NOT EVEN WORTH THE 99-CENT PURCHASE PRICE, LET ALONE SHIPPING COSTS!

This is, quite simply, the biggest disappointment of just about any purchase I have made for my media library I have ever made, BAR NONE.

I remember when this film was first released, & my excitement over the amount of attention that was given to it, that it was an attempt to be as faithful to the source material as possible, recreating the sets, costumes, & characters of the original illustrations. All of that remains true - or at least, as close to true as could be imagined & achieved given when it was made. The problems have to do with the DVD product itself, not the film.

To start with - no chapter divisions, no ability to jump to specific scenes, nada. The film just starts, without preamble. Not to mention zero extras - I remember quite well that there was a "Making of" documentary broadcast on television the week before the film's release. No evidence of it here.

Next, the quality is abysmal, almost an embarrassment to the DVD format. If I saw it in this condition in a theater, I would ask for my money back.

I will not bother going into the more technical aspects of sound or picture quality (or more accurately, LACK THEREOF) except to say, DO NOT WASTE EVEN A PENNY ON THIS ONE.