{"id":7823,"date":"2014-08-09T10:00:04","date_gmt":"2014-08-09T17:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=7823"},"modified":"2022-01-01T13:40:33","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T21:40:33","slug":"review-bedknobsandbroomsticks-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2014\/08\/review-bedknobsandbroomsticks-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Bedknobs and Broomsticks Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Bedknobs and Broomsticks<\/em><\/strong>, while having its fans, isn\u2019t the most well-known Disney musical taking a backseat to the likes of Mary Poppins<\/em>, but it\u2019s still fun and energetic led by the wonderful Angela Lansbury along with some nice musical numbers.<\/p>\n

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Bedknobs and Broomsticks<\/span>
\n(1971)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Genre(s): <\/strong>Family, Adventure, Musical
\nDisney | G \u2013 117 min. \u2013 $29.99 | August 12, 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n <\/b>MOVIE INFO:<\/span>
\nDirected by: <\/strong>Robert Stevenson
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Mary Norton (book); Bill Walsh & Don DaGradi (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe<\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:<\/span>
\nFeatures: <\/strong>Featurette, Deleted Scenes, Deleted Songs, DVD Copy, Digital Copy
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/p>\n

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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.66
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English, French, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>37.7 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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PLOT SUMMARY<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Bedknobs and Broomsticks<\/em><\/strong> stars Disney legends Angela Lansbury as Miss Eglantine Price and David Tomlinson playing Emelius. Eglantine Price is an apprentice witch who reluctantly takes in three orphaned children: Charlie (IAN WEIGHILL), Paul (ROY SNART) and Carrie (CINDY O\u2019CALLAGHAN). Though her first spells create more laughs than magic, Miss Price and the children soon find themselves swept away aboard a fantastic flying bed \u2013 their ticket to fun-filled excitement and adventure.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This release comes with a glossy, slightly title embossed, slip cover<\/strong>. Inside the case is a standard DVD Copy<\/strong><\/span> and a redemption code for the Digital Copy<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers (20:42)<\/strong><\/span> is an interesting profile on the brothers and their work on Bedknobs and Broomsticks<\/em>, born out of the success of Mary Poppins<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Deleted & Extended Songs (23:54)<\/strong><\/span> include five songs that were not used in the movie or at least cut down.<\/p>\n

Deleted & Extended Scenes (10:06)<\/strong><\/span> has eight scenes trimmed or removed for one reason or another, though presumably for pacing reasons.<\/p>\n

David Tomlinson Recording Session (1:10)<\/strong><\/span> is fairly interesting with footage of the star singing the final song in the movie.<\/p>\n

Disney Song Selections (20:40)<\/strong><\/span> allows viewers to go straight to the musical numbers.<\/p>\n

The Wizards of Special Effects (8:06)<\/strong><\/span> is geared toward kids with the host, who was on \u201cThe Wizards of Waverly Place\u201d, looking at the special effects used in the movie.<\/p>\n

Theatrical Trailers (9:09)<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Four trailers have also been included.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Bedknobs and Broomsticks<\/em><\/strong> sweeps in on Blu-ray presented in its original 1.66 widescreen aspect ratio. The 1080p high-definition transfer looks fantastic with vibrant colors, excellent detail levels and skin tones appear to be natural. Also, I didn\u2019t notice any obvious signs of artifacting or pixilation making for a wonderful transfer done by Buena Vista.<\/p>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The movie comes equipped with a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track which, while hardly expansive, is acceptable. The majority of the action takes place through the center speaker from dialogue to on-screen elements; where the front and rear channels kick it into gear is with some of the music but that\u2019s about it. Although it\u2019s nothing astounding, when you consider the source material, I found it to be a fine transfer.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, Bedknobs and Broomsticks<\/em><\/strong>, while having its fans, isn\u2019t the most well-known Disney musical taking a backseat to the likes of Mary Poppins<\/em>, but it\u2019s still fun and energetic led by the wonderful Angela Lansbury along with some nice musical numbers. The Blu-ray released by Disney offers up an excellent video transfer while the audio is good enough. The bonus material included isn\u2019t terrible however nothing extraordinary or all that in-depth.<\/p>\n

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Published: <\/strong>08\/09\/2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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