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DVD Lady and the Tramp (Limited Issue)
Disney's first animated feature in CinemaScope is now available in widescreen presentations on video, and it is definitely good to get the whole picture. One of the studio's most original and charming movies, the 1955 film tells the story of a rakish, street-smart dog named Tramp, who helps an aristocratic pooch named Lady out of some trouble and then commences a romance with her. Sweet, funny scenes abound, and the combination of innocence and sophistication would have done well in a live-action picture. Peggy Lee cowrote the songs and provides the voice of the Siamese cats in one of the film's best-known musical sequences. This newly restored version spruces up both sonics and visuals, and a letterbox version is available. --Tom Keogh
Not much to say here that hasn't already been said about the film itself, except that this Disney film well deserves the same treatment that Cinderella recently received. The story is not unusual but it is timeless and charming.
What must be said above all is that the contribution of Peggy Lee (and Sammy Cahn) to the soundtrack with a handful of songs and the voicing of several characters is what pushes the quality of this film far above any other Disney works of its time or ever since. What a wise decision of Walt's to employ her vast talents. For the record, by Peggy's account Disney was a kind, lovely man who she couldn't have been happier working for. Let's just forget all those rubbish demonic rumours about the great man! The legal battle over royalties Lee unfortunately had to wage against the Disney company was on the release of this film on VHS in 1988. If Walt was around he would have made damn sure she got what she deserved without all that mean corporate penny-pinching. Long live Lady and the Tramp and the inimitable Peggy Lee.
WHY THE SPANISH DUBBING HAS BEEN CHANGED?
This unforgettable movie of the Disney's factory is perfectly restored as for image and sound. But for those that we saw it when we were children in its spanish version, we have met with the surprise that, for this occasion, the dubbing to Spanish has been carried out again. Regrettable! The current actors that lend their voice to the movie, are very far from the quality of those Mexicans of the years 50's. Some words have even been changed, losing all its favour. Those beloved actors of 1955, put the soul in their diction. Those of now, they recite as if they are reading a book. In short, that for those that we had liked to hear it in same spanish of 50's, the movie has lost all its charm. Why Disney have had to change the original dubbing? On the other hand, in the VHS previous version, the Spanish version was the original of 1955.
Cute Disney Movie!.
Lady and the Tramp is a good and cute Disney movie and I think this is a nice movie that the whole family can enjoy and I highly recommend it!
From the moment that Prince Eric's ship emerged from the fog in the opening credits it was apparent that Disney had somehow, suddenly recaptured that "magic" that had been dormant for thirty years. In the tale of a headstrong young mermaid who yearns to "spend a day, warm on the sand," Ariel trades her voice to Ursula, the Sea Witch (classically voiced by Pat Carroll), for a pair of legs. Ariel can only succeed if she receives true love's kiss in a few day's time and she needs all the help she can from a singing crab named Sebastian, a loudmouth seagull, and a flounder. The lyrics and music by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken are top form: witty and relevant, and they advance the story (go on, hum a few bars of "Under the Sea"). Mermaid put animation back on the studio's "to do" list... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Jodi Benson - Samuel E. Wright Director(s): John Musker - Ron Clements DVD Release Date: Released the 07 December 1999 This item is currently not available.
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Worry not, Disney fans--this special edition DVD of the beloved Cinderella won't turn into a pumpkin at the strike of midnight. One of the most enduring animated films of all time, the Disney-fied adaptation of the gory Brothers Grimm fairy tale became a classic in its own right, thanks to some memorable tunes (including "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes," "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo," and the title song) and some endearingly cute comic relief.
Disney's 1967 animated feature seems even more entertaining now than it did upon first release, with a hall-of-fame vocal performance by Phil Harris as Baloo, the genial bear friend of feral child Mowgli. Based on fiction by Rudyard Kipling, the film goes its own way as Disney animation will, but the strong characters and smart casting (George Sanders as the villainous tiger, Shere Khan) make it one of the studio's stronger feature-length cartoons. Songs include "The Bare Necessities" and "Trust in Me." --Tom KeoghMore Info about this DVD Director(s): Wolfgang Reitherman DVD Release Date: Released the 07 December 1999 This item is currently not available.
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Back in 1961, Walt Disney got a little hip with 101 Dalmatians, making use of that flat Saturday morning cartoon style that had become so popular. The result is a kitschy change in animation and story. Pongo and Perdita are two lonely dalmatians who meet cute in a London park and arrange for their pet humans to marry so they can live together and raise a family. They become proud parents of 15 pups, who are stolen by the dastardly Cruella De Vil, who wants to make a fur coat out of them. Cruella has become the most popular villain in all of Disney; she's flamboyantly nasty and lots of fun. But it's the dalmatians who shine in this endearing classic, particularly those precocious pups. Telling the story from the dogs' point of view is a clever conceit, a fundamental flaw of the... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Hamilton Luske - Wolfgang Reitherman - Clyde Geronimi DVD Release Date: Released the 09 November 1999 This item is currently not available.
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This Disney masterpiece from 1940 will hold up forever precisely because it doesn't restrain or temper the most elemental emotions and themes germane to its story. Based on the Collodi tale about a wooden puppet who wants to become a real boy, Pinocchio is among the most magical, mythical, and frightening films to come from the studio in its long history. A number of scenes make permanent impressions on young minds (just ask Steven Spielberg, who quoted the film more than once in Close Encounters of the Third Kind), and the songs ("When You Wish upon a Star") can't be beat. --Tom KeoghMore Info about this DVD Actor(s): Dickie Jones - Christian Rub Director(s): Hamilton Luske - Ben Sharpsteen DVD Release Date: Released the 26 October 1999 This item is currently not available.
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