Movie: THE cartoon classic of the 1950s. A beautiful princess pricks her finger on a spindle and falls into a deep sleep.

Televisions.com thinks:

Despite its advanced years,
still recommended viewing.

Movie Details:

Blu-ray: Sleeping Beauty

Length: 76 minutes

Genre: Kids/family movie

Studio: Disney

Voices: Mary Costa, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Bill Shirley

Director: Clyde Geronimi

Rating: G (USA), U (U.K.), FSK 6 (Germany)

Released: 2008

Picture Format: 2.55:1 (1080p/24 Hz)

Soundtracks: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (English), DTS-HD High Resolution 7.1 (German)

PICTURE QUALITY:
Astonishing, thanks to a new master. The reconditioned picture is totally free of defects — it’s detailed, sharp, and stable. It’s hard to believe this movie is 50 years old.

(9 out of 10 points)

SOUND QUALITY:
Nowhere near as good as the picture quality. Tchaikovsky’s ballet “The Sleeping Beauty” sounds more tin-can than HD. At least the few sound effects are precisely positioned.

(6 out of 10 points)

BONUS MATERIAL:
Sensational! A superb mix of fun for the kids and informative content for grownups — too much, in fact, to list it all here. Besides production and restoration featurettes and a rather average ‘making of’ (43:32), there’s a report on Tchaikovsky (49:25), additional songs (12:10), scene analyses (5:30), and the supporting movie “Grand Canyon” (1959) in HD (28:55), as well as music videos and picture galleries.

(10 out of 10 points)