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Summary: Great Movie and needed DVD
Review: "Babes in Toyland" was the first ever Disney musical, so of course NO STORE today has it laying around. The DVD release put this wonderful and enchanting musical back on the shelf for the old generation of fans to enjoy and to delight their children of new viewers.I used to watch this movie all the time as a child, but my mother acciendently taped over it; I was crushed. But about 10 years later, I happily discovered the DVD at Target. The movie is even clearer and more spectular on DVD, despite having no extras, but then again this movie was made in the 1960s, so how would there be extra footage? You know the story from the other reviews, but what you don't know is this is a classical story/movie that will have your heart singing and dancing by the end. Also your children will love it for there is no animation, like today, that looks fake. And also parents will enjoy it, if they're young at heart. Plus, they won't have to worry at what they children are seeing. Enjoy this classical, wonderful, delighting, funny, adorable, enchanting ...movie, if you are young at heart.
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Summary: Toyland, Toyland!!!!
Review: A Christmas movie that's all about toys? An old version of Toy Story? No.There's more to it than that! It's about Mother Goose
Land, Where Mary Quite Contrary is about to be wed to Tom the Piper's son(who obviously has outgrown his pig-stealing habit).
All is set for a happily ever after wedding,when in steps the villain, Snidley Whiplash style: Barnaby, the crooked, greedy
banker. Only he knows that Mary will inherit"scads of money"when she marries, and is determined to marry her for her inheritance. The scoundrel has Tom kidnapped.....and the story takes off from there, leading the heroes through forbidding forests and on to Toyland for a final showdown between Barnaby and Tom and his army of toy soldiers. Spectcular stop-motion
March of the Toys.Good movie for stop-motion movie fans. Starring Ray Bolger, Ed Wynn, Annette Funicello, Gene Sheldon, Tommy Sands, and Henry Calvin.(Remember the original Seargent Garcia?)
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Summary: Disney fun -- Disappointing DVD release
Review: A fun Disney film with a winning cast and clever visuals set to memorable music. Why only 2 stars? A typically dismal Disney DVD release -- altered film ratios (i.e. not presented in its original theatrical ratios) and no extras. This is sad, especially knowing that Walt hosted a behind the scenes "Disneyland" program the year the film was originally released. Considering what Disney Home Video is capable of (see the EXCELLENT "Vault Disney" releases), butchered releases of Disney films are very disappointing.
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Summary: Corny But Classic
Review: Although quite corney in places, I cannot forget the thrill I had seeing this movie in the theater as a child. Considering the time it was filmed, Babes In Toyland had wonderful special effects and plenty of Disney charm. If you can stay with it up to the time the children actually enter Toyland (about half way through) you will find that the wait was worth it. I am dissappointed that this movie didn't become more popular, but with an all star cast including Ray Bolger(the scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz) as a villain this time, Tommy Kirk and Annette Funnicello of the early Disney family and timeless Christmas music from the original stage version,Babes and Toyland should be an annual tradition alongside Its a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th St.
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Summary: A Great Disney Musical
Review: Annette Funicello was never prettier than as Mary Contrary in this film version of Victor Herbert's operetta. Tommy Sands (NOT Frankie Avalon) is a joy as Tom,and the supporting cast includes a young Ann Jillian,Mary McCarty and Kevin Corcoran and his younger brother. The dancing is cute,and the songs include 'Tom And Mary','Just A Toy','Never Mind,Bo Peep','I Can't Do The Sum','Just A Whisper Away',and 'Toyland'.
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Summary: An Abomination in the Eyes of God
Review: As someone who grew up on the classic Laurel & Hardy version, this version is totally unwatchable. (Even if one hasn't seen the L&H version, this is still unwatchable.) The songs are cringe-worthy. The plot a watered down version of the original, with all the creativity sucked from it. The original was a little bit like a Grimm fairy tell, with genuinely scary bits. This has none of that. No bogeyman, no three little pigs, no triumphant march of the wooden soldiers at the end. (In the original, 6 foot soldiers battle the bogeyman and Barnaby, in this, ... little 6 inch soldiers pelt a ... Barnaby wannabe. And the Laurel and Hardy characters start the film as villians! ... Skip this travesty of best forgotten film making, and seek out the orginal Laurel & Hardy version.
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Summary: A Christmas classic for the whole family
Review: Babes in Toyland is a Christmas classic the entire family can enjoy. Done superbly as a stage production/movie Disney creates a world of magic, laughter and adventure. The music, dancing, costumes and sets all form a beautiful mother goose world. I have yet to meet a child who does not like this movie. It has the swashbuckling sword fights for the boys and the romance for the girls. This is a movie that I have loved watching every Christmas as long as I remember and will enjoy for many many years to come.
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Summary: Enjoyable Movie but They Need to Put Out a Widescreen DVD!
Review: Babes in Toyland is a cute movie, it's a remake of an old Laurel and Hardy movie March of the Wooden Soldiers and a good movie for family time viewing but I'm disappointed that they put out an edited pan and scan DVD and not widescreen so until they put out a widescreen version you would be better off keeping your pan and scan videos!
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Summary: Vibrant!
Review: Babes in Toyland is a nice Disney movie with lovely vibrant color and cute songs and it stars Annete Funicello, Tommy Sands, Tommy Kirk, Ed Wynn from Mary Poppins and Ray Bolger who played the goofy but sweet scraecrow in The Wizard Of Oz playing the creepy, icky villian. This movie is recomended but since the DVD is pan & scan only and not widescreen I'd just stick with the video tape unless you happen to be one of those people who like the edited pan & scan format over widescreen or you got the DVD at a bargain price or something. Sorry but this movie was released to theaters in 1961 so I'm sure it was filmed in widescreen! PS: Look for a young Ann Jillian as Bo Peep.
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Summary: What Was the Original Aspect Ratio for This Movie?
Review: Babes in Toyland, Disneys remake of the old black and white Laurel and Hardy classic March of the Wooden Soldiers is a good movie and has bright colors that reminds me of movies like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the Wizard of Oz and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and like those movies Babes in Toyland has cute catchy songs and delightful acting. Annette Funicello, Tommy Sands, Tommy Kirk and the rest of the cast are a delight and it's nice that this movie is now on DVD but I have heard that the movie on this DVD is only presented in fullscreen and not widescreen. Was this movie filmed in widescreen or fullframe? I see the movie was made in the 1960's and by then widescreen was how the majority of theatrical movies were filmed so I wouldn't want to buy this DVD if it was edited.
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