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To: afraidfortherepublic
The studio’s forays into live-action filmmaking before Mary Poppins were mostly labored, obvious, and embarrassing: They included such cringe-inducing fare as Swiss Family Robinson (1960), The Shaggy Dog (1959), and The Absent-Minded Professor (1961).

I see John Podhoretz wasn't born until 1961, so he can't have seen those movies when they came out. I was a little kid, and remember going to all of those, and loved them. They were supposed to be silly, they were kids movies for God's sake, and they were commercially successful. To hear John tell it, Disney never did anything good before or after Mary Poppins. But Disney also dominated early television every Sunday night with The Wonderful World of Disney.

9 posted on 01/20/2014 5:09:19 AM PST by Hugin
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To: Hugin

yes.


25 posted on 01/20/2014 7:02:59 AM PST by GOP Poet
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To: Hugin
I see John Podhoretz wasn't born until 1961, so he can't have seen those movies when they came out.

I wonder about his childhood, I'm not that much older but my parents introduced me to all sorts of fare, including the great comedians(when there actually quite a few vs,. the multitude of foul mouthed morons we have now)and not just popular entertainment. I have worked with many people not that much younger than me that have no appreciation for anything but the current THING.

49 posted on 01/20/2014 9:15:29 AM PST by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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