Review of Sleeping Beauty (1959) by Julie A — 19 Jun 2011

This film is another Disney Masterpiece - I really enjoyed it. I've always love fairy tales and even as an adult, I still love them. "Sleeping Beauty" is one of my favorite fairy tales from Charles Perrault, along with "Cinderella" and "Puss n' Boots.".

I'd love the scenery, it's like stepping through a magic tapestry and going back in time to the Middle Ages. I'd also love the color-styling of Eyvind Earle, and this film was the reason Eyvind Earle became one of my favorite artists. This film has an excellent soundtrack with additional music from Peter Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty" ballet - I have the WHOLE score on LPs, and if there's one I love in a movie is a very,very good soundtrack. This film has a top-notch voice acting like : · Mary Costa...Princess Aurora/Briar Rose · Bill Shirley...Prince Phillip · Eleanor Audley...Maleficent · Barbara Luddy...Merryweather (The Blue Fairy) and... · Bill Thompson...King Hubert (Philip's Dad).

So watching this movie is definitely worth watching; I give Sleeping Beauty two BIG thumbs up!