A beautiful princess born in a faraway kingdom is destined by a terrible curse to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a deep sleep which can only be awakened by true love's first kiss. This classic makes wondrous use of Tchaikovsky's same-titled ballet score.
Only two words can describe this fantastic film from Walt Disney; charming and beautiful. This very underrated masterpiece from Disney is often overshadowed by other Princess films, which is such a shame considering it is arguably the most memorable.
'Sleeping Beauty' has been a childhood favourite of mine, and so the arrival of its Platinum Edition had me excited all year. The film itself is split between the colourful, serene world of the forests, the grand castle inhabited by the drunk witty Kings, and the dark and haunting castle in which evil queen Maleficent and her avengeful, halfwit partners in crime live. From its opening, gorgeous theme followed by the famous 'story book' opening, Sleeping Beauty has you spellbound. Its attractive, surprisingly funny and the magic lives on. Lets hope in yet another 50 years the film is still memorable.
The DVD itself has a fantastic transfer from the blurry special edition on VHS, to the stunning, clear picture on the Platinum DVD. No doubt the film will look even better on the Bluray. As usual, Disney have pulled it out of the bag by releasing a Bluray/DVD combo, created especially for those not quite ready for Bluray, but don't want to double dip later with those ridiculous prices over at eBay.
The extras (which are only available on Bluray with the Bluray/DVD edition) are Disney heaven. A fantastic orchestral piece which is played over beautiful shots of a canyon was originally played in front of the movie back in the 50's. It returns to the DVD release 50 years later. This extra alone is half an hour long, and while not necessary, is still fantastic! There is also the forty minute documentary/Disney film telling the story of Pyotr Tchaikovsky, the man who created the musical piece for the original Sleeping Beauty ballet. Of course, there are the other extra's such as making of's and new material which are again, fantastic. The only down point of the extras is the infamous Disney Channel star murdering the Disney classic, just ignore this at all costs.
All in all, Sleeping Beauty is a 'must own' dvd for Disney fans and just avid movie fans alike. Its charming, attractive and downright unique. Well Done Disney, you've done another great job.
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray and will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play. A beautiful princess born in a faraway kingdom is destined by a terrible curse to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a deep sleep which can only be awakened by true love's first kiss. This classic makes wondrous use of Tchaikovsky's same-titled ballet score.
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