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Bambi (1942) Rank 3 Reviews
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eFilmCritic.com (--)
Arguably the best of Disney's early animated films (but who wants to argue about that), this precursor to "The Lion King" follows the life of a young deer and how he learns to grow in a rapidly changing forest. ...read the complete Bambi movie review at eFilmCritic.com (--)
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
I'm willing to wager that most of you remember Bambi as a different film than it really is. It is incidentally the first movie I can recall seeing (though that memory's gone haywire), during some early-1970s reissue.
Bambi is a simple, simple story: 70 ...read the complete Bambi movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
New York Times (Theodore Strauss)
The children at the Music Hall yesterday were content again; from all over the darkened house childish laughter broke forth continuously and once or twice childish tears and boohoos. For "Bambi" has come to town and with it the Music Hall has again ...read the complete Bambi movie review at New York Times (Theodore Strauss)
filmcritic.com
I'm willing to wager that most of you remember Bambi as a different film than it really is. It is incidentally the first movie I can recall seeing (though that memory's gone haywire), during some early-1970s reissue. ...read the complete Bambi movie review at filmcritic.com
Cinema Blend - DVD Review
Walt Disney (the man, not just the studio) modernized animation with their feature length film Snow White in 1937. Rather than just whore Snow White out with sequels or other similarly themed animated movies, Walt was ambitious. They decided instead to ...read the complete Bambi movie review at Cinema Blend - DVD Review
Entertainment Insiders (Rusty White)
I first saw "Bambi" in 1965. I was in third grade. We went with another family. They had a girl my age. Even though I was in my official "I hate girls" stage, I kind of liked the girl. I was doing fine impressing her with my grade school jokes. ...read the complete Bambi movie review at Entertainment Insiders (Rusty White)
Fast Forward Film Reviews
A remarkably serene and pleasing film compared to the faire thrown at kids today. Artful animation, whimsical characters and a inoffensive soundtrack all make for a classic deserving the respect it has garnished. ...read the complete Bambi movie review at Fast Forward Film Reviews
DVD Times (Michael Mackenzie)
Bambi represents Walt Disney at his most mawkish. The quintessentially cute American cartoon, it is hardly surprising that so many people decry the studio's output as syrupy if this is their frame of reference. Yet that in itself is not necessarily a ...read the complete Bambi movie review at DVD Times (Michael Mackenzie)
7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
I grew a new appreciation for "Bambi" only about a year ago. This was when my eldest son (who was two years old at the time) found a "Bambi" videotape in our VHS library. He watched the film and fell in love with the characters. ...read the complete Bambi movie review at 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
Movie Mirror (Sanderson Beck)
In the forest various animals wake up and follow birds to the birth of a prince, a deer his mother names Bambi. The young rabbit Thumper says he is wobbly. Thumper and other rabbits get Bambi to run and talk. Bambi follows a butterfly and meets a skunk ...read the complete Bambi movie review at Movie Mirror (Sanderson Beck)
Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)
Walt himself would have been proud of the two-disc special edition, which restores the Disney classic back to its original museum-quality luster ... maybe the only missing extra in this treasure is Bambi Meets Godzilla . ...read the complete Bambi movie review at Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)
Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review
Walt Disney's pastoral masterpiece, Bambi , has been remastered by Walt Disney Home Video and given the THX Laser Disc treatment for a 55th Anniversary release in CLV (9505AS, $30) and as a CAV Laserdisc (9505CS, $50). We reviewed Disney's previous ...read the complete Bambi movie review at Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review
Movie Gnome
This is a Disney film full of beautiful animation and stirring music. From the colors of the changing seasons and moods to the wonderful 'Little April Shower' piece, everything perfectly mixes to create a truly magical setting. Even when things look like ...read the complete Bambi movie review at Movie Gnome
StaciWilson.com (Staci Layne Wilson)
Bambi starts off with a fragile, shy fawn's birth and shows him learning to walk in an adorable, heartwarming scene as he struggles to control his impossibly long, slender legs. He makes a few friends among the other spring babies, but an outspoken bunny ...read the complete Bambi movie review at StaciWilson.com (Staci Layne Wilson)
Spinning Image (Graeme Clark)
Dawn breaks in the forest and the old owl settles down in a tree to drift off to sleep, but just as he begins to doze he is rudely awakened by the other animals making a commotion. They are rushing to a clearing where the new prince of the forest has ...read the complete Bambi movie review at Spinning Image (Graeme Clark)
Time Out (--)
From Disney's richest period, interleaving splendid animation with vulgar Americana. Babycham images occupy only a fraction of the running time in this tale of the adventures of a fawn; the rest is a strikingly impressionistic version of life in the ...read the complete Bambi movie review at Time Out (--)
The Onion A.V. Club (Noel Murray)
In his 1968 book The Disney Version, Richard Schickel cites Bambi as an example of Walt Disney's prime aesthetic weakness: hiring artists to draw the world in such realistic detail that he might as well have engaged a photographer. Bambi's exception to ...read the complete Bambi movie review at The Onion A.V. Club (Noel Murray)
Movie Habit (Andrea Birgers)
The picture is great, no doubt aided by the digital restoration of the film. For sound, viewers can choose between Disney's Enhanced Home Theater Mix or a restored theatrical mono soundtrack. Both sounded quite good. ...read the complete Bambi movie review at Movie Habit (Andrea Birgers)
Comingsoon.net
I've never really been a big fan of Bambi. Both as a kid and as an adult, I found it a bit boring and depressing. I fully recognize that it is an amazing artistic accomplishment and a deep story about life, but I've never really been able to get into it. ...read the complete Bambi movie review at Comingsoon.net
digitallyOBSESSED.com (Mark Zimmer)
