Sleeping Beauty (1959)

[steve jaros]

Title: Sleeping Beauty

Tagline: Awaken to a World of Wonders!

Genre: Fantasy, Animation, Romance, Family

Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wolfgang Reitherman, Les Clark, Eric Larson

Cast: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Barbara Luddy, Barbara Jo Allen, Taylor Holmes, Bill Thompson

Release: 1959-02-17

Runtime: 75

Plot: A beautiful princess born in a faraway kingdom is destined by a terrible curse to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a deep sleep that can only be awakened by true love's first kiss. Determined to protect her, her parents ask three fairies to raise her in hiding. But the evil Maleficent is just as determined to seal the princess's fate.

 

[steve jaros]

Saw this classic as the 3rd in Marcus Theater's Enchanted Series.

Always a treat!

 

[Radioman970]

Just watched a blu ray of SB a few weeks ago. Didn't remember a thing about it from seeing it...no telling how long ago. The forest, with all the rectangle trees, reminded me of Minecraft a little bit. Really liked that effect. Perhaps if they do Minecraft 2...

 

[Josh Steinberg]

When I was a little kid, this movie seemed LONG to me. As an adult, I’m always shocked at how quickly it goes by.

 

[SamT]

This movie is an absolute classic. Timeless and does not age.

 

[steve jaros]

This movie is an absolute classic. Timeless and does not age.

Yes, a real treat seeing it in widescreen in a public theater.

 

[richardburton84]

This movie is an absolute classic. Timeless and does not age.

Absolutely! This is my absolute favorite Disney film and one I would love to see on the big screen at some point (Steve, is that series still showing the film and if so, do you know if any theaters in New Jersey do the series?). There’s just so much to love about the movie, the stunning artwork, the characters, the brilliant adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s ballet score (which should have won an Oscar), plus the fight between Prince Phillip and Maleficent as a dragon, which I especially loved acting out as a kid.

 

[steve jaros]

Absolutely! This is my absolute favorite Disney film and one I would love to see on the big screen at some point (Steve, is that series still showing the film and if so, do you know if any theaters in New Jersey do the series?). There’s just so much to love about the movie, the stunning artwork, the characters, the brilliant adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s ballet score (which should have won an Oscar), plus the fight between Prince Phillip and Maleficent as a dragon, which I especially loved acting out as a kid.

Here is the link to the series. I think the closest theaters to NJ are in New York and Pennsylvania:

https://www.marcustheatres.com/marcus-specials/family-friendly-films/disneys-enchanted-tales-2019