Dumbo (Two-Disc 70th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack in Blu-ray Packaging) by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment

"Dumbo" is, quite simply, one of the greatest films of all time; animated or live-action. The movie is a masterpiece of animated, economical and, above all, emotional storytelling. On the surface, the story may seem simple, but the movie has more emotional impact than any other Disney film. Was there any other Disney character who suffered more abuse and mistreatment than Dumbo? Well, maybe Cinderella. And, like Cinderella, Dumbo rises (Dumbo literally flies) above his miserable circumstances and achieves a heartwarming triumph. Anyone who has felt like a misfit or an outcast from society will relate to the plight of poor elephant Dumbo; who is labeled a literal "circus freak" just because of his oversized ears. When his mother. Mrs. Jumbo, protects him from a bratty circus patron, she is jailed. Dumbo's only friend is Timothy, an enterprising little mouse who plans to make Dumbo a circus star. When the first plan goes disasterously awry, causing the Big Top to topple, Dumbo is furthur humilated by being turned into a clown. After Dumbo and Timothy accidentally drink from a water bucket filled with whiskey , they find themselves up in the treetops the next morning. A group of wisecracking crows suggest that Dumbo got up into the trees by flying up. Lacking confidence, Dumbo is told that a "magic feather" held in his trunk will make him fly. Back at the circus, the feather is dropped and Timothy reveals it was just a psychological device. Timothy tells him he could fly all the time, if he will just open up his ears and BELIEVE in himself. Thus, Dumbo becomes a star at last when his big ears, once considered to be his greatest liability, become his greatest asset. Dumbo's triumph is especially sweet, because the audience has suffered along with Dumbo. Our tears are honestly shed, and our smiles at his victory are joyous. "Dumbo" is Disney's most unpretentious classic; The animation style of "Dumbo" recalls the happy, vibrant spirit and colors of Disney's earlier "Silly Symphonies" short cartoons; before the "feature-length" sensation of "Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs." "Dumbo" is a perfectly emotionally balanced film; alternately heartbreaking and heartwarming. The music is another great aspect of the film. "Casey Jr." establishes the perfect circus mood. Three other moments, each very different in tone and mood, are memorable moments in music and animation. If you don't cry during the gentle lullabye "Baby Mine", your heart must be made of stone. "Pink Elephants On Parade" is a wild, surreal sequence. Finally, the crows big number "When I See An Elephant Fly" provides a pivitol turning point in the film. The 70th Anniversary Edition improves over previous DVD releases of the film, with better animated menus and more vibrant colors. A short segment on the popular "Dumbo Ride" at Disneyland and Disneyworld is included. Best of all is a 28 Minute "Making Of Dumbo" documentary, detailing how Walt Disney found "Dumbo" at a time of great financial crisis. Disney's first animated feature "Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs" (1937) was instantly acclaimed as one of the most groundbreaking films in cinema history and quickly broke box-office records. Disney spent all the money made from "Snow White" on "Pinocchio" and "Fantasia", neither of which returned a profit. To survive, Disney needed a shorter, smarter story and "Dumbo" was absolutely perfect. Lacking the "high art" pretentiousness of "Fantasia," "Dumbo" is, converesly emotional art, and the public took "Dumbo", released just before Pearl Harbor and America's involvement in World War II, to heart immediately. "Dumbo" was in production while an animators' strike was looming at Disney Studios. The animators must have felt a special emotional connection to "Dumbo"; because they completed it just before going on strike. "Dumbo" is always in my heart. I think every person should have "Dumbo" in their DVD collection, but you won't be able to watch it without a big box of Kleenex.

