Directed by:
Clyde GeronimiCast:
Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Pinto Colvig, Marvin Miller, Bill Thompson, Wulf Rittscher, Dal McKennon, Verna Felton, Taylor Holmes, Margot Fonteyn (more)VOD (3)
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When an enchanted kingdom and the most fair princess in the land fall prey to the ultimate mistress of evil, the fate of the empire rests in the hands of three small fairies and a courageous prince's magic kiss. Their quest is fraught with peril as the fellowship must battle the evil witch and a fire-breathing dragon if they are to set the Beauty free. (official distributor synopsis)
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A classic Disney movie about an enchanted princess, filmed using the usual template. As always, a perfectly filmed romantic storyline, funny jokes delivered by three witches and cute animals (the owl roolz). I remember liking it when I saw it at the movie theatre as a little boy and even now I like to watch it again occasionally. An immortal classic.
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Sleeping Beauty is a story about the struggle between pure love and pure evil, between kindness and hatred. Even if you are familiar with this classic tale, the film still managed to pleasantly surprise me with the hilariously clumsy trio of fairies trying to dress the cake, or the demonic figure of Maleficent, Mistress of All Evil, who brimmed with chillingly terrifying charisma. The icing on the cake (not the one from the fairies) was the attractive animation and the beautiful song “Once Upon a Dream”, which nicely permeated the entire film.
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The 16th Disney Feature Film I like to believe that in its original format, it must be a feast for the eyes, but if even the relatively un-inventive Cinderella II: Dreams Come True felt more charming to me, then this film just doesn’t have it. I attribute this to the overemphasis on 14th-century inspiration and the trio of deities. It’s not to be confused with Snow White, but in the first Cinderella the resemblance between the monarch and his crony is a big problem. Moreover, I can accept Cinderella even in the foreign version, I fundamentally perceive Sleeping Beauty as a completely different story.
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I saw Sleeping Beauty as a child in the movie theatre and remembered it mainly for Maleficent and her mansion, the dragon, the raven turned into a stone gargoyle... In short, all the charmingly dark stuff. Today I watched the film again years later (because a pure fairy tale rarely hurts) and I'm thrilled. Everything that I liked, I still like. Maleficent is one of the best Disney villains, and I also have to add the somewhat unconventional but imaginatively conceived story about Sleeping Beauty, in which the prince is almost useless and almost everything is done by the three good fairies, and then also the breathtaking visuals... In addition to the successful dubbing, the Czech version also has excellent lyrics by Eduard Krečmar. "I've long known your pleasant face from my dreams..."
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When compared to this classic fairy tale, you can see just how different and good the film Maleficent is. This is simply a classic fairy tale that doesn't pretend to be anything and doesn't manage to surprise in any way. Visually, it's nice, but its modern execution is even more beautiful visually. For Disney Studios, this is simply standard.
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