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I'm surprised Julie Andrews doesn't have a part therein.
She was asked and respectfully declined, not because she was against being in the film, but because she and everybody else knew she would upstage Emily Blunt and detract attention away from her in the process, even if it was just a cameo.
Julie knows that's something that you don't do to the star when she is now playing the role you originally and memorably (to entire generations) played. There's a lot riding on Emily Blunt after all. This is planned to be her "role of a lifetime".
She decided to cameo in Aquaman instead! In direct competition to Mary Poppins this christmas!
I guess that means Andrews doesnt give a shit about Blunts Poppins.
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Not that I give a rat's ass about this movie, but does Dick Van Dyke have a musical number in this?
He has a little dance and bit of a song. He's delightful, as is Angela Lansbury. Emily Blunt won't make anyone forget Ms. Andrews, but she's fine. The film is more frenetic (in that today way - they've added a villain so they can have a ticking clock at the end - literally a ticking clock - I could have lived without that, certainly), and, for me, the film's true emotional moments are when Mr. Shaiman quotes the Shermans' songs.
I suspect many will love it, some will like it, and some will not like it at all - just like every other movie ever made.
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No, that's Alicia Vikander.
Same difference.
I'm covering my head! ;-)
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Instantly forgettable songs.
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I don't think I've heard a memorable Disney song since the 1990's. I wanna balfe all the place in regards to those "Frozen" songs.
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What a great score !
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Dec 12, 2018 - 12:09 PM
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John Mullin
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When Shaiman was announced for this film, it immediately sounded like perfect composer casting. Same with Emily Blunt... you heard that she was doing it, and you thought, "well, of course!"
I've had the CD on a little here and there this week, and have found a few of the songs to be very catchy. "(Underneath The) Lovely London Sky" is really wonderful, and its melody seems to pop up in the score a lot. Several of the others are really excellent as well, and they do that odd thing of both seeming to pay slight homage to the Sherman songs from the original, but they also really sound like Shaiman / Whitman songs too. I was surprised that some of the song are REALLY in the style of the Shermans (like "A Cover Is Not The Book" among others).
I haven't seen the movie yet, but it seems like Shaiman really got it right. The quotes from the original songs and score are surprisingly moving as well. The way Shaiman / Whitman threaded lyrics and melody from "Let's Go Fly A Kite" into "Nowhere To Go But Up" really choked me up. I'm looking forward to seeing / hearing the whole thing.
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