The Fox and the Hound / The Fox and the Hound Two (Three-Disc 30th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray / DVD Combo in Blu-ray Packaging) Reviews

The Disney animated features produced in the 1970s and 1980s (up to The Little Mermaid) are sometimes thought to be “Innocuous Disney” or “Inconsequential Disney.” The films are certainly professionally done with beautiful animation and good production values, but the stories often seem less than inspired, and sometimes star voices seem to be doing the heavy lifting instead of a really riveting story or superb music. One such pleasant but unmemorable effort is 1981’s The Fox and the Hound, a sweet story of relationships altering over the course of years as affections and priorities change. Since the filmmakers gave something of a short shrift to the story of friendship between the two protagonists when they were younger, a made-for-home video sequel was produced in 2006 detailing an adventure shared by the pair before they grew up and are forced to go their separate ways. As most of these things go, it’s got a few good points, but the quality of the animation can’t compare to the original, and the voices for the returning characters aren’t quite as appealing as before.

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