One of the handful of Disney features that can be rightfully called perfect.
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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Reviews for Sleeping Beauty
The animation is -- as with all the early Disney's -- jaw-droppingly good.
taken as a childhood adventure, you can't get much better than this film
Sleeping Beauty has been regarded as a minor classic for too long. This restored edition should reinforce that it's a classic, period.
The hero and heroine are sugar sculpture, and the witch looks like a clumsy tracing from a Charles Addams cartoon.
This was the most expensive animated film to date, and every penny was on the screen.
Mary Costa's rich and expressive voice for the title character gives substance and strength to it.
Although this rarely achieves the heights of classics like Snow White and Dumbo, it still has its moments.
The colors are rich, the sounds are luscious and magic sparkles spurt charmingly from wands.
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.
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