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Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:

>On St. Patrick's Day I watched:

>Darby O'Gill and the Little People (blu-ray) 1959 Disney fantasy movie 
>directed by Robert Stevenson about a man who matches wits with the king 
>of the leprechauns.  A young James Bond also stars.  Holds up very well.

>Mary Poppins  (blu-ray) 1964 Disney fantasy movie directed by Robert 
>Stevenson with music from the Sherman brothers about a shady nanny who 
>drugs children with LSD laced "medicine" which causes the children to go 
>on hallucinogenic trips which Poppins then gaslights the children into 
>thinking they never went on.  I love this movie.  I wasn't even in the 
>mood to watch it, but once it got going, I enjoyed it.

Well, when you're NOT in the mood, the movie to watch is Saving Mr.
Banks. The scenes with the Sherman Brothers are terrific.

>Bedknobs and Broomsticks (blu-ray) 1971 Disney fantasy movie directed by 
>Robert Stevenson with music from the Sherman brothers about a witch 
>(Angela Lansbury) who uses her magic to fight Nazis during WWII.  I love 
>this movie.  Holds up great.

I disliked this as a kid; saw it in theater in first run. I've never
wanted to re-watch.