I've read the previous reviews and they all present me with a challenging question - 'If Snow White was not as historically groundbreaking, would it still be an entertaining movie?' I think so.

Snow White is dated, definately, but that doesn't make it any less of a classic. It's funny, has heart and memorable characters. It has a fine storyline and fun tunes. Sure, it might not be as powerful as Bambi and it's not Disney's best, but it's still a great film and it's one of the best.

Snow White herself doesn't really have much of a character, but the dwarves more than make up for it. Each one's personality reflects his name, and they were the characters that I think the filmmakers were concentrating the most on. The animals were cute too and they paved the way for Bambi.

So is Snow White old fashioned? Yes. Does that make it bad film? Absolutely not. It might not have fancy special effects, but it has more going for it than many animated films of today. If 'Barnyard' was your children's idea of a fun time, they might not like it. Otherwise, enjoy!

Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is the most important animated film of all time. If it were not for this film we would not have our Bambis and our Lion Kings, or our Incredibles and our Ratatouilles.

Released in 1937 to high critical acclaim, the film still holds up today as a great work of art.

Critics thought that Walt was nuts for making an animated feature film. They thought that people would not go for a 75 minute long cartoon because basically the shorts that studios were releasing were pretty much strings of gags for 7 minutes or less.

The animation in this film is wonderful especially on the more cartoony characters. Contrary to popular belief the primary human characters were not rotoscoped. They used live action for REFERENCE, yes, but they animated the characters. They did not trace over the live action frame by frame which is what rotoscoping is.

Compare this to any of Ralph Bakshi's straight up rotoscoping in... The Lord of the Rings for example, and you'll see a difference. It's the exact opposite of what Bakshi utilized.

The characters are great. Snow White is a great heroine and the dwarfs are great in their own way. They all have unique and interesting animation based on their personalities.

The evil queen is an excellent villainess and she scared the crap out of me the first time I saw her (her and the magic mirror). She's especially scary in her old hag form. She also has more of a personality in that form also.

The animal characters are great also. While not as "realistic" as the ones on Bambi, these animals are really good as side characters and comedy relief.

The only character that has is not that interesting is the prince. He's just there as a love interest for Snow White. Originally, he had a bigger part but it was dropped.

This is Disney's first masterpiece and is the forerunner of the modern animated feature. While it's great as a historical film it's also great as just a story.

10 out of 10.

(or should I say 'Snore Wife and Some Several Dwarts'?) - Amazing - I can't believe I hadn't written a review of this film. How did that not happen? Well, in any case I agree muchly with Starlac and Inkwolf. There is no denying the historical magnitude of this movie; its breakthrough importance or the many sumptuous moments of animation and background.

However it's equally impossible to ignore that the thing just looks old and dated. Even 30+ years ago, when I first saw this, it looked dated compared with 'Bambi', which is only a handful of years newer.

To me, 'Snow White' is consigned to the 'important' rather than the 'great' category. The rotoscoping is conspicuously annoying, and doesn't work with the 2D animation (nyah nyah to those who accused Ralph Bakshi of the same thing 40 years later.)

Also the story is very child-oriented, and doesn't contain the more poignant aspects of 'Bambi' or 'Dumbo' or even 'Fantasia' which appeal to adult sensibilities.

Nevermind all that: it's a terribly important piece of animation, and you can still watch it today, but, I venture to suggest, mostly as a museum piece. Shorts from the same era, or earlier, have shown more durability.

It's pushing 3 stars, but for me, not quite.

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With its lush backgrounds and good use of multiplane, with its bright colours and pastal like qualities this is like watching a work of art. There were also detailed reflections and the people look realistic and the animals were cute.

I loved the voice work here except for Snow White herself who was too high pitched for my liking. The witch was scarey and she had the best voice of all.

Its beautifully animated, with fun characters, lots of gags, a good story, and great, catchy songs with good messages. Charming in everyway!

Walt Disney's first masterpiece. Might seem simple for people today in the CG era, but still stands the test of time.

Every animation lover should watch Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs! 3 1/2 Stars!

It is a strange thing to think today, with every major studio pumping out animated films; but Snow White, when it was being made, was regarded as the most risky of things, a full length animated feature. No-one would believe that any audience would sit and watch a one-and-a-half hour cartoon. Nick-named "Disney's Folly" while it was in production, few banks and loaners would fund it. What they didn't know is that Disney had something more than just a mere "cartoon" in mind.

