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Item Name: March of the Wooden Soldiers; Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
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Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy. The legendary Laurel and Hardy star as two Toyland clerks, who, alongside Mother Goose characters, must rally up the wooden soldiers to stop the evil Barnaby from marrying Little Bo Peep. 1934/color-b&w/77 min/NR/fullscreen.
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94 of 100 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Here is a nice little Holiday film collection with a huge surprise! Most everyone is familiar with these titles and all of them have been out prior to this release. However, Laurel & Hardy's March of the Wooden Soldiers has never been released in quite the way it has here - complete, uncut, excellent transfer and the original studio logo and title cards for --- Babes In Toyland! Finally, after years of television "butchering" and copyright battles, one of Laurel & Hardy's best is available as it was originally released. Thanks to 20th Century Fox and MGM for releasing this little piece of film history.
49 of 50 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The Laurel and Hardy classic, March of the Wooden Soldiers (originally released as Babes in Toyland), was the fantastic result of combining two tremendous talents with a childlike, fantasy world and adult situations (Laurel and Hardy, Toyland and an evil landlord's mortgage conspiracy, respectively). Such rich source material makes for a film of unsurpassed quality: featuring rich and imaginative environments, costumes, sights and sounds. Every fairytale has its day, from Little Bo Peep to the Three Little Pigs to Mother Goose, and even Santa. We all know that the winter months are a time to remember to greatest holiday classics from years past, and March of the Wooden Soldiers is unsurpassed in its genre.
The holidays are associated with bright and festive colors--bright reds, greens, blues and golds--that set a warm and cheery mood, and the movies that we choose to enjoy during this season are no different. Fortunately, this edition of March of the Wooden Soldiers has been colorized, bringing newfound vibrancy to the events on screen and helping to integrate this classic tale with the traditional warmth of the holiday season. Rather than a visually dull grayscale that reminds one of the dour winter weather, toy soldiers shimmer in brilliant red onscreen, and our two comedian leads are further humanized by their newfound flesh tones and colorful Christmas garb.
As colorization efforts go, March of the Wooden Soldiers is a superlative effort, looking as though it was originally produced in the first generation of Technicolor, rather than decades earlier. The producers in charge of this re-mastering effort clearly thought that we would find an "aged color" appearance more acceptable than attempting to make it look completely modern, and this approach works very well. I'm sure you'll agree if you see a preview.
It's worth noting that this disc also includes the black and white version of the movie, perhaps as a peace offering to those of you who might object to the alteration of a classic film. I would go so far, then, as to call this the definitive purchase of March of the Wooden Soldiers, not just because you'll have a choice between color and black and white, but because the first step in colorizing any movie is to "clean up" the pre-existing black and white material as much as possible, and it certainly shows in comparison with other versions available.
In addition to both versions of the movie, this disc's special features really push it over the top. As a media buff, the included classic trailers are a wonderful prelude to the main feature--I like to imagine that I'm getting the same experience as the audiences who first viewed Laurel and Hardy some seventy years ago. And, in keeping with this package's holiday theme, the animated Rudolph the Reindeer movie is thoughtfully included, ensuring that you and your family get the most value out of a single disc.
For any family or fan of holiday cinema, this package is definitely a must-buy.
The holidays are associated with bright and festive colors--bright reds, greens, blues and golds--that set a warm and cheery mood, and the movies that we choose to enjoy during this season are no different. Fortunately, this edition of March of the Wooden Soldiers has been colorized, bringing newfound vibrancy to the events on screen and helping to integrate this classic tale with the traditional warmth of the holiday season. Rather than a visually dull grayscale that reminds one of the dour winter weather, toy soldiers shimmer in brilliant red onscreen, and our two comedian leads are further humanized by their newfound flesh tones and colorful Christmas garb.
