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Summary: Wonderful DVD rendition of a treasured classic
Review: The timeless "Snow White" story springs to life as never before on this fantastic DVD. The traditional fairytale looks fabulous on this high quality DVD. A great purchase for young children at Christmastime.
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Summary: My all-time Favorite
Review: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the very first movie I ever saw in the movie theatre--in the early 1980s when I was just 3 or 4 years old. I remember then going to DisneyWorld, riding on the Snow White ride and buying books and dwarf figures.There's just so much magic to this movie! It is a true classic that has a lot of sparkle and character. What imagination it must have taken for the Disney Studio to come up with the Seven Dwarfs...the fun they must have had with Dopey! I can hardly wait until I can buy the DVD...I bought the video when it first came out, in October, several years ago. Oooo... :)
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Summary: Thank you Walt!!!
Review: I've been a Disney fan for forever, the release of this DVD is amazing. Finally a true marriage of technology and artistry. I love Snow White because it gave us one of the best villans ever, there would be no Snow White without Malificent. Thank you Disney, when can I expect the release of the other vaulted classics?
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Summary: Finally, a mind-boggling Disney DVD release.
Review: Finally, finally, FINALLY, Disney is releasing one of their films with a format, media and extras that do it justice. I'm an adult (most of the time), with no kids, but I still can't buy and receive this DVD soon enough; I think it has to be the best value of the year. I don't personally really care for Disney's more recent efforts, but there's no denying the magic of its early works, and Snow White is the perfect title to kick off this incredible-sounding Platinum Collection. One thing that I have never been a fan of, though, has been Disney's marketing and sales schemes (VHS and DVD alike), and these Platinum titles, while finally doing justice to both the movies and the fans, will likely just add to the overall confusion for most buyers. The Limited Edition and Gold Collection DVD's already released are somewhat substandard; they are generally devoid of any extra DVD features and often are shortchanged technically (lack of widescreen or surround audio when available, etc.). They certainly don't hold a candle to the upcoming Platinums, which features tons of extras, innovative and wonderful-sounding DVD navigation schemes, incredible color and sound enhancement, and pretty much everything a fan could hope for in a Disney DVD. However, this being Disney, not everything could be good news of course, and with the Platinum Editions, the bad news comes with the ridiculous marketing plan for them; 1 per year for the next 10 years (Snow White being the first of 10). Until Disney to come to its senses and shortens that moronic release timeframe, however, we at least can have a taste of the incredible potential in this line with this first release. Whether you were lucky enough to have a childhood touched by the magic of the early Disney classics, or if, like me, you weren't that lucky but have the alternate fortune of experiencing these titles for the first time with these mind-boggling Platinum Editions, this should be the easiest, most no-brainer DVD purchase you make all year. And for those able to pre-order and get another DVD for free (Limited/Gold Edition, but still), the deal becomes almost criminal to pass up. Thank you, Disney, for what you're giving fans with this wonderful new line of Platinum titles. (Now if you'll PLEASE just release them more often than over 10 years! :O )
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Summary: Wow - just look at all the special features!
Review: I couldn't even count all the special features I saw here on Amazon.com for this DVD of SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS. This animated film is truly a masterpiece, partly because it was Disney's first ever. You all know the story of Snow White, so I don't have to write a plot summary. I'm pretty impressed by all the special features that this DVD edition has. If you love this film, then I highly recommend you get this DVD edition - it'll be a DVD to treasure for years to come!
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Summary: A DVD Landmark!
Review: I cannot put into words how happy I am that Disney is releasing their tied for first greatest film of all time!(tied with "Sleeping Beauty" which I hope will be on DVD soon) Plus with such a great offer, for just pre-ordering this masterpeice you get a free Disney DVD! "Snow White" is the one that started it all, it spawned an empire that did, and still does, and always will produce the greatest movies ever made. And let's get this straight, the studio is not cheating anyone by not giving a widescreen edition, we are seeing the entire movie, and seeing the movie that we have all seen before. The cover art, and disc art are absolutely beautiful, and capture the essence of the film is glorious majesty. And this is the most packed DVD I have ever seen in my life. An entire extra disc for special features, and a ton of them on the film disc, what a special treat. With so many features, this truly is a DVD that I could, and will spend an entire day with many times. I cannot wait till this is released, and I can own this historical DVD. YOU MUST PRE-ORDER/BUY THIS TODAY! You will not be disappointed. Don't miss out on the special features, the majestic animation, the wonderful story, the irreplacable characters, and the film that has touched the heart of millions all over the world! Be a part of history, and get this amazing DVD today!
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Summary: About Time!
