Nanny McPhee DVD

Advantages: Some nice performances and a sense of the absurd
Disadvantages: It may be an acquired taste

...Brown calls on the mysterious Nanny McPhee, who uses her magical powers to lick the children into shape. But just as the children are starting to behave, their evil Great Aunt Adelaide arrives on the scene intent on breaking the family up for good. The last time Emma Thompson wrote a screenplay (for "Sense and Sensibility") she won an Oscar. It's safe to say there's little danger of that for "Nanny McPhee" after the critical mauling by the press. ...
...sure. It is a peculiar little film that feels like a throwback to a simpler time and could easily have been made by Disney thirty years ago. It is certainly whimsical and will appeal to kids who like their magic less frightening than that in "Harry Potter". Based on the "Nurse Matilda" books by Christianna Brand, it has a very strong sense of self that encompasses everything from the production design to the style of acting. The entire movie is set ... Read review

Advantages: A DVD TO AWAKEN THE CHILD IN EVERYONE
Disadvantages: NONE

...The cast; EMMA THOMPSON, nanny mcphee COLIN FIRTH, Mr Brown ANGELA LANSBURY, auntie Adelaide Casting by, Michelle guish Music by, Patrick Doyle, Costume designer, Nic Dee Production designer, Michel Howells based on the book nurse Matilda books by Christiana brand screenplay Emma Thompson and produced by Lindsey Doran, Tim Bevan and Eric fellner, directed by Kirk Jones. The plot; It starts with recently widowed Mr Brown(Colin firth of Bridget ...
...agency to recruit yet another nanny and the doors are suddenly locked and he is informed that there are no more nanny’s that are willing to look after his now well known children so he walks away and as he does that the letterbox of the letting agency open and says to him. “THE PERSON YOU NEED IS NANNY MCPHEE” To which he replies, Excellent, I need her to start right away, as I am late for an important tea dance. The voice in the letterbox said ... Read review

Advantages: Nice story, good acting from the children
Disadvantages: Not as good as some childrens films, not enough to hold adults attention

Nanny McPhee was a popular children's film in 2005 and was released to DVD in February 2006. It is based on the Nurse Matilda stories written by Christianna Brand and has been adapted to the big screen by the actress Emma Thompson. In doing so she has also cast herself in the starring role (I guess it's one of the perks of being the screenwriter!) as Nanny McPhee. The Plot This is the story of the Brown family. Mr Brown (played by Colin ...
...keep a chart of each nanny and how long it took for them to leave. The eldest child Simon (who was the boy in Love Actually) is the main instigator of the mischief although the others need very little encouragement to join in. As if this isn't enough for poor Mr Brown to contend with his rich Aunt is putting increasing pressure on him to find a new wife and mother for the children or she will withdraw the allowance that helps support his small wage ... Read review

Advantages: Some funny bits, good acting
Disadvantages: Mainly for the kids, simple basic story

...of them - It was Nanny McPhee. The story draws an obvious inspiration from that timeless classic , Mary Poppins since it tells the story of a nanny with strange magical powers that mysteriously arrives to bring the recently widowed Mr Brown's seven unruly children into line. However this is a more updated and modern story so the similarities between these two films are thankfully only fleeting. In fact, Nanny McPhee is actually based more on the ...
...successfully seeing off their seventeenth nanny in a row. Since losing their mother there are two things that they are certain of. They are having no nanny to boss them around and their father will not re-marry as they will not tolerate a wicked step mother under any circumstances. On the face of things it appears that despite his unruly children Mr Brown has a big house and a good job at the funeral parlour but it soon becomes apparent that this ... Read review

Advantages: funny, entertaining
Disadvantages: a bit predictable

...they strive to drive each nanny out more quickly than the previous one. Cedric is despairing and doesn't know what to do - especially as the nanny agency has run out of nannies. He also has the problem of his Aunt Adelaide (Angela Lansbury) who is a very uptight old woman, but who gives him a monthly allowance to pay the rent, as his job as an undertaker does not pay well enough to feed all of his children. Aunt Adelaide tells Cedric he must marry ...
...'The person you need is Nanny McPhee.' One night a mysterious woman arrives on his doorstep and announces herself to be Nanny McGhee (Emma Thompson). When Cedric asks who has sent her, she announces that she is a government nanny. Nanny McPhee has a rather frightening appearance, complete with warts and a large protruding tooth. On her first night she walks into the kitchen to greet the children and finds that they have tied up the cook Mrs Blatherwick ... Read review