Dumbo is the story of a baby elephant born with enormous ears. When the other circus elephants reject him, and his mother is locked away as a "mad elephant" for trying to protect her baby, Dumbo's only friend turns out to be Timothy, the circus mouse. Together, they learn that huge ears can be an asset. This movie has much to recommend it. It's only an hour long, which means it won't bore kids beyond their attention span. Its message of treating those with differences or handicaps fairly and kindly is important for everyone to hear. Best of all, it has some wonderful musical numbers. "Baby Mine" still brings tears to my eyes all these years later, and "When I See an Elephant Fly" is hysterically funny to those old enough to understand the word play. But "Pink Elephants" has got to be one of the most inventive and clever numbers ever devised. The constantly morphing elephants of this sequence were all hand-drawn -- no computers used at all! Caution: This movie was made in the 1950's, and there is some ethnic stereotyping that can be offensive. For instance, the ringmaster, who has a thick Italian accent, is somewhat of a buffoon. Also, the musical number "When I See an Elephant Fly" is sung by crows that are clearly meant to be African Americans. They use some poor grammar and in other ways conform to common stereotypes of the times. However, I believe that little children won't understand the stereotype, or it can be dealt with by explaining that the crows don't go to school, so they don't talk correctly. Adults will know better and will be able to enjoy the clever word play in the song. Another caution is that the stork delivers the circus animal babies. That might take some explaining!

This is one off the most iconic Disney movies off all-time. The story is very sad at first but it gets exciting and awesome afterwards. Their are some scenes some people might find offensive with the crows that act like black people. But please don't be offended it was a different time and Disney didn't mean too offended you. The animation is awesome and the characters are very likeable and are some you end up rooting for in the movie. The music is very good too. This is a must watch movie for any Disney fan.

DUMBO is a film that I would have liked to have worked on. It has 'heart'. It has great characters, great voices, and is completely unpretentious. This last feature is, sadly, rarely found in animated films today. Are there actually people who consider this film 'unsuitable' for children since it contains scenes of drunkenness? Like the Shakespearian bowdlerizers of earlier times, they miss the point of this movie: a baby is taken from his mother and exploited by a 'bunch of clowns', and called a 'freak' by his fellow elephants DUMBO is a story about self-image and respect. This is something that is very important for younger children to learn, since they are forming their own self-images and are woefully susceptible to the comments of their peers. Perhaps there are objections to the crows? They are from another time, but are handled with humor and restraint. Take a look at live action films from this period to see how some things were simply 'taken for granted'. Racist sentiment plays a part in this film, but it is directed at Dumbo by his fellow elephants, who consider him 'no longer an elephant' when he ruins a circus act. Crows, mice, and elephants are all equally horrified to hear that Dumbo has been made a clown--the lowest form of circus life, in their estimation. Only his mother does not mind. This is another important message for children to learn: that true love doesn't care if you aren't perfect. All of this is stated simply and in less than one hour's time. Get this disc for your children instead of the POKEMON that they may still be asking you for. You will enjoy it as well. My one complaint about this DVD is that they did not identify the artists in photos in the Backstage section. Some of these wonderful people are still around, and some are actually still working. They deserve the credit.

"Dumbo" (1941), here digitally restored, was created during a time of turmoil: not only World War II but the fanous strike by artists at the Disney studio. You'd never know any of this backstage grief from what we see onscreen. Originally designed as an animated short, Disney reconceived it as a a sixty-four minute feature. The storyline was slightly expanded and marvelous songs by Frank Churchill and Oliver Wallace were composed to accent the movie's highlights. Unlike its predecessors—"Snow White," "Pinocchio," "Fantasia"—"Dumbo" never strained for special visual effects. The story is told simply, with pitch-perfect animation and beautful use of watercolors. (Surprisingly, it was created by Disneys' B-team. The producer had a deep bench of talent.) Producers and animators knew when to cut loose, however, and they did so here with terrific effect: the tender lulllaby "Baby Mine," sung to Dumbo by his mother, and the hilariously inebriated "Pink Elephants on Parade,' in which surreal fantasy is laid upon fanstasy. Finally, the movie relies on its basic themes of love, friendship, and confidence in one's self when intimidated by those who cannot discern difference as giftedness. Whatever your age, if you can't shed a tear when Dumbo is separated from his mother, chained for protecting her child, check with your doctor. Your heart may have turned to stone. On a single disc is a surprsing number of special features: a deleted scene, a deleted song, two documentaries covering its production and an audio commentary. This little gem is worth all of it. "Dumbo" was never intended to make the splash of its predecessors. Its perfection lies in its simplicity. Many on Walt's staff believed that they never made a better animated picture during that era. They just may have been right.

