Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is one hour and twenty-three minutes and premiere in theaters on December 21, 1937. This would be the first full length animated film and the one that started it all for Walt Disney. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs tell the story of Snow White who is the beautiful step-daughter to the evil and vain Queen; full name is never given in the movie. The Queen dresses Snow White in rags and makes her work as a scullery maid. Everyday the Queen asked the Magic Mirror who was the fairest of them all and as long as the Magic Mirror told the Queen she was one sexy babe then Snow White got to live another. One day the Magic Mirror told the Queen she was no longer the fairest and the land and that Snow White was the new beauty babe in town. This upset the Queen to no end so she devised a plot to kill Snow White. The Queen tells the Huntsman to take Snow White to the hillside to pick some flowers and to kill her and to bring Snow White's heart back as proof of the jobs. The Huntsman could not bring himself to do the job and to tell Snow White to flee and never come back. Snow White finds shelter in the cottage of the Seven Dwarfs. The Seven Dwarfs discover Snow White in their cottage and decides that she can live with them, mainly because she can make gooseberry pie. Grumpy is the only who want her to scram because in his opinion women are nothing but trouble. To some husbands and boyfriends that statement may be true. Well the Queen finds out from the Magic Mirror that the Huntsman did not do his job and as the old saying goes: "if you want something done right then do it yourself". The Queen turns herself into an old Peddler and creates a poison apple that will make Snow White take one long nap. The Queen, now an old hag, finds Snow White and tricks her into taking a bite out of the apple and Snow White is now in snooze land. The animals of the forest rush to warn the Seven Dwarfs and it is Grumpy that leads the charge to save Snow White. The Dwarfs chase and traps the Queen to a mountain cliff. The Queen tries to loosen a boulder to kill the Dwarfs, but a bolt of lightning strikes the cliff and she fall to her death; and you the folks out there already knows the ending to the story. The only thing I did not like was the extra DVD that came along with the movie. The case itself is thicker then your usual DVD case. The information was bit overkill and Disney could have just done a one hour documentary instead of all the details listed below. Also what is not included in this special two DVD set are movie preview for which I don't mind at all. Barring the negativity about the second DVD, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a great movie to own and gets an AAAAA+++++. Disc 1 Play Chapter Selection Set Up Bonus Features 1. Guided Tours 2. Still the Fairest of them All: The Making of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 3. Audio Commentary 4. Goddess of Spring-Animated Short 5. Heigh-Ho: Sing-Along Song a. Sing-Along b. Karaoke 6. Dopey's Wild Mine Ride' Game 7. Some Day My Prince Will Come: Performed by Barbra Streisand 8. DVD-ROM Guided Tours 1. Tour 1 2. Tour 2 Disc 2 Snow White's Wishing Well 1. History 2. Storyboard To Film Comparisons a. Introduction b. The Forest Chase c. Cleaning House d. The Dwarfs Chase the Witch e. The Queen's Order The Queen's Castle 1. Art and Design 2. Visual Development 3. Layouts and Backgrounds a. About Layouts and Backgrounds b. Layouts And Backgrounds Gallery 4. Camera And Tests a. Excerpt from "The Story of Silly Symphony" b. Excerpt from "Trick of Our Trade" c. Camera Tests 5. Animation a. Voice Talent b. Live Action Reference c. Excerpt From Tricks of Our Trade d. Character Designs i. Snow White and The Dwarfs ii. The Queen/The Peddler iii. The Huntsman/The Prince/The Animals The Queen's Dungeon 1. Abandoned Concepts a. Introduction b. Snow White Meets the Prince c. Some Day My Prince Will Come-Fantasy Version d. The Prince Is Captured 2. The Restoration The Dwarf's Mine 1. Deleted Scenes a. Introduction b. The Witch at the Cauldron c. The Bedroom Argument d. Music In You Soup e. The Lodge Meeting f. Building A Bed 2. Original RKO Opening and End Credits 3. Disney Through the Decades a. Introduction\Trailer b. 1930s\Trailer c. 1940s\Trailer d. 1950s\Trailer e. 1960s\Trailer f. 1960s\Trailer g. 1970s\No Trailer Available h. 1980s\Trailer i. 1990s\Trailer j. A New Century\Trailer The Dwarf's Cottage 1. The Premiere a. The Los Angeles Premiere b. Original Premiere Radio Broadcast (Audio Only) 2. Trailers a. 1937 Trailer #1 b. 1937 Trailer #2 c. 1944 Trailer d. 1958 Trailer e. 1967 Trailer f. 1987 Trailer g. 1993 Trailer h. 2001 Trailer 3. Publicity a. Scrapbook b. The Premiere c. Pressbook d. Merchandise e. Posters 4. A Trip Through Walt Disney Studios 5. How Cartoons Are Made 6. Vintage Audio a. Lux Radio Theater September 28, 1936 b. Lux Radio Theater December 20, 1937 c. Mickey Mouse Theater Of The Air January 9, 1938 7. Radio Commercials a. 1958 i. Radio Spot #1 ii. Radio Spot #2 iii. Radio Spot #3 b. 1967 i. Radio Spot #1 ii. Radio Spot #2 iii. Radio Spot #3 iv. Radio Spot #4 8. Songs a. Silly Song (Recording Session) b. Deleted Song: You're Never Too Old To Be Young

