Saludos Amigos / The Three Caballeros Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.5
Video		4.0
Audio		4.0
Extras		0.0
Overall		3.5

Saludos Amigos / The Three Caballeros Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman August 25, 2023

One of the interesting archival supplements included with Disney's release of Cinderella 4K got into the somewhat precarious fortunes of the studio in the immediate wake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo and Bambi, and considering the fact that all of the foregoing films are championed (in varying degrees) to this day may make that "precarious" descriptor somewhat baffling. As this archival supplement points out, while many of the early Disney animated efforts were universally praised for their artistry, that didn't necessarily translate into huge box office, and by the time World War II broke out and many potential foreign markets closed for business, Disney's future was none too assured. It may come as a source of pride or frustration, depending on your point of view, then, that evidently none other than Uncle Sam contributed to Disney's survival by sending a bunch of Disney's "imagineers" (if they were called that then) on a tour of South America as part of the so-called Good Neighbor Policy that was an attempt to keep Nazi influence at bay. The ultimate cinematic result vis a vis Disney was first Saludos Amigos and then a rather quick follow up, The Three Caballeros.

For reviews of the films on this disc, please click on the following links:

Saludos Amigos Blu-ray review

The Three Caballeros Blu-ray review

Saludos Amigos / The Three Caballeros Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Video quality is assessed in the above linked reviews.

Saludos Amigos / The Three Caballeros Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Audio quality is assessed in the above linked reviews.

Saludos Amigos / The Three Caballeros Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

There are no on disc supplements. A Disney Movie Insiders code is included.

Saludos Amigos / The Three Caballeros Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Disney made it through some tough times with its so-called "package films", and this double feature plays to the strengths of the Disney animators, with both fun character work and some more whimsical and abstract moments. Technical merits are generally solid, and this release comes Recommended.