Then in the December of 1937, it opened… to thunderous acclaim and superb reviews. It may not have truly been the first animated film, but it’s impact sent shockwaves across the industry. In one fell swoop Disney's critics were silenced and animation history was made. Snow White became the highest grossing film of the year and one of the most successful films of all time. Yet the next four films* that followed it out of the Disney studios were better told story wise, technically superior (apart maybe from Dumbo) and generally have coped with the passing of time better than Snow White has. This isn't to say that the film is not still enjoyable and watch able today, some sixty-eight years after it was released, it's just that the industry moved on to more powerful and sophisticated themes.

Snow White (the film) seems a great deal concerned with washing, with the lady herself seen not only cleaning the house of her hosts, but also as a wash hand in her own castle. The dwarfs themselves are forced in washing up if they want to eat the supper that Snow White cooks up for them. It may of been find back in the mid-thirties, but it probably wouldn't cut much mustard with studio executives these days.
Maybe the studio was still influenced by its own Silly Symphony shorts and didn't yet have a perfect understanding on how to pace a much longer film, although being that this was there first it is forgivable. Snow White is, in essence, a fairly slow paced affair that has flashes of intense action which give way to more slow pacing.

Animation wise, it’s a mixed bag, a strange mixture of disguised rotoscoping and cartoon surrealism. It is sometimes hard to believe that Snow White, the Queen and the Prince really belong in the same universe as the Dwarfs and the Queen’s “hag” persona. The animal friends are in a problematic position, sitting somewhere between Bambi ultra-realistic movement and the Silly Symphonies, they are pleasant enough, but occasionally lack that certain something. The one thing that doesn’t lack anything is the songs, particularly “Whistle While you Work” and Heigh-Ho.” They are as timeless now as they were when they first sung to that December crowd. However historically important a film maybe, Snow White in both the short and long-term futures has been left far, far behind. Disney’s first full length feature is still a wonderfully made piece of work, even in spite of its ever growing, old fashioned-ness. Mind you, that is what fairy tales are increasingly becoming.

*Pinocchio, Fantasia, Bambi and Dumbo.

Okay, I'll admit it: I'm a Disney-lover. Maybe that's why this film's age doesn't effect me.

I love the animation- so lush, so beautiful. The dwarves are funny, the characters fill their roles excellently, and the songs are great. Really, I can't think of anything to complain about this film.

A great movie, worth seeing for its own sake in addition to its historical role.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is the very first full length animated movie. If it wasn't for its success, we wouldn't get blockbusters like The Lion King today. Sure, it may not be everybody's cup of tea, and Snow White may be an outdated character compared to today's "fiesty females", but I still rather think this movie is a remarkable achievment. Is it really deserving of a low score? Are its age and antiquated themes really such bad things? Personally I find Snow White herself to be quite a charming, funny character, and a far more palatable princess than most of the other ones(or at least more palatable than Ariel).

I also find the songs of the old Disney movies to be better than the modern movies, and Snow White's music is top notch(if maybe not as good as Bambi's music). See while most other modern Disney movies rely on flashy, almost pop-ish songs, Snow White's music is charming in its classical and sometimes almost operatic feel. It's much like the music in the classic fairy tales of Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty, but perhaps even better. Snow White's singing is truly brilliant, and other songs are just plain fun. Plus "Heigh Ho" is a masterpiece of a song as well known and brilliantly written as any other Disney classic song.

Sure, the movie is about a princess finding true love, but it's also more than that. It's also one of Disney's scariest and most dramatic movies. The Queen is a very effective villain. Plus the animation is still wonderful, especially when compared with today's movies.

The movie's only downpoint is its very anticlimactic and abrupt ending. Its sometimes cartoony critters might also turn off some people. But all in all, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is still a fun, brilliant movie that holds up well today. Or at any rate, people should recognize its historical significance.

Nobody's reviewed this.

Sad.

But I think nobody really wants to insult a historic film which was once magnificent, groundbreaking and wonderful, but which has not stood the test of time. While Snow White still has appeal for little kids, there's very little left in the film that will interest today's more sophisticated audience, though it has old-fashioned charm. It feels rather like one of those dull little short cartoons from its time period, only stretched out interminably. Everything in this film has been done better since. Someday My Prince Will Come is still a sweet song, though. And who could forget the movie which gave the world the wonderfully singable and parodyable 'Heigh Ho' song?

Sorry, Snow White! In my opinion, historical value only.