7/10
Funny and entertaining musical comedy about an eccentric doctor who talks to animals
5 October 2022
An adventure about a 19th century English doctor and veterinarian , Dolittle (Rex Harrison) who dreams of teaching to animals to speak to him. Dolittle finds more satisfaction being around animals than people . Dr. John Dolittle is decided to hide from the world with his beloved animals. As Dolittle can talk to animals subsequently embarking on an adventure to find a legendary island with a young apprentice called Stubbins (William Dix) , a jaunty cockney vendor (Anthony Newley) , a beautiful girl (Samantha Eggar) and a crew of strange pets . To get money enough , he joins a fabulous circus with the only Pushmi-Pullyu in captivity . But he has to take a journey to a mysterious island to find an enormous pink snail . He's just not a people person. Ride across the sea inside the giant pink sea snail !. Learn to talk in 500 animal languages from a parrot who speaks 1000!.Fly across the world aboard the Lunar Moth !. Escape a Shipwreck and Travel on a Floating Island with Cannibals who Perform Shakespeare! The most joyous entertainment for the whole family! You've never seen anything like it in your life!.Non, jamais vous n'avez vu ca!

An epic musical adventure about a journey to a mythical island in search of a fantastic snail , regaining his wit and courage as Dolittle crosses adversaries , natives and encounters wondrous creatures. The marvelous and enjoyable premise suffers , at times , from a poor and weak script. Children will find this flick very amusing thanks to Harrison's stunning acting , attractive musical numbers , a lot of beloved animals , Robert Surtees' colorful cinematography and catching songs from Leslie Bricusse , such as : ¨My friend the doctor , Talk to the animals , Doctor Dolittle , I've never seen anything like it , Beautiful things , When I look in your eyes, After today, Fabulous places , Where are the words ?¨. Harrison performance as Dolittle owes a fair amount to his Professor Higgins from ¨My fair lady¨ . He's well accompanied by the always smpathetic Anthony Newley , Samantha Eggar , Peter Bull , Muriel Landers, Portia Nelson and Richard Attemborough's brief acting as a circus owner , among others . Traditional values and great movie for families , ressulting to be an exciting movie from beginning to end, this is an amazing feel nice film and I was hoping to see more like it.

Other versions about Hugh Lofting's acclaimed tales were starred by Eddie Murphy , such as : ¨Dr Dolittle 1 , 2, and 3¨ , made in 1998 , 2001 and 2006 . And recent ¨Dolittle¨ (2020) bt Stephen Gaghan with Robert Downey, Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen , Jim Broadbent , Jessie Buckley, Emma Thompson , Rami Malek. Wholeheartedly recommend for a great family movie. Fun enough and great adventure for kids and adults. Doctor Dolittle is one of the most joyous entertainment for the whole family.
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