We had most of the videos and replacing them now. Thought it might be nice to have some of these Disney movies for the younger children who come to visit. You really enjoy these when you are young, and when you are doing dishes it is nice to have this kind of thing to keep young minds captivated. I really like Disney movies for the most part. They promote fun and imagination and are very entertaining. Kids feel loved with movies from Disney. We have great appreciation for Disney.
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In my childhood, I was impressed by this animated feature, its scope and color (and self promotion). Now, though, to me it pales in comparison to Japanese animation and character portrayal.
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Okay, so it has plenty of stereotypes but I don't think it is fair to judge this movie by today's standards. When we watch it, I'm sure to talk to my kids about how things may be seen differently today...but that doesn't take away from the thrill they feel in watching the battle between good and evil. Somehow Disney managed to capture the essence of the fairy tale (even if he softened things a bit) but the dragon remains truly awesome to many children. Before you judge this one, sit down and watch it with a child. Odds are, they'll be riveted. I still am and I still love the music, too. Love surviving against all odds, good defeating evil and love winning out in the end. So, okay maybe NEXT time, it'll be the princess who awakens the sleeping prince....
This movie is great, but as I tried to watch it through the eyes of a child, I was a little taken aback. Maleficent, the "mistress of all evil", is quite scary and when she turns into a dragon, she is terrifying. There is fire and brimstone and even a reference to the fiery pits of hell. It is a shame, becuase Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) is charming and good fairies are so cute. There is a scene where the kings and the steward get drunk and that is also a shame, but my children don't realize what they are drinking and why they are acting so silly, so that goes over their head. Actually, as I write this review, I am wondering why I have let them watch this at all. It is a little much for young children.
My daughter likes the movie but the movie came in a plastic sleeve - no "case" which creates additional expense: One must purchase a case for the DVD. This increases the overall cost of the DVD. The lack of a case was not mentioned in the ad. Why should the seller make the purchaser aware of this? The seller has absolutely no reason to do so. Ebay is quite LAX in the support of the purchaser. Ebay is "all about" keeping the seller happy. Welcome to Ebay's lack of support for the purchaser. However...if the SELLER has even the slightest dissatisfaction with the purchaser, EBAY would JUMP to provide support for the seller, placing a "strike" against the individual that is actually FUNDING EBAYS FEES (the buyer). How sad to know that EBAY is under the impression that they are collecting their fees from the seller. WAKE UP EBAY. The BUYER is paying the fee. Get it together.Read full review
While I was a little disappointed when I first read the specs for this DVD, after purchasing it, I am very pleased with it. The thing I was a little miffed about was Disney's seeming omission of the "Tchaikovsky Story" documentary that accompanied the laserdisc box set from several years back. After getting my DVD, I find that the documentary is indeed on this set. The picture surpasses that of the laserdisc, and the sound is fantastic. I was amazed at how clean this print is, with hardly any artifacting at all. Disney has obviously spent a lot of time and effort on producing a top notch product with Sleeping Beauty. Disney is quickly becoming the top producer of DVD's when it comes to picture/sound quality, and available extras. I actually think that the extras on this disc are better than the Platinum Edition of Beauty and the Beast, which is surprising seeing as SB is an older film. One of the features I thought was wonderful was how you choose what type extras you want to view. If you want kid friendly extras, you follow one link. For extras that appeal more to adults, follow the other. A perfect edition of a perfect film!! You will NOT be disappointed with this one.Read full review
My mom works in counseling and she told me many women overdose on sleeping pills thinking they are going to be like sleeping beauty and be awakened by a handsome prince. They may not even be aware that is their own motivation, it may be subconscious. These fairy tales that go back so many years are more damaging than ever in this day and age. It is not reality and if we let our children watch them without ever explaining to them that this is not reality, it can be damaging to them later in life. Too many parents turn on these Disney fairy tale dvd's and the child gets a misperception of the way things are in the world. If we let our children watch them, let's talk to them about them and make sure they know they ARE just a fairy tale and this does not happen in real life.
It took Disney as while but they have finally embraced the DVD format. As with everything else, when they do it, they do it right and big! When Disney first stuck their foot in the DVD waters they did it slowly, offering movies without major extras and at a price well above their competition. Disney finally got it through their heads that DVD has broken through to become the standard format for the new millenium. Several other Disney Disks have gotten this deluxe treatment. Their collaborations with Pixar; Toy Story One and Two, A Bugs Life, Monsters Inc were among the first. Tarzan, Atlantis, Beauty and the Beast as well as Dumbo and a variety of lesser films have editions chock full of extras as well. It was fitting that Snow White was released as a Double Disk set last year and they have followed that up with one of my faves, Sleeping Beauty. The film has been remastered all around. Crisp new sound and picture wrapped up with a bevy of extras that will make any cinemafile drool. Along with the standard documentaries and commentaries. This edition has something I wish had been packaged with every disk released to date; A widescreen to pan and scan comparison. Finally I can show my friends and family why widescreen is preferable to 'full screen'. Make sure you don't let this one slip away for another generation.Read full review
I've always liked this movie. The story is about a Royal couple who have a party to celebrate the birth of their only child-a girl. They invite everyone in the kingdom except the evil sorceress Millicent who finds out and is ticked. She crashes the party & puts a spell on the baby that when she turns sixteen, she'll prick her finger on the needle of a spinning wheel and die. After she leaves, a small fairy who can't undo the spell but is able to alter it does so so that the baby won't die but just sleep until she's wakened by her true-love's kiss. That fairy & two others manage to keep the little girl hidden until her sixteenth birthday when they take her back to her parents at the palace. Of course Millecent finds out and the excitement begins. There are some scenes with the sorceress that might be frightening to small children so it may not be suitable for them (may give them bad dreams) but I'd say children of seven or eight on up should be okay with it. The characters are well done and the story is great. It's up there with Cinderella and Snow White.Read full review
This is the one I've been looking for. My granddaughter was 3 when this came out and she played the games on it all the time. It was a walk down memory lane for her. She's keeping it in her collection for future generations. It played perfectly. The order came quickly and went smoothly. LOVE IT!
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