![]() It received a total of 13 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture – a record for any film released by Walt Disney Studios – and won five: Best Actress for Andrews, Best Film Editing, Best Original Music Score, Best Visual Effects, and Best Original Song for " Chim Chim Cher-ee". ![]() Thoughout its theatrical lifetime, it grossed over $103 million worldwide. It became the highest-grossing film of 1964, and at the time of its release, was Disney's highest-grossing film ever. Mary Poppins was released on August 27, 1964, to critical acclaim and commercial success, grossing $31 million in its original domestic run. The film was shot entirely at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, using painted London background scenes. Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, and Glynis Johns are featured in supporting roles. The film, which combines live-action and animation, stars Julie Andrews in her feature film debut as Mary Poppins, who visits a dysfunctional family in London and employs her unique brand of lifestyle to improve the family's dynamic. The screenplay is by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi, based on P. I hope they don't add wind sounds throughout all of Bambi! I hope they don't re-record the sound effects in Cinderella or re-record the gun shot in Bambi to ricoche (sp?) from Rear Left to Rear Right to Front Left to Front Right.you get the picture.Mary Poppins is a 1964 American musical fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney, with songs written and composed by the Sherman Brothers. ![]() I hope Bambi and Cinderella look great next year. Especially since Randy's new version came out!īuy the DVD, buy the 2-CD set, and even buy the Karaoke (sp?) CD (uses original soundtrack songs in instrumental version). But my favorite way to experience the film has now reverted back to listening to the soundtrack. If I was ever to watch the movie with friends, I would definetly play the "Enhanced" mix just because it's 5.1. Dumbo looked like crap on DVD, Alice and SLeeping Beauty look great. Their video division has made some very bad decissions but they have also made AMAZING box sets. They always manage to screw up because they don't want to spend too much money on things. I'm just disappointed that Disney has such a hard time making everything perfect all the time. You will never find a more perfect Disney movie. I didn't mean to discourage anyone from buying this DVD. Why? So you can hear the hurricane coming in Stereo too? why did they make us stick with a 5.1 "enhanced" mix and not give us an option for a 5.1 with the original soundtrack intact? They even included a 2.0 "enhanced" mix. Now I'll have to keep the old DVD just for the good 5.1 soundtrackĪnybody else found this troublesome? I mean, it's one thing when they tinker with 90s released like they have (which I don't mind since I prefer Walt's era), but to change Walt Disney's Masterpiece is another thing all together.īefore anyone says."Well, Louis, you can always listen to the original mix in 2.0 on the new DVD." We are used to nice 5.1 mixes from Disney, they have released a good 5.1 mix of Mary Poppins before. I was looking forward to this release so much. If they had only included a nice 5.1 mix WITHOUT the new sound-effects, I would have been happy. It reminds me of the time they "enhanced" the Tiki Room. The old 5.1 remix was decent enough, but in an attempt to get rid of hiss, they cut off all highs and mixed the sound with LOTS of low end. The biggest disapointment came in the sound of the music. Couldn't they have made the new sound effects less audible and made to sound like the rest of the soundtrack? The music. By the time the picture was over, I felt like I had been in a tornado. Everytime there is an outdoors scene there is this loud wind noise added. Many of the sound-effects where replaced with new ones and many more where added for no reason. But I was dissapointed with the EXTREME amount of new sound-effects added to the picture. The soundtrack: I like most of what was done to "enhance" the soundtrack. They have nicely cleaned up the special effect shots that looked so bad before. Many of the scenes look overly processed and soft. Some of the skin tones make people look like they have skin cancer. while this is the best presentation of the picture on home video, it is not perfect. I watched the Mary Poppins DVD in "Enhanced Home Theater" sound.
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