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Rating:  - THIS 5 STAR CLASSIC DESERVES BETTER!
I own both the Dumbo 60th Aanniversay Edition and the Big Top Edition releases. The 60th Anniversay Edition. is a pretty sad release for such an enduring classic! The print is not as clean as it could be and the extras are lacking! The worst thing is that just a few years later, they released the Dumbo Big Top Edition. The picture on the Big Top Edition is a big improvement,but they omitted the theatrical trailers and some other extras from the previous release(60th Annivesary Edition.... Why take them out?)There would have been plenty of room on the disc for all the extras plus! What they did include are some pretty lame games that even a small child will be bored with in a few minutes. This film deserves a 2 disc Platium Edition. It is the fouth full lenth animated feature from the studio and should be treated with the respect it deserves! This kind of slap in the face is what really irratates me with Disney and some of these large studio decisions. I think the fans of these films have bought them enough times to be treated better too! I don't mind an upgrade from a standard DVD to HD DVD, but don't make me keep both versions because you will not carry over the extras from one to another. I am very glad to see the film is intact with no edits.
Rating:  - Not a bad influence!
After reading through the reviews here on Amazon, I have noticed many concerned adults insistng that this film has racial biases and allusions to being drunk that may 'scar' a child's brain. Also, they claim that the storks are misguiding. Though I am sympathetic, I really have to disagree. I watched this movie many times when I was young, and let me assure you that I am NOT racist, and I have NEVER touched alcohol and I have quite a cemented view of human relationships. My parents (quite simply) explained what was happening at some points, and I was fine, and I am an honor roll student today. This film shows such great themes such as mother-child relations and how to deal with getting bullied. Every child should see this film.
Rating: - The big top for Disney
Next to Toby Tyler, this is Disney's most beloved circus movie. And why shouldn't it be? It's also one his most tearful animated tearjerkers. "Baby Mine" is without a doubt a nerve strainer. It sounds like a lullabye, while giving joy to the small loved one in your grasp. That particular song sets the mood for the rest of the movie, and who Dumbo, the elephant . . . is. A somewhat orphan who lost his mother to not death, but punishment, banishment, and also captivity.
This is Dumbo's time to shine, and find the talents he knows not that he has. With the help of his little mouse friend who becomes his circus coach and manager, they pull Dumbo out of obscurity and into the big top limelight. Dumbo finds the wonderous elephant he can be, and always was. Thereby, giving his family profile a much better name!
Rating: - Amazing!
Dumbo really is one of Walt Disneys best. I love watching it over and over it teaches kids how to be kind and not to tease others because they are different. It is a wonderful movie. Buy it and see it for your self a movie I highly recommend.
Rating: - Great move to add to a collection
If you into Disney movies this is a good addition to the collection.
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