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Sleeping Beauty: 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition starring: Eleanor Audley, Candy Candido, Pinto Colvig, Verna Felton, Taylor Holmes directed by: Les Clark, Eric Larson List Price: CDN$ 35.99 City Travel Guides Price: CDN$ 24.99 You Save: CDN$11.00 (31%)Prices subject to change. |
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Aspect Ratio: 2.55:1 Binding: DVD EAN: 0786936735345 Format: AC-3, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Restored, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen Label: Walt Disney Video Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video Publisher: Walt Disney Video Release Date: October 07, 2008 Studio: Walt Disney Video Theatrical Release Date: 1959 Sales Rank: 147 MPN: DISD54391D Related Items:
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Editorial Review: From Amazon.com: Disney's 1959 animated effort was the studio's most ambitious to date, a widescreen spectacle boasting a gorgeous waltz-filled score adapting Tchaikovsky. In the 14th century, the malevolent Maleficent (not dissimilar to the wicked Queen in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) taunts a king that his infant Aurora will fatally prick her finger on a spinning wheel before sundown on her 16th birthday. This, of course, would deny her a happily-ever-after with her true love. Things almost but not quite turn out that way, thanks to the assistance of some bubbly, bumbling fairies named Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather. It's not really all that much about the title character--how interesting can someone in the middle of a long nap be, anyway? Instead, those fairies carry the day, as well as, of course, good Prince Phillip, whose battle with the malevolent Maleficent in the guise of a dragon has been co-opted by any number of animated films since. See it in its original glory here. And Malificent's castle, filled with warthogs and demonic imps in a macabre dance celebrating their evil ways, manages a certain creepy grandeur. --David Kronke Additional Features: Most of the beauty of Disney's Sleeping Beauty DVD comes from the dazzling restored picture that looks as sharp and vivid as films produced decades later. You can watch it in its 70mm widescreen anamorphic glory or in pan-and-scan format, but if you think you'll prefer the latter, a widescreen-to-fullscreen comparison of the "Once Upon a Dream" scene will show you how much you're missing. There's a bevy of historical material: a commentary track that includes art director Eyvind Earle, Mary Costa (the voice of Aurora), and supervising animator Ollie Johnston; a 1997 16-minute documentary that covers various aspects of production, especially the film's distinctive animation style; shorter featurettes that expand upon the documentary; art galleries; and three vintage short films related to Sleeping Beauty--"4 Artists Paint 1 Tree," in which the animators demonstrate their craft, the biopic "The Peter Tchaikovsky Story," and "Grand Canyon," the CinemaScope depiction of Ferde Grofé's famous suite. Kid fare includes the usual trivia game, art projects, a sing-along, a No Secrets music video, and a mistake-proof coloring game. --David Horiuchi Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Disney BD Live not available in Canada!For those BD Live fans a quick note that Disney in all its infinite wisdom has not made it available to Canada. So far just available in the USA and this is right from the horses mouth.I feel a bit ripped off. Rating:  - Even more dazzling and more delightful 50 years laterThis is a new release of a Disney classic that first appeared in 1959. As is my custom, I much prefer to watch an animated feature film with several of my younger grandchildren (ages 3-7) and did so again with Sleeping Beauty on its 50th anniversary. Once again, they were engrossed in the story line whereas I was somewhat more interested in how the quality of animation measures up (after 59 years) when compared and contrasted with recent films such as Toy Story and Toy Story 2, the three Shreks, Ratatouille, Cars, and Wall-E. It measures up remarkably well. Just as there is a certain charm in black-and-white classic films from the 1930's and 40's (e.g. Casablanca, The Little Shop Around the Corner, and It Happened One Night), the same ... Read More: Rating: - Reconsidering Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" as a restored classicI have been trying to remember the first time I saw Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty," and I cannot remember if I ever saw it in a theater, caught it on television some time, or never sat down to watch it until it came out on videotape. What I did remember is not being particularly impressed by the movie. Certainly I did not consider it to be a classic Disney animated film like "Bambi" or "Cinderella," which is a way of saying that it was not on my "must have" list of Disney movies. Then I watched this 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition of "Sleeping Beauty" and all I can say is that however I saw this film for the first time it was NOT in this expanded version that has restored the original Super Technirama 70 dimensions of the film. I would ... Read More: Rating: - A Disney MasterpieceThis film is another Disney Masterpiece,I really enjoyed it. I've always love fairy tales; even as an adult (I am 21 years old) I still love them, and "Sleeping Beauty" is one of my favorite fairy tales from Charles Perrault, along with "Cinderella" and "Puss n' Boots." I'd love the scenery,it's like stepping through a magic tapestry and going back in time to the Middle Ages; I'd also love the color-styling of Eyvind Earle, and THIS film was the reason Eyvind Earle became one of my favorite artists.This film has an excellant soundtrack with additional music from Peter Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty" ballet, and if there's one I love in a movie is a very,VERY good soundtrack. This film has a Top-notch voice acting ... Read More: Rating: - Unforgettable, timeless classicOne of my favorite movies (animated or nonanimated). THere is a quality and rich story that seems lacking in so many of todays movies (Disney movies included). The music just lifts you up and carries you into the Princess's world, and the ending leaves you with a pleasant sigh without being totally predictable. If you liked the Little Mermaid or Beauty and the Beast, you'll love this. |
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