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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 It has lost very little..., Mar 7, 2005
I was 7 years old when this film came out in the theater, just the perfect age for it, and I remember dragging my poor parents to see it several times (my father was bored to tears, I remember that clearly).
I recently ran into this DVD at the public library, and today I watched it again for the first time in over 33 years. Fortunately, it has lost little of its magic. The songs are just as catchy as ever, and the "Briny Ballroom" scene is worth the price of admission alone. The song "Age of Not Believing" is excellent, even better than the much-maligned "Cheer Up Charlie" in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (another of my childhood favorites).
Even as dated as the special effects are, the flying bed scenes still look magical (particularly the first one). There aren't enough of them though... you got a flying bed, you should use it! Anyway, I've got a warm feeling after seeing this movie again, and the songs just keep replaying themselves in my head. The only problem I have with Disney's re-release is the extended (waaaaaaayyyyyy toooooo extended) "Portabello Road" scene. This was just unnecessary, and would have put me to sleep as a kid.
It's been noted that this film is overshadowed by "Mary Poppins." Well, any film would be. Despite some weaknesses of this particular release, I can't recommend it enough -- particularly if you saw it as a kid. Let your kids experience it too.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
The charge of the "knight" brigade!, Jan 23, 2005
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.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Jan 18, 2005
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.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
TRAGUNA MACOIDES AND A SMALL REVEIW FROM ME, Jan 4, 2005
This movie is great I totally loved it. In my ranking of top three movies I gave Bedknobs and Broomsticks first by far ahead of Pinochio and Mary Poppins/Alice in Wonderland. The DVD format is great ,the extras are excellent and the movie is Super-Amazing-Brilliant-Great. The two books are also brilliant, likewise to the scenes Portobello Road, Substitutiary Locomotion,
and Charlie as a rabbit! Rent or buy this DVD NOW NOW NOW! I bet you won't regret it.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
A magical tale from Disney, the DVD is great as well!, Dec 29, 2004
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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