Bedknobs and Broomsticks Enchanted Musical Edition Dvd Review

I finally got to sit down and watch the Bedknobs and Broomsticks Enchanted Musical Edition DVD, something I’ve been trying to do for a couple of weeks now.



Bedknobs and Broomsticks Enchanted Musical Edition

Own it on DVD on September 8, 2009
Rated: ‘G’
Run time: 139 minutes
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment

Story: Experience the extraordinary animation, enchanting music and Academy Award(R)-winning special effects (1971: Best Effects, Special Visual Effects) of Disney’s beloved classic BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS — now fully restored and remastered in the Enchanted Musical Edition with dazzling new bonus features. Viewers will need to hold on tight for a magical, musical, fun-filled journey! When young Charlie, Carrie and Paul move to a small village during World War II, they discover their host, Miss Price (Angela Lansbury), is an apprentice witch! Although her early attempts at magic create hilarious results, she successfully casts a traveling spell on an ordinary bedknob, and they fly to the fantastic, animated Isle of Naboombu to find a powerful spell that will save England! All-new fun is brewing in this Enchanted Musical Edition, including “The Wizards of Special Effects” feature. Also starring David Tomlinson (MARY POPPINS) and Roddy McDowall, BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS is a heartwarming adventure viewers will love to revisit!

I knew that I watched this movie as a small child but didn’t remember it. I was surprised to learn that RB had never seen it or heard of it, But he made for a nice viewing partner.

Bedknobs and Broomsticks is set in England during WWII in the 1940s. Children are being evacuated for their safety. Three siblings are placed with Miss Prince, a serious woman with a secret. The children learn her secret in short order – Miss Prince is an apprentice witch. She’s learned everything she knows from a correspondence course and only has one lesson left to complete her training. She learns that the school has closed after taking charge of the children. She casts a spell on a brass bedknob and sets forth on a journey to find the instructor, Professor Browne. When they find Professor Browne she is surprised to discover that he’s a scam artist. Professor Browne is shocked to learn that the spells actually worked. The two set out together to find the last remaining spell, one that will complete her training and possibly save England.



RB liked the football game on the island the best. My favorite part of the movie was the battle between the Nazis and the museum soldiers. We were both amazed at the great work they did with the graphics and animation, considering the age of the movie. Which brings me to the bonus materials. I really enjoyed the Wizards of Special Effects bonus materials, which explain a little bit about the difference between how they were done then and how they’re done now. What used to require many hours of work and a building sized machine can now be done on computers. It’s pretty neat!

Here’s a clip from the film called Traveling Spell.

Traveling Spell (Film)

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