this place in england during 1940. three orphan ( carrie and charles and paul ) be send to live with miss price ( angela lansbury ) . she doesn not want them but reluctantly take them in . it seem she be study to be a witch through a correspondence course with the college of witchcraft . ( ok i realize this be a family film but college of witchcraft . come on . ) before she can finish the course though the college be closed because of the war ( . ) and she seek down the head professor browne ( david tomlinson ) . and her and the kid travel around on a bed with the help of a magical bedknob . i first saw this when i be 9 and vaguely remember love it . it sure doesn not hold up a an adult . the story be silly ( even for a fantasy ) and the kid be terrible actor and one of them ( charles ) be incredibly obnoxious . also roddy mcdowall be third bill and only appear in two short scene . there also a trip to the isle of naboombu which be run by animated animal . i think that might be fun but the animation be poor ( for disney ) and it have a very violent and far too long soccer game between the animal . there be a few saving grace here represent lansbury and tomlinson be just great while the song ( while forgettable ) be pleasant while the long dance sequence on portobello road be very colorful and full of energy and the oscar win special effect be still pretty impressive at the end . but the weak story line and poor animation and unlikable kid really pull this one down . i hear the extended version be even bad . i can only give this a 7 .