Review: Having read (much to my amusement, and amazement) the previous reviews of this upcoming release, I will not outline, as have some, the entire movie, which everybody knows anyway. That said,I will note that virtually no one mentioned my own favorite segment, the "party" sequence at the dwarf's cottage. Not only is it a brilliant piece of filmmaking, it is just plain fun, something I play over and over again. The movie as a whole is, quite simply, a masterpiece, regardless of the opinions of a few feminists out there. It is a 60 year old movie after all. My main reason for writing is to comment on a few of the additional features. I really see no need of Barbra Streisand on this release. Secondly, why do we need Angela Lansbury taking us on a "VIP tour" of the bonus features. I am quite capable of picking the features I want to see. And one of those does not appear to be included, namely, "The Old Mill", the beautiful short made to test the efficacy of the newly developed (at the time) Multiplane Camera. There is a "camera and filter test" segment listed in the extras and perhaps it is to be found in that, but it is not specifically listed, as is "The Goddess of Spring". I will reserve further comment until I actually see the DVD release (I am intrigued by the comments on the quality of a DVD that is weeks if not months from being released), but I do feel obliged to remark on the review by "Why Bother" in Houston, TX. who seemed mightily put out by what he/she considered to be the "full screen, chopped up version" of this film and wondered: "Why not give us the whole movie, in widescreen format, so it can be enjoyed as it was meant to be?" For one quite excellent reason: It is not and never was a widescreen movie. The 1.33:1 ratio that you see on your TV screen is, in fact, the original format of the movie and we ARE seeing it "as it was meant to be". There have been some misguided attempts to "stretch" these older Disney classics to fit the wider screens in todays theaters but they fail miserably resulting in either thepicture being squashed or the top and bottom being cut off. So, fret not about the picture being full screen: that IS how it was made.
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Summary: SNOW WHITE is the best of all the disney movies!
Review: If by the off chance you have never heard of Disney or even seen a Disney movie or your children have not this is the one to start with. The movie is a milestone in animation and it was the first full length animated movie ever made in the US. If you don't want to know the plot of the story skip some of the following sentences. The story is basically this: Once upon a time there lived a girl named Snow White who lived in the castle of her stepmother, The Wicked Queen. The Queen was extremely vain and would always consult her mirror about whether she was the most beautiful woman in the land and as usual the mirror says she is the most beautiful. But then one day he claims that Snow White is the most beautiful and this infuriates the Queen. She hires a huntsman to cut out Snow White's heart and when it comes time to do the job the huntsman cannot do it so he lets Snow White run away into the dark forest. Eventually she finds a cottage in the woods which belongs to seven dwarfs who decide to take her in. But when the Queen discovers Snow White is still alive she decides to go to the cottage in disguise to kill her with a poison apple and that's as far as i go with the synopsis. Even thought it might not be as sophisticated as today's animation, the animation in this movie is very beautiful. The characters are very well animated. The movie also has some fun songs as well like "Heigh Ho", "Someday My Prince Will Come", etc. While this may be targeted towards kids it is in essence a scary story on their terms. The part of the movie about the poison apple is basically telling kids don't accept things from or talk to strangers. The voices are well done and the music score is very beautiful. One thing though: this movie may turn off some feminists. It is somewhat anti-feminist but the movie is so good that no one might care. As an added note this movie made the AFI's top 100 movies list. So sit back and enjoy Walt Disney's masterpiece.
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Summary: Let's get the facts straight.
Review: .... SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS is the most charming movie I know, bar none, and richly rewards repeated viewings. Nothing in recent years, or in the future, is likely to equal the artistry of the hand-drawn animation, or the beauty of the youthful yet classically trained singing voices. Yes, Adriana Caselotti gave her coloratura tones and soubrette speaking voice a cartoonish tinge, as part of the characterization. But anyone who cannot get used to her sound within five minutes and appreciate its humor is beyond hope. .... One feature unfortunately still absent from the track listing is the full-length soundtrack recordings of songs like "Heigh-Ho" and "The Dwarfs' Yodel Song," which were seriously shortened before being used in the finished film. If I remember correctly, only the RCA 78s (and their BMG reissue on CD) included the longer versions of the songs. .... And while the Disney studio keeps drawing our attention to a few of the Frank Churchill songs that were not used in this movie at all, it would be more interesting to see reproductions of the sheet music for the familiar songs, and to hear the sheet-music arrangements faithfully performed. These, too, were usually longer versions, with distinctly different lyrics that various popular singers eventually recorded. (For example, Richard Tauber's eloquent vintage single of the Prince's "One Song"--truly a desert-island recording--begins with a long-forgotten stanza that builds sublimely to the first chorus.) In the movie, almost every song is shortened to a single chorus, and the words for "Heigh-Ho" consist of only two lines, endlessly repeated! ....
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Summary: Remember the 30's
Review: It must have been the Dwarf's heigh-ho or Snow White's prettiness or the queen's uglyness that got on #49 on American's Great Film list. Or what ever the reason is! As the movie opens, a book explains that Snow White got turned into a prisoner in her evil stepmother's castle, who is the queen. And every day the queen (Lucillie La Verne) askes her know it all magic mirror "Who is the fairest of them all." and the mirror aways answers it is the queen. But one day the queen askes and the mirror gives hints it isn't her, but is Snow White. The queen does figure it is Snow White. That day she is visited by Prince Charming (Harry Stockwell). The queen sees this going on a sents a huntsman out to kill Snow White. But the huntsman can't find it in his heart to kill her and tells Snow White to run into the forest.
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