The Aristocats (A Walt Disney Masterpiece)

Buy This Item The Aristocats (A Walt Disney Masterpiece) by Walt Disney Home Video  Available from Amazon  $22.99  on 11-27-2008     Duchess and her three kittens are enjoying the high life with their devoted human mistress until the wicked butler Edgar, with his eyes on a big inheritance, decides to dope them and get them out of the picture. How can these fragile creatures cope in the unfamiliar countryside and the meaner streets of Paris? Only by meeting the irrepressible alley cat O'Malley, a rough diamond with romance in his heart. After they get a taste of the wide dangerous world, he guides them home, and Edgar gets his just desserts at the wrong end of a horse. As always, it's really the voices rather than the animation that are the heart of the Disney magic: Phil Harris is brilliant as O'Malley, Eva Gabor as Duchess is well Eva Gabor; but perhaps the most memorable turns are by Pat Buttram and George Lindsay, who turn the old hounds Napoleon and Lafayette into a couple of bumbling Southern-fried rednecks. Their scenes with Edgar, and the musical numbers with Scat Cat and his cool-dude band, are classic. Most striking about seeing <I>The Aristocats</I> now is how deeply Disney's style of animation has changed since this was at the cutting edge in 1970. Perhaps the nostalgic, dated feel are just a result of being plonked down in Belle Epoque Paris, but the illustrations are fussier (a pity) and the animation and overall pace much less frenetic (sometimes a relief) than in more recent efforts such as Aladdin. <I>--Richard Farr</I> Reader Reviews I have always enjoyed this film. Being a Disney fan it is hard not to. But, it is NOT among their best in my opinion. Remember, the 1st complete animated release after Walt's passing in December 1966. He had worked on the MUCH better The Jungle Book. When I saw there was going to be this special edition I normally really love Disney's special edition or Platinum DVD releases. Man, what a disappointment. For the price. Only a 1 disc package. WHERE IS THE 2CD DISC WITH SOME GOOD EXTRAS? There is no 'Making of" or "Behind the Scenes" on the film. I normally really enjoy watching these. Good to have the film in wide screen. About ½ of the "extras" on this 1 DISC DVD PACKAGE, AGAIN SAYING SPECIAL EDITION, were just fun activities for kids. How about the adults? ONLY kids want Disney films on DVD? Let's hope Disney does a better job the next time they release this film on DVD.

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