Babes in Toyland
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Movie Reviews of Babes in Toyland
Movie Review: Still lovin' it after all these years
Summary: 5 Stars
When I was a child my mother taped "Babes in Toyland" one evening when it was broadcast on some station or other. Eventually my Aunt Millie had to go out and buy "Babes in Toyland" for me because I watched the movie my mother had taped so many times I wore it out. The day the tape broke I cried. Over the past few years the tape Aunt Millie bought has started to show its age. It would be an understatement to say I love this movie.When I found out this was on DVD, I told my husband that unless I received it for Christmas I would be miserable. He came through for me as always!
There are no added features to this DVD, but as far as I'm concerned the movie itself (and the durability of DVD) is more than enough reason to buy it. It's a fun musical, with great dance routines, familiar Mother Goose characters, and classic guest appearances. Ray Bolger shines as the wicked Mr. Barnaby, and Annette Funicello (my hero since the age of 5) is golden as Mary Quite Contrary. Add Tommy Sands and you have some duets that make smiles appear out of nowhere.
Whether DVD or VHS, this movie is wonderful. I adore it just as much as I did when I was a kid.
Movie Review: What a wonderous Journey!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Just when you feel you cannot find a movie that you could bare to show to young childrenand adults at the same time,here it comes, dancing along with a lovely lilt. It's one of those movies that will bring joy and happy memroies to you and create them for your children as they join Barnaby, Mary, Tom, Mother goose and everyone else in this perils of Pauline style movie. The movie stars Ray Bolger as Barnaby, the evil, but cute and lovable villian who has his infamous stovepipe hat that seems almost as tall as he is, dances around cape in tow, chasing Mary about, because he wants her inheritance. Ray's dancing and old comic villian style add to the uniqueness of this movie. Ray showed yet another wonder facet of his amazing talent here. He plots to drown Mary's fiancee, Tom, and the plan later falls through, with Mary and Tom marrying at the end. The movie has no vulgar language, no sexual innudendoes, no real viewable violence, and is a delightful story. Your family will love the slightly loudmouthed goose who really tries to lay it into barnaby for being so evil. Great movie, I highly recommend it. ;-) Mrs. BarnabyMovie Review: Fantasy is better than what some people hope . . . MMC Presents
Summary: 5 Stars
Growing up is a difficult thing to do for some of us. And we all understand love in different ways. Mother Goose introduces this film, and I am reminded that I was in the minds of those who made the movie as well as everyone else. Tom and Mary "loves" us all. And so we find out who is the boss after all, hee hee. Babes in Toyland is a wonderful movie. It does not go stale over the years because of the vast array of characters who we can identify with over the years. I saw this film when it first was released. The only thing I remembered was the talking trees. This act happened when my mother gave me an ice cream sandwich. The second time I saw the film was when Walt Disney presented it on The Wonderful World of Disney. The Disney presentation has so many extras from the vault . . . At Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party; the march of the wooden army men brought back joyful memories. And then I saw the DVD this year, 2007. To me, I heard the words, and my eyes opened to a new understanding of this expanded and entertaining version of a Mickey Mouse Club presentation.Movie Review: Step back to yesterday!
Summary: 5 Stars
Granted this was filmed on a Disney Sound stage for very little money, but this movie was the brilliant work of Walt Disney himself. I was a kid when this movie came out and how impressed i was with the colors, music, story and cast. Now i'm in my 50's and this same version still impresses me. This version is timeless and the colors, music, story and especially the cast mean more to me than ever. This is a great movie for the Christmas Holiday and a walk back into yesteryear for us baby boomers. It also would be a great idea to show this to the kids of "now and "me" generation. They might learn something. The special effects were state-of-the art back then and may seem a little campy today, but this movie with it's special effects has heart,,,something that lacks in many of the new Christmas movies. This Disney version is warm, creative, visually beautiful and has a wonderful cast.Movie Review: A Christmas classic for the whole family
Summary: 5 Stars
Babes in Toyland is a Christmas classic the entire family can enjoy. Done superbly as a stage production/movie Disney creates a world of magic, laughter and adventure. The music, dancing, costumes and sets all form a beautiful mother goose world. I have yet to meet a child who does not like this movie. It has the swashbuckling sword fights for the boys and the romance for the girls. This is a movie that I have loved watching every Christmas as long as I remember and will enjoy for many many years to come.