6.1 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Young Hans Christian Anderson dreams about the various characters that would become central to his stories.
Starring: Tallulah Bankhead, Victor Borge, Patty Duke, Jack Gilford, Sