Sleeping Beauty [DVD]

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The Design -- Film Historian Leonard Maltin, Original SLEEPING BEAUTY Artists Eyvind Earle And Ollie Johnston, And POCAHONTAS Co-Director Eric Goldberg Share Their Thoughts On

Original Trailers: (1) Original Theatrical Teaser, (2) Original Theatrical Trailer, (3) 1995 Trailer While it's a rather glossy discussion, with everyone glorifying the movie, it's an entertaining segment that offers some educational tidbits.

While not as strong as Walt's other movies in the story department, Sleeping Beauty is a breathtaking and inspirational movie that truly expanded its medium. Flawless in video and audio and bursting with special features, this 2-Disc set gives it the extensive treatment it deserves. Walt Disney embarked on the creation of his 3rd princess fairy tale in the 1950s after Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Cinderella. Live Action Reference” holds the vignettes “Briar Rose Dance Reference” (0:48), which shows the animators sketching a live dancer, and “Prince Phillip and the Dragon Reference” (1:02) is made up of linked stills of the stand-ins for both characters. Then, 23 more reference shots are shown in “Photographs”. On October 7, 2008, Disney re-issued Sleeping Beauty in 2-Disc Platinum Edition DVD and Blu-ray editions. This new set boasts a number of exclusive bonus features plus a remastered transfer in 2.55:1 widescreen and Disney Enhanced Home Theater Mix Dolby 5.1.

The Restoration -- A Highly Sophisticated Computer-Aided Restoration Of The Film Was Undertaken In 1998, Which Involved Meticulously Restoring 118,000 Frames Of Film.

Once again, the menu options are laid out in a medieval-style book, divided into two sub-sections: “Games, Music & Fun” and “History and Behind-the-Scenes”. Over 70 more still frames are displayed in a virtual scrapbook: photos of the making of the movie in “Behind-the-Scenes,” posters and ads from the theatrical releases under “Publicity,” books and other things within “Merchandise,” and photos of film-related attractions at Disneyland in Anaheim and Paris in “Theme Parks”. always amused by them. I found this one was just plain boring. The end of the game is just a clip from the movie of Prince Phillip fighting Maleficent and kissing Aurora. Rescue Aurora Adventure Game” is quite possibly the poorest set-top game ever devised for a Disney DVD. The player must answer a series of riddles while riding through the forest to get to Aurora's castle. The riddles themselves are very oddly worded, but it's easy to guess the answer. It's not unusual to find these types of features un-challenging, but I'm most Four Artists Paint One Tree -- Walt Disney Hosts This Special Look At The Techniques Used By Four Of The Artists Who Worked On SLEEPING BEAUTY.

In the style of the virtual galleries on Snow White and Beauty and the Beast's DVDs, a humungous collection of stills are archived through the halls of Sleeping Beauty's castle. Aside from this, there are Sneak Peeks for the theatrical release of Brother Bear and the DVD releases of The Santa Clause 2, The Lion King: Special Edition, Finding Nemo, and Kim Possible: The Secret Files, the Disney Princess merchandise, and Disney Electronics. Plus, there's a THX Optimizer to help calibrate the audio and video of your home theater system. All that is discovered here are 3 trailers: the Original Theatrical Teaser Trailer (1:43), the Original 1959 Theatrical Trailer (3:11), and the 1995 Re-Release Trailer (1:26).Alice in Wonderland (1951) (Masterpiece Edition) | Sword in the Stone (1963) | The Aristocats (1970)