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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Walt Disney's Masterpiece) [VHS]

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Walt Disney's Masterpiece) [VHS]

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Directors: Ben Sharpsteen, David Hand, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce, Wilfred Jackson
Actors: Adriana Caselotti, Harry Stockwell, Lucille La Verne, Roy Atwell, Stuart Buchanan
Studio: Walt Disney Home Video

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 656 reviews

Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Ntsc, Hifi Sound
Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: VHS Tape
Discs: 1
Running Time: 83 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1

ISBN: 155890641X
UPC: 717951524034
EAN: 9781558906419

Theatrical Release Date: February 4, 1938
Release Date: October 25, 1994
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Walt Disney's Classic Masterpiece movie. Comes in plastic protective case enjoyable entertainment for young and old.

Amazon.com essential video
One of the brightest nuggets from Disney's golden age, this 1937 film is almost dizzying in its meticulous construction of an enchanted world, with scores of major and minor characters (including fauna and fowl), each with a distinct identity. When you watch Snow White's intricate, graceful movements of fingers, arms, and head all in one shot, it is not the technical brilliance of Disney's artists that leaps out at you, but the very spirit of her engaging, girl-woman character. When the wicked queen's poisoned apple turns from killer green to rose red, the effect of knowing something so beautiful can be so terrible is absolutely elemental, so pure it forces one to surrender to the horror of it. Based on the Grimm fairy tale, Snow White is probably the best family film ever to deal, in mythic terms, with the psychological foundation for growing up. It's a crowning achievement and should not be missed. --Tom Keogh

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Amazon.com
One of the brightest nuggets from Disney's golden age, this 1937 film is almost dizzying in its meticulous construction of an enchanted world, with scores of major and minor characters (including fauna and fowl), each with a distinct identity. When you watch Snow White's intricate, graceful movements of fingers, arms, and head all in one shot, it is not the technical brilliance of Disney's artists that leaps out at you, but the very spirit of her engaging, girl-woman character. When the wicked queen's poisoned apple turns from killer green to rose red, the effect of knowing something so beautiful can be so terrible is absolutely elemental, so pure it forces one to surrender to the horror of it. Based on the Grimm fairy tale, Snow White is probably the best family film ever to deal, in mythic terms, with the psychological foundation for growing up. It's a crowning achievement and should not be missed. --Tom Keogh


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5 out of 5 stars Classic movie   July 7, 2010
A. mayhew (Ukraine)
I was amazed at how well the blu-ray version has enhanced the colour quality. For a movie this old i was impressed with the picture and sound quality.


5 out of 5 stars after all these years "simply brilliant"!   June 6, 2010
S. J. Fleay (Bandung Java Indonesia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Snow White on bluray is simply "brilliant".....Walt Disney and his animators would be so proud that their first full length movie cartoon has been restored to a better than original condition.
I'm now considered an oldie....however with no cobwebs.....I've seen this movie over the years first many times "at the movies"...then on VHS, and then on "normal" DVD. Viewing now the bluray on a large LED in the comfort of a home environment the cartoon movie is more beautiful than ever before. How the audio people took a mono sound track and made it into 7 channel sound is beyond belief. Individual orchestral instruments have a definite presence with the vocals also enhanced. There is rumbling bass when called for (but not too much). We decided it best to view Snow White and her little helpers on normal 4:3 format and not the so called Disney View where the black edges are filled by varying coloured art-work....this sort of takes away the attention from the movie itself.
Loved those "extras" so many infact that some had to be included on the feature disc.
Those at Disney should consider actually making the proposed "Snow White" II, sketchy details of which were shown on the extras disc.
Stephen J Fleay
Bandung Java Indonesia



3 out of 5 stars A Classic but Not Impressed   May 30, 2010
Adam Turney (Las Vegas, NV USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

Sleeping Beauty on Blu-ray was an amazing spectacle and took the movie to new levels in quality. However, Disney was not able to do the same with Snow White. Personally I do not like the movie or songs, but the visually and audio quality are not on par with Sleeping Beauty. Certainly it is an old movie, but it did not meet my expectations.


5 out of 5 stars A masterpiece in glorious Blu-ray   May 22, 2010
D. Detterer (Australia)
Anyone buying this movie has more than likely seen it before, so I'll just sum it up in one sentence: a truly ground-breaking masterpiece with some unforgettable sequences (despite a fairly slow second act, but that can be easily forgiven for a first-of-its-kind film).

With that out of the way, let's talk Blu-ray. Firstly, the transfer of this film is simply gorgeous. I bought the DVD back in 2001, but this is the closest I've come to the experience of seeing it at the movies. Obviously it won't look like "WALL-E" or even "Sleeping Beauty", but you're getting the most faithful presentation imaginable for a home format.

Furthermore, the extras are plentiful. Story meeting recreations, concept art, featurettes, abandoned concepts... it's all here, as well as some relevant pre-"Snow White" Silly Symphonies. I'm not a fan of the "Hyperion Studios" interactive VR-style menu format, but I feel ungrateful even raising such a complaint against so generous a package.

Do you enjoy great craftsmanship? If so, buy this Blu-ray NOW!



4 out of 5 stars Great gift...for someone that collect's such things!   May 19, 2010
Trevor C. Wood (Arvada, CO USA)
It is a good purchase. Cute plush toys of all the dwarfs and includes the DVD/Blu-ray combo. I was really only disappointed that the discs came in a DVD casing rather than the smaller Blu-ray disc casing. This combo is considered the Platinum Edition. If you want the Blu-ray disc casing, you'll need to go with the Diamond Edition...though you'll only be able to find the Platinum Edition case with the plush toys.