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Summary: The Classic Disney film in a DVD Edition for the Ages
Review: It is clear from the DVD edition that Disney has put together for "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," the beloved film enshrined in cinema history as the first full-length animated film, that this is the standard by which all future Disney releases will be judged. Your kids or grandchildren might find the animation to be somewhat quaint, but they will certainly be impressed by this "Immersive 2-Disc DVD Experience." There is so much to do with the extras that they might even forget to actually watch the movie, which has been digitally restored. However, this would be a big mistake as you are not going to be able to solve the puzzles and win "Dopey's Wild Mine Ride" game if you have not seen the film.Everything is hosted by either Roy Disney or the Magic Mirror on the Wall (you have to love that that dry sense of humor), and what they have on the first disc along with the movie is enough to thrill any fan of Snow White. You can listen to Barbra Streisand sing "Some Day My Prince Will Come" or you can all sing the Karaoke version of "Heigh-Ho." Then there is "The Making of 'Snow White'" documentary, the aduio commentary and even the Silly Symphony cartoon "Goddess of Spring." And all of this is before you even get to the second disc where you are simply going to find what must be EVERYTHING Disney has relating to this film as we explore "The Legacy of 'Snow White.'" There are not just deleted scenes and a deleted song ("You're Never Too Old To Be Young"), there are abandoned concepts for several scenes, such as a "fantasy version" of "Some Day My Prince Will Come." Just look at the Edition Details for this DVD: have you ever seen a list that long? It took me the entire weekend just to get through MOST of what is on this DVD. Yes, you bought the Disney animated films on videotape and then you went out and got them on DVD. But the extras alone are worth the price of this first "Platinum Edition." Most importantly, Disney has clearly made a covenant with its audience that this is indeed the level of excellence they will do with their entire collection of classic films and I only hope they do this not just for "Pinocchio" but also for "Mary Poppins" as well. This is what happens when a studio cherishes its classic films as much as we do.
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Summary: THE FIRST AND THE BEST
Review: When u see this film u may not be surprised at the action, the animals interplaying with Snow-White and so-forth... But THIS is the first one out and every cartoon owes Disney`s SNOW-WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS immensely.
The casting of the voices are brilliant(indeed Deanna Durbin was thought too mature in her voice) and Andrea Caselotti was subsequently cast in THE WIZARD OF OZ(1939) with a 1-liner - "Wherefore art thou... Romeo..." while the Tin-Man is singing out his despair and longings.
She is breathtaking as Snow-White. Though Snow-White is old-fashion and have gonebye thoughs of manners and traditions compared to her sisters Ariel, Belle, Esmeralda and Pocahontas; she still gives us a link to our childhood and our childhood dreams...
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Summary: Great movie!
Review: Not my favorite, but definitely a classic. The story line is cute and the quality is much better. Of course the movie is about a million years old (well maybe not that old), so some things may seem a little out of date. However, I've watched it a few times and have never gotten bored of it. I don't have any children, but I did watch it with my goddaughter (who is 3), and she loved it! She did get a bit scared on the part the witch is running and it's raining, but apparently not enough, since she then wanted to see the movie again. I think overall the movie is great, both the story and the DVD version. It is a real shame that is not available to purchase anymore.
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Summary: My Prince Will Come
Review: This really is a great movie. The artwork is by far some of the best out there. The special featuers on this set are a goldmine. The story of Snow-White has been a childhood favorite of many. This feature film brings the classic story to life with vibrant colors and beautiful music.
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Summary: A timeless film
Review: There are few if any words that I could possibly add to the veritable encyclopedias that have been written over the years about Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs. Suffice it to say that it is the very first full length animated feature film ever made, that the gamble taken by Walt Disney paid off handsomely and the film in most respects was the catalyst for the expansion of his company into one of the biggest entertainment conglomerates in the world. The film spawned a whole new genre that has to a very large extent been the exclusive domain of the Walt Disney Company since 1937, and you only have to wander through the names of the memorable animated features that they have created to understand the impact they have had on family entertainment for the last sixty four years. Pinocchio, Bambi, Cinderella, Peter Pan, The Jungle Book, The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast and The Lion King just to name a few of the many gems in their catalogue. And it all begin with Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs. Somewhat pretentiously, the Walt Disney Company have always afforded the film the appellation of "masterpiece" for its infrequent theatrical and video releases, but if there is one film in their catalogue that does live up to that pretentious appellation then it is Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs.
Like just about every reviewer in the world, I am not going to provide a plot synopsis, for the story is so well-known that there seems little point in rehashing it again. Suffice it to say that anyone of any age, other than those born since its last theatrical incarnation in 1993 and video release in 1994, is unlikely not to have seen the film or at the very least heard of the story. In our modern world, the story is incredibly simple and to some extent quite quaintly naive, but simplicity is often a wondrous thing, for it is that simplicity that keeps the crowds flocking back to see the film on its occasional theatrical releases and to add the video to the collection on its infrequent video releases.
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs is a landmark film in every respect and is one of the true classics. Nothing more needs to be said other than to ask the question: has the DVD release done justice to the film? After eighteen hours of watching, listening and typing over six days, let me assure you that you are going to be buying one of the very best DVD packages we have ever seen, period.
