Advantages: Beautiful animation, wonderful singing Disadvantages: Annoying blue fairy!
...MAKING Sleeping Beauty was the last animation to receive Disney's full undivided attention, as he had a lot to prove. Therefore every scene had to look perfect, this is a film with no mistakes what so ever. Disney allowed his top artists: Marc Davis, John Lounsbery, Milt Kahl, Eric Cleworth, Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston and John Sibley, extra time to pencil test and refine their scenes until they were absolutely perfect. This attention to detail ... ...from Tchaikovsky and his 'The Sleeping Beauty' ballet. Some of the songs are sung to his music, added in perfectly by Tom Adair. Such a stirring score, played by a full orchestra again adds further life into the piece, as I feel the music carries the film quite literally. The final scene when the Princess finally returns would not have half the emotion it does if Tchaikovsky's strings weren't playing a full volume in the background. Nor would the ...
lizawithaz 03.06.2006
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Advantages: Has all the old-fashioned romantic charm Disadvantages: Villain might be a little too scary for kids
Sleeping Beauty is probably my favourite Disney cartoon of all time. Some people might find it a tad bit old fashioned but that is what makes the movie so beautiful.
In honour of their newborn daughter, King Stephen and his Queen had invited the whole kingdom and guests from distant lands to a feast in their castle. Unfortunately, they struck Maleficent, a witch, out of their VIP list. Suffering from a bruised ego, Maleficent decided to gatecrash ... ...good fairies. Compare Sleeping beauty with its contemporary cousins - it doesn't use spectacular digital special effects (think Beauty and the Beast ballroom scene), it doesn't have music that is overplayed on the airwaves (think Aladdin's 'A Whole New World') and it certainly doesn't use celebrity voices that seemed to be essential nowadays (think Demi Moore and Kevin Kline in 'Hunchbank of Notre Dame' or even Mel Gibson in 'Pocahontas'). But what ...
kairi 19.05.2005
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Advantages: Wonderful songs, great animation Disadvantages: More for the girls!
A beautiful Disney film. I have to say, I could really feel the Disney magic and charm when I watched this film. I absolutely love it, it is a timeless classic.
It has a wonderful soundtrack which was adapted from the Tchaikovsky score and classic Disney songs that everyone knows the words to!
The story revolves around the Princess Aurora, who at her birth receives presents from the good fairies of wit and beauty, but the wicked fairy who is angry ... ...on the Princess that she will prick her finger on a spindle on reaching adulthood and die. Although the spell can't be reversed, the good fairies manage to alter the spell so that she won't die, but fall in to a deep sleep until awoken by the kiss of a Prince.
Of course, she pricks her finger on a spindle, despite the Kingdom burning every spindle that they have. And Aurora falls asleep, waiting for her Prince to come and wake her up…
The film ...
ivytoad 15.01.2008
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Advantages: Good for all the family, timeless, classic tale. Disadvantages: Short story.
This timeless Disney Princess classic is still as mind capturing to this very day as it was in 1958 when it was first made. Once upon a time young princess Aurora was given magical gifts from 3 fairies, Flora, Fauna & Merryweather. When bad Witch Maleficent turned up things turned from good to bad and she cast a spell upon Aurora so that if she pricked her finger on a spindle before her 16th birthday she would fall into an eternal sleep. The 3 Fairies ... ...after her away from Maleficent and her cronies. On her 16th Birthday Briar Rose (previously Aurora) meets a boy, but niether of them realise that they are already betrothed to each other as he is Prince Phillip. When Maleficent manages to prick Briar Rose's finger things get worse. Will Prince Phillip realise she is Princess Aurora? Will he save her? Find out in this 72 minute tale for all the family. ...
rachelicious904 14.08.2007
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