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Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786304401132 Format: Animated, Color, Limited Edition, THX, NTSC ISBN: 6304401132 Label: Walt Disney Home Video Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Walt Disney Home Video Release Date: September 16, 1997 Running Time: 75 minutes Sales Rank: 250 Studio: Walt Disney Home Video Theatrical Release Date: January 29, 1959
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
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Rating: - blu-ray vs. special edition
if you own the 2003 special (2 disc) edition and are wondering if this is worth buying... again. i would say yes, and i believe you'll be purchasing for the last time. you can read all the features from other reviewers, but here's what they won't tell you. i played the blu-ray and s.e. simultaneously. the remastered picture is much brighter, defined, cleaner looking. i saw detail that i did not on the s.e., but more importantly i saw the whole movie. by this i mean that the s. e. is cropped. they released it in "widescreen", yes, but not in its original thatrical ratio of the 1950's. i have a 35 ... Read More
Rating: - Blu-Ray and DVD? Awesome Deal!!
We as a family can watch it on Blu-Ray in the front room, or if me and wifey don't want to be bothered my daughter can go into her room and watch the dvd.
The Blu-Ray was done right and looks fantastic, better than any cartoon I have ever seen that's for sure.
My only complaint is the DVD comes in a paper sleeve, and doesn't "plug" into the plastic case like a normal disc based media would. Looking at the design of the case I really don't see any reason why they could not have incorporated a "plug" for the DVD into the plastic case. Oh well, just have to be careful not ... Read More
Rating: - Bright colors a little too bright?
"Sleeping Beauty" is Disney's master piece. No other animated film has utilized the talents of the best dancers, costume markers, musicians, animators, painters, designers, and singers to bring about such a harmonious clear vision as in "Sleeping Beauty." Artistically it is one of the most beautiful films you will ever watch.
The Blu-ray and/or the DVD of the restored version are well worth purchasing even if you already own an older version of the film. Comparing it to the special edition DVD, the film grain has been eliminated which gives the characters a nice clean flat look.
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Rating: - Even more dazzling and more delightful 50 years later
This 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 ... Read More
Rating: - Very Beautiful Movie
This movie is a classic. To upgrade it to blu-ray was a brilliant idea by Disney. The graphics and colors are vibrant and stunning. But what put me over the top to buy it was the addition of the standard DVD with it. This made it a must buy since most people with young children have a grandma and grandpa or DVD system in the car that doesn't exactly have a blu-ray player in it. More companies need to think about adding in the standard version with the blu-ray version, especially with older movies so they can be watched anywhere.
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