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Rating:  - "Dumbo" was a hit!
My five year old granddaughter along with her older siblings thoroughly enjoyed "Dumbo" and I thank Disney for reissuing it for new generations to enjoy.
Rating: - Dumbo
The stork gives a baby elephant to Mrs Jumbo. The
newborn elephant is teased because of his enormous
ears and so he got the name "Dumbo". It is up to
his only friend, a mouse, to assist Dumbo to achieve
his full potential and help him do what he dreams of doing.
Rating:  - the movie is a classic, the DVD underwhelming
Dumbo is a classic Disney film, one which is iconic in its imagery of the pink elephants and the poor little elephant with too large ears to fit into the elephant society. This is a very sad and bittersweet movie as Dumbo is removed from his mother who pines away for her lost son. Dumbo has to find his own identity and find a way to not get picked on all the time.
Originally released in 1941, Dumbo is a short 63 minutes in duration. The special features on the Big Top Edition more than outweigh the feature itself. There is a game that teaches children about circus animals, a storybook, two sing a longs, a music video, several Disney shorts. Outside of the commentary track and the shorts, little here is of value or interest to the adult. The real issue with this new "Big Top" Edition is that it is not significantly different than the "60th Anniversary Edition". There is a different music video, the addition of a feature and the loss of others. The film quality itself is not dramatically different than the previous version.
Honestly, Dumbo is a Disney film worth owning. But it makes no difference which edition one purchases.
-Joe Sherry
Rating:  - Not worth the upgrade if you already have the 60th Anni. ED...
Don't get me wrong, Dumbo is a great movie for kids and adults, one of Disney's greatest films but everything went wrong in this SO CALLED "Big Top Edition"
First of all, it isn't even a 2-disc set!
Most of the old "60th Anniversary Edition" bonus features are put on this DVD taking out some of the making, Dumbo II preview, and a music video. I do not understand Disnet AT ALL!
The new transfer IMO is WORSE then the "60th Anniversary Edition" It has no life to it, it is darker and very dull. Also you are losing 30% of the film do to an overscan! This movie was already filmed in fullscreen why do a pan and scan job to a fullscreen DVD? Come on Disney, you get enough money!
You really need this quick buck?
If you already have the "60th Anniversary Edition" DVD please stick with it! You get to see the WHOLE movie in full and the colors are brighter and you have ALL the great bonus features!
Rating: - Great Edition but Remastering Difficulties
I bought this movie a couple of days at the Disney Store where I work. I believe Dumbo to be one of the finest classics to come out of Disney during the 1940's. Walt Disney himself said this movie was to be his favorite one to come out of his own studios.
However, with the Big Top Edition, I expected better remastering of the movie. The majority of the picture and sound are crisp and clean and very brilliant in color, however there are moments when it's not. For example, in the beginning of the "Pink Elephants on Parade", you can see some faded color with scratches on the film clearly seen over Dumbo's face. The sound in the song sung by the black ravens, "When I See An Elephant Fly" is a bit underdone in the remastering as well as it becomes harder to hear in this portion of the movie--almost as if the film had aged so bad that the soundtrack is beyond repair.
Other than these difficulities, I believe the release deserves four stars. If you have kids, the bonus features are specifically geared towards them. They'll enjoy it.
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