Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Buena Vista Distribution Company | Release Date: December 13, 1971

6.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Ratings

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drlowdonAug 27, 2023

Three children evacuated from London during The Blitz discover they are living with a witch-in-training.

At the time Bedknobs & Broomsticks was seen as a pretty blatant attempt to cash in on the success of Mary Poppins. It’s certainly notThree children evacuated from London during The Blitz discover they are living with a witch-in-training.

At the time Bedknobs & Broomsticks was seen as a pretty blatant attempt to cash in on the success of Mary Poppins. It’s certainly not quite as memorable as said film, but the combination of musical numbers, animation and light humour still make for a fairly entertaining children’s movie.… Expand

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kyle20ellisMar 31, 2022

Mary Poppins is definitely much better, but this is a lovely film nonetheless. Angela Lansbury is splendidly dotty as Engletine Price, and David Tomlinson has great fun as Mr. Brown. Their chemistry was just brilliant as well. The children,Mary Poppins is definitely much better, but this is a lovely film nonetheless. Angela Lansbury is splendidly dotty as Engletine Price, and David Tomlinson has great fun as Mr. Brown. Their chemistry was just brilliant as well. The children, however just lacked the same sparkle, though Paul is very funny and cute. The songs were actually not as bad as some people say, "Beautiful Briny Sea" is the best, in fact all the songs are outstanding. The special effects were wonderful, that had plenty of magic, and the story is original enough. The highlights, though, like Mary Poppins, were the animated sequences. The underwater sequence was beautiful, but my favourite was the football match, which was absolutely hilarious. The only other criticism was that I didn't quite get the ending when I first saw it. All in all, a lovely film, that is hardly ever on. 8/10 Bethany Cox… Expand

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