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Summary: Ugh! Still, young girls might like it.
Review: Great film but re the previous review : It is NOT the first full-length animated movie :
The 1st such film is generally thought to be Lotte Reiniger's "The Adventures Of Prince Achmed" ( 1926, Germany, available on DVD from Amazon ) - although possibly there are still earlier ( full-length ) contenders.
With reference to this; as usual it is generally the Europeans, not the Americans who created most of the greatest achievements in animation history; with some exceptions : eg Disney's "Snow White" & the sublime early work of the Fleischer brothers; especially their magnificent Out Of The Inkwell / KoKo The Clown series ( which inspired Disney to do an awful animated series in the mid-twenties called "Alice In Cartoonland" ):
Just as America often thinks its the centre of the universe in terms of world affairs & so on, so people often even have this view in relation to cultural matters also ; which in terms of the history of animation ( to anyone with any awareness of this ) - as is in so many other areas - is plainly not the case.
"Snow White" is of course a wonderful masterpiece for all the reasons so many people have given.
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Summary: sure it's a classic........
Review: I'm looking into getting this from zShops etc. but alot of them say that there version has no slip cover and when asked about it say snow white never came with a slip cover to begin with, ever. Is this true? Also what about Beauty & the Beast?? Did that come with a slip cover?
Thanks for any replies.
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Summary: Disney's DVD release policy is idiotic!!
Review: My rating applies to Disney's DVD policy rather than this Movie. Because of Disney's stupid limited release policy, generations of children will not be able to purchase certain DVDs. Snow White was released in 2001 and put in the "vault" in 2002. A child born later than 2002 will not see Snow White on DVD in a store for atleast a decade. So much for experiencing Snow White in the magical years. The nimrods who came up with this anti-consumer policy need to be put in a vault. DISNEY wake up! Release ALL the Disney classic movies on DVD and keep them in stores. If you really cared about children experiencing Disney Magic, you would dump this wrong-headed policy!!!
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Summary: DISNEY'S BEST RELEASE EVER....
Review: Forget the fact that Snow White very well may be Disney's finest animated effort EVER!!!....concentrate on what may be the greatest list of extras ever assembled on any DVD with the possible exception of the Lord of the Rings Extended edition sets.
Check these out:
Magic Mirror on the Wall: To guide the viewer through all the features, the Magic Mirror is summoned as the host, through all-new animation created especially for this release
Guided Tour: Tour Guide Angela Lansbury takes you on a VIP tour sampling bonus features
Some Day My Prince Will Come: Barbra Streisand performs a newly recorded rendition of the song presented over an animated montage of highlights from the film
"Still The Fairest of Them All: The Making Of Snow White:" A 40-minute documentary providing fascinating insight into the events leading up to the development of the film
"The Goddess of Spring:" Silly Symphony animated short, which served as a test for the character Snow White
Audio commentary is gathered from dozens of hours of rare archival recordings of Walt Disney himself, hosted by film historian John Canemaker
Disc Two: The Lands of Snow White
Snow White's Wishing Well (History And Development)
Walt Disney biographical timeline
Highlights of Walt Disney's life and career
Snow White production timeline
The evolution of the production
Brothers Grimm original version of "Snow White"
Storyboard to film comparisons
The Queen's Castle (Virtual Galleries & More)
Visual Development Gallery including preliminary designs and deleted concepts, highlights the creation of the European storybook world
Layouts and Backgrounds Gallery including original designs and renderings
Camera And Filter Tests including excerpts from Disney TV shows "The Story Of The Silly Symphony, " and "Tricks of Our Trade" with Walt Disney focusing on the Multiplane Camera
Animation including a featurette on the original voices from the film
Live-Action Footage including rare, live-action test footage featuring dancer Marge (Belcher) Champion and vaudevillian Eddie Collins with Disney artists
Snow White Meets The Prince storyboard reconstruction of an alternate scene.
Four partially animated (and one fully-animated) scenes that did not make the final film version plus the original RKO Opening and End Credits
Disney Through The Decades: an new overview of the Walt Disney Studios, looking at each decade from the 1930's to the present with Roy Disney, D.B. Sweeney, Angela Lansbury, Fess Parker, Robby Benson, Dean Jones, Jodi Benson and Ming-Na
The Dwarfs' Cottage (Wonder Of An Era Gone By)
The Release: Rare newsreel footage of the Hollywood premiere at the Carthay Circle Theater, a large selection of still photographs of original merchandise, and trailers from the various theatrical re-releases
Vintage Black & White Short Subjects including "A Trip Through the Walt Disney Studios," (RKO exhibitors short), "How Disney Cartoons Are Made" (revised version of "A Trip Through the Walt Disney Studios," shown publicly as the first trailer for "Snow White")
And that's not all...there's galleries, games, storyboards, and more....it's positively staggering!
As for the actual movie This Disney animated classic a great favorite of generations of people, young and old, a film that never loses its freshness, an adventure that never grows old or becomes dated. A pretty young maiden is the envy of a beautiful but icy, evil queen, who cannot bear the thought of Snow White being "the fairest in the land".
Great songs and dazzling animation which has rarely been matched. I'd give it 10 stars if I could
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