A slew of classic Disney movies are hitting for the first time on Blu-Ray, including one double-pack release, and you’re going to want to make sure to pick these up. You haven’t paid attention to some of these titles for a while, and it’s about time you got the chance to catch them on Blu-Ray. The best part is that there’s a great mix of releases hitting. Bedknobs and Broomsticks is all but lost in the cultural consciousness, and it deserves a return. The Academy Award-winning movie from the year I was born is filled with a lot of fun and adventure, and like most Disney films, holds up well for a whole new generation.
The rest of the group covers a great spectrum, including two animated “big” titles, and a 10th Anniversary release. There’s a lot to expose your family to here, so check out all the info below,...
The rest of the group covers a great spectrum, including two animated “big” titles, and a 10th Anniversary release. There’s a lot to expose your family to here, so check out all the info below,...
- 8/6/2014
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
The Black Cauldron
Written by David Jonas, Vance Gerry, Ted Berman, Richard Rich, Al Wilson, Roy Morita, Peter Young, Art Stevens, Joe Hale, Rosemary Anne Sisson, Roy Edward Disney, Tony Marino, Steve Hulett, Melvin Shaw, Burny Mattinson, John Musker, Ron Clements, and Doug Lefler
Directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich
USA, 1985
If there is one movie, Disney would like to delete from its animation library, it’s The Black Cauldron. What began as another feather in their animation cap became a perfect storm of misfortune that lead to a box office bomb that put Disney on the edge of disaster. They waited 13 years before releasing the film on VHS, and only because enough fans requested the film be made available. Although The Black Cauldron isn’t considered a Disney classic, it has established itself as a cult classic.
Those looking beyond mainstream animation will find a hidden gem within...
Written by David Jonas, Vance Gerry, Ted Berman, Richard Rich, Al Wilson, Roy Morita, Peter Young, Art Stevens, Joe Hale, Rosemary Anne Sisson, Roy Edward Disney, Tony Marino, Steve Hulett, Melvin Shaw, Burny Mattinson, John Musker, Ron Clements, and Doug Lefler
Directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich
USA, 1985
If there is one movie, Disney would like to delete from its animation library, it’s The Black Cauldron. What began as another feather in their animation cap became a perfect storm of misfortune that lead to a box office bomb that put Disney on the edge of disaster. They waited 13 years before releasing the film on VHS, and only because enough fans requested the film be made available. Although The Black Cauldron isn’t considered a Disney classic, it has established itself as a cult classic.
Those looking beyond mainstream animation will find a hidden gem within...
- 2/27/2014
- by Elizabeth Rico
- SoundOnSight
What makes a Disney movie a true Disney movie? I asked this question while discussing The Black Cauldron with Michael Ryan on the podcast, and I’m still not sure there’s an easily quantifiable answer. Some of the film’s identifying features—a fair princess, a young man who becomes a warrior of some kind fighting off strange and disturbing beasts—fit with Disney animation well enough, even if they differ in the execution. The fantasy on display in this 1985 film, based on the Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander, is a bit darker than anything Cinderella or Aurora ever faced in their Disney films, but in some ways, the problems of The Black Cauldron—at least for me—can be boiled down to the old saw: in theory, it sounds great. In execution, it fails.
Despite its problems, The Black Cauldron has a built-in reputation it doesn’t entirely deserve.
Despite its problems, The Black Cauldron has a built-in reputation it doesn’t entirely deserve.
- 2/11/2012
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
Blu-ray Review
Fox and the Hound/Fox and the Hound Two
Directed by: Ted Berman, Richard Rich, Art Stevens, Jim Kammerud
Cast: Kurt Russell, Mickey Rooney, Pearl Bailey, Patrick Swayze, Reba McEntire
Running Time: 1 hr 23 mins + 1 hr 9 mins
Rating: G
Due Out: August 9, 2011
Plot: The unlikely tales of a domesticated fox named Tod and his friendship with a hunting dog named Copper.
