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I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Bedknobs and Broomsticks is an absolute must see for kids. Parents should have this one way up on their list of movies to watch with their children as a family. It is one of the earliest examples of live action and animation coexisting in the same film, besides Mary Poppins. Angela Lansbury (Murder She Wrote) stars as a witch, a good one obviously, ends up taking an adventure with two children on her magical bed which transports you to far away places. The characters are very likable and they make you care more about the story. The special effects are good for 1971, you can't ask for too terribly much because of the time period. The writing is fun and well written. The action/adventure is plentiful and keeps you engaged in what's going on. The main reason I say that families and children need to watch this is because this isn't just a simple family movie, it's got a little bit of everything. And the movie takes you through so many places, it's just gold for a family movie night! 8/10.

I vaguely remember seeing bits of this film as a child and teenager, either in the film itself or in its trailer. Watching this in full for probably the first time today gave me the opportunity to write my first IMDb review of 2014 (the last review I wrote in 2013 was for 'Mary Poppins,' which this film has similar elements to) but most importantly to jot down some ideas for my written university assignment on how London has been portrayed in the history of film. Not a lot of this film takes place in or refers to London, just the children having evacuated from there and wanting to return, the Portobello Road scene and Professor Browne mentioning he used to play for Tottenham Hotspur, a popular London football team.Over to the film itself. I liked the medieval-style opening credit sequence (because I recently researched medieval art as part of another university assignment) and some of it reminded me of the Bayeux Tapestry. The technicolor cinematography is just as vivid as that in 'Mary Poppins' and the special effects are decent; however the backgrounds shown during the first bed flight were a little on the garish side despite some impressive uses of scanimation. The incidental music has the same nostalgic feel as that in 'Mary Poppins' with some whimsical and authentic hints although some parts of it sounded a bit like one of the instrumental arrangements of 'Spoonful of Sugar.' My favourite songs here are 'Portobello Road' and 'The Beautiful Briny Sea,' which lyrically reminded me of 'Under the Sea' from 'The Little Mermaid.' The other songs were pleasant if not as memorable as the two I've already mentioned. I liked the animated segments. Although they had that typical sketchy look of Disney animations from the 1960s to the 1980s, I recognised parts of the underwater scene from when they accompanied 'The Codfish Ball,' a song from 'Disney Sing-Along-Songs: The Little Mermaid,' alongside clips from the classic Silly Symphonies cartoon 'Merbabies.' While I'm not particularly a fan of football, the football match was comical in spite of its elephant-afraid-of-mouse cliché. Some of the dialogue was over-familiar but some of it was funny albeit Paul's line "It's got nothing to do with my knob'" being unintentionally funny and easy to misinterpret although he was actually referring to the magical bedknob. Angela Lansbury was charming and witty as Miss Price while David Tomlinson, who I recognised as Mr. Banks from 'Mary Poppins,' was more fun-loving than he was in said title and the children provided some amusement and adventure to the story. If I could point out any other flaws, these would be the German soldiers' dialogue not being entirely subtitled and the climax being overlong despite the creativity of army uniforms and suits of armour moving. While one reviewer found the ending hard to understand at first, I believe Paul wanted more adventures on bed to again escape from boredom and the war. Although I have compared this to 'Mary Poppins' as did other reviewers, I didn't enjoy this quite as much as the former but the animation, funny moments and music made this film worthwhile. 8/10.

