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	List Price: $24.99 Our Price: $4.85 Your Save: $ 20.14 ( 81% ) Availability: N/A Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home Video Starring: Leopold Stokowski, Deems Taylor, Julietta Novis, Corey Burton, Walt Disney Directed By: Ben Sharpsteen, Bill Roberts, Ford Beebe, Hamilton Luske, James Algar
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Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786302158090 Format: Animated ISBN: 6302158095 Label: Walt Disney Home Video Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Walt Disney Home Video Release Date: 1992-09-15 Running Time: 120 Studio: Walt Disney Home Video Theatrical Release Date: 1942-01-06
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Editorial Reviews: Groundbreaking on several counts, not the least of which was an innovative use of animation and stereophonic sound, this ambitious Disney feature has lost nothing to time since its release in 1940. Classical music was interpreted by Disney animators, resulting in surreal fantasy and playful escapism. Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra provided the music for eight segments by the composers Tchaikovsky, Moussorgsky, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Ponchielli, Bach, Dukas, and Schubert. Not all the sequences were created equally, but a few are simply glorious, such as "Night on Bald Mountain," "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," and "The Nutcracker Suite." The animation ranges from subtly delicate to fiercely bold. The screen bursts with color and action as creatures transmute and convention is thrust aside. The painstaking detail and saturated hues are unique to this film, unmatched even by more advanced technology. --Rochelle O'Gorman
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Fantasia dvd Comment: DvD was received in excellent condition and in a timely manner. Strongly recommend the seller. Tom Whelan Customer Rating: Summary: Best approach to classical music? Comment: Some 60 years ago my father took me to see the original picture, that changed my perception of Music. Since then, classical music has been one of my main interests, and also a help in difficult moments. Disney was a visionary, and his idea of renewed music programmes in cinemas can be now a very positive help to improve the cultural level of any country. Customer Rating: Summary: BE PREPARED TO BE DISAPPOINTED!!! Comment: As a child, I grew up watching the "almost original" VHS copy of my favorite Disney film of all-time. Since purchasing the DVD, I was thoroughly disappointed. The redubbing of Deems Taylor's dialogue was blasphemous, and I'm sure that it could be easily restored with the technology we have today. Also, another point of interest is the censored "Black Centaur" scene (talk about 'political correctness'). Hasn't anyone seen the recent "Donald Duck" and WWII cartoon shorts from the "Walt Disney Treasures" series? They can at least have someone come on before the movie to warn those who may be offended by an animated African-American caricature. All I can say is I hope Disney will have the common sense to faithfully restore the entire "Roadshow" edition on DVD and Blu-Ray next year for their upcoming "Diamond" release in Fall 2010. Oh, I pray that the day will finally come!!! Customer Rating: Summary: Too bad it's not Blu-ray Comment: I had fond memories of Fantasia on the big screen years ago and wanted to own it when we bought a 60-inch high-definition plasma screen. The movie is still a wonder, but it is not high definition. It loses some of its pizazz because it is standard definition. I enjoyed it, but wish I had waited to see if it makes it to Blu-ray. Customer Rating: Summary: Great Movie Comment: Great movie but hard to get kids to watch, especially with the band narrations at the beginning of each skit....