Ya I'm torn - the commercials for the new movie look pretty cool but I figure if I go see it I'll be cheating on Mary (I was in love with Mary Poppins when I was a kid). Cheers and happy 2 more sleeps till Christmas!
I do not believe it is necessary, especially in the age where Hollywood is absolutely obsessed with splattering everything with CGI (computer-generated imagery).
I've never watched the original to begin with, no plans to, nor any remake. I never watched Chitty Chitty Bang Bang either. Maybe it's just something about Dick Van Dyke.
Checking in after coming home from seeing the film. The theater was packed and it was every bit as enjoyable and delightful as the original. Great music, animation, and lots of laughs and tears. If you don't like it for some odd reason and don't wish to see it then that's your problem, but don't presume to tell the rest of us how "ridiculous" it is and that we shouldn't see and enjoy it.