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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (2001 Special Platinum Edition) (1937)

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It's so wonderful to live in a time when Disney's strange behavior of taking their classics off the market can be circumvented by great Internet marketers like Amazon. I was able to buy this 5 Star Disney Princess classic recently for my young princess through one of Amazon's third-party sellers. And without that opportunity, my little princess may have outgrown Snow White by the time Disney released it again.

Let me just say that my little one was absolutely captivated by Snow White, and to think that she would be deprived by Disney itself from seeing it at her perfect age is criminal.

The story is familiar enough to any parent, so I won't go on about that other than to say that of all the Disney Princess classics, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty have some scenes that might scare a young princess under the age of 5.

But you should take advantage of purchasing Snow White or any of the other "off-the-market" Disney princess classics like Beauty and the Beast now via one of this site's resellers if you have a little princess of your own that might not appreciate it as much when Disney decides that it's time.

And indeed, you will enjoy Snow White or any of the other Princess classics as thoroughly as your young one.

Side Note on Resellers: Beware of exorbitant reseller prices; renting may be a better option if available. Also beware of REGION 2 resales; Region 2 DVDs will not play in most US DVD players. Look for Region 1 US Amazon resellers.

Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs is simply enchanting. We got the DVD a few months back, but just saw it with a group of children that were visiting and chose this to be the entertainment of the night. The quality is superb, the sound magnificent. Soon we found ourselves immersed in the story of a queen who is vain and wicked, trying hard to forever be the fairest in the land.

Snow White grows to be a very beautiful princess and soon, the enchanted mirror tells the Queen that she is no longer the most beautiful, the title now goes to Snow White.

Jealousy and envy drive the queen to attempt to eliminate the fair princess. Snow White meets the seven dwarfs, who live in the forest, and we find ourselves singing right along with them... "Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho, It's home from work we go, Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho."

The creatures of the forest are marvelous as they help Snow White with daily chores. Some of the most endearing moments in movie history. In the end, love saves the day... and Snow White has her dream come true. Unforgettable song: "some day my prince will come, some day we'll meet again, and away to his castle we'll go, to be happy forever I know."

"Some day when spring is here, we'll find our love anew, and the birds will sing, and wedding bells will ring, some day when my dreams come true!"

Of all the Disney movies this is the only one that I think reaches the status of being a masterpiece. That is not to say that the other Disney movies are not good fun. But "Snow White" is indeed art as well as entertainment. Walt Disney was not an artist as much as he was a shrewd businessman. However, in spite of himself, the creator of "Steamboat Willie" uses his organization of cartoonists, musicians, technology and so forth, to make for something that is more than sentimental and schmaltzy. "Snow White" quite naturally transcends the movie medium and is true art-work, (as opposed to a movie such as "Fantasia" that tries so hard to be a "art" but misses the mark). "Snow White", indeed, is an American classic.

This is a great classic Disney film. I've watched it many times with and without the little ones around. It's still great Disney.

This is not just a dvd of the original full feature length animated movie of the 1930s but is a whole entertainment device all by itself. In addition to the full length feature remastered both audio and visually, we get interactive games, many documentaries, radio broadcasts, a Barbara Streisand music video of a remake of "Some Day My Prince Will Come" and many "hidden" links that will provide your youngster with hours upon hours of entertainment.

Disney has hit upon a great way to make the DVD more than just a passive medium and has fully exploited all the ways to bring out the full potential of this powerful new medium. I just wonder how much better this would be once they get around to putting this on the Blu-ray platform! For adults like me, I still found myself fully enjoying this DVD and especially for the well remastered visuals and the Dolby 5.1 surround sound option in addition to the old mono original.

This Platinum Edition Series is a brilliant idea that is very well executed by Disney and it leaves me very interested in getting all the other movies in this series such as "Beauty and the Beast" as well.

Full value for money and well worth getting for your kids.

Highly recommended.

This DVD is a must have for all little girls! Snow White is a wonderful Disney fairy tale and we are so glad to have it on DVD now and love the extras that are included in the DVD. Bravo!

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is one hour and twenty-three minutes and premiere in theaters on December 21, 1937. This would be the first full length animated film and the one that started it all for Walt Disney. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs tell the story of Snow White who is the beautiful step-daughter to the evil and vain Queen; full name is never given in the movie. The Queen dresses Snow White in rags and makes her work as a scullery maid. Everyday the Queen asked the Magic Mirror who was the fairest of them all and as long as the Magic Mirror told the Queen she was one sexy babe then Snow White got to live another. One day the Magic Mirror told the Queen she was no longer the fairest and the land and that Snow White was the new beauty babe in town. This upset the Queen to no end so she devised a plot to kill Snow White. The Queen tells the Huntsman to take Snow White to the hillside to pick some flowers and to kill her and to bring Snow White's heart back as proof of the jobs. The Huntsman could not bring himself to do the job and to tell Snow White to flee and never come back. Snow White finds shelter in the cottage of the Seven Dwarfs. The Seven Dwarfs discover Snow White in their cottage and decides that she can live with them, mainly because she can make gooseberry pie. Grumpy is the only who want her to scram because in his opinion women are nothing but trouble. To some husbands and boyfriends that statement may be true.
Well the Queen finds out from the Magic Mirror that the Huntsman did not do his job and as the old saying goes: "if you want something done right then do it yourself". The Queen turns herself into an old Peddler and creates a poison apple that will make Snow White take one long nap. The Queen, now an old hag, finds Snow White and tricks her into taking a bite out of the apple and Snow White is now in snooze land. The animals of the forest rush to warn the Seven Dwarfs and it is Grumpy that leads the charge to save Snow White. The Dwarfs chase and traps the Queen to a mountain cliff. The Queen tries to loosen a boulder to kill the Dwarfs, but a bolt of lightning strikes the cliff and she fall to her death; and you the folks out there already knows the ending to the story.
The only thing I did not like was the extra DVD that came along with the movie. The case itself is thicker then your usual DVD case. The information was bit overkill and Disney could have just done a one hour documentary instead of all the details listed below. Also what is not included in this special two DVD set are movie preview for which I don't mind at all. Barring the negativity about the second DVD, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a great movie to own and gets an AAAAA+++++.

