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Sleeping Beauty

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Sleeping Beauty (1959)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:29

Rotten:3

Average Rating:7.8/10

Consensus: This Disney dreamscape contains moments of grandeur, with its lush colors, magical air, one of the most menacing villains in the Disney canon.

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Childrens

Synopsis: A beautiful princess born in a faraway kingdom is destined by a terrible curse to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a deep sleep which can only be awakened by true... A beautiful princess born in a faraway kingdom is destined by a terrible curse to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a deep sleep which can only be awakened by true love's first kiss. Though the titular princess is on par with the rest of Disney's essential heroines, most of the fun arises from the trio of charming fairies entrusted with her care: Flora, Fauna, and Meriweather. Meanwhile the evil Malificent may just be Disney's most chilling villainess. This classic makes wondrous use of Tchaikovsky's same-titled ballet score, which earned SLEEPING BEAUTY an Academy Award nomination for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. [More]

Starring: Mary Costa, Eleanor Audley, Barbara Luddy, Taylor Holmes

Starring: Mary Costa, Eleanor Audley, Barbara Luddy, Taylor Holmes, Bill Shirley, Barbara Jo Allen

Director: Clyde Geronimi

Producer: Walt Disney
Director: Clyde Geronimi
Screenwriter: Erdman Penner

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One of the handful of Disney features that can be rightfully called perfect.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
11/12/09
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

Has grown better with age.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
12/20/08
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The animation is -- as with all the early Disney's -- jaw-droppingly good.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
11/03/08
Amber Wilkinson
Amber Wilkinson
Eye for Film

taken as a childhood adventure, you can't get much better than this film

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
10/22/08
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
10/18/08
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

...a fine family film.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
10/13/08
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Sleeping Beauty has been regarded as a minor classic for too long. This restored edition should reinforce that it's a classic, period.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
10/03/08
James Plath
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DVDTown.com

The masterpiece of the Disney Studios' postwar style.

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09/03/08
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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The hero and heroine are sugar sculpture, and the witch looks like a clumsy tracing from a Charles Addams cartoon.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment 1 Comment
09/02/08
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This was the most expensive animated film to date, and every penny was on the screen.

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09/02/08
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Mary Costa's rich and expressive voice for the title character gives substance and strength to it.

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07/02/08
Variety Staff
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Variety
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Although this rarely achieves the heights of classics like Snow White and Dumbo, it still has its moments.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

The colors are rich, the sounds are luscious and magic sparkles spurt charmingly from wands.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
03/25/06
Bosley Crowther
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03/18/06
Jake Euker
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09/08/05
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12/28/04
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06/25/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Disney's last great fairy tale adaptation for more than thirty years, until Beauty and the Beast… a worthy successor to Snow White and Pinocchio.

Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | comment Comment
11/03/03
Steven D. Greydanus
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide

Magical!

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10/02/03
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Beliefnet

It may be Disney's purest cinematic fairy tale...

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
10/01/03
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
 
 
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