Bambi (Fully Restored 55th Anniversary Limited Edition) (Walt Disney's Masterpiece)
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VHS Movie Reviews of Bambi (Fully Restored 55th Anniversary Limited Edition) (Walt Disney's Masterpiece)
Movie Review: Wonderful and terrifying
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been reading some of the reviews of "Bambi" and find myself astonished by some of them. It appears that at least a generation has grown up and are now parents who have never seen this movie themselves. If they had, they would have been aware of the well-known terror that is evoked in small children by the death of Bambi's mother. It also appears that these same parents do not review what they are about to show their children to see if the material is appropriate for their child. Apparently, they just pop the DVD into the player and let it run.
That said, I think the restored platinum version is terrific, with all the color, excitement and terror that fascinated and frightened me more than 50 years ago. I am, as ever, in awe of the work of the animators, who did all of the scenes of this film through hand-made cells.
Movie Review: My daughter wouldn't stop asking for this.
Summary: 4 Stars
My six year old daughter would not stop asking for this. She watched it once and has not asked to watch it again. It is a very sad movie and not as much fun as most of her other Disney movies.Movie Review: A WALK IN THE FOREST
Summary: 3 Stars
Without trying to be a real scrooge, I think BAMBI, although one of his most endearing films, is not one of his best. While beautifully animated, the movie itself is slim on plot with a heavy handed message against man's pillaging of the forests. But basically the story is Bambi is born, Bambi is a clumsy youth and Bambi becomes a noble prince. The supporting characters, including Thumper, are not utilized effectively and there are too many long shots of the forest with accompanying choral background. Small kids should have fun, but older ones may end up yawning. Movie Review: Classic Disney
Summary: 5 Stars
Bambi, Thumper, Flower, characters that will stay with you for a lifetime. One of the most moving stories ever brought to animation. A story of tenderness, heartbreak, growing-up, and learning to move on. Can be extremely funny, but also a bit strong for small children too. This is classic Disney.Movie Review: A Deer Little Film
Summary: 5 Stars
"Bambi" is Walt Disney's 1942 animated feature about a young deer's first year of life. There is fun, there is joy, there is sadness and there's love. It was one of the first films my Gran ever saw back when it originally came out, and a favorite of mine when I was little. I loved the golden book too...
It's a pretty simple plot, a deer (Bambi) growing up over a year, but thanks to the animation and the score, it feels pretty dramatic. I remember when I was little, having this feeling that there was something signficant and special in the changing of the seasons, and of the growing-up of the animals. Slipping across a frozen pond, eating clover in a meadow, two bucks battling over a mate, a forest fire, the morning chorus of birds it's all made to feel so momentous, and it does actually feel that way. A lot of characters (particularly the birds) are very cute, in that unique way that they were when Walt was still alive. There's a lot of humour out of the cuteness too (the skunk Flower going all red and tumbling backwards when he gets kissed by Ms. Flower, for instance, as well as Thumper the bunny in general.)
The version of the film I saw on DVD (the two-disc special edition) has been restored, and I think it looks pretty good. It's colourful and crisp, as is the soundtrack and score. I did actually think to myself, regarding the score, "this was recorded back in the 1940s, wasn't it?". It's pretty clear sounding.
The special features are nicely done too. There's two "deleted scenes" from the winter sequence, which are basically storyboards with audio of the script. There's a "Walt's Story Meetings" feature, which is as close as we'll get from getting an audio commentary from Walt Disney himself. Introduced by Patrick Stewart, it's basically the film, mixed with rough drawings and the like passing around, while a dramatization of the transcripts of Walt Disney's meetings are acted out. It's interesting to get a feel for what Walt was aiming for, and it's a unique way they've gone and shown it. There's also a few other making of documentaries on the second disc. There's a sequence of games based around the seasons, where you play Bambi, and the owl (whose a lot friendlier than he is in the film) shows you round to games and puzzles. It's point and click remote control stuff, pretty standard DVD games, though it's very nicely presented. The games in this feature are for kids, and are loosely educational (memory games, counting games, matching games, etc). It's pretty playable, the only problem with it I think is in the flower matching game, where you have to match the colours of the flowers. The owl asks you to find the yellow one, when the ones that are yellow look kind of light green to me. I'd find that a bit frustrating if I was younger, but anyway. There's also a "DisneyPedia" mini-documentary on deer.
Definitely worth a look for fans of kids films and fans of animation.