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Summary: A DVD Classic that's nothing to Sneeze at.
Review: Snow White was the first American full-length animated feature. Many consider it Walt Disney's masterpiece. As it was being made from at least 1934 through 1937 many industry movers and shakers thought Wal t Disney had lost his mind, spending so much time, energy and effort on producing something as utterly ridiculous as a feature length cartoon feature. Disney was crazy as a fox. He established the foundation of the Disney formula and established his studio as the one to reckon with when it came to animated features. Keeping things simple and glossing over the most gruesome aspects of the Brothers Grimm classic fairy tale, Walt Disney and company created a squeaky clean protagonist, a hiss-able antagonist and several love-able and humorous characters with names that are still the subject of formal and informal trivia contests around the world. The film offers several memorable and now classic sequences such as when Snow White flees into the forest or the Queen transformation scenes. There are also those memorable songs: "Heigh Ho", "Whistle While You Work" and the operetta styled "Some Day My Prince Will Come". Technically Snow White represented a huge achievement for Walt Disney in several ways. The detailed character animation complete with very good lip synching, and beautifully drawn background settings including shadows and water reflections were the finest American audiences had ever seen on the screen. Regardless of whether this is your all-time favorite Disney feature or not--the DVD is nothing short of a stunning package that should be considered by anyone and everyone who has any interest in this film whatsoever. The quality of the image and sound is superb. There's some artifacting present in the very beginning of the film (during it's story-book opening) but then finding any flaws in the presentation becomes quite a challenge. A few sequences are a bit too dark perhaps. The best quality prints were obtained, assembled and then given a full spare no expense clean up before being almost flawlessly digitally transferred to disc. The sound was reproduced and then digitally enhanced and re-mixed. It is remarkable what has been done with what was one a mono audio track and now takes full advantage of the capabilities of a multi-speaker home theater system. Much of the original audio track was recorded in 1935 ! And sure you can hear some crackles and hisses and pops, but the clarity and fullness that has been achieved will knock your socks off. The supplemental material presented on this 2 DVD set is everything you could have ever hoped for. From a lengthy newly created making of documentary hosted by Angela Landsbury to some truly stunning archival footage that includes deleted scenes, incomplete and abandoned sequences and more. Publicity material, footage from the premiere, and even a silly DVD game is included in the package. You also get, now get this, what amounts to audio commentary from Walt Disney himself integrated into the feature length commentary of the film. Is it really worth buying this DVD? If you have any interest in the film at all, this is a DVD that you must have in your collection. Disney is hyping this one pretty heavily and declaring it the finest DVD ever produced. They are probably absolutely correct. This DVD package has so much packed it into, you might say that even the bells and whistles have bells and whistles. Not all the supplemental material is priceless or essential to be sure, but a lot of it is and the additional stuff isn't here at the expense of including something else. They have opened up the archives, dug deep into the vaults and created a package to satisfy the most insatiable Snow White buff amongst us. You better believe there's a little to much of the sugar-coated Disney Studios as the KING OF THE ANIMATION WORLD type stuff--but you've been living in a cave for the last 20 years if you didn't expect it.
Bottom line: Technically this DVD is a beauty and there are hours of supplemental material to please film, animation, and Disney buffs. Some of the supplemental material will also drive animation afficianados crazy--but you already knew it would. Christopher Jarmick,is the author of The Glass Cocoon with Serena F. Holder a critically acclaimed, steamy suspense thriller.
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Summary: Test Of Time
Review: Yet another Disney classic is pleasing audiences years after its initial release, and Snow White has to be one of the best. This 2 disc set is full of extras that are not just made for children but for the whole family to watch, which is the way all disney films are made. This is a must have for any disney fan as its one to add to the collection, and you will get your money out of it as it will be watched over and over again
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Summary: FANTASTIC!
Review: If only all DVD's were this wonderful! This stunning release of SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS is the THE best DVD package ever assembled. Of course the highlight of this set is the superb new restoration job seen in the print. This was acheived by taking the original dirt-encrusted nitrate camera negative, cleaning each frame individually and then transferring it to High-Definition video. It is even better than the 1993 restoration and subsequent 1994 video release. The actual movie is spectacular in itself, but the experience does not end there. The Magic Mirror and Angela Lansbury act as your guides for Disc 1, while the Mirror guides you through a world of extras in Disc 2. Very exiting, it makes you feel like you are there. No wonder Buena Vista are calling this a "totally-immersive DVD experience". You could spend weeks just exploring; don't be a pig and do it all in one sitting. The film is still the animated classic by which all others are judged - no doubt this DVD will be the one by all others are judged too! SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS - featuring the voice talents of Adriana Caselotti (Snow White), Lucille La Verne (Evil Queen/The Crone) and Harry Stockwell (The Prince).
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Summary: A Good as it gets...
Review: Disney has done justice to this classic. It's a great film that looks so beautiful on this DVD. While I'm not a B. Streisand fan, her rendition of "Some Day My Prince Will Come" is one of my favorite extras. But the bottom line is that the FILM is what makes this DVD great.
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Summary: Great Great Great Great Great Great Great
Review: That's one great for each of the 7 dwarves. This DVD set is amazing, I am surprised that all the information that they have could fit on only 2 discs! I watched the first disc and am only a fraction of the way thru the second disc and I am enjoying this immensely! Disney needs to keep up this Platinum Disc tradtion with Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, and most importantly: the Lion King!
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Summary: They Don't Call Her The Fairest Of Them All For Nothing!
