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Summary: Yes, it has a Spanish language track
Review: Someone at Disney must be paying attention! The earlier release of a colorized, full-screen version of this film was a big mistake. The color added nothing to the movie, and the cropping of the image spoiled several scenes, particularly those involving the officers from the three armed services. But the new version corrects those defects. And in answer to the Mexican reviewer's query, this version does have a Spanish language track.
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Summary: Very dated and extremely boring!
Review: The Absent-Minded Professor (Colorized) VHS ~ Fred MacMurray really shows its age. The jokes are lame and the acting is subpar to say the least. Disney has certainly made better movies then this turkey. The special effects are primitive even for the time period and the story line is a joke at best.
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Summary: An excellent version of a classic
Review: The original Absent-Minded Professor is the best, Fred MacMurray is perfect as the inventor of "Flubber". I am writing this review in defence of this the colorized version of a classic, black & white movie. The colors are rich, vibrant and above all natural looking - forget the colorization of the early 80s, this is digital colorization and if you didn't already know the film was originally black & white you wouldn't be able to tell! The only mistake Disney made was releasing this before the original black & white version, however with dvd technology they should have brought out both versions on a double sided dvd like "A Christmas Carol" was. However, the black & white movie is now available in a widescreen dvd version. This is a wonderful, color version of a great family movie.
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Summary: Walt would not be happy
Review: The screen makes me give it at least one star. This does not even deserve that. Waste of time and money. Why ? This film was shot in 1.75:1 (widescreen). Please show it in that. This film was an Academy Award® Nominee (1962) -- Best Art Direction, Set Decoration, Black and White -- Carroll Clark, Hal Gausman, Emile Kuri. Why colorize an Oscar Nominee ? Try again Mike. Do it the way Walt would have wanted it.
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Summary: What are the Movie Studios thinking!
Review: This DVD is a full framed, colorized version of a black and white film. Someday when widescreen is the mainstream broadcast available (DTV mandated by FCC by 2007 timeframe) and most of us viewers have switched to new 16:9 televisions; movie watchers will have to be buy another copy of these movies in widescreen format all over again. Boy those movie studios sure know how to keep getting that money out of our pockets. It is sad that the movie studios are slowly destroying the DVD format. And colorizing the film is silly. Seeing the smooth tones of a black and white film is part of the enjoyment of old films.
We want our DVD movies in there original format!
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Summary: Not widescreen
Review: This DVD, along with the other Disney releases this month, (Moon Spinners, Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, etc.) is only being released in fullscreen, *not* anamorphic widescreen...
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Summary: Colorization Should Be Outlawed!
Review: This film was a touchstone of my childhood, as I'm sure it was for many of my generation. Harmless fun for the whole family and vastly superior to the Robin Williams version. Having said that, I MUST say that colorizing movies is a real travesty. I'm sure most have heard the arguments against it so I won't bore you by getting on my soapbox. Suffice to say, "Leave them alone!" My four stars are for the film, NOT this version. Of course, the colorizing doesn't make it a BAD film; it's just unnecessary.
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Summary: BEST COLORIZED MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN !!!!
Review: This is by far the best colorized movie I have ever seen.....aside from MIRACLE ON 34th STREET. The only complaint I have is that why did Disney make Flubber purple? Many people associate FLUBBER with the gooey GREEN substance found in the 1997 re-make wiht Robin Williams. Disney could re-release this color version with a GREEN flubber.....
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Summary: DON'T BUY THIS IF YOU DON'T LIKE "COLORIZED" MOVIES
Review: This is the "COLORIZED" version of this Disney film that they butchered by in the 1980's for the Disney TV channel. Disney must think that all their customers are adolescents and kids who don't know the difference, WRONG! I picked this up to buy in the store, saw that it was colorized, and immediately put it down. I will NOT support butchering of films. If Disney wants to release the COLORIZED version, fine, do it, but release the BLACK AND WHITE one as well for us purists who want them as originally intended. BAD, BAD, BAD, HOUSE OF MOUSE choice here. Hope they get rid of their head of DVD development. He/she must have been born in the 1980's!!!!
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Summary: Disney should be embarrassed
Review: This movie is almost unwatchable because it is not in widescreen format. There are numerous scenes where two people are talking and you see less than half of each person's face. Every scene is arbitrarily cropped. It's not even pan and scan! The other issue is colorization. I would have much preferred black and white, but I can live with the artificial color. YMMV.
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