One of Disney's greats.
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11/17/07
Mary Poppins (1964)
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:37
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.2/10
Consensus: A lavish modern fairy tale celebrated for its amazing special effects, catchy songs, and Julie Andrews's legendary performance in the title role.
Runtime: 2 hrs 20 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: A magical, musical nanny brings a breath of fresh air into the stuffy Banks household in turn-of-the-century England. Overstuffed with gaiety, this children's fantasy is filled to the brim with... [More]
Starring: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns
Director: Robert Stevenson
Reviews for Mary Poppins
Top CriticDisney had done a magnificent job of adapting the PL Travers character to the screen, using cinematic effects to the full in creating an enchanting story.
04/17/01
Top CriticThe film was deservedly a mega-hit.
03/03/08
Top CriticCompared to even 'sophisticated' juvenile fodder, the sheer exuberance of Disney's adaptation of PL Travers' children's classic should tickle the most jaded fancy.
06/24/06
Top CriticNo review available.
12/12/03
At her most startlingly beautiful here, Julie Andrews does not play the chipper, loving nanny people might expect or remember. She carefully layers a distantly dangerous and even spooky side to her character.
04/11/05
The message is clear: Everyone should take care of their jobs and responsibilities, but have fun as well.
11/30/04
With all the subtlety of Battleship Potemkin, a queue full of sour-faced old school nannies is shown blowing away into thin air to make way for the embodiment of modern female assertiveness.
01/27/09
The grace of the effects makes it some kind of classic.
03/03/08
The first Disney movie ever to be nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, the musical received 13 nods. setting a record for musicals; My Fair Lady earned 12 nominations.
12/26/06
Mary Poppins is definitely worth popping for. (40th Anniversary Edition)
12/02/04
Julie Andrews' first appearance on the screen is a signal triumph and she performs as easily as she sings, displaying a fresh type of beauty nicely adaptable to the color cameras.
03/03/08
Top CriticIt’s truly supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
12/07/04
One of the most loved Disney movies that has delighted families since it was made in 1964, Mary Poppins, like its central character, is practically Perfect in Every Way.
10/18/02
Practically perfect in every way.
05/26/06
Arguably, it already seemed dated by the early 1970s, within a decade of its 1964 release. Yet still, somehow, the substantial charms of Mary Poppins live on.
01/23/09
The sets are luxuriant, the songs lilting, the scenario witty but impeccably sentimental, and the supporting cast only a pinfeather short of perfection.
04/24/09
Top CriticOne of the greatest children's films ever.
03/03/08
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05/11/02
Disney classic musical even concludes with a strengthened family flying kites together. Uplifting!
10/26/04
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