As colorization efforts go, March of the Wooden Soldiers is a superlative effort, looking as though it was originally produced in the first generation of Technicolor, rather than decades earlier. The producers in charge of this re-mastering effort clearly thought that we would find an "aged color" appearance more acceptable than attempting to make it look completely modern, and this approach works very well. I'm sure you'll agree if you see a preview.
It's worth noting that this disc also includes the black and white version of the movie, perhaps as a peace offering to those of you who might object to the alteration of a classic film. I would go so far, then, as to call this the definitive purchase of March of the Wooden Soldiers, not just because you'll have a choice between color and black and white, but because the first step in colorizing any movie is to "clean up" the pre-existing black and white material as much as possible, and it certainly shows in comparison with other versions available.
In addition to both versions of the movie, this disc's special features really push it over the top. As a media buff, the included classic trailers are a wonderful prelude to the main feature--I like to imagine that I'm getting the same experience as the audiences who first viewed Laurel and Hardy some seventy years ago. And, in keeping with this package's holiday theme, the animated Rudolph the Reindeer movie is thoughtfully included, ensuring that you and your family get the most value out of a single disc.
For any family or fan of holiday cinema, this package is definitely a must-buy.
59 of 63 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Wow is all I can say! Laurel and Hardy's March of the Wooden Soldiers (aka Babes in Toyland) has never looked better. Legend Films and Genius Products found rare 35mm film elements and did a high definition digital restoration to create the finest looking black-and-white version of this L&H holiday classic ever seen. And to beat that, they created a stunning new COLOR version on the same DVD with a new Colorization technology. It really looks like it was shot in color. This disc is then jammed full of great bonus features to take any nostalgic viewer down Christmas memory lane. This DVD is FAR superior to the Goodtimes version (I viewed them side by side) and well worth the extra couple of dollars. I highly recommend this new definitive version of March of the Wooden Soldiers (with the Red box) both for yourself or for a gift.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Christmas Classic!
Laural and Hardy,Toyland,Mother Goose Stories,and evil boogeymen led by the equally evil Barnaby.This was made in 1934 and despite several remakes of Babes In Toyland this remains... Read more
Published 21 days ago by cruiserville68
AN EXCELLENT CLASSIC!
THIS MOVIE WAS A GREAT CLASSIC. WE ENJOYED WATCHING IT OVER AND OVER.
THE COLORIZED WAS GOOD BUT THE BLACK AND WHITE IS THE TRUE CLASSIC.
THE COLORIZED WAS GOOD BUT THE BLACK AND WHITE IS THE TRUE CLASSIC.
Published 4 months ago by SAL MASTRELLI
Stop Playing on TV
This movie has been a staple for Xmas celebrations with my family for years and we could not seem to find it playing on any of the networks. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Scott Depalma
Oh my god I'm 7 years old again!
This movie just takes me right back to childhood. Laurel & Hardy in storyland with all your favorite children's charactors. Little bo peep, tom tom, three little pigs. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Roxanne Tash
March of the wooden solidera
It's a classic I always loved, and it's cool to get it in black and white. And the cherry on the cake is being able to watch it directly from ur website
Published 4 months ago by Jody
The Greatest Show On Earth!
The second best Christmas Movie ever made is the original "Babes in Toyland," also known as "The March of the Wooden Soldiers." This delightful story has everything... Read more
Published 4 months ago by NyiNya
Appears
Picture appears to be in bleached out color so one would assume it was the colorized version. Not so, it's black and white. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ronald Iozzio
Disappointed in Poor Quality!
Look, I'm not going to complain about Laurel and Hardy's classic Christmas film, "March of the Wooden Soldiers," otherwise known as the original "Babes in Toyland. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Sylviastel
love it
nice copy of the movie and some nice surprise bonus clips...love it...if you are a Laurel and Hardy fan this is a must have item to add to your collection.
Published 5 months ago by Pam Schwetz
Babes in Toyland
I used to be shown this film, every year, the day before Christmas Vacation, at my elementry school. It is wonderful that Amazon.com has this movie available on DVD.
Published 5 months ago by J David Baxter
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