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The immortal classic, Walt’s piece de resistance, Poppins still stands, forty years later, as an incredible achievement in movie making magic. And with this inclusive two-disc DVD set, with extensive participation from Disney Legends Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke and Richard Sherman in fact-filled featurettes and a newly animated P.L. Travers’ short story, one can immerse themselves in all things Mary … and merry,

Everyone’s favorite mouse is available in his entire later years output, from such beloved shorts as Mickey and the Seal and Pluto’s Christmas Tree up to more recent fare as The Prince and the Pauper and Runaway Brain. A host of extras, including his segments from Fantasia and Fun and Fancy Free, an interview with Wayne “The Man Behind the Mouse�? Allwine and the surreal Mouse Mania short round out this delight-filled DVD.

It took years for such venerable comic book companies as Marvel and D.C. to create what director Brad Bird did in a scant two-hour running time: a wholly believable and realistic universe where not only can a man leap tall buildings in a single bound, but his wife and kids can too. Following the beat of his own drummer, Bird has crafted not only one of the best films of the year, but quite possibly the best super-hero movie of all time.

All that rubbing of the lamp paid off, for Disney pulled out all the stops for this feature packed celebration of one of its biggest and brightest hits. With several viewing options of the film itself (including the first all-animators’ audio commentary), as well as a ‘making of’ documentary that is practically feature-length in itself, this Platinum Edition will take you on a magic carpet ride to whole new worlds of entertainment.

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