Bedknobs and Broomsticks ??

[alxscrz2]

Posted: 12/13/07 at 1:17am

Ok well I want to buy and see Bedknobs and Broomsticks but I don't know if its a good movie. I know angela lansbury is in it and I love her acting and singing. Has anyone seen the movie ? And what do you guys think of it ?

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 12/13/07 at 1:18am

LOVE IT! I used to be obsessed with it when I was younger.

[DG]

Posted: 12/13/07 at 1:24am

I think it suffers in comparison to Mary Poppins, but it's still pretty entertaining.

[justagirl2]

Posted: 12/13/07 at 1:32am

I used to be scared of it when I was little (I know, I know...), but now I realize that I really liked it.

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 12/13/07 at 5:24am

Make sure you get the full version, not the cut down American release.

[D2]

Posted: 12/13/07 at 7:19am

Rent it first. Then if you like it, buy it.

Oh, and Angela is delightful.

[bschneid76]

Posted: 12/13/07 at 8:14am

"How pleasant. Bobbing along, bobbing along"

"Eglintine, Eglintine! Oh how you shine! Your lot and my lot, have got to combine!"

"Substituciary Locomotion!"

And the lovely Portabello Road Ballet sequence and the finale! A wonderful fantasy film! With Angela Lansbury perfectly charming, and David Tomlinson also wonderful! Love it.

[mateo]

Posted: 12/13/07 at 8:16am

...with Treguna, Makoidees and Trecorum, Sadis Dee!

Love it!

[Katecab99]

Posted: 12/13/07 at 9:02am

i was totally scared of it when i was a little kid too!

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/13/07 at 9:47am

I enjoy the "full" release that's on DVD, but only AFTER seeing the cut-down American release, which was much tighter and didn't overwhelm.

The "full" release is WAY too long, clocking in at nearly 3 hours... for no real reason.

So, keep that in mind when you buy/rent the DVD... and you suddenly think to yourself "this is ENDLESS." The DVD is not the movie as released in the U.S.

Also, it's a bit weird because they found the visual film footage, but not the audio tracks for many of the restored scenes. As a result, other than Angela, everyone else is being dubbed by different actors! The guy who dubs for the Professor doesn't remotely sound like him either! Neither do the child dubbers. Very strange.

All that said, I LOVE the movie, and it's very enjoyable for Angela, the music, and the animated sequence, which is a lot of fun.

I also recommend the original book(s) if you get the chance.

[kate2]

Posted: 12/13/07 at 11:02am

I LOOOOVE this movie! It was one of my favorites as a kid even though I cried at the part wiht the knights armor :) Definitely buy this movie!

[folkyboy]

Posted: 12/13/07 at 11:09am

having recently rented this from Netflix, it makes sense that this was not what i remembered seeing as a kid. it DOES seem endless.

i'd be up for reading the books, however. it's a very fun story :)

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 12/13/07 at 1:58pm

I loved this movie as a kid. The music is fantastic (such hummable songs aren't written anymore), Lansbury is always great, but it's the late David Tomlinson who made the movie.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 12/13/07 at 2:02pm

I love this movie so so so so much.

[Flippancy]

Posted: 12/13/07 at 2:36pm

I used to use "The Age of Not Believing" as my "not-a-love-song-but-I-want-to-show-sensitivity-through-a-ballad" audition song. Complete with key change for the last sixteen bars.

"There's something wonderfulllll, truly wonderfulll,
in yoooooooooooooou!"