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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 76 reviews)
Sales Rank: 347
Category: DVD
Actors: Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Kelly Macdonald, Thomas Sangster, Eliza Bennett, Jennifer Rae Daykin, Raphael Coleman, Sam Honywood, Holly Gibbs, Hebe Barnes, Zinnia Barnes, Angela Lansbury, Celia Imrie, Imelda Staunton, Elizabeth Berrington, Derek Jacobi, Patrick Barlow, Adam Godley, Claire Downes, Phyllida Law
Director: Kirk Jones (iii)
Publisher: Universal Studios
Studio: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Label: Universal Studios
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 99 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 025192630927
EAN: 0025192630927
ASIN: B000F1IQNM
Release Date: May 9, 2006
Theatrical Release Date: January 27, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
With hairy warts, a stern-looking unibrow and one extremely protruding buck-tooth, Nanny McPhee is a wonderfully comedic substitute for Mary Poppins in this entertaining family fantasy. By loosely adapting Christianna Brand's Nurse Matilda children's books of the 1960s, Oscar-winning screenwriter Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility) has also given herself the plum role of Nanny McPhee, who can tame even the most unruly children with a tap of her magic walking stick. Her latest challenge is the bratty brood of a recent widower Mr. Brown (Colin Firth), who's under pressure to find a new wife or lose his much-needed allowance from wealthy Aunt Adelaide (a tailor-made role for Angela Lansbury). His love for scullery maid Evangeline (Kelly Macdonald) remains unspoken as he wincingly woos the eagerly merry widow Mrs. Quickly (Celia Imrie), but Brown's raucous rugrats have a plan to make things right, especially after they've come under the benevolent influence of Nanny McPhee, whose peculiar brand of discipline works wonders for everyone involved. Both quintessentially British and universally appealing, this wildly colorful comedy (thanks to a bold palette of costume and production design) was capably directed by Kirk Jones, whose appreciation for comic actors was equally apparent in his critically acclaimed 1998 comedy Waking Ned Devine. With just a hint of darkness to offset the whimsy, Nanny McPhee offers a splendid match of director, cast and material, guaranteed to please Wallace & Gromit fans and anyone else with a taste for British zaniness. --Jeff Shannon
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Customer Reviews: Read 71 more reviews...
 Review: Nanny McPhee July 27, 2006
I was expecting a good movie, and my expectations were gratified. Nanny McPhee's tooth is cool! (No Spoilers Included)
The open-ended one sentence summary: A father of seven very naughty children searches for a nanny to get them in line and a wife so he can keep the house.
Content Inappropriate for All Ages: Gross and mildly disturbing pranks, a mistaken allusion to "adult situations", maybe a bad word, scenes in a funeral parlor.
Characters: 5 of 5 warts. First of all, let me say that this film had the benefit of a very talented cast, headed by Emma Thompson. But everybody has their chance to shine here. I felt for the all the "good" characters, particularly Evangeline. (My sister can tell you that I was earnestly cheering her on!) The children were all pitch perfect. Some of the minor characters, especially the "bad" ones, were overdone on purpose to be funnier.
Plot: 5 of 5 warts. Something about Nanny McPhee suprised me. The title character is more like the plot catalyst than the focus. But that did not detract a bit from my enjoyment. This movie had a charming way of revealing itself bit by bit, just like Nanny McPhee.
Cinematography: 4 of 5 warts. Just look around at some of the surroundings in the movie, and how laden in color they are! Perfect messes (there are plenty), and chipped paint on the walls. It's these kind of little details that make the movie worth a second viewing. Color is often used to convey the mood here, and it works well. Only a slightly cheesy moment, involving a donkey. *wink*
Music: 4 of 5 warts. Nothing that particularly outstands, but nothing that detracts either.
Impact: 5 of 5 warts. This is a movie that will make you laugh, feel, and most importantly, think. Nanny McPhee's working terms are enough to make you consider things in your own life. There are enough plot and symbolism here to analyze, but not so much to make it boring for the younger set.
All in all, 5 of 5 warts.
Well done, Emma Thompson! July 27, 2006
Delightful movie for children of all ages! Well done, Emma Thompson! I hope there will be more!
Loved it! July 26, 2006
This is one of my families favorite movies. Full of fun for all ages!
 No, this is not Mary Poppins. Nanny McPhee is different for good reasons July 21, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Academy award winning screenplay writer, Emma Thompson, did not set out to write an updated "modern" version of Mary Poppins. I'm sure she's familiar with that classic. Ms. Thompson did not set out to be redundant. Like her lead character, Ms. Thompson set out to explore less common ideas.
This is not Mary Poppins. This is not a movie that suggests a spoon full of sugar is what is needed to help the medicine go down. In Mary Poppins, Miss Poppins shows up beautiful. In Nanny McPhee, the children learn of Nanny McPhee's beauty through the testing of her character.
This is a tale of 7 smart children and a Nanny who thinks she knows 5 principles that may change their ingrained misbehaviors, behaviors that 17 prior nannies have failed to affect.
"I have five lessons to teach. What lessons they learn is entirely up to them."
1) "I Did Knock" - Very politely show them how continuing their patterns of behavior may endanger the people they love. ("I never say please" - The Kitchen/Baby scene)
2) Give them what they say they want and show them what happens. ("Actually, I'm not sure it tis measles")
3) Show them what it is like to lose someone they love, someone they have taken for granted. ("Evangeline")
4) Listen and recognize the tough questions your children ask. Let them create their own solutions to undo the consequences of their own actions. ("Think, you are very clever children.")
5) Lesson 5 is two-fold: 1) Do exactly as you're told and show everyone the real consequences of those actions, & 2) When convention stands in your way, consider unconventional solutions: Throw cake. Make untraditional alliances. Look at the people around you with new eyes. Snow in August.
Nanny McPhee is not Mary Poppins. Nanny McPhee is more direct and candid, knowing she is going where she is not wanted. Nanny McPhee shows her love in unusual ways.
I love Emma Thompson. Love.
Believe it or not- Heartfelt July 19, 2006
Interesting take on the Mary Poppins phenomenon: Where morals are placed into some relatively ambiguous situations. The theme here sounds a little dicey, but somehow it all works because of the great performances by the incomparable Emma Thompson and the more than adept Colin Firth.
There are several tough turn-your-head-away-you really-don't-want-to-see-this scenes, particularly early on in the film where the kids behave ever so badly to other prospective nannies. However, in the end, it is a great family film.
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