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Dr. Doolittle

2008-05-31
Everyone needs a carefree, smiling respite once in a while and this fits the bill. The remakes of this movie are very well done but there is nothing like the original.

I "prescribe" this film highly !

2008-05-31
This film is splendid mix of imagination, music, and color. Check your adulthood at the door and allow the magic of this time-honored film (that was nominated as best picture in 1967), take you back to at a time when the absence of any violence and sexual innuendo defined "family entertainment" . This original version (sans Eddie Murphy), may bore today's kids, but only because they've been de-sensitized by the current day slew of garbage on t.v., the internet, and local movie house. This is a good film elevated to great status by Rex Harrison's potrayl of the good doctor....it's the perfect Rx for anyone whose had a rough day.

Classic

2008-04-27
Absolutely great "feel good" movie. There just aren't anymore actors that are as versatile as the ones from back in the day. No wonder I go to the movies more and more rarely.....

Such a classic!!!

2008-04-01
This is such a classic flick! Rex Harrison is at his quirky-best in this fantasy tale of a real animal doctor and his adventures. The songs are fun and not over-whelming and the effects are great for the time the film was made. This takes me back to my childhood in a fond way and those of you that have seen it will definately have a great time seeing it again!

It's a classic- can't go wrong

2008-02-20
Can't go wrong with the classics. They are classics for a reason. Perfect for animal lovers and kids. Very none scary and no violance movie for the whole family.

A childhood favorite that stands the test of time

2008-07-17
Too often when you go back and watch a film you adored as a child, you realize it really wasn't all that good, and even worse, you can barely bring yourself to watch it. Not so this one! Critics have loved to bash this film for decades, but I don't understand why. A great score with songs I can still sing, a great cast, a humane hero who becomes more human when he allows himself to love and be loved in return...and Geoffrey Holder! This film (like many of the Disney classics) helped cultivate my love of and appreciation for our furred and feathered cousins. To this day, I cannot watch "When I look into your eyes" sung to Sophie the seal without welling up like a big baby. A true classic your kids need to see (and you do too!)

Doctor Do Little

2008-07-11
"Doctor Dolittle" was,amazingly,a nominee for Best Picture in 1967. Rex Harrison was a talented actor in his own right,spot-on as the professor in "My Fair Lady" opposite a luminous Audrey Hepburn,and equally great as Julius Caesar in the campfest "Cleopatra" with Liz Taylor. "Doctor Dolittle" shows the good professor out of place with the animals.

"Doctor Dolittle" is an interminable musical. Harrison is cast as the good doctor who can "talk to the animals" (he really does talk,in his talk-singing style) He's in search of a giant pink snail. Some of the special effects are truly psychedelic. Unfortunately, the soundtrack is forgettable and the musical plods through its paces. Doctor Dolittle does little. Not much happens. You're better off with Lassie, National Velvet, and even Flipper.

Memories

2008-07-09
The old Doctor Doolittle, the one I watched as child. Bought it for my 3 and 4 y/o, but they wouldn't sit through it. I still enjoy it.

Doctor Dolittle is a classic!

2008-07-07
I was so glad that we were able to purchase this early version of the story of Doctor Dolittle. Rex Harrison is marvelous in the role. The story line is quaint. Costuming is wonderful. My 6-year old daughter enjoyed it as much as I remembered loving it!

very good

2008-06-01
I loved this movie for a long time and when I saw it on sale I just had to get it.