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Summary: Extra footage is great
Review: Babes In Toyland / March Of The Wooden Soldiers! It is a real classic and thanks to DVD the quality is great to view, It's too bad that colorized films are missing scenes, WHY? The extra footage on the DVD is great, Stan Laurel at his appartment, The legendary ( and as far as I know) only interview with Babe, The trailer of the feature, Oh, these are nice to add to ones collection. The price is right, not too expensive for those little extra things you are looking for as Laurel & Hardy collector, but you should not buy it for the feature itself.
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Summary: Not the Same as Was in Theaters
Review: What was once shown on television around the Thanksgiving-Xmas seasons over 30 years ago is not what is on this video. There is at least a good five (5) minutes missing from it. The scene is where Tom-Tom has been banished to Bogey-Land and Bo-Peep is with him. He sings to her to go to sleep as they are both very tired. It is evident that this was copied from television and edited to take out the commercials. I believe the person copying this from TV was in the kitchen getting something to eat while this was being edited.I wanted my children (ages five to eleven) to witness classic humor and a wonderful story. However, even though they did not know what was missing, it was evident that something was not right. I feel it is a sad event that what we remember from our childhoods cannot be the same of which we wish to share with our children. The movie is a classic if it isn't colorized. To see it in its original B&W version is wonderful. - A very disappointed viewer
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Summary: A Holiday Classic
Review: This Laurel and Hardy treasure remains the definitive holiday movie. "March of the Wooden Soldiers" (the original "Babes in Toyland") is a timeless musical-comedy with Stan and Ollie in top form -- abetted by stylish sets and visual effects. Most "colorized" films are an artistic desecration; however, this particular video is rendered in low-key pastels that resemble early Technicolor. The results are better than expected. (For purists, the film can be seen in glorious black and white with the flick of a TV switch.) Laurel and Hardy fans should be doubly pleased because this uncut version contains a delightful "storybook" sequence which hasn't been shown since the film's initial release in 1934. There have been several remakes of "Babes in Toyland," but none can match the original's effortless charm.
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Summary: the march of the wooden soliders
Review: I ONLY HAVE ONE THING TO SAY. BRING BACK THE BLACK & WHITE VERSION ON DVD PLEASE!
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Summary: One of the Great Holiday Movies
Review: "March of the Wooden Soldiers" (also known as "Babes in Toyland") remains the perfect film for the Christmas season. It's certainly one of Laurel and Hardy's finest hours and the production values are top-notch. Even though the video is colorized (which can be corrected on your television), it also is the uncut version -- with a delightful "storybook" credit sequence that hasn't been shown in years. No holiday is complete without this endearing classic.
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Summary: A true Classsic!
Review: The original is a classic film, one to please generation after generation. It may not have all the high tech effects but it is sure to draw the viewer in & hold their attention! The innocence of the time, the storyline will endear children & adult alike. I prefer the B/W version which was a Thanksgiving tradition when I was growing up. I hope you enjoy this timeless movie as much as I have & still do!
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Summary: 5 Star Comedy Classic... Horrible, Careless Video Transfer!
Review: I can't praise this motion picture highly enough, and this is perhaps the most perfect and logical use of Colorization to date. HOWEVER, beware of the GoodTimes Video version, which is now available in all major chain-stores. Despite the handsome packaging and stunning print, GoodTimes has opted to release the film only in the LP (4 Hour) Speed mode, which might save a few feet of blank videotape stock for GoodTimes, but totally destroys the beauty of the print (it won't correctly track on most new VHS machines)AND also completely does away with the Hi-Fi Soundtrack! A thoroughly disgraceful treatment of the film by a company known for thoroughly disgraceful "budget" versions of films not available elsewhere.
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Summary: The Classics on DVD
Review: A timeless classic finally makes it to DVD... The Audio is clean...the colorization is finely balanced and add to rather than detract from the structured camera angles and gentle shades of grey which comprise the original Family Masterpiece... The addition of a very early version of Mickey Mouse complete with Torpedo's and Blimp only adds to the delight and simple pleasure that this Feature brings to countless generations and now in its DVD Version can continue for Generations to come....when you buy the New Wizard of Oz DVD...pick up this one too...after all what good is the cake without the frosting!
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Summary: "The funny man in the water!"
Review: I recently purchased this video and watched it with my 3 yr. old son. We really enjoyed the comedic antics of "Stanley Dum" and "Ollie Dee" (Laurel and Hardy) and found ourselves laughing a lot. When Ollie Dee was sent to be dunked in the Toyland Pond and is trapped under water, he blows gigantic bubbles for quite a long time. My son thinks this part is hilarious and now asks to watch the movie with "the funny man in the water!" Although this movie doesn't have the technological effects of today, I feel this movie offers a sense of nostalgia and innocence of days gone by. I grew up enjoying old Laurel and Hardy classics and especially recommend this to you if you are a fan!
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Summary: Great fun for the ENTIRE family
Review: The GREATEST comedy team in movie history,STAN LAUREL & OLIVER HARDY, star in this whimiscal, musicl fairy tale base on Vicotr Hubert's famed 1903 operetta 'BABES IN TOYLAND'. The boys portray 'STANNIE DUM & OLLIE DEE', hapless employees of Toyland's toy factory, who room in 'MOTHER PEEP'S'shoe. Faced with eviction by the evil 'SILAS BARNABY',our heros' plan to get the money from the 'TOYMASTER' goes awry. It seems that Santa Claus ordered 600 wooden soldiers at 1 foot high. But as fate would have it -STANNIE took the order and the end result is 100 wooden soldiers at 6 foot high. As with all the other films that i have reviewed, I also have this movie in my video library collection. I STRONGLY suggest and urge all buyers and viewers to order this timeless classic for their own video library collection.
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