Who’S It For?: Disney collectors might like having both movies on Blu-ray, but probably already have the same films in DVD quality from a similar edition released five years ago. Kids will find the original to be dull and slow compared to the sequel, which is flashy with musical numbers and extremely G-rated physical humor.
Movies:
This anniversary collection pairs two wildly different movies with the same characters, making them more than anything highly indicative of the animation eras from which they came. One animated film is relatively serious,...
Fox and the Hound/Fox and the Hound Two
Directed by: Ted Berman, Richard Rich, Art Stevens, Jim Kammerud
Cast: Kurt Russell, Mickey Rooney, Pearl Bailey, Patrick Swayze, Reba McEntire
Running Time: 1 hr 23 mins + 1 hr 9 mins
Rating: G
Due Out: August 9, 2011
Plot: The unlikely tales of a domesticated fox named Tod and his friendship with a hunting dog named Copper.
Who’S It For?: Disney collectors might like having both movies on Blu-ray, but probably already have the same films in DVD quality from a similar edition released five years ago. Kids will find the original to be dull and slow compared to the sequel, which is flashy with musical numbers and extremely G-rated physical humor.
Movies:
This anniversary collection pairs two wildly different movies with the same characters, making them more than anything highly indicative of the animation eras from which they came. One animated film is relatively serious,...
- 8/30/2011
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Chicago – As far as kiddie tearjerkers go, “The Fox and the Hound” is one of Disney’s finest. It’s not a great film, and certainly not in the same league as the watershed game-changers that came before or the renaissance masterworks that followed. But it is a tender and bittersweet fable with a message of refreshing complexity. At its heart is a friendship that society has deemed unsustainable, and the film doesn’t shy away from its troubling repercussions.
Based on the novel by Daniel Mannix, this 1981 effort functioned as a crucial turning point in the history of Disney studios, when veteran animators like Wolfgang Reitherman were replaced by a slate of new talent including Ron Clements and John Musker (future co-directors of “The Little Mermaid”). Creative differences intensified between the old guard and the rookies, many of whom found the project to be distressingly bland. This caused the...
Based on the novel by Daniel Mannix, this 1981 effort functioned as a crucial turning point in the history of Disney studios, when veteran animators like Wolfgang Reitherman were replaced by a slate of new talent including Ron Clements and John Musker (future co-directors of “The Little Mermaid”). Creative differences intensified between the old guard and the rookies, many of whom found the project to be distressingly bland. This caused the...
- 8/12/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Starring: Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell / Reba McEntire, Patrick Swayze
Director: Ted Berman / Jim Kammerud
The Scoop: (1981) Foxes and hounds aren't supposed to get along, but in classic Disney style, the world is set on its ear thanks to this animated hit. Tod is a fox who befriends the hound dog Copper. When their lifestyles threaten to rip them apart, the two discover that true friendship is stronger than societal pressure. The direct-to-video sequel came out 25 years later.
Special Features: Featurettes, karaoke
Rated G, 83 min. / 69 min. | Watch the trailer...
Director: Ted Berman / Jim Kammerud
The Scoop: (1981) Foxes and hounds aren't supposed to get along, but in classic Disney style, the world is set on its ear thanks to this animated hit. Tod is a fox who befriends the hound dog Copper. When their lifestyles threaten to rip them apart, the two discover that true friendship is stronger than societal pressure. The direct-to-video sequel came out 25 years later.
Special Features: Featurettes, karaoke
Rated G, 83 min. / 69 min. | Watch the trailer...
- 8/9/2011
- by NextMovie Staff
- NextMovie
The Movie Pool loves them some classic Disney, especially the new Fox and the Hound 2-Movie Collection on Blu-ray and DVD!
Blu-ray And DVD Specs
Aspect Ratio: Fox and the Hound 1.66:1; Fox and the Hound II 1.78:1
Running Time: Fox and the Hound 83 minutes; Fox and the Hound II 69 minutes
Rating: G (both films)
Audio: English 5.1 DTS-hd Master Audio, English Descriptive Video Service 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, French
Subtitles: English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired, French, Spanish
Special Features: "Unlikely Friends" featurette (on the Blu-ray only), "Passing the Baton" Making of featurette (Fox and the Hound DVD only), "The Making of the Music" featurette (Fox and the Hound II DVD only), Lucas Grabeel music video (Fox and the Hound II DVD only).
