Mary Poppins

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Am I alone in finding it unnecessarily cringey and overly sentimental? or does anyone else think the same? (Feel a bit guilty posting this, as it's loved by so many people - expecting a few biscuits to come my way ).

It's the best. And it's got penguins 🐧.

The film has its shortcomings, but the books are amazing

The books aren't "dark"! They all include magical/fantasy episodes which I don't enjoy as much as the everyday stuff and Mary Poppins' wonderful acerbity. I liked the film when I was 10, but it's too Disney for me now. Did you know there's a remake in production?

YANBU I can't stand her and don't get me started on Snow White.

Wow, I didn't actually realise it was made so long ago

Really don't like Dick Van Dyke in it either - his accent and whole happy-go-lucky character on me a bit

*grates on me a bit

Although dick van dyke has apologised for his terrible 'cockney' accent

Dick Van Dyke was taught how to speak Cockney by an Australian, I think. Or was it someone Irish? Either way, it was someone who had never spoken Cockney and I always feel sorry for DVD over that - he's taken so much shit for something that wasn't his fault.

And I love the film. Even though Mary is too smug by half. Saving Mr Banks is great too - about the making of the film, with Tom Hanks.

I can't wait for the sequel autumn 2018.

I love the emancipated Mrs Banks forever saying 'Yes dear' to her dh.

Can’t STAND it! The only Disney film I can stomach is Dumbo.

I was just coming on to say that if ever there was a film ripe for a remake then this was it. I didn't know there was one in the pipeline. One true to the books would be amazing, there were some great magical adventures for all four children in them.

I never fell in love with the film when it came out but my dad bought an LP of the songs and we sang them all time. Happy days!

Seriously, OP, read the books. They are wonderful. But Disney clearly couldn't handle them as they were.

I love Dick Van Dyke

My goodness he can dance though.

Oh this was my absolute favourite as a child! I used to watch it at least 3 times a week, drove my mum mad

If it’s ever on tv now my mum texts me ‘it’s on’.

I love the songs (feed the birds is one of the most beautiful instrumentals...), the magic of it amazed me as a child, and as an adult i watch it more from the parents perspective. Mr Banks realising his family is more inportant, etc.

Saving Mr Banks makes me wail like a baby in fact this thread has inspired me to watch it again tonight

I bought thus last week and my 2 & 4 year old loved it so much

Mary Poppins was one of maybe three films we had on VHS when I was a kid, so I watched it a lot and loved it. But I know the author herself didn't like the Disney version (in fact there's a film about that isn't there? Saving Mr Banks?). I've never read the books though.

Did you know there's a remake in production

It's not a remake as such, it's the second book being turned into a film.

I love Mary Poppins! My employers refer to me as Mary as a joke sometimes.

And I love my Mary Poppins Christmas decoration!

Isn't Mary Poppins a lot more chippy in the books? I thought I remembered a section where the children rush to tell their parents about one of their adventures with her, and Mary tells the parents it never happened. A bit rude...

Mary Poppins is more like a witch in the books with a wicked streak. P. L. Travers did not like the film at all. The real Mary Poppins was more like Nanny McFee but not as nice. I recommend the books, they are brilliant.

I agree the books are amazing. Really quite dark and edgy. Fabulous adventures with living constellations and all sorts of mythical characters.

I don't mind the film though it is very very long. Feed the Birds is an amazing song.

@EmilyChambers79 I need to see this Christmas decoration!

www.disneystore.co.uk/mary-poppins-hanging-ornament-465065582531.

I love it - mainly because DS1 was sweetly obsessed with it when he was tiny.

I once caught him dancing like a chimney sweep and nearly breaking his neck trying to lick his elbows - he thought the sweeps sang 'Lick your elbows - step in time!' instead of 'link your elbows'

And 'Feed the Birds' gives me a lump in the throat, without fail.

I adore Mary Poppins. Anything that has songs by the Sherman brothers gets a big thumbs up from me.