Nanny McPhee

Have you ever seen Nanny McPhee? You should. I totally love it. Penn and Quinton have been sick for a cumulative of 6 days so I have been through many kids TV shows and movies. There are some really good ones out there. So tonight while watching Nanny McPhee I was thinking of how it compares to the Mary Poppins story. I hadn't really thought of Mary Poppins until about a month ago when I went to the play/musical with Sophia. It was her first theater experience and it was a lot of fun. I couldn't really remember the movie and she had never seen it so we DVR'd it when it came on the next weekend. Here are my thoughts...I liked the play better. It was little deeper emotionally. (Also, next time you watch the movie check out the stage make-up--skin colors are a little strange). Anyway, when compared to Nanny McPhee I definitely like Nanny McPhee better. Mary Poppins is easy to like-she is beautiful, witty, does fun things and has a great goofy friend in Burt. Nanny McPhee is grotesque when you first meet her. She is anti-charming. Both nannies help the family change for the better and leave when they are no longer needed. The Banks children seem a little mischievous but not nearly as naughty as the Brown brood who are acting out due to a distracted/inattentive father (same) and reacting to the death of their mother (different). Both movies have kite-flying scenes--coincidence? In the end Nanny McPhee reveals her true beauty. I love Emma Thompson.

Some other kids movies I totally love?

Meet the Robinson's. I didn't love it the first time I saw it but totally almost cry at the end every time now. Plus the music rocks and there are little Disneyland references.

Holes. You must see it. I probably need to read the book. I think the story is so clever!

Princess and the Frog. I love that Charlotte is not mean.

Some kids movies I totally do not love? All Shreks. Can't stand them. No offense if you are a Shrek family. We are not. I just find it gimmicky.

That's it. Time for bed...