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Rating:  - Very Good but not Great.
Fun and Fancy Free is a pairing of two short animations, a forgettable one about a circus bear called Bongo and the much better 'Mickey and the Beanstalk'. Now, having said that Bongo is forgettable I should say that he has proved a great hit with my two young (3 and 4 year old) daughters. Whilst Bongo is something of a throwback to pre-war animation style, 'Mickey and the Beanstalk' is bang up to date (for the time) despite being very much a folk tale. The scene where Mickey and co are so poor they ration out their bread by cutting it into slices so thin they're transparent particularly engauged the attention of my older kid, who immediately wanted me to do it!
Both animations have evidentally been cleaned up and are pretty much flawless, both visually and aurally. There is none of the scratchiness associated with originals of this era. Colours are both vibrant and consistent and the sound quality particularly good and full of body.
Disney animation releases on DVD have been improving (painfully slowly) and this one includes a (very) few welcome extras. The most important extra (for me) is the documentary on the making of F&FF. The kids though prefer the read-along stories that are also included. The Disney archives are massive (I've seen them), one day perhaps they'll see fit to include more related material (stills, deleted scenes, background character info., etc.) on the DVDs. There's certainly plenty of room and since so many of Disneys customers (aka cast) are aficionados, it would do sales no harm at all.
There are still a couple of features I'm not keen on though. Why do Disney releases start with an FBI warning? None of my other DVDs do. Also, why has the ability to skip past the adverts at the beginning been disabled and the adverts not just been placed as a menu option? People will look at them there occasionally but don't need them in their face every time. The DVD has been bought and paid for, so it's not like the adverts are subsidising the price or anything.
Still, over all this is a resonably good package and well worth buying for either Disney fans or young children.
Rating:  - A great Clasic Masterpice for Mickey and friends Fans.
This movie release clasic, comes with two special segments as part of a complete movie. Mickey and the Beanstalk, were Walt Disney lended for the last time the voice of Mickey, and appears with his budies, Goofy and Donald. Everyone will love it, all do you may allready saw it. The second story is Bongo, witch I specialy have a lot of memories of my childhood. With some more shorts and music it mackes a lovable great movie for all.
Rating: - Great, Feel-Good Movie
My son has loved this movie since he was less than 2 years old. It's a wonderful, sweet story, and it's lovely to hear Dinah Shore's sweet voice narrating the segment. This video is safe and enjoyable for young children and nostaligic for their parents. I love Edgar Bergman with Charlie Sneed and Mortimer and even Louanna Patton. If you even feel the slightest desire to get this movie, do. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Rating:  - Fun & Fancy Free - Vintage Disney Animation
This 10th Disney classic packs in 2 stories -- Bongo and Mickey and the Beanstalk. The movie is pure Disney animation in its classic style. Sure to warm the youngest hearts, but may cause nausea in those who do not like non-stopping music. It is, nonetheless, a classic, and deserves a place in every collector's shelf. **Plus! The DVD brings added segments as a bonus. An excellent deal!
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