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DVD : Sleeping Beauty (Special Edition)In association with Amazon.comstarring: Eleanor Audley, Candy Candido, Pinto Colvig, Verna Felton, Taylor Holmes directed by: Les Clark  List Price: $29.99 Price: $18.95 You Save: $11.04 (37%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Binding: DVD EAN: 0786936213645 Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Walt Disney Video Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Walt Disney Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: September 09, 2003 Running Time: 75 minutes Studio: Walt Disney Video Theatrical Release Date: 1959 Sales Rank: 1630 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: Heralded by audiences and critics alike, SLEEPING BEAUTY was the final fairy tale to be produced by Walt Disney himself. Now fully restored with revolutionary digital technology, its dazzling colors, rich backgrounds, and Academy Award(R)-nominated orchestrations shine brighter than ever. When an enchanted kingdom and the most fair princess in the land fall prey to the ultimate mistress of evil, the fate of the empire rests in the hands of three small fairies and a courageous prince's magic kiss. Their quest is fraught with peril as the fellowship must battle the evil witch and a fire-breathing dragon if they are to set the Beauty free. From spectacular action to the breathtaking pageantry of the princess and her kingdom, SLEEPING BEAUTY has something to charm every member of your family. Amazon.com: Disney's 1959 animated effort was the studio's most ambitious to date, a widescreen spectacle boasting a gorgeous waltz-filled score adapting Tchaikovsky. In the 14th century, the malevolent Maleficent (not dissimilar to the wicked Queen in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) taunts a king that his infant Aurora will fatally prick her finger on a spinning wheel before sundown on her 16th birthday. This, of course, would deny her a happily-ever-after with her true love. Things almost but not quite turn out that way, thanks to the assistance of some bubbly, bumbling fairies named Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather. It's not really all that much about the title character--how interesting can someone in the middle of a long nap be, anyway? Instead, those fairies carry the day, as well as, of course, good Prince Phillip, whose battle with the malevolent Maleficent in the guise of a dragon has been co-opted by any number of animated films since. See it in its original glory here. And Malificent's castle, filled with warthogs and demonic imps in a macabre dance celebrating their evil ways, manages a certain creepy grandeur. --David Kronke Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A big "WOW!" to the new DVDMost new Disney editions have been improvements over what has come before, but this new edition of SLEEPING BEAUTY is an unparalleled improvement on all previous editions. Before receiving the new Platinum DVD copy I dipped back briefly into my old VHS copy that I had for my daughter when she was a child. 4:3 ratio, poor color, in general nothing special. I then put in the disc for the new Platinum edition. I was utterly and absolutely astonished. Widescreen instead of 4:3. The ... Read More Rating: - Detailed Remastering Extras Awaken Disney's Stunning "Sleeping Beauty"Walt Disney's 1958 "Sleeping Beauty" marked the end of the studio's first golden era and, by extension, an era in American filmmaking. Watching this 50th anniversary edition (the most lovingly compiled among these 2DVD resissue series sets), you sense everyone involved - Disney's legendary "Nine Old Men," animators, Walt himself, even the characters on screen - knew it. For years Disney called his TV show, "The Wonderful World of Color," but in "Sleeping Beauty" he told an admittedly thin ... Read More Rating: - An unforgettable story becomes even harder to forgetThe Sleeping Beauty story never gets old, no matter how old you are or how long ago you saw it. But this Platinum Edition brings out the best in the story with a great-looking digitally restored picture, making it now even harder to forget with colors that jump at you. If you can watch the movie on a widescreen TV you will enjoy it at its fullest as it was the first one that Disney did on 70 mm film. Alongside the unforgettable tale, there are lots of extra material packing the two discs, ... Read More Rating: - Reconsidering Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" as a restored classicI have been trying to remember the first time I saw Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty," and I cannot remember if I ever saw it in a theater, caught it on television some time, or never sat down to watch it until it came out on videotape. What I did remember is not being particularly impressed by the movie. Certainly I did not consider it to be a classic Disney animated film like "Bambi" or "Cinderella," which is a way of saying that it was not on my "must have" list of Disney movies. Then I watched this ... Read More Rating: - Once Upon A DreamThe story of Sleeping Beauty is a timeless classic. And the Disney version is my favorite overall. The demure Aurora is sweet, kind, and innocent and has a simple and understated beauty to her. Her song "Once Upon A Dream" is one of the most beautiful songs in the Disney songbook. The colors used in the film are stunning. And, last but never least, the villain Maleficent is one of the most evil Disney villains ever created with the blackest of hearts. I root for her every time I watch the movie. Who ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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