Disc 1

Play
Chapter Selection
Set Up
Bonus Features
1. Guided Tours
2. Still the Fairest of them All: The Making of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
3. Audio Commentary
4. Goddess of Spring-Animated Short
5. Heigh-Ho: Sing-Along Song
a. Sing-Along
b. Karaoke
6. Dopey's Wild Mine Ride' Game
7. Some Day My Prince Will Come: Performed by Barbra Streisand
8. DVD-ROM
Guided Tours
1. Tour 1
2. Tour 2

Disc 2

Snow White's Wishing Well
1. History
2. Storyboard To Film Comparisons
a. Introduction
b. The Forest Chase
c. Cleaning House
d. The Dwarfs Chase the Witch
e. The Queen's Order

The Queen's Castle
1. Art and Design
2. Visual Development
3. Layouts and Backgrounds
a. About Layouts and Backgrounds
b. Layouts And Backgrounds Gallery
4. Camera And Tests
a. Excerpt from "The Story of Silly Symphony"
b. Excerpt from "Trick of Our Trade"
c. Camera Tests
5. Animation
a. Voice Talent
b. Live Action Reference
c. Excerpt From Tricks of Our Trade
d. Character Designs
i. Snow White and The Dwarfs
ii. The Queen/The Peddler
iii. The Huntsman/The Prince/The Animals

The Queen's Dungeon
1. Abandoned Concepts
a. Introduction
b. Snow White Meets the Prince
c. Some Day My Prince Will Come-Fantasy Version
d. The Prince Is Captured
2. The Restoration

The Dwarf's Mine
1. Deleted Scenes
a. Introduction
b. The Witch at the Cauldron
c. The Bedroom Argument
d. Music In You Soup
e. The Lodge Meeting
f. Building A Bed
2. Original RKO Opening and End Credits
3. Disney Through the Decades
a. Introduction\Trailer
b. 1930s\Trailer
c. 1940s\Trailer
d. 1950s\Trailer
e. 1960s\Trailer
f. 1960s\Trailer
g. 1970s\No Trailer Available
h. 1980s\Trailer
i. 1990s\Trailer
j. A New Century\Trailer

The Dwarf's Cottage
1. The Premiere
a. The Los Angeles Premiere
b. Original Premiere Radio Broadcast (Audio Only)
2. Trailers
a. 1937 Trailer #1
b. 1937 Trailer #2
c. 1944 Trailer
d. 1958 Trailer
e. 1967 Trailer
f. 1987 Trailer
g. 1993 Trailer
h. 2001 Trailer
3. Publicity
a. Scrapbook
b. The Premiere
c. Pressbook
d. Merchandise
e. Posters
4. A Trip Through Walt Disney Studios
5. How Cartoons Are Made
6. Vintage Audio
a. Lux Radio Theater September 28, 1936
b. Lux Radio Theater December 20, 1937
c. Mickey Mouse Theater Of The Air January 9, 1938
7. Radio Commercials
a. 1958
i. Radio Spot #1
ii. Radio Spot #2
iii. Radio Spot #3
b. 1967
i. Radio Spot #1
ii. Radio Spot #2
iii. Radio Spot #3
iv. Radio Spot #4
8. Songs
a. Silly Song (Recording Session)
b. Deleted Song: You're Never Too Old To Be Young

This would be the perfect title to add to your family collection. Re-live the beautiful backgrounds, fun ( and sometimes scary) characters, the songs and music of Walt Disney's first ever animated classic, Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs. The story is great and I rate this as being the first of my top-10 favorite Disney classics. If you don't own this, be sure to get it today. =D

One of the greatest animated films of all time. What a pleasure to share it with my daughter. She loves it!

The movie is great - although I do think - only MY opinion - the tape was duped - but irregardless we wanted it for the children to watch - not to keep as a future "investment" or anything else. We bought it strictly for entertainment purposes. I say I think it was duped because every 10 minutes or so a video recorder icon comes up on the right hand screen and the inside of the video - where the DVD's are - is not at all like the other Disney Videos we have bought directly from the store. Would I buy from the seller again - yes I would because as I said - we buy them strictly for entertainment. We were able to get the movie and watch it and that is what I was wanting.