White Fang

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Summary: An all-time personal favorite still not properly presented
Review: Disney's White Fang is one of my all-time favorite films. Many don't see it as much of a cut above the average, but few films are as touching or as beautiful to me as this one is. A heart-warming story with good performances and photography that captures all the epic majesty of the Alaskan landscape.

So why does it only get three stars? Well, that's Disney's fault for releasing it only in full-frame format. A film of such awe-inspiring scenery and photographic grandure deserves to be seen in it's original widescreen aspect ratio. And if they can release the inferior and ridiculously useless sequel in anamorphic widescreen, one can only wonder why they wouldn't give this film the same treatment. I realize that sometimes pan-and-scan prints are the only ones available, but this film is not that old, and in any case the German DVD (the title over there is "Wolfsblut") was released in widescreen with an English audio track, so Disney must have a widescreen print in their possession.

Special features could have saved this release another star, but there's nothing here except a Spanish audio track. And with no extra content, Disney could have easily fit both widescreen and fullscreen versions on one disc.

To those who either don't have a widescreen preference or don't like this film enough to care, the subject of this rant will seem a minor quibble. If that is the case, then by all means rent (or buy) this film, as I still fully endorse it on its own merits. But for my own part I won't be touching this one until Disney wakes up and puts out a widescreen reissue.

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Summary: Great Movie for the Family
Review: I love the wilderness and I am a great lover of the gold rush stories in Alaska having grown up reading Jack London's books. White Fang is similar to "The Call of the Wild." However, "White Fang" features a teen befriending a wolf in a similar plot.

The movie, in my opinion, is a timeless family piece about love and loyalties, good triumphs over evil, and what good old fashioned work ethics can do for a person. I'd certainly show this movie over and over to the children I do not yet have. I'd watch it with them as there are, of course, scenes with natural violence, such as when White Fang fights off a grizzly bear to save his master. My favorite thing about the movie is the beauty of the filming and that it feels authentic of its portrayal of a gold camp and town in old Alaska. The scenery is breathtaking!

This film is similar to many other Disney productions, it will never get old! An excellent purchase!

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Summary: Heartwarming Movie
Review: I think this is the movie that makes my heart warm up. This movie touches my heart in ways no other movie has. I think this is one of Disney's best works though the sequel was kind of bad. I highly recommend this movie to everyone.

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Summary: Incredible movie
Review: Lush panoramic visuals, a great story, compelling acting (by humans and animals alike) and an absolutely superb musical score add up to one of Disney's finest live-action movies ever. I love the sweeping shots of the Alaskan and Yukon landscapes and the wildlife photography is terrific. A young Ethan Hawke was a first-rate choice for this film and he is complemented fantastically by Klaus Maria Brandauer. It's unbelievable to me that this DVD is in a full-frame pan and scan format, which cost it a full star in my rating. With the quality of this film's cinematography, the DVD deserves to have the best digital transfer and widescreen treatment. I also wish there was a soundtrack available, as the score is one of my all-time favorites, but that's a whole other subject!

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Summary: Guy from LA
Review: This is a good film about a man and the orphaned wolf he befriends. Good movie, but has that corny Disney cliche, it's still worth watching.

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Summary: Incredible movie
Review: This is an absolutely incredible story that touches your soul and warms your heart. The development of the relationship between a younger and an older man, compliments and mirrors in many ways the development of the relationship between the young man and the wolf/dog. Compassion, trust, love, pain...all of these abound in this movie. In addition to the touching story is the awesome Alaskan landcape and sceenery. We own this movie and have watched it many times, yet we never tire of it's honesty. A highly recommended movie...You won't be dissapointed!!!

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Summary: A must see movie!!!
Review: This is an absolutely incredible story that touches your soul and warms your heart. The development of the relationship between a younger and an older man, compliments and mirrors in many ways the development of the relationship between the young man and the wolf/dog. Compassion, trust, love, pain...all of these abound in this movie. In addition to the touching story is the awesome Alaskan landcape and sceenery. We own this movie and have watched it many times, yet we never tire of it's honesty. A highly recommended movie...You won't be dissapointed!!!

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Summary: I just love this movie
Review: To me, this movie warms my heart. It offers a lot of things about human being. If you like movies about friendship, life, adventure. I think this one will not fail you. Btw if you don't like dogs, get Tom and Jerry.

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Summary: A great story, visually beautifull!!
Review: White Fang is one of my personal favorites in the post walt era of disney live action movies. It has nearly all the elements that make a first rate movie,and nearly all the elements that make a classic disney favorite. White Fang has been done before, true, but make no mistake, this is a stylish and beautiful production, kind of like, what do you get when you cross,(theme wise) 'Never Cry wolf' with 'The Journey of Natty Gann.' Jeanne Rosenberg (The Black Stallion) contributed to the script,Randal Kleiser directed,personally I think the best film he's ever worked on.It appears every effort was made to extract as many visually beauty shots as possible. Ethan Hawke and Klaus Maria Brandauer both put in first rate performances! But the real star is the wolf,(returning from his other great performance in 'The Journey of Natty Gann'). An exceptional family film!