
After the beautiful Princess Aurora is born into royalty, everyone gathers to celebrate. Everything is perfectly fine until an unwanted guest appears, the evil fairy Maleficent. Maleficent curses the young princess and announces that she will die by pricking her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel before sunset on her 16th birthday. Fortunately, one of the good fairies, Merryweather, changes the spell so Aurora will fall into a deep sleep instead, and the only way to wa... (Full plot summary below)
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After the beautiful Princess Aurora is born into royalty, everyone gathers to celebrate. Everything is perfectly fine until an unwanted guest appears, the evil fairy Maleficent. Maleficent curses the young princess and announces that she will die by pricking her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel before sunset on her 16th birthday. Fortunately, one of the good fairies, Merryweather, changes the spell so Aurora will fall into a deep sleep instead, and the only way to wake her from her sleep is true love's kiss. Finally the day comes.
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| TheBluFile.comDustin PutmanA vision of artistry and pure entertainment, "Sleeping Beauty" will never, ever grow old. |
| Cinemaphile.orgDavid KeyesViewing it again for the first time in five years is like being reunited with an old friend. |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonOne of the handful of Disney features that can be rightfully called perfect. |
| Common Sense MediaCarrie R. WheadonDisney classic is delightful but sometimes scary. |
| Examiner.comJeff BeckSleeping Beauty is a masterpiece that looks and sounds better than ever on Blu-ray, and with an outstanding selection of fascinating special features, this is a release that is easily labeled a must-own. |
| The SpectatorIsabel QuiglySleeping Beauty is frightening, overcoloured, overanimated and overwhelmingly vulgar, with a lot of lugubrious wordage set to Tchaikovsky's music. |
| New York Daily NewsKate CameronIt is a picture that will charm the young and tickle adults, since the old fairy tale has been transferred to the screen by a Disney who kept his tongue in his cheek throughout the film's animation. It is a beautiful and amusing cartoon. |
| Entertainment WeeklySteve DalyBarbie-doll-slim Princess Aurora, cursed to enter suspended animation at 16, and her Abercrombie & Fitch-worthy savior Prince Phillip, who literally rides a white horse — aren’t as much fun as the three fussy-old-lady fairies who become their protectors. This movie is all about the lure of supporting ornamentation. |
| 7M PicturesKevin Carrtaken as a childhood adventure, you can't get much better than this film |
| New York TimesBosley CrowtherA crisply stylized fairyland, where the colors are rich, the sounds are luscious and magic sparkles spurt charmingly from wands. |