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All rights reserved.Fantasia (2000, DVD)
| Movie Description Walt Disney took a big chance with this ambitious anthology of animated fantasies. First, he set them to lengthy classical music pieces, and then he boldly experimented with different forms of animation, sometimes jettisoning any sort of narrative altogether. The result is a sometimes mesmerizing, sometimes hilarious, sometimes frightening, but always beautiful moviegoing experience. A box-office failure when first released, it's now considered a timeless treasure. Highlights include: Mickey Mouse in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," the leaping hippos and alligators in "Dance of the Hours," the rise and fall of the dinosaurs set to Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring," the dancing mushrooms of Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite," and Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain," with its fearsome winged demon raging at the heavens. One of Walt Disney's ambitions for the project was to rerelease the film periodically over the years with new sequences. Though the film was regularly rereleased, it wasn't until 1999 that his intention was finally realized with the premiere of FANTASIA 2000, a lavish follow-up that included a digitally restored "Sorcerer's Apprentice" and a host of new material. The original FANTASIA, however, remains a one-of-a-kind auditory and visual experience that is still, in many ways, far ahead of its time.
Notes DVD Features: Notes: Uncut and restored, never-before-released theatrical version, including original narration and intermission. Region 1 Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.0 - English DTS Surround 5.0 - English THX Mastered Audio THX Optimode Single Side - Single Layer Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Walt Disney - Producer (From Archival Interviews) 2. Roy E. Disney, James Levine, John Canemaker - Animation Historian Deleted "Clair de Lune" Segment Featurette - 1. "The Making of Walt Disney's FANTASIA" Interactive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus, Theatrical release: November 13, 1940. Rereleased in 1946, 1956, 1963, 1969, 1977, 1982, 1985, and 1990. FANTASIA is the third full-length animated feature from Walt Disney Pictures. FANTASIA is number 58 on the American Film Institute's list of America's 100 Greatest Movies. FANTASIA was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1990. Estimated budget: $2 million. Walt Disney originally intended "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" to be a single short, but Leopold Stokowski suggested that Disney make an entire anthology film of animated shorts set to classical music. The film won two special Academy Awards in 1941. One went to William Garity, John N.A. Hawkins and the RCA Manufacturing Company, for the "Advancement of the Use of Sound," and another went to conductor Leopold Stokowski for the "Creation of a New Form of Visualized Music." Each sequence of FANTASIA has different directors. In "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," Mickey Mouse appears to have pupils for the first time. The Sorcerer, incidentally, is named Yen Sid, which is the backward spelling of Disney. The demonic creature in "Night on Bald Mountain" is named Chernobog, after the god of evil from Slavonic mythology. Editorial Reviews New York Times - p.C4 - John Rockwell USA Today - Mike Clark (11/01/1991) Awards 1941Academy AwardsSpecial Achievement Awards, 1941Academy AwardsSpecial Achievement AwardsLeopold Stokowski | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||||||||
Top Reviews  Fantasia is a Disney Classic and Truly Special!Review created: 10/14/05 by:  16 of 22 people found this review helpful. Disney's Fantasia is a true marvel - beautiful and exciting to watch and brings back so many memories from childhood, Disneyland / Disneyworld, and the great Disney characters of old. Of course eBay has become the home for classic Disneyana and Disney DVDs - and Fantasia is an essentially addition to any DVD collection - children or not! Below are some great stats on Fantasia - if you're not already looking to buy, I'm sure you'll get a copy after reading this! * FANTASIA is number 58 on the American Film Institute's list of America's 100 Greatest Movies. * FANTASIA was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1990. * The film won two special Academy Awards in 1941 for the "Advancement of the Use of Sound," and for the "Creation of a New Form of Visualized Music." "...One of the landmarks of American animation, as well as a key document in the popularization of classical music..." New York Times - p.C4 - John Rockwell Review ID: 10000000000027562 Was this review helpful? Report this review  Seems It Took Me Forever To Appreciate this Movie!Review created: 06/30/07 by: 5 of 5 people found this review helpful. I just couldn't see the point of the movie when I was a kid... Whenever it was shown I would pass on it, except maybe to watch the Mickey Mouse sequence, Mickey Mouse in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" that is. Most anthologies just don't get rave reviews, as a person may like one or two of the stories or sequences, but not all of them, so the book or movie is downgraded in reviews. Additionally this film was se to lengthy classical music pieces, which doesn't go over so well the first time when watching/listening. But now with DVDs, you can go back easily and rewatch the sequence to get a second chance to figure out what was going on! Walt Disney took a chance on this film, it didn't pan out when first released, but now with this DVD you can get what he was trying to present a whole lot easier!! Review ID: 10000000003868479 Was this review helpful? Report this review FantasticReview created: 11/20/05 by: 6 of 9 people found this review helpful. Fantasia is a classical music lovers movie. The music combined with the drawings from 1940 are excellent. Review ID: 10000000000069179 Was this review helpful? Report this review One of Walt Disney's BestReview created: 09/11/06 by: 3 of 8 people found this review helpful. Fantasia was Walt Disney's idea. He wanted to do more of them. He combines music with animation brilliantly, never missing a beat. The sounds range from classical to jazz. The stories accompany the music and give unique persective to the songs. My children love it. I enjoy hearing it in the background--I don't have to be right there with them either. Nothing is scary or intense. I think it's one of Walt Disney's best movies. Review ID: 10000000001822935 Was this review helpful? Report this review  Not BadReview created: 09/09/06 by: 2 of 6 people found this review helpful. This movie was not bad. It was full on lots of imagination, but I never really liked it as a good that much. And, still find it to be odd. To me, if felt more dark, confusing, and hard to follow. My kids also have never really loved it. I don't know how to describe it, but it just doesn't feel like your typical feel good Mickey. But, it wasn't terrible. The animation was great! Review ID: 10000000001806912 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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