to dislike Mary Poppins, the sinister cow.

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Worst children's film ever.

Taking the children to see all and sundry, along with her ne'er do well mate with the funny accent.

Look into Julie Andrews eyes and see the axis of evil.

Fly a kite off.

not read all of it but i think its an amazing film for kids.

I love the part where Mrs Banks is fighting for womens rights and she tells the cleaner to hide her banner as "you know Mr Banks does not like the corze"

I like both the book and the movie.

On the other hand, SOM is annoying, like many other musicals.

Freudian was it this book?

at Stephen King - so true. The ninety-foot baby with iron teeth in particular. Loved them though.

I adore Mary Poppins and sometimes watch it when the kids are at school :) It's one of my 'comfort blanket' films, like The Wizard of Oz and Labyrinth. And Cry Baby, which is just brilliant.

anyone old enough to remember that strange programme on childrens TV something like 'ringing tree' it was very sinister with no words only music, dwarves, and sometimes black and white opening into colour by a lake... can't remember all of it but it used to be very randomly weird.

you women are awful!! (but hilarious)

i love Mary Poppins! i watched it all the time as a child and cant wait to watch it with my little girl.

peeriebear - i love wizard of oz and labyrinth too.

but my all time favourite? Annie.

I went into labour with Ds2 on an easter monday while DS1 and DH were watching Mary Poppins, remember sitting on a towel after a bath wishing it would end so I could get DS1 to bed and call the MW.

I watched Mary Poppins a couple of weeks ago with my dc's and was struck by how relevant it is to current events.

It covers the role of banks in society. Parenting and what makes a good parent. The role of women and the status of men. Plus it has St Paul's Cathedral.

I was also idly tapping through my IMDB ap. as I watched. Sadly a large percentage of the cast are dead, including the actor who plays Michael .

You are not being unreasonable -

however,

I LOVE MARY POPPINS and cannot wait for Christmas so I can watch it (again).

The West End show was great too.

oh, I feel sad that Michael is dead now. I never knew that.

somewherewest you've reminded me of a story I heard about a terrible theatre adaptation of the Diary of Anne Frank. Apparently it was so bad that early on, when the Nazis raid the house for the first time, someone in the audience shouted 'She's in the attic!'

WinterIsComing no it was not that book it was teh story of Baby Yaga a witch who ate children and her house was built on chicken legs

this is a picture from the book

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vasilisa.jpg

very scary though my mum thought it was beautifully illustrated maybe but not how a seven year old thinks. my mum still has the book

Gosh, poor Michael was only 21 when he died of pancreatitis. I didn't even know he was dead!

Christ, didn't know David Tomlinson was dead either!

She is SUPER CALA FRAGALISTIC EXPEE ALI DO SHUS. But I hate her because my DH shows off about his minimal tidying up by saying "Oh it must have been Mary Poppins!" Berk. Even the kids are fed up with this...

I don't know how you could find Mary Poppins sinister, unless you are a banker perhaps :) People are weird. Ok Julie Andrews is posh and schoolmarmish but hardly sinister. For God's sake don't watch any Tim Burton films if you find MP sinister...

It covers the role of banks in society. Parenting and what makes a good parent. The role of women and the status of men. Plus it has St Paul's Cathedral.

Exactly.

I guessed DT was dead because he was fairly mature in films in the 60s and 70s. A lovely man by all accounts.

Also Boomknobs and Breadsticks :) is lovely too.

Yes, I looked Michael up, his death was not covered in the media at the time:

www.reelclassics.com/Musicals/MaryPoppins/marypoppins-garber.htm

Baba Yaga and the house on chicken legs is in that book. Horrible

how sad should that there was so little recognition of his death! And mysterious, why on earth did his brother not attend his funeral??

oh he was only 13...but still...

Stepaway - I bought The Singing Ringing Tree and The Tinder Box on VHS a few years ago and they were still weird!

Very sad about Matthew Garber. I loved those children. So natural and un-airbrushed.

I always thought Mary Poppins was about LSD.
I loved the character of Mrs Banks though.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was absolutely the creepiest and most disturbing children's film I ever saw. It was given as a gift for the DCs and I threw it out.

I didn't know he was dead! I was watching the commentary on the 40th Anniversary edition and the girl who played Jane was laughing about what a naughty little boy he was. They didn't mention that he'd died. :(