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movies.go.com - : Mary Poppins did more than perk up family relationships at the Banks' mansion. She also proved to be a piece of good fortune for Disney Studios who won 5 of 11 nominations at the Academy Awards the following year, including a Best Actress for the up-and-coming Andrews. more...
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www.filmcritic.com - : Simply put, every kid wants an adult who is their ally, who upon their arrival offers a world of magic and fun. Who is Mary Poppins, if not the perfect embodiment of that idea? She can make a room clean itself, enable snow globes to tell touching narratives, and make chalk drawings come to life. Kids will be floored by the magical possibilities. The movie's playful goofiness, courtesy of Van Dyke, Ed Wynn, and bouncy songs (which come one right after the other) will keep everyone glued to the set. more...
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www.moria.co.nz - : Mary Poppins is quite an appealing film. It has nothing that could really be described as a plot, rather is just a series of dance and effects sequences that have been strung together. This doesn't particularly matter, as it is all conducted with a dizzily deadpan absurdism that hardly ever wears out its welcome. more...
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