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Summary: One of Disney's greatest cinematic achievements!
Review: This is truly a triumph of animation technology; one that is suitable for the entire family to enjoy. First, we have the original "Fantasia," featuring crocodiles dancing with hippos to Beethoven's 6th, Dinosaurs marching to Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" and much more!The 2nd edition ("Fantasia 2000") lives up to the quality of its predecessor. We get whales prancing about to Resphigi's "Pines Of Rome" as well as a literal nature-themed interpretation of Stravinsky's "Firebird" suite. Both DVDs have the classic "Sorcerer's Apprentice," starring Mickey Mouse. Arguably, this is the most infamous and recognizable animated feature in Disney history. This DVD collection is highly recommended for all people, all age groups & all cultures. Simply said, "Fantasia" has something for everyone.
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Summary: Long Live The Fantasia Legacy
Review: This box set is by far superior to the individual titles. In addition to the 2 popular films of their time, you get a 3rd disc featuring a blow by blow behind the scenes disc of every segment of both movies and the segments that never were on screen. If you're gonna purchase Fantasia and Fantasia 2000 on DVD get this box set. It's a much better bargain.
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Summary: A childish romp!
Review: I stopped watching cartoons when I was about 10 years old. So I guess that most of you guys who review this with such verve never realy grew up. Cartoons are for children! Get a life!
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Summary: Fantasia - Disney's "forgotten" Masterpiece
Review: Fantasia is still one of the most innovative and original animated motion pictures even sixty years later. The marriage of top-notch animation and classical music was made in heaven. The music that was chosen is still popular even today - and there are many people who cannot listen to musical numbers from the movie without visualizing the scenes that went along with the music. Scenes include Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, the Nutcracker Suite, Sorceror's Apprentice, the wonderful "Rite of Spring", Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony" with it's Greek mythology theme, the Dance of the Hours, and the very imaginative "Night on Bald Mountain". In fact, since "Fantasia", "Night on Bald Mountain" is rarely presented without "Ave Maria". One of Disney's triumphs.
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Summary: A Bad Excuse For Great Classical Music
Review: This movie has proven to be one of the most boring movies of all time. For 125 minutes you have to watch gosh-awful (Well not for that time) drawings put in sync with some pieces of really good music. The result is boring excuse for a movie. I stopped this mid-way because I hated it so much and I was bored out of my mine. And I'm considered to have a long attention-span. Those of you with short attention-spans hate this movie. It's boring, it's old, and it's not worth it. Save your money.
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Summary: The One to Own!
Review: Kids will love the animation. Adults will love the music. This is a family piece unlike any other. It is a treasure to share!
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Summary: Classic and Modern Animation + Classic Music + Great Extras!
Review: What does this equation equal? Tons of hours of fun for any music, animation, or disney fan. When I purchased my DVD Player, the first DVD I thought of buying was Fantasia. I thought to myself, "Wouldn't it be great if Disney released Fantasia on DVD along with Fantasia 2000?" Well, I did some research on the web and found out that Disney had read my mind. The greatest part about the Anthology is all of the extras. There two tracks of commentaries for both feature films, and interviews with disney animators, Documentaries, alternate endings for the segments, the list goes on and on. My favorite is the complete segment of "Clair de Lune" a segment that was never released with the original Fantasia, but I believe it should have been. The Fantasia Anthology demonstrates what Disney can do if they are willing to be serious about their work. The animation is as mature as the music is. This is animation that adults can enjoy possibly even more than children. I remember how frightened I was the first time I saw Night on Bald Mountain. The emotions you will recieve from these movies are more intense and thouht- provoking than most feature- length animated films you see today, no matter who the distributor is. As you can tell, I highly reccomend paying the extra dough for the whole set, even if this means that you have to wait untill you have saved enough, the DVD's are deffinately worth the wait.
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Summary: A good film & disc
Review: Not one of my favorite Disney films, but it is good. I am amazed Disney put extras on the disc. I was glad to see that. Good picture quality.
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Summary: Fantasia means fantasy
Review: When I first got it for Christmas in 1991, I found it boring, and I couldn't keep concentrated on it. That was when I was three. Now I'm twelve, I get it. It is a bit like The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh or Make Mine Music, made up of tiny stories told with animation and music. My favourite part is the dancing mushrooms and thistles. Not so much for younger ones, but if you are nine or above, it's perfect.
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Summary: Well worth the extra money!
Review: The original Fantasia is unarguably Walt's finest achievement. The new DVD makes every scene and musical number jump right out of the screen! The complete 2 hour movie is here, digitally restored and remastered to a glory that could normally only be fully appreaciated on a large screen. I'd love to see this somewhere with a projection TV! Fantasia 2000, while not living up to it's predecessor, still has some shining moments, including the marvelous "Pines of Rome", and the unsurpassed "Firebird". The anime-like "Firebird" is well worth the price of admission all by itself! Some of the new numbers are a little weak, but overall, the effect is worth watching. My only complaint is that I wish it had been longer. 74 minutes is not enough time to explore everthing that could have been done with the marriage of classical music to animation with today's techniques. The companion disc, "The Fantasia Legacy", contains many interesting things for fans of both movies. It also includes some cutting room floor scenes, and whole sections that were deleted from both editions, including alternate endings! "The Fantasia That Never Was" is really worth watching if you love the original. Two hours and forty one minutes of additional material! If you're thinking of getting these DVD's individually, go ahead and buy the set - you won't regret it.
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