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Rating:  - A whole evening of entertainment!
Honest! You'll be amazed at how much material is on these two DVDs. Take a look at the table of contents above...unbelievable! I started watching this at four in the afternoon and by eleven at night I was STILL watching! There's just so much! The color and clarity has been digitally enhanced for maximum viewing pleasure; it looks like an entirely new film. The magic mirror speaks to you with wisecracks and is a joy all around! You know the plot; you know the characters; but now you'll know the entire history behind the film, the characters, the original layouts for the Dwarfs, Snow White, the wicked queen, the witch, the dwarfs' cottage, (actually seeing the original, completely different drawings for Snow White and the Dwarfs is WAY cool) and much, MUCH more. Buy it for yourself AND for your kids! I have a feeling when this DVD runs it's course, it'll never be released with this much detail again. Get it!
Rating: - Platinum edition sets platinum standards of excellence.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (chosen by horror novelist Ramsey Campbell as the most terrifying movie he has ever seen, well everyone as at least on traumatic Disney viewing experience in their youth - for me it's Bambi) set the foundation upon which ALL of Disney's follow up animated features would be built. Any fan of Disney, or animated movies in general, will see this as a required addition to their libraries.The almost limitless 'immersive' DVD features will take months to watch and allow people a rare look into the creative process of mounting such a technically challenging project (the first of its kind) as this. The film itself looks flawless, no speck, no grain, no fading, the colors just as bright and vibrant today as they were in 1937. It is a mint condition presentation of a platinum standard film that set the mold. Not only highly recommended, but, as I said, a required addition to any film buff's library.
Rating: - Snow White is fully loaded even without 7 Dwarves
At last Disney gets it right. Of all the Disney DVDs I've bought my daughter, this was the first one to get it right (Dumbo the 60th anniversary edition is pretty good too).Aside from having cleaned the movie up until it looks even better than when it was originally released in 1937 (a process explored on one of the disks), this release of Snow White includes a detailed look at how the movie came into being, from initial sketches to how it was marketed via old trailers and movie posters. I always appreciate seeing the original drawings and sketches when an animated feature is the topic of discussion. It's interesting to note how the witch changed from being a frumpy Alice in Wonderland-type character to the more svelte looking queen we know today. This image was almost duplicated by the producers of The Wizard of Oz who fortunately decided to go for a more traditional looking witch prior to shooting (but that's another DVD extra). The disk also explores how Snow White was technically produced. I particularly enjoyed the segment on how Disney pioneered the use of a multi-plane camera (which I now recognize whenever I watch other Disney movies for its unique quality of depth). The DVD also offers some fun, interactive items. My daughter loves Dopey's Wild Ride, where she has to answer questions in order to help Dopey save Snow White. Overall, this is the best release this movie could have possibly received. I rank this DVD right up there with The Wizard of Oz, Willy Wonka and Shrek for its robust and extensive complement of extras. It's nice when the extras on a DVD become almost as worthwhile as the original movie.
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