mary poppins will overthrow capitalism

Pretty magical to rewatch these old movies through my daughter’s eyes. She doesn’t really understand any of the stuff with Mr. Banks and his bank. But she bursts into “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” at random times now and I wouldn’t trade singing along with her for all the tuppence in the world.

VOTES FOR WOMEN (STEP IN TIME)

julie andrews is the prettiest person to walk this earth

Capitalism is a failure of imagination.

Part of Dastardly Difficult December: film nr.104

' Old Year's Day' is what we call the last day of the year here in Holland.

One of the things that goes hand in hand with this day is watching Mary Poppins.

And as I look around the room and see three generations of my family smiling, laughing, singing and being totally captivated by this tale of magic, fantasy and the beauty of childhood, I forget that I'm a cynical dick 90% of the time. There are only a handful of films that can achieve this and this one is probably the best example of them.

And Julie Andrews is a total babe.

Starring Julie Andrews as the perfect nanny in a musical, it’s hard not to compare this to The Sound of Music, which only came out a year later. While I personally prefer her other film, there’s no denying that Mary Poppins has an unforgettable charm. I love how unapologetic and self-centered Julie Andrews acts in this movie. Likewise, Dick Van Dyke plays two exaggerated but iconic roles.

“A wooden leg named Smith. A wooden leg...named Smith. A wooden le...💀”

It is more surreal and is filled with classic humor here and there. Although it’s shorter, some scenes did drag making the film feel a bit longer, especially scenes that I’d argue kids would enjoy more, or ones that hold a nostalgia towards this film (I wish that were me). With that being said, I cannot get these catchy songs out of my head. Someone help.

you know what? i'm just gonna say it. mrs. banks is the highlight of this film

Mary Poppins is definitely a top

What if someone else used Mary Poppins’ tape measure that was the same height as her?? Wouldn’t it also say that- you know what? I won’t ruin the magic of this joyous musical masterpiece.

My partner is 33 years old and has seen this film over twenty times but they never realized Dick Van Dyke plays the owner of the bank in a dual role. One of my greatest pleasures in life was seeing the realization dawn on my partner's face.

Also, I've seen this movie a billion times and I love it to death despite the film being veiled propaganda for pollution

when will dick van dyke pay for his crimes*

(*his awful cockney accent)

Practically perfect in every way and one of my childhood favorites.

Just about as wholesome and amazing a Disney film as you're likely to find. It's incredibly hard to rewatch this without a smile on your face or tapping along with the music. Still a marvel of film when they have the combined live action and animation sequences.

Dame Julie Andrews is stellar as Mary Poppins as is Dick Van Dyke as Bert. I also can never get enough of David Tomlinson's fantastic performance as George Banks, in my opinion the most underrated aspect of the film. Also love the supporting cast of characters featuring Ed Wynn as Uncle Albert and Reginald Owen as Admiral Boom (appropriately named). 

The score and songs are timeless especially "Step in Time" and "Let's Go Fly a Kite." "Feed the Birds" is one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs in the Disney songbook. 

Couldn't have picked a better title to watch on my birthday.

I'm gonna just burst into a song next time and dance around gleefully and maybe try not to romanticize chimney-sweeping. In parts and pieces.. it's mere Mary Poppins!

Haven’t seen this in forever. It’s far too long and some songs go on for twice as long as needed, but it’s still incredibly impressive and fun. Julie Andrews is amazing and gives me feelings in tumtum and Dick Van Dyke’s electric performance overrides his awful accent. It’s also a very bizarre story that I’m not sure people give it enough credit for it’s surrealism, mythos, and allegory.

Me at age 5: Watches this at my Aunt's house and dances around the TV room in delight. When my parents pick me up and ask what I did with my Aunt, I start singing 'A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Medicine Go Down.' I cheer for the kiddos and think Bert and Mary Poppins are 'old people.'

Then pass 20 dark years when I think I'm too cool to watch 'Mary Poppins.'

Me at age 25: "This is actually.... peak Disney? Bert and Mary Poppins are actually... literal deities?"

Honestly this has become one of my new favorite movies!

The thing I appreciate most about watching this as an adult is how enthusiastically and consistently it commits to its own delightful storybook alternate universe. No excuses for any of it, just imagination and joy. As a kid, that was my baseline expectation for movies! Now, it is a delightful surprise.

Well, color me impressed. If there was any live-action film Walt Disney produced during his lifetime that could actually be considered a masterpiece (and anything from Disney in general, for that matter), it would have to be Mary Poppins. After having spent the last decade or so expanding his company from an animation studio to a multimedia enterprise, practically every wing of the company managed to bring their A-game to this film, and it SHOWS: whether it be the superb musical numbers courtesy of the Sherman Brothers (whose careers practically took off because of this) to the "Jolly Holiday" sequence's spectacular use of combining live-action and animation in a film made before Roger Rabbit, and everything in the "Step in Time" sequence, I can barely even name anything here that DOESN'T work. To quote a certain character from this film, it's "practically perfect in every way", and I'd have to agree.

Me parece de locos que sea tan antigua. Es una película que ha envejecido de locos. ¡Valga la redundancia!

Con un poco de azúcar es la píldora que os dan.

People: Hey Mary Poppins is adorable!
Me: more like supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Julie Andrews' smile makes my crops thrive. Her character is so cool; the way she flawlessly slides up bannisters and floats with an umbrella, when she pulled furniture out her bag, and how she can understand dogs. Them travelling inside the drawing blew my mind as a child, and the penguins doing their little dance was always my favourite scene. The music is also impeccable (especially ‘Spoonful of Sugar’ and ‘Supercalifragilistic’). Similar to Sound of Music, I probably would’ve loved this film more if the scenes were shorter.

This movie is a masterpiece. From the acting, to the songs to the special effects to the likable characters! Everything about is a delight and 99% procent of it still holds up! 
It’s delightful and touching from start to finish. I’m positive this movie will never date. It’s a masterpiece of film that will continue to delight audiences young and old for years to come!