After a short delay, item delivered was what I expected.

So, I was the DUMBO and didn't pay close enough attention. I typed in "Dumbo Blu Ray" in the Amazon search...found DUMBO in big letters on a blu-ray and proceeded quickly with my purchase. I assumed that I missed the original DUMBO blu-ray release and that only third party sellers had it left. This title really should be listed more clearly that it has Spanish packaging. The "Aniversario" is the only clue anywhere in the listing that it has Spanish packaging (besides the reviews -- which I didn't read because I knew we wanted it). I can't find a date for when an English packaged Dumbo will be released, so as long as this will play in English, I will still give it as a gift for my husband. Particularly since we only own Dumbo on VHS, the Spanish on the outside won't be a big deal. People who don't use English as a first language put up with English plastered everywhere. Not sure why they'd release only the Spanish labeling, if the discs play automatically in English...are they improving/adding something before they do a regular release???? UPDATE: The Blu-ray was loose in the case, but plays well...in ENGLISH. In fact, the disc label itself is in English. The screen menus don't look as polished as other Disney blu-rays, but the disc seems to play just fine, the picture is of good quality, and thankfully, (did I mention?) it is in English with the options of Spanish, and Portuguese. Whew!

I had loved Dumbo as a child and had not seen it for many years, so I got the special edition DVD. The special features on this edition are marvelous, with so many people expressing their sentiments about the movie and what it was meant to be and how much Walt loved it and what an important movie it was for the studio. There's also some deleted scenes including Timothy the mouse singing. The commentary is by 3 people who currently work for the Disney studios and they had a lot of things to say. Apparently Dumbo is a very special movie to many people. The movie is an extraordinarily simple story about the imbecilic reasons snobby people invent to hate someone or disregard someone or look down on someone--a guy has big ears that nobody else around him has and that makes them think he's worthless. His ears are not hurting anybody, they just look unusual. The reason they hate him is nothing but the fact that he's DIFFERENT from them in that one little way, in one aspect of his physical appearance. He has a physical trait that noone else around him has and that makes them act like he's a disgrace to them. I am really appalled at the little reasons that people use to hate others. And Dumbo's mother is punished for defending her son, for punishing a mean bully who was hurting her son, and she's classed as dangerous and chained as if she's evil. I too have been punished for violence when I was defending innocent ones against bully's meanness. Noone in the movie cared that she had a reason for what she did. Dumbo is about judgement and intolerance and oppression and unfair discrimination. From what I've seen, most of the time in real life victims of unfair societal views do not end up triumphing over the oppression the way Dumbo does in the movie. But I guess the movie is a message of hope that maybe we can hope to change some of the unfair things about the way society works, so that innocent people like Dumbo and his mother can have freedom. I don't know if the movie Dumbo can make the world a better place--there are a lot of hypocrites who love the movie Dumbo, they love the movie and spend money on it to buy it but they themselves are treating people and animals in rude unfair ways, so they love the movie but they themselves are cruel and bitter and judgemental and so they obviously have no regard for the messages of love and understanding in the movie--but I agree with the people on the DVD that it is one of the most beautiful movies ever made. I wish the movie Dumbo could have an effect on the way people are treated in society. There are so many people living in imposed situations that are not fair, but I guess when life is not fair they have to just go on living while the unfair situation is going on, and that's another message in the movie--Timothy tells Dumbo to go on living even before they learn that there's a way Dumbo can have victory over the situation. Before they ever knew that Dumbo could fly, they were already going to just continue living. I wish this movie could help spread goodness in the world. I love this movie.

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Classic film - remake is very different

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