Fantasia (UK)
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Walt Disney`s technicolor FEATURE triumph
Certificate: U
Running Time: 114 mins
Retail Price: £22.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Walt Disney`s visionary celebration of sight and sound, Fantasia - the one that started it all - quickly became one of the most acclaimed, most celebrated films of all time! Now, for the first, with digitally enhanced sound, Walt Disney`s Classic Fantasia is available on DVD!
Never before have music and movie magic been blended to create such an exhilarating sight and sound experience. the special wonder of Mickey Mouse as the mischievous Sorcerer`s Apprentice, the breathtaking beauty of mythical lady centaurs, winged fairies and cascading snowflakes, the pure fun of hippos in tutus performing the most hilarious ballet ever! These images, familiar and beloved by generations of moviegoers all over the world, can now be enjoyed again and again in this timeless original. See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Walt Disney`s innovative Fantasia!
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
"Clair de Lune" - Abandoned sequence
Previously unseen footage from the original Fantasia
Video Tracks:
Standard 1.33:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 English
Subtitle Tracks:
English
CC: English
Directed By:
Ben Sharpsteen
Paul Satterfield
Bill Roberts
Hamilton Luske
Wilfred Jackson
T. Hee
Jim Handley
Norman Ferguson
Ford Beebe
Samuel Armstrong
James Algar
Starring:
James MacDonald
Hugh Douglas
Walt Disney
Deems Taylor
Leopold Stokowski
Soundtrack By:
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Igor Stravinsky
Franz Schubert
Amilcare Ponchielli
Modest Mussorgsky
Paul Dukas
Johann Sebastian Bach
Director of Photography:
Maxwell Morgan
Editor:
John Carnochan
Producer:
Ben Sharpsteen
Walt Disney
Distributor:
Disney Pictures
Your Opinions and Comments
The video transfer is average, but considering the movies age (over 60 years old), it`s ok. While there are no compression signs, the movie looks very grainy. The animations, as can be expected, are rather simple. I found several scenes that included nudity to be of VERY bad taste (unless you get your kicks by watching naked angel boys playing with themselves - pun intended).
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is not good. While the classical music itself is nice, the surrounds only give out a slightly quieter version of the front speakers. However, the audio stream IS DD 5.1 and not stereo as the written here.
The menus are all still.
The extras include a single deleted scene (notice the scratches and dust particle in this scene - it has not been restored).
Bottom line - a rather disappointing experience Fantasia turned out to be. Worth watching only for the famous "Sorcerer`s apprentice" scene. The rest is simply boring.