The first five theatrical features from the Walt Disney Studios are all amazing artistic achievements, with a visual and emotional content that's been unmatched by just about anything since. There's an incredible attention to detail and laser-focused ...read the complete Bambi movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Mark Zimmer)
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Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Perhaps Disney's finest animated film ever, the story and songs of Bambi are truly engaging. And the artwork and attention to detail are amazing considering that everything was hand-drawn (no computer-generated art in those days). The artists studied ...read the complete Bambi movie review at Christian Spotlight on the Movies
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Disney's spectacularly animated forest fable, a fawn named Bambi is born, destined to become "Prince of the Forest." He soon befriends other woodland creatures such as Flower, a bashful skunk, and Thumper, an outgoing rabbit. As the years pass, they ...read the complete Bambi movie review at hip online
DVD Review e-zine
"Bambi" was never one of my favorite Disney films. It just never grabbed me the way "Fantasia," "Snow White" or even "Sleeping Beauty" does. ...read the complete Bambi movie review at DVD Review e-zine
DVD-Dweeb.Com (Oliver Korioth)
Now as you would expect with the Platinum series, the extras included are extensive and piled on thick in this 2 disc set. Patrick Stewart is your virtual tour guide of this DVD, for reasons that eluded me until they mention the sequel to Bambi (Oh ...read the complete Bambi movie review at DVD-Dweeb.Com (Oliver Korioth)
DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
OK, I recognize there are some curmudgeons out there who will criticize the picture for being overly cute, overly cuddly, over sentimental, in essence over Disneyfied, with far too many sweet, lovable little forest critters frolicking around. My only ...read the complete Bambi movie review at DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
One the best feature films from the Walt Disney Studios, Bambi transcends the genre of cartoons with cute forest animals. Taken from a serious novel about man's destructive role in nature's cycle of life, it is at once an enchanting film for children and ...read the complete Bambi movie review at DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
The DVD Report
Nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Music - Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, Bambi is a true animated classic of the silver screen. Long before the public's introduction to Aladdin, The Lion King, or Finding Nemo, Walt Disney ...read the complete Bambi movie review at The DVD Report
filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
"Bambi" tells the story of a male deer, from birth to maturity. As a baby, he learns how to walk and talk. He is helped in these activities by his soft-spoken mother, and by a host of friendly animals, especially Thumper the rabbit. As Bambi grows up, he ...read the complete Bambi movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review
The Disney animation is as thick and luscious as the forest it is depicting. The humor, the melodrama, and the science create a sort of pleasure which is just about the closest technology can come to the joys of walking in the woods. The picture quality ...read the complete Bambi movie review at Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review
Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)
There are two ways to look at Bambi/i>: as a museum piece or as entertainment. Focus on the latter and the film unravels. ...read the complete Bambi movie review at Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)
Ultimate Guide to Disney DVD
Most fans of animation and cinema know that Walt Disney's first feature film was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. What they may not know, is that before Snow White hit theaters and completely proved skeptics wrong, Walt and his studio were already ...read the complete Bambi movie review at Ultimate Guide to Disney DVD
The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Bambi is considered by many to be the finest animated films ever made by Disney. It's not quite – that is a privilege reserved for Fantasia (1940). ...read the complete Bambi movie review at The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
DVDBeaver.com (Gary W. Tooze)
"Bambi" was born in 1926 with the publication of the book "Bambi, ein Leben im Walde" by Austrian writer Felix Salten. Salten, who's real name was Siegmund Salzmann, was an insurance clerk who began to write out of boredom. ...read the complete Bambi movie review at DVDBeaver.com (Gary W. Tooze)
Box Office Prophets
A few weeks ago, I noticed a poll on an Internet message board for movie fans that asked people to name their favorite classic Disney film. ...read the complete Bambi movie review at Box Office Prophets
Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
Though it might be a touch overrated, Bambi is nevertheless a thoroughly engaging and uncommonly mature effort from producer Walt Disney. Given that it is, nowadays, impossible to conjure up an image of a Disney cartoon without thinking of wacky ...read the complete Bambi movie review at Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
DVD Verdict (David Johnson)
Disney has treated its forest saga with incredible respect. The film looks better than it ever has, the score spreads its wings in an all-new mix, and the extras are extensive, original, and very well done. Plus, Patrick Stewart is your virtual Bambi ...read the complete Bambi movie review at DVD Verdict (David Johnson)
Slant Magazine - DVD Review
Everyone's favorite twink fawn Bambi (backed by his posse-the eager jackrabbit Thumper and the ridiculously femmy skunk Flower) was the star of the last film in Walt Disney's first cycle of fully animated features. ...read the complete Bambi movie review at Slant Magazine - DVD Review
The Onion A.V. Club
In his 1968 book The Disney Version, Richard Schickel cites Bambi as an example of Walt Disney's prime aesthetic weakness: hiring artists to draw the world in such realistic detail that he might as well have engaged a photographer. Bambi's exception to ...read the complete Bambi movie review at The Onion A.V. Club
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
The long-overdue digital restoration of Walt Disney's Bambi brings the rich animation back to its original vibrancy. Why it took so long to clean up this long-time favorite is uncertain, but the old better late than never notion certainly works here. ...read the complete Bambi movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
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