Awaken Your Senses To A Fantastic New Movie-Watching Experience!For the first time ever, ... more
the magic of Blu-ray high definition technology reveals the full scope of the glorious artistry and attention to detail in Walt Disney's groundbreaking Original Cl...
The Sleeping Beauty Motel is a modern purpose built motel with 3-star hotel comforts ... more
located in the neighbourhood of Leyton, about 12.5 miles (20 km) to the centre of London. From this East London location you can get to the centre in about 25 minutes using the citys fast and convenient public transport (10 min by bus and 15 minutes in the tube). The motel is ideally located just twenty minutes
The enchanting tale of the beautiful princess cursed by a wicked fairy comes to life in ... more
this charming animated version.When the King and Queen forget to invite fairy Odelia to their daughter's Christening feast, the wicked fairy takes revenge by vowing that the Princess will prick her finger and die on her sixteenth birthday.On the day of Princess Felicity's sixteenth birthday, she pricks her finger on Odelia's secret spinning wheel. Thankfully, Felicity's godmother, Primrose, was able to counter Odelia's curse with magic of her own, ensuring that the princess will only sleep for a hundred years... until she is awakened by a noble prince. When the good hearted Prince Richard hears about the legendary sleeping beauty, he sets out to break the spell and marry Felicity. But there are many obstacles ahead, and it takes all of Richard's love and wits to defeat Odelia's powerful sorcery.This colourful, animated version of the classic Grimm's fairy tale will thrill every child with its mix of magical enchantment, daring adventure and charming romance.
Advantages: Good film with excellent special effects Disadvantages: none
good and evil, but with cutting edge special effects and action scenes galore this is a great film to watch.
The blu-ray version i watched was a 2 disc set with the second disc full of extras. There was a section on the history of transformers, and interviews with executive producers Steven Spielberg and Brian Goldner, writers Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci, and director Michael Bay. There were also features on the animation used and the way they worked out where to do scenes. You also get a look at the military equipment seen and used in the film.
This additional information is something you do not want to skip over, because it gives you a much deeper understanding of how much planning and work went into the final production. If you are into cutting edge special effects and head banging action then beg, borrow, rent, or if that fails buy ...
Advantages: Rhino, Blu-ray and DVD with Rhino toy, good family watch Disadvantages: Similar to other animated films
***Introduction***
Bolt is the latest movie made by Disney and so I decided to recently purchase this movie and see what all the fuss was about. This version was only a couple of quid more than the normal DVD and I purchased mine from TheHut (which I have reviewed very recently) and this includes the Blu-ray disc with special features, the film on DVD as well which is worth over £10 and a Rhino soft toy! (the excellent and very funny hamster in the movie) So I obviously decided to buy the Blu-ray!
***Plot***
Bolt and his owner Penny are the stars of a massive TV show with Bolt being the main character. To make everything appear more realistic Bolt must not know that this is just a show and not real and so he believes everything around him is real. When Penny is captured by the evil green eyed man he escapes over night to try ...
mariofan123 06.08.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Bolt (Blu-ray)
Advantages: Clean and tidy and very friendly. Disadvantages: No restaurant.
Around four months ago I travelled to London to do a photo shoot, I was very excited as I had been out of modelling for a while but I was also very nervous as I had not worked with the photographer before and was staying in a hotel I had never used before also. The shoot went very well and the hotel I stayed in was beautiful so all was good in the end.
The hotel in question was the SleepingBeauty Hotel; Ciao has called it the sleepingbeauty motel but it was definitely hotel on the brochure, anyway never mind. The hotel is situated in Leyton which is in the East of London, so not a hotel you would be likely to use for a typical sightseeing holiday to London as you are well away from the attractions.
Nearby the hotel is a KFC, a Wetherspoon`s bar, a Tesco store and a closed down Woolworths, so nothing too exciting but this was ...
The Disney tale of Sleeping Beauty, the beautiful Princess, who is destined to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a deep sleep.
Release details
DVD Region
Blu-ray
Studio(s)
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINM; TECHNICOLOR DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Audio Commentary, Princess Fun Facts, Music Video 'Once Upon A Dream' by Emily Osment, Disney Song Selection, 'Picture Perfect: The Making of Sleeping Beauty': Featurette, Alternate Opening, 4 Deleted Songs, Storyboard Sequences, Live Action Reference, Sleeping Beauty Art Galleries, 'Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk-Thru Attraction': Featurette, Trailers, 'The Peter Tchaikovsky Story': Featurette, 'Four Artist Paint One Tree': Featurette , 'Briar Rose's Enchanted Dance Game': Interactive game, 'Sleeping Beauty Fun With Language Game': Interactive game, Blu-ray Extras: Customizable Living Menu , Cine-Explore , Dungeon Escape , Maleficent?s Challenge , The Sound Of Beauty: Restoring A Classic
Sound
Dolby Digital
Professional reviews
Review
One of Disney's most elaborate extravaganzas (USA Today, 23/09/2008)
[...]Walt Disney's cornerstone opus. If you think you know it too well to bother taking another look, this presentation will give you Technicolor pause[...] (Variety, 23/09/2008)
DVD Description
A beautiful princess born in a faraway kingdom is destined by a terrible curse to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a deep sleep which can only be awakened by true love's first kiss. Though the titular princess is on par with the rest of Disney's essential heroines, most of the fun arises from the trio of charming fairies entrusted with her care: Flora, Fauna, and Meriweather. Meanwhile the evil Malificent may just be Disney's most chilling villainess. This classic makes wondrous use of Tchaikovsky's same-titled ballet score, which earned SLEEPING BEAUTY an Academy Award nomination for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture.
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