The Sword in the Stone (Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection)

Buy This Item The Sword in the Stone (Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection) by Walt Disney Home Video  Available from Amazon  $22.99  on 11-27-2008     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. <i>Sword</i> 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. <i>--Keith Simanton</i> Reader Reviews Me and my pals went to see this movie when we were kids and would choose characters to play (we saw it in the Summer, so we re-enacted scenes all the time). The film is still fun today. One question...where is the short film that was attached in the theatrical run, "Wart and The Wizard"?

The Sword in the Stone (Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection) Available from Amazon Price: $22.99 Updated on 11-27-2008.

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