Tribute to Mary Poppins

[Alex]

I've still never seen it in its entirety (or even in its majority or plurality).

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

I've still never seen it in its entirety (or even in its majority or plurality).

Alex grew up and had to leave the nursery.

[Alex]

I assume if I saw the movie, I'd get that?

My big problem is that I really don't like Julie Andrews. I know that is sacrilege but she is just so...something. She has one of those looks about her that makes me want to punch her in the face just so I can watch her nose bleed.

I know, that is wrong of me. But it is visceral.

Fortunately it is apparently only on screen. When I've met her at a few of the Disney events (and by "met" I mean was physically within punching distance not that we really interacted) she seemed perfectly normal. It probably wouldn't have gone well if I had been compelled to punch her as she worked the red carpet at the premiere of Princess Diaries 2.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

GC - even as a kid I liked the part where the kids were running through London, then caught by Bert. Bert's talk with them is great. The only part I ever didn't love was the Sister Suffragette number, and I now dig it. As a kid, the whole irony of Mrs. Banks' character (women's rights activist but subservient to her husband) was completely lost on me.

I tried reading the book but it was pretty awful, IMHO. Mary was a total biatch in it, and there's no story arc at all. She shows up, crazy things happen, then she leaves. I'm glad Disney made a whole new story out of it.

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

I've still never seen it in its entirety (or even in its majority or plurality).

I knew you'd post this. I would recommend you see it, but as you watch movies constantly, I figure if you were going to see it you'd have seen it by now.