Mary Poppins (1964) - 8/10

For some reason I had Mary Poppins songs in my head this week so I decided to watch this Disney classic with Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke this morning. Thought it's not my favorite Disney movie, it's a lot of fun and Julie Andrews is just amazing as Mary Poppins' crazy nanny. I've been watchin a lot of Disney Blu Rays lately and really wish this was out but the restoration still looks great as there are lots of animation and matte paintings with color that really pop out. I like that this movie is really about going against what we expect with a kids movie where imagination is used to almost rebel against the strict parents and rules they are given. The great dancing and facial expressions that Dick Van Dyke uses as Bert is the perfect counterpart to Mary Poppins upbeat and controlling nature. From the serving penguins scene to the rooftop dance number, Mary Poppins is much more British than I remember but seems to put a song in every couple minutes which is great. The kids are believable, her magic is realistic, and the physical jokes are so integrated within the songs that I couldn't help but sing along with "the medicine goes down" and "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious". This movie is always fun to go back to every once in a while with catchy songs and a great chemistry b/w Van Dyke and Andrews who really shine in their singing roles to make this a Disney classic.