenyon88 05.03.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang / Oliver / Annie (DVD)

Bugsy!

Advantages: Fun storyline, catchy songs.
Disadvantages: N/A

I first watched Bugsy Malone as a kid and I loved it. I suspected I remembered this film through 'rose tinted glasses' so I decided to buy it and watch it again. I'm glad that I did because it was as good as I remembered it. A parody of 'gangster' films and characters, this was a musical film originally released in 1976 which was loosely based on the events during the prohibition era in the United States. All of the characters were played by children ...
...Dandy Dan (Martin Lev) and Bugsy Malone (Scott Baio) who is enlisted to help Fat Sam and his mob overcome Dandy Dan's crew. Dandy Dan has acquired 'splurge' guns and is taking down Fat Sam's mob one by one. Considering the talent displayed by some of the cast, it is amazing that only Jodie Foster (who played Fat Sam's moll and club singer Tallulah) and Scott Baio (Bugsy Malone) went on to achieve notable worldwide success. Bonnie Langford, Dexter ...

dandadda 06.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Bugsy Malone (DVD)