My son loves it
The Movie:
Certainly the film that "started it all" (including product tie-ins at the time of theatrical release), "Snow White" is a film that definitely remains one of Disney's most adored animated offerings. At this point, nearly everyone likely knows the story of "Snow White"; Snow White (voiced by Adriana Caselotti) is a beautiful, sweet young woman who becomes the enemy of the wicked Queen after the Queen's magic mirror proclaims her only the second most beautiful in the land.
Fleeing to the forest after a failed assassination attempt (and this is G-rated?), Snow White takes up with the seven dwarfs: Doc, Happy, Sneezy, Sleepy, Bashful, Grumpy and Dopey, who help her out in-between their journeys to the mine. Of course, the Queen finds that Snow White is still alive and attempts to take care of her herself, with a poisoned apple.
I'm sure everyone knows how things work out. "Snow White", as detailed in one of the many featurettes about the film included on this DVD, was widely regarded as a high risk when it was originally concieved by the studio. People thought that no one or very few would be interested in sitting through a feature-length animated story. Still, Walt Disney and his talented group of animators were able to prove the critics wrong, as the film combined well-written stories, beautiful animation, a strong villian and the occasional touch of humor. Certainly, "Snow White" doesn't offer the same sort of quick pace that most current animated films do, but the 84 minute running time still flies by nicely.
The film's beautiful and detailed animation still stands up nicely today; although it doesn't compare to the sort of gorgeous computer animation that has become more and more popular in the past few years, the painted images appear more magnificent than ever on this new DVD presentation, which offers the film in a restored edition.
The DVD
VIDEO: "Snow White" is presented by Disney in its original 1.37:1 aspect ratio. The presentation is the result of a masterful restoration effort by the studio. Recently, it was decided that the film needed to be preserved; a first attempt at restoration was good, but dirt and other elements were still visible. It was then decided that new technology (at that time) would allow Disney to scan in each of the thousands of frames of animation and then set to work on creating a new high-definition master. Color-correcting was done, as was dirt/wear removal and restoration efforts.
The results are, as with "Citizen Kane"'s suprisingly clean state on its new DVD edition, breathtaking. Those who I've shown this new edition of "Snow White" to who saw the film when it was in theaters practically had to sit further back; they weren't used to the picture being this bright and the colors being this vibrant. Personally, I didn't know what to expect, either. Going into a film of this kind of age usually means a review is populated with "considering the film's age, film "x" looks good/bad".
With what Disney has achieved here, "Snow White" looks like it could have been produced today. Sharpness and detail are nothing short of remarkable, as the film has never looked so crisp and well-defined. All of the details of the animated scenery of the forest really are apparent and distinct in comparison to previous versions which looked somewhat soft and undefined at times.
Again, the film is exceptionally clean and clear, free of any marks, scratches or other signs of wear. Looking at the restorationRead full review
