Bedknobs And Broomsticks (DVD)

Bedknobs and Broomsticks is a Disney musical film starring Angela Lansbury and David Tomlinson it was released in 1971. The review is for the film only. The plot is as follows... The film is set during World War II with three war evacuees arriving in the country to live with Eglantine Price (Angela Lansbury) she is not overjoyed at this prospect as she is taking a course in witchcraft so she can help in the war effort. Obviously looking after the children will be a major distraction. The three children are Charlie, Carrie and Paul they soon discover her use of witchcraft and Charlie blackmails her. To buy their silence she casts a spell ...  Read the complete review

Feeling a bit bored this afternoon, and with the grotty weather making the prospect of going out anywhere unappealing, I decided to have a look at the movies on demand thingy that virgin do, and see if I could pick out a film my daughter and I could watch together . Ignoring her pleas to please please pretty please pick the Hannah Montana movie, I opted instead for a film I used to love as a child and haven't seen for many years - Bedknobs and Broomsticks . It's war time, and three cockney evacuees, Charlie, Carrie and Paul are billeted with Miss Eglentine Price, who is not particularly happy with the idea of taking on these three little terrors. You see, she ...  Read the complete review

Film Only Review Bedknobs and Broomsticks is a Disney film from the early 70's. It's set during the Second World War, and follows the story of three children (Charlie, Carrie and Paul) who are evacuated to Dorset and end up in the care of Miss Price (Angela Lansbury), who's a rather oddball spinster who leads a double life as a witch in training, courtesy of correspondence course run by Professor Emelius Browne (David Tomlinson). The children find out about Miss Price's witch status, when they see her crash landing from her first broom flying attempt. In order to keep the secret she bribes them with a special item. She casts a travelling spell on ...  Read the complete review

When I discovered that a lot of the Disney DVDs were being re-released on DVD, I was ecstatic! I had been desperate to own all my childhood favourites, but could never find the ones I loved. Unfortunately, when I scanned the shelves in several shops, the Lion King: Simba's Pride was nowhere to be seen. I was gutted! That, along with the first Lion King film, was probably two of my three favourite childhood animated Disneys (The Aristocats being the third, of course!). Despite my disappointment though I decided I should still take advantage of the fact that these rare DVDs were on offer; I may never have the chance again to add such amazing films to my ...  Read the complete review

When writing this review it's only eight days until Christmas, and at this time of year I always pick out some of my childhood favioutes to watch - its became sort of a Christmas tradition. Along with "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "The Wizard Of Oz", this film (Bedknobs and Broomsticks) will always be one of them. Based during the Second World War, Miss Eglantine Price (Angela Lansbury) is an (somewhat poor) amateur witch, hoping to play some part in defending England from the Germans. She is some what forced to take responsibility of three evacuated children from London (Carrie, Charlie, and Paul). To begin with, the children are ...  Read the complete review