Sleeping Beauty (Blu-ray Disc, 2008, 2-Disc Set, Platinum Edition)

Our all-time favorite Disney classic. Sleeping Beauty is a MUST-HAVE in your DVD/Blu-Ray collection. Classic story with animation that stands as ART. From the scenes of an enchanting forest, to the fabulous castle walls; Disney's crew didn't stop at just making beautiful and fierce characters, the movie is all around eye candy. Whimsical music with Princess power ballads, it also invites the viewers into a glimpse of Disney's most cryptic She-Devil, Maleficent!

SLEEPING BEAUTY BLU-RAY/DVD SET is a true gem to own! ONE OF DISNEY'S BEST! HIGH DEF PICTURE & SOUND AS NEVER BEFORE! The Bonus Features add so much for a history of how this MASTERPIECE was created. Many hours of viewing enjoyment for young & young in heart. I am so happy to have purchased it. My kids love it too!

While I am a fan of Disney's earlier works, espically Snow White, Pinnocio, Cinderella, Bambi just to name a few, Sleeping Beauty was Disney's last all hand drawn movie and I feel it is a wonderful blu ray venture for the Disney collector. If this is what we will get with the future Disney blu ray releases, collectors can expect their dreams to come true. The transfer is breathtaking in clarity, many times almost three dimensional. The sound is wonderful, so much of Disney's genius was in the music wove into the story. The extras on the discs are so numerous it will take you hours to go through them. One that stands out is an Oscar winning short film on the grand canyon, almost a half hour long, it is amazing in high definition. This is well worth adding to your blu ray library.

"Sleeping Beauty" is a classic of American animation, though I appreciate it more as an artistic achievement than as an entertainment piece (I wasn't a fan of it as a kid). The film was always designed to look and sound spectacular, and now on Blu-Ray this is more true than ever.

A full HD restoration to the film's original 2.55:1 negative aspect ratio, 7.1 surround sound, and more special features than I'll ever get through in one weekend all make for a great purchase.

I couldn't imagine the picture in High Definition getting much better than the DVD release, but every Disney Blu Ray disc I have seen look vastly better than the DVD counterpart. I'm sure that the player and TV make a difference, but the amount of improvement over the DVD is immense and I am sure will be noticeable on just about any HD setup. The difference between the DVD and the Blu Ray on EVERY Disney title I have seen is as different as the DVD was from the VHS versions. Sleeping Beauty seemed even more impressive because of the amazing colors and color shades in this film. You can see texture and detail that just isn't on the DVD versions of their movies. I hate to have to buy a third format of my favorite Disney films, but these really are worth it.