Mary Poppins is a 10, so what's wrong with "Bedknobs" besides it's too long? A lack of "whimsey and wonder". Like comparing "Sleeping Beauty" to Snow White". (Both classics) So let's begin: The opening credits are far too long, as Disney liked to front-load all the credits during this era. The storyboarded titles tell the entire plot line so nothing is left to the imagination. It's like an overlong movie "trailer" that does the same thing. At first the characters are dreadful, and only start to improve in "likeability" as the story progresses. (Angela Lansbury, especially) The Bookman" and his henchman (who reminds me of the "Creeper" from the Sherlock Holmes series) are woefully-miscast; as they are too weird and sinister. "Portobello Road", a botched attempt at recreating the "Consider Yourself" musical number from "Oliver", is far too long. It seems more like a parade at Walt Disney World than a part of the movie. The Germans are both bumbling and menacing. (How is that possible?) The U-boat captain is far too nice! Now here's what's good about the film: The special effects are outstanding. The "haunted armor" is wonderful, although the kids will enjoy the cartoon sequences better: 1. The soccer game animation is only fair by Disney standards and somewhat "mean spirited." 2. The reason that "Beautiful Briny Sea" is so wonderful is that both the story and song were ideas cut from "Mary Poppins" and used here. The restoration seems a bit odd: David Tomlinson's voice is noticeably re-dubbed and (according to English critics) a song is missing, but all the other songs and scenes are fully-restored. In spite of all my criticism, I really do like this film. After all, it did win two Academy Awards for Special Effects!

do i believe in magic? well, no. i'm sorry to disappoint anyone, but no, there is no such thing as magic. everything can be explained. it's usually all smoke and mirrors.parents should be strongly cautioned about 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks'. not because i believe in witches or magic, that stuff is just a bunch of hocus pocus. there are no such thing as real witches and anyone over the age of six who believes that should have their noggin examined. if someone tries to tell you there is such a thing as real magic or witches, get away from them fast because they are obviously psychotic and probably very dangerous.as a Christian and a person who is concerned with the salvation of man's immortal soul, it's not the magic that bothers me, it's the movie's strong spirit of militarism that bothers me. this movie glorifies war. and what is war good for? absolutely nothing. this movie indoctrinates young children into the military industrial complex at an early age(i mean it's designed for young children). children should not learn to glorify war, they should be wary of it, if not afraid of it. World War II may or may not have been the right decision, but do we need to keep bringing up past wars? especially where children are concerned. nobody wants World War III here. that would be madness.do i like this movie? of course i do. i grew up with this film and it's always been a Disney favorite of mine. it's beautifully handled by director Robert Stevenson, it's very clever, and has a charming musical score by Disney song writers, the Sherman Brothers. the film has many smart insights into history and sometimes i think this film may be more about children than anything else. but every time i get too sentimental and cozy about this film i wake up and think, oh God! THIS IS ABOUT WAR! nobody in their right brain wants a frick'in WAR!as far as the witchcraft element? i said what i think of that. there ain't no such thing and if you believe it's real YOU ARE STUPID. as a Christian does it scare me? oh sometimes i get superstitious and then i wake up. i used to follow astrology in the newspaper and read my horoscope everyday to see if i could find out anything. do you know what happened? absolutely nothing. half the time the stupid horoscope seemed like it was speaking to someone else. hardly any of the advice changed or helped my life in anyway. it just made me believe in silly things.but there are evil, stupid people out there with very little education who actually believe in magic. and it doesn't help that the witchcraft in 'Bedknobs' is far more real than the silly 'Harry Potter' films. i mean 'Astoroth' was a famous occultist and some of the incantation words (though not many) are actual words. does that scare me? of course not dummies. but it does scare some really stupid people who are evil enough to believe it's real. those people's children probably won't mix well with children who come from a more enlightened, intelligent and practical family that won't believe in such idiocy.so be careful with this movie. it could cause you some trouble if you bring it up in the wrong place. as far as my own feelings go, i find this film cute and charming and terribly funny. others might not be as amused. be careful. you are crossing the line with this film. when you endorse or recommend this film you are advocating war. you are also stating that you prefer to take a practical, scientific approach to this world and debunk superstition.for those of you who might read this and still believe witchcraft is real, YOU ARE STUPID. bottom line. keep repeating to yourself "it's only a movie. it's only a movie. than seek therapy.for the families strong and smart enough to deal with this ticking time bomb of a film, take caution and enjoy. it's funny and fun.if you can handle it go for it. HELLBORNE HENBANE AQUINITE GLOW-WORM FIRE FIREFLY LIGHT!