Inside Pulse DVD Review – Lady And The Tramp: 2 Disc SE

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Director

Clyde Geronimi
Wilfred Jackson
Hamilton Luske

Cast

Peggy Lee….Darling/Si/Am/Peg (voice)
Barbara Luddy….Lady (voice)
Larry Roberts….Tramp (voice)
Bill Thompson….Jock/Bulldog in Pound/Policeman at Zoo/Dachsie/Joe (voice)
Bill Baucom….Trusty (voice)
Stan Freberg….Beaver (voice)
Verna Felton….Aunt Sarah (voice)
Alan Reed….Boris (voice)
George Givot….Tony (voice)
Dal McKennon….Toughy/Professor Pedro (voice)
Lee Millar….Jim Dear/Dog Catcher (voice)
 
The Movie

Lady and the Tramp is a fantastic animated film that still holds up against the test of time. Now I’ll admit I enjoy things left as they are most of the time. I don’t like when companies re-color things to make them look more modern day.

Regardless, I’ll give Disney a pass for this special 50th (!) Anniversary edition of Lady and The Tramp.

Lady is a golden cocker spaniel given as a gift from “Dear” to “Darling” (His name is Jim, she never gets a name). They are a rich couple and treat lady extremely well while trying to train her at the same time. Two of her best friends and neighbors are Jock and Trusty.

Basically they are all the “rich” dogs in the rich neighborhood.
Things start changing for Lady and Darling becomes pregnant and all of a sudden nobody in the house seems to notice she is there.

Enter Tramp, a dog without a home who winds up on the rich side of town one day and runs into Lady and her friends. Lady’s friends don’t like him but he lays out the bitter truth about how a new baby will be the end of her happy days.

After Darling has the baby, things go back to quasi-normal for Lady, until Aunt Sarah shows up to house sit. She hates dogs and after her two cats get Lady in trouble, Aunt Sarah brings Lady shopping for a muzzle. Lady gets away and finds Tramp of all people.

After a little fine dining, what will happen between the two and will Lady ever have her home back and be loved by Dear and Darling again. If you’ve seen it, you know what happens. If you haven’t seen it, buy it now so you can understand why people joke with spaghetti sometimes.

This movie is a classic, like most Disney films. Ahead of it’s time and a wonderful love story.

Score: 10/10

The Audio

5.1 Disney Enhanced Home Theater Mix. I have no clue what the difference is, but it sounds fine to me.

The Video

Widescreen 2.55:1 or Full Screen Pan and Scan. They redid all the coloring and everything, so the transfer is seamless and look great.

The Extras

Deleted Scenes – You have the choice of doing them with or without an introduction. The deleted scenes are actually the original storyboards with the audio that would have been affixed to them. It’s a nifty little touch and very cool to watch.

Music and More: “The Siamese Cat Song” – It goes through how Disney went about getting the voices and look for the cats. It also plays the original recordings of the song, which have just been unearthed. It is actually an amazing thing to watch. The building of everything and all the different choices they had for the cats along with what they settled on is great to watch. They also include storyboards of different ways the cats could torment Lady, which are funny pieces.

“Bella Notte” – This is a music video performed by Steve Tyrell of the main song for the movie. Cute. Nothing special, but cute.

Games and Activities: Disney Virtual Puppy – Put the disc in your computer and adopt a pet. Like those little keychain things you used to have, only less sinister.

Disney Dog Trivia – Virtual Board Games for the family or the single and lonely human being.

Going To The Dogs – Fred Willard playing with dogs. No, seriously. This is basically a learning tool, teaching you the history of dogs and such.

Your Inner Bark – This is a personality profile telling you what kind of dog you are. I’m Bull, a pit-bull I think.

Backstage Disney: Lady’s Pedigree – The Making of Lady and The Tramp: This goes through every aspect of making Lady and the Tramp, extensively. All pieces together run 52 minutes, so sit back and relax. The whole piece encompasses the creation of the story, the “ruff” drafts, the music, and the voices among other things. The piece also talks about Walt’s desire to reach back to a bygone era within his animations, which shows in the film. It is a really fantastic compilation of features.

Finding Lady – The Art of the Storyboard: A historical piece on storyboards and their effect on how the animations are created in their final stage. Shows early storyboards for Lady, Cinderella and others. Awesome animations that were certainly ahead of their time.

Original 1943 Storyboards: Just like the title says, 60 years later you can see the origins of Lady and the Tramp. You are guided through the boards, along with some commentary.

Excerpts From “Disneyland” TV Show: Before there was Disneyland, there was Disneyland, the TV Show. It served to make people aware of Disneyland itself being built and gave people an inside look at the making of some of Disney’s films, a sight unseen in those times. In this feature, you watch excerpts from “The Story of Dogs”, introducing Lady and Tramp to the Disney family, joining Pluto on the dog side of things. Additionally, you get to watch an excerpt from “Cavalcade of Song”, a music piece and the promo trailer for “The Story of Dogs”

Theatrical Trailers – Original 1955 Trailer – This is non-treated, as are most of the historical features, so you see the rough edges. But watching a trailer that is 50 YEARS OLD is awesome.

1972 Reissue Trailer – Watch the advancement over the years and be amazed. Just the presentation of the trailer changes completely.

1986 Reissue Trailer – This is when I went to see it as a kid. Again, the advancement is cool to watch.
Lady and the Tramp Galleries – Slideshow or Still frame encompassing almost EVERYTHING having to do with the movie, from pre to post production.

Score: 10/10