I’m not a big fan of “The Sound Of Music.” But it’s far superior to MP. MP is just a load of gibberish for kids. I compare it to a Saturday morning cartoon show for five year olds. C,mon...Dick Van Dyke dancing with penguins??!! Give me a break. No wonder the author hated it.
P.L. Travers went nuts about all that stuff.
Dick Van Dyke?!!! Animations?!! Penguins?!!
NO!! No!! No!! That just will not do!!
I’ve never read any of the books, yet, so I can’t tell how they compare (although I believe her books to be darker and Disney wished to make them a bit more palatable, and if anything, more than likely improved it, even with the animated sequences). You’re one of the few people whom I’ve ever heard state they disliked the film. I mean not everyone can be in agreement about films, but it’s like saying “Citizen Kane” sucks.
Still, I think it’s a great film along with “The Sound of Music.” I met the director of the latter film, Robert Wise, at a screenplay seminar/workshop almost 20 years ago. I had to bite my tongue, since I wanted to pitch him a sequel to it (like he hadn’t heard that before).
I mean, I was asking what you personally consider some great films to be ?