Product Review: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Diamond Edition

Hi . . .. Hoooooo! It's off to my basement I go! The other night my girls and I watched the new Blu-ray edition of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on our TV in the basement.

Hello scary green eyes! The picture was so clear you felt the wicked queen's eyes boring into you. I quickly noticed the Disney View art created by Toby Bluth on either side of the picture drawn specially to help you enjoy the whole picture in HD dimensions. Castle scenes had curtains followed by scenes with trees that matched the background in the movie as it changed.

The Blu-ray bonus features include Tony Bluth telling how the movie inspired him to create the custom background scenery. You also get the Magic Mirror to guide the audience through the Diamond Edition with ease, an audio commentary with Walt Disney as hosted by John Canemaker and a sneak peek at the new Disney film "The Princess and the Frog."

Extra features on the Diamond Edition include newly discovered story boards for a new Snow White featurette that was never made, a backstage Disney view of Hyperion Studios, a featurette about how Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs forever changed the world of movies and the world at large and an interactive program called "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall." Interactive games include "What Do You See?" and "Jewel Jumble" along with music videos and karaoke. And, there's more!

Suffice it to say, this Disney pack is stock full of goodies! (and I would add. .  . "that the WHOLE family can enjoy" but that might sound a little too much like a commercial and I am trying to do a review here, thank you very much.)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs made history in 1937 as the first full-length animated feature and is making history again as the premiere entry in Disney's new Diamond Collection. It is amazing to see what the new Blu-ray technology can offer with more room on the disc and clearer pictures with the new HD TVs. {I love technology.}

Just so ya know:

A Blu-ray Disc (also known as Blu-ray or BD) is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the standard DVD format. Its main uses are for storing high-definition video, PlayStation 3 games, and other data, with up to 25 GB per single layered, and 50 GB per dual layered disc. The disc has the same physical dimensions as standard DVDs and CDs.

BUT, more important, the movie is such a classic. It is fun to see it spruced up after all these years . . . just when you think it can't get any better. I will say that seeing it in High Def with surround sound made me realize something -- I can relate to an older woman feeling her age and being jealous of all the young, smoothed skin beauties that surround us middle age moms. I certainly have no plans to send anyone packing in the woods but turning 41 this year is certainly doing a number on my psyche and my waistline! But you didn't ask for THAT personal reflection in the middle of a Disney review, did ya? But honestly, look at that woman. She is one angry lady after all those years of trying to look the best in the entire land - year after year. . .

Okay, dwarfs (talking to myself again - its an age thing), back to the mining the facts: The Diamond Edition Combo pack of Blu-ray and DVD retails for $39.99 SRP and the 2-disc DVD set is priced at $29.99 SRP. It is available NOW in stores.

And as always, I am grateful to both One2One Network and Disney for sending me a free copy to review! Oh, I just found the most comprehensive dissection of this DVD set EVER! Go enjoy!