Review: It's quite amazing after 60 plus years,"Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs" still seems as fresh,charming,entertaining,and ageless as when it first came on to the big screen.I've watched it countless times on VHS when I was a kid and yet I have never gotten tired of it.On DVD,however,it is a true splender to behold,looking like it could have been released today.The 2-disc set is packed with great features,such as an excellent 40-minute making-of featurette,a newly recorded version of "Someday My Prince Will Come" sung by Barbra Streisand,a thorough "Disney Through The Decades" history recap including clips of "Dumbo","Sleeping Beauty","Mary Poppins","The Lion King","Toy Story" etc.,and A LOT more stuff.As a gift for the upcoming holidays,it's a no-brainer.But get it fast before it is put on mortatorium in January 2002!
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Summary: The best animated film of all time!
Review: Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of Walt Disney's first animated motion picture, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," is the bizarre mix of images that strike the mind in various ways. It's rare in any day to find such a film that delights one with humor and enchanting music, and at the same time gets under the skin with a dark sense of dread and urgency underneath its conflict. "Snow White" is not only a technical masterpiece, but a true work of art that stands out among the very best in any time period of cinema. For film historians, it stands out as a marvel of the achievement of technology. Being the first full-length animated feature of its kind, "Snow White" is seamless in its integration of detailed characters into articulately-drawn settings, with extreme attention of such details as water reflection, shadow movement, and even lip movement of the characters, an especially difficult task given the amount of song and dialogue. For this, it receives high marks all around, and earns itself a place in movie history. It's the ultimate battle of good and evil, in which young Snow White finds herself the target of the Queen's growing jealousy. She flees into the woods, where she comes to the cottage of the Seven Dwarfs, who gladly welcome the new arrival. Just as their friendship together becomes increasingly joyful, the movie darkens the tone with the Queen's transformation into an old peddler woman, hoping to rid herself of Snow White's threat to her being fairest in the land once again. "Snow White" is a special sort of film, one that is ceaseless in its ability to entertain the young and old. Watching it as a child is the ultimate experience, while watching it in later years will no doubt provide many with cherished memories of their first time seeing the film. It's the type of movie you find yourself looking back on with happiness and satisfaction, the mark of a truly great film. Perhaps the movie's most memorable aspect is its contrast of light and dark imagery, a neverending foray for some of the most memorable scenes and images ever put forth onto the screen. Snow White's happy existence among the Dwarfs is full of glee and humor, and provides delight at every turn of the story. In complete contrast, Snow White's escape into the forest takes us on a terrifying journey through our own worst fears; the scene is charged with suspense and an intensity unmatched by any modern movie. The Queen's transformation scene is an absinthe-induced hallucination of dizzying images, and the final confrontation between the Dwarfs and the Queen is a suspense-laden race against time. The film's most memorable trait is its musical score, filled with cheery melodies and upbeat tunes, from the infamous "Heigh Ho" and "Whistle While You Work," to the operatic "Some Day My Prince Will Come." Just as this music is full of joy, there are chords of music that are extremely unsettling, such as that of the opening shot, in which we see the castle looming over the river, set to high-pitched strings that set a foreboding tone. The music works with the movie to bring out the emotions it wants us to feel, whether it be overjoyed exuberance or nervous anticipation. It's everything a perfect fairy tale should be, and the film captures not only the Grimm's tale magnificently, but also realizes the many ways in which fairy tales manage to work our minds. It takes us to a place in our fancy, the places we cherish and adore, and the places we would rather leave behind. At its center is a story full of moral truth and virtue, and every nuance is brought to stunning life with love and care put forth. "Snow White" is the ultimate masterpiece, a cherished piece of movie history that remains with you long after it has finished, and one that will be forever remembered.
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Summary: Force Fed a Classic
Review: I am an animation fan. And I will say this: The film itself is oviously an incredible accomplishment for the time. There are certain scenes where you can tell the animators and Disney himself overlooked no detail. (The scenes in which the Dwarfs and Snow White look through the cottage with candle light...they did an exceptional job on cast shadows and such.) However, the "extras" featured on this dvd, while there are TONS AND TONS of them...I think are just...well...not great. It's basically an earfull of "Why we at Disney are splendid" hubbub with "celebrity hosts." (Most of whom I'd never even heard of nor seen before.) The "Disney through the ages" aspect was the part that I found most offensive. They just went on and on about how great Disney is decade by decades conveniently skipping the flops. (The Black Cauldron anyone?) I think it would have been MUCH more interesting had they not sugar coated their history and just stuck to the facts. So, overall...a pretty cool DVD. I just gotta say I don't think it's as perfect as everyone is saying it is. Just my 2 cents. I could be wrong.
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Summary: The One That Started It All!
Review: Experience Disney's Crowning Achievement Like You've Never Experienced It Before! The picture looks like it was animated yesterday! I cannot get over how clear it looks. The 5.1 audio track is fantastick! Theres so many special features and they are all so good! Disney tells the classic fairy tale with a style that is so fresh that it seems new! It's the classic fairy tale of the small princess who escaped her wicked stepmothers jealousy by running away into the forest to live with seven little men. But when the queen puts Snow White under the curse of the sleeping death, It's up to the dwarfs and the prince of Snow Whites Dreams to save the day! Don't miss out on this classic that changed the way we watch animation. It's only available for 60 days! Buy it before time runs out!
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Summary: WOW!
Review: I must say this movie looks so great on DVD! If you buy it for nothing else, buy it for the transfer. It is crystal clear, so much more colorful, and is actually watchable now! I have the last video copy and it hurts to watch that piece of junk copy now! Sure the movie still has it's cheesy moments, the occasional over acting, and several slow going story moments but the picture is great enought to make one forget all that! The extras are good, but not as great as the Toy Story Ulimate Toy Box! But for the price you pay, it is a great value. Run out and get this movie! A must own!
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