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Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Binding: DVD DVD Layers: 1 DVD Sides: 1 EAN: 9780788821752 Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC ISBN: 078882175X Label: Walt Disney Video Languages: Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video MPN: D19691D Number Of Items: 1 Picture Format: Letterbox Publisher: Walt Disney Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: March 20, 2001 Running Time: 79 minutes Studio: Walt Disney Video Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 1963 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Based upon T.H. White's beloved novel, this Disney-fied version chronicles the tutoring of the Once and Future King, Arthur, as handled by the magician Merlin. Sword was a portent of things to come, with slapstick upbraiding storytelling, and cultural in-jokes substituting for wonder. But there's much to enjoy here as Merlin shows Newt, the young Arthur, things that will help him become the ruler of the Britons. The transformation sequences, where the boy is turned into a fish, a bird, and a squirrel are vintage Disney. The oft-repeated scene of Merlin battling it out with the mean old Madame Mim still is worth a few chuckles, but it belies the problem with most of the film--the scenes are only there for the chuckles. References by Merlin to television and other items of modern life also mar the generally innocuous landscape. Children will like it, but they won't cherish it. --Keith Simanton Description: Dazzling color and brilliant animation bring the medieval legend of King Arthur to life in THE SWORD IN THE STONE. With a forest full of charm, spectacle, and wizardry, Disney's classic tale conjures up delightful entertainment for all ages! England is in the midst of a dark age and without a proper king, Young "Wart," an orphan and squire-in-training, is content with kitchen duties in his foster home -- until he drops in on the extraordinary wizard Merlin and his articulate owl, Archimedes. Through three life lessons, Wart learns to set his "sights on the heights," armed with the most powerful forces on earth -- intellect, wisdom, and love. When it's time to contest who will be king, Wart must use his newfound knowledge to do what no mighty knight has done before! Join in all the magical marvels that make THE SWORD IN THE STONE a classic animated film and pure Disney gold! Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Not Up To Your Standards?Maybe that's because it's a movie for little kids you twit. I didn't intend to review this but I see all these jack*ffs slamming a children's cartoon and I just had to say something. "What do you get when you mix TH White and Disney and BLAH BLAH DIDDLEY BLEH!" Oh you witty rascal you. Shut up. Just shut up. Rating: - Very happy tp add to my collectionOld Disney movie that is fun to watch. Glad to have in DVD format for my collection of Disney movies Rating: - YayI love this movie, i am so glad that it is released again for Disney lovers everywhere Rating: - Much better than I once thoughtAs other reviewers have duly noted, this film (first released in 1963) is based on the first of four parts of T.H. White's The Once and Future King (1958), focusing on Arthur's birth, childhood, and youth before he became king of England. The film has been reissued as a 45th anniversary edition. It features the well-selected voices of Sebastian Cabot (Sir Ector/Narrator), Karl Swenson (Merlin), Rickie Sorensen (Arthur/"Wart"), Junius Matthews (Archimedes), and Alan Napier (Sir Pelinore). Frankly, ... Read More Rating:  - 3 1/2 Stars--Worth It For the ExtrasMade in 1963 and based upon the 1938 story of the same name by Terence H. White, THE SWORD IN THE STONE was Disney's attempt to bring the legend of King Arthur under the Disney banner. The film begins with the wizard Merlin talking with his owl, Archimedes. Merlin is awaiting the arrival of a young boy who he wants to train and educate so he is prepared for his exciting future. The boy, nicknamed "Wart", literally falls through Merlin's roof. Merlin immediately begins Wart's education and returns with ... Read More |