The Set-up
The Fox and the Hound: A young hound dog named Copper befriends a baby fox named Tod, but after the two begin to get older,...
Blu-ray And DVD Specs
Aspect Ratio: Fox and the Hound 1.66:1; Fox and the Hound II 1.78:1
Running Time: Fox and the Hound 83 minutes; Fox and the Hound II 69 minutes
Rating: G (both films)
Audio: English 5.1 DTS-hd Master Audio, English Descriptive Video Service 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, French
Subtitles: English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired, French, Spanish
Special Features: "Unlikely Friends" featurette (on the Blu-ray only), "Passing the Baton" Making of featurette (Fox and the Hound DVD only), "The Making of the Music" featurette (Fox and the Hound II DVD only), Lucas Grabeel music video (Fox and the Hound II DVD only).
The Set-up
The Fox and the Hound: A young hound dog named Copper befriends a baby fox named Tod, but after the two begin to get older,...
- 8/8/2011
- Cinelinx
A look at what's new on DVD today:
"Afterschool" (2009)
Directed by Antonio Campos
Released by Mpi Home Video
Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, Campos' polarizing debut stars Ezra Miller as a high schooler whose Av club assignment leads him to capture the drug-induced deaths of two of his popular prep school classmates. [Sam Adams' review of the film is here.]
"All Men Are Brothers" (1975) and "Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms" (1978)
Directed by Chang Cheh and Wu Ma/Chang Cheh
Released by Well Go USA
Well Go USA do long-suffering American kung fu fans a solid and finally release "All Men Are Brothers," the sequel to the Shaw Brothers' epic "Seven Blows of the Dragon" (a.k.a. "Water Margin") featuring David Chiang and Chen Kuan-tai as warriors battling against the tyranny of despots, and "Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms," which pits Shaw brothers favorites' the Venom Mob against the master that crippled them.
"Afterschool" (2009)
Directed by Antonio Campos
Released by Mpi Home Video
Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, Campos' polarizing debut stars Ezra Miller as a high schooler whose Av club assignment leads him to capture the drug-induced deaths of two of his popular prep school classmates. [Sam Adams' review of the film is here.]
"All Men Are Brothers" (1975) and "Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms" (1978)
Directed by Chang Cheh and Wu Ma/Chang Cheh
Released by Well Go USA
Well Go USA do long-suffering American kung fu fans a solid and finally release "All Men Are Brothers," the sequel to the Shaw Brothers' epic "Seven Blows of the Dragon" (a.k.a. "Water Margin") featuring David Chiang and Chen Kuan-tai as warriors battling against the tyranny of despots, and "Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms," which pits Shaw brothers favorites' the Venom Mob against the master that crippled them.
- 9/8/2010
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
Volume 4 of the Disney Classic Short Films collection has an odd problem in that the title cartoon, while undeniably classic, pales in comparison to the rest of the cartoons in the set. For adult Disney collectors the older make-up of the films on this disc won’t be a problem, but for the kids it’s hard to say whether or not they’ll be all that enthralled with many or any of the cartoons in the fourth volume.
The Tortoise and the Hare (1935)
Kids have been told the tale of The Tortoise and the Hare for decades. The best part of this cartoon (used briefly in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) is the way the tortoise moves; as his shell moves along a perfectly straight line, his arms and feed move in a smooth motion that just looks really neat. The Tortoise and the Hare as a story has aged...
The Tortoise and the Hare (1935)
Kids have been told the tale of The Tortoise and the Hare for decades. The best part of this cartoon (used briefly in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) is the way the tortoise moves; as his shell moves along a perfectly straight line, his arms and feed move in a smooth motion that just looks really neat. The Tortoise and the Hare as a story has aged...
- 5/17/2009
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
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