ANOTHER GREAT OLD MOVIE TO WATCH WITH YOUR CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDEN

There isn't much that hasn't already been said about "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", Walt Disney's first feature length animated film. Suffice it to say that it not only fulfilled the studio's hopes beyond their wildest dreams, it made possible the Disney films that followed it. From the famous Grimm fairy tale about a beautiful princess who flees her jealous stepmother and finds refuge with seven friendly dwarfs, Walt Disney created a cinematic milestone. At the time the film was in production until the day it was released, rival producers were referring to it as "Disney's Folly". The sneering stopped when it was embraced both by critics and audiences, grossing many times it's then record (for an animated film) $1.5 million budget. Eight successful reissues have kept the movie in the public consciousness now for over six decades, during which time the field of animation has grown by leaps and bounds. Still. despite the cinematic advances and the passage of time, "Snow White" stands alone. While the classic story is but a framework for the film (a fact which troubled me for years), "Snow White" can be fully enjoyed for the pioneer it truly is. Along with a splendid cast of voices headed by Adriana Caselotti (Snow White) Harry Stockwell (father of Guy and Dean, as the Prince) and Lucille La Verne (The Queen), there are songs which can truly be called timeless: "Whistle While You Work", "Heigh Ho", "Some Day My Prince Will Come", etc.). Much time and effort went toward developing the characters of the Seven Dwarfs and giving each a distinct personality (absent in the original story) which went a long way in making audiences care for Snow White's plight. Interestingly enough, although the fairy tale was toned down considerably to make it more "family friendly", the overzealous way in which the film makers transformed the Wicked Queen into a hideous hag at the climax was the subject of an incredible amount of controversy at the time. In fact, it was under a partial ban in England which made it off-limits to children under 16 years of age! Nevertheless, it was the recipient of a special Academy Award in 1938. To go on about the impact made by the film would be redundant. It simply must be seen to be appreciated. In 2001, it was released on DVD as the first of Disney's "Diamond Editions". And many months before it was in stores, there was great speculation about the content. All the anticipation was justified when the DVD hit the stores. Critics and consumers were overwhelmed (just like the audiences back in 1937) with both the content and the painstaking restoration (beyond that done for it's 60th anniversary reissue) and made it THE Bluray for the subsequent holiday season. Without going into detail, it looks as if it were made yesterday, and sounds better than a film of this vintage could ever be expected to. But the streamlining has not diminished it's charm--only accentuated it. And when you think (before you are drawn into the story, and you ARE) that "Snow White", unlike today's computer-drawn animated features was entirely done by hand, that makes it even more of a miracle. Instead of listing the already well publicized bonus features, let me say that this "Platinum Edition" is like a self-contained history of the film, with hours worth of delights the most astounding being a pieced-together commentary by Walt Disney himself. Out of print for years, it is well worth the effort and expense to find. And although Disney made it a point to announce that they planned to go even further with their subsequent "Diamond Editions", Next up Beauty And The Beast October 5th!!

Amazing and fun movie

Loved it then and still love it now. A beautiful trip down memory lane.

No complaints. Great Snow White DVD; nice clean case, good picture on the front and back, the DVD is scratched and works! I'm satisfied with my purchase!

I am looking forward to the 2009 dvd edition because I have seen countless times my vhs masterpiece copy which still plays like a dream. True, I have quite a few dvd sets, but I am a diehard vhs fan with many still in current library and thanks to JVC for great dual systems to play alternate formats on one unit. What I like about the discs are the compactability for on the go units such as laptop video units which I also have two of, and play very well, both Sylvannia & Go Video, so the convenience of watching my favorite movies or tv shows on discs is great. I also like the internet movies, but the discs I can view anytime and anywhere, and being my laptop videos are also battary operated is an added plus. The features to these disc sets are also great, although I do find I dont have much time to look at everything, but I get them just in case the day comes I need extras to watch instead of the same film fare. The recent Pinocchio platinum release just goes to show Disney movies just seem to get better with the revolution of video formats because the studios do extra enhancements to the film footage which make the color and sound vibrant with clarity. The only complaint I have ever had with vhs format was the lack of freedom to skip randomly, and the need to "rewind" after each viewing whether the film has been entirely viewed or not. So I look forward to another disney classic in my firm grasp such as this Snow White feature. It was a techno animated pioneer of its day when it introduced the first long length cartoon film which recieved many awards from the Academy. The animation still looks splendid with the effect of water color in landscapes. The songs are historical with Hi-Ho, and I cant count how many references Ive seen from many other non disney movies in regard to Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs lingo. The intro scene of the queen consulting her magic mirror is the staple to disney villains. Snow White's eerie tree sequence as she escapes from henchman is still compelling and transfers well to the honored ride in Disneyland itself. There are many historical facts to the making of Snow White as the frame by frame coloring of Snow White's rosey cheeks which was painstakingly done by disney artists. It's also a hoot to watch the live footage of men dressed as dwarfs which helped animators with the dance sequence. The queen transformation to the evil witch hag is one of the best fright night bits in movie history as her witch makes the biggest impression alongside the Wicked Witch of the Witch in Wizard Of Oz. The final scenes of the dwarfs dealing with the poisoning of their princess is very well done and incredibly animated with reverence. Snow White's prince, however, makes a very slight appearance throughout the movie and barely becomes much of a standout character because he is not given much to do other than become the apple of Snow White's eye (couldn't resist). Needless to say, the seven dwarfs are the real stars because they are personality plus, and the cute animals all around are the charming backdrop to the whole feature.

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