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Production Year: 1941 - Family - Director: Ben Sharpsteen - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Verna Felton, Herman Bing, Stirling Holloway, Edward Brophy, Billy Bletcher more

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Deceptively simple, beautiful, moving, and hilarious, DUMBO is often overlooked when considering Disney's greatest films because perhaps of its lack of extravagance, its brief...
more...running time, and its simple story. Baby elephant Jumbo Jr. is delivered by the stork to his elephant mom with much fanfare but soon receives a cold shoulder from the snobby female pachyderms and the rest of the circus due to his oversize ears. When his mother goes on a rampage in order to protect him from some snickering rubes, she winds up locked away. Dumbo is left without a friend in the world until the street-smart Timothy Mouse decides to become his manager and a telephone line full of delightful jive-talking crows convince him he can fly. Highlights include Dumbo accidentally getting drunk and experiencing the surreal musical sequence Pink Elephants on Parade and a soundtrack packed with such priceless songs as the Oscar-winning Baby Mine and the crow's soulful number, When I See an Elephant Fly. There's nary an imperfect moment to be found in this raucous, tender, sublime film, which has been delighting audiences for generations.





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When I see an elephant fly...
A review by Groovygal2_99 on Dumbo (Animated)
July 13th, 2000


Author's product rating:   Dumbo (Animated) - rated by Groovygal2_99

Did you enjoy it? Liked it 
Story Good 
Characters / Performances Good 
Special Effects Unmemorable 
How does it compare to similar films? Good 

Advantages: Fun to watch and you can sing songs
Disadvantages: None

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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Dumbo is a great Disney film, about an elephant with big ears. This is a family film, and afterwards, you feel like you want to buy an elephant! The songs are memorable, Dumbo is the sweetest thing you’ve ever seen, and his mouse friend is funny! The two of them go together well, and the mouse tries to think of a way that Dumbo can use his big ears. The results are surprising, and you feel that Dumbo has finally gotten his own back on the people that made fun of him. It’s a classic family film made in 1947, which had been turned into digital recently, which will make this film memorable for years to come.
 
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Soundtrack Unmemorable 
How does it compare to others by the same director? Good 
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