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| Bambi / Platinum Edition : 5 of 5 | |
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3.19.2005
6:42 AM | Link |
 It's always a big moment when a Disney animated classic comes out on DVD for the first time! I can't even remember the last time I saw Bambi all the way through, so this was definitely like a new movie for me - I had completely forgotten about the older Bambi, Thumper and Flower and their girlfriends! Of course, the movie is spectacular - the use of the multiplane camera is phenomenal (and you get to see those amazing glass plates from the Disney Archives in the special features!), and the impressionistic style of the backgrounds combined with the most realistic animal animation ever created will never be topped. I was totally on edge waiting for Bambi to lose his mother - that one huge tear Bambi sheds was echoing mine. The bonus material is really nice, but there isn't as much as the other Platinum Editions they've released. Still, there's some great animation discussion with Andreas Deja (who stood his ground and decided to stick with the pencil!) and a nice hour of behind the scenes information. The best feature by far is the "Inside Walt's Story Meetings" commentary - they took the typed transcripts of meetings from the 1930s and reenacted them with voice actors (the guy who does Walt's voice is incredible!), so you can hear the creative discussion while you watch the scene in question, along with various pre-production artwork. Sheer genius! Bambi is simply a moving work of art, and I'm so glad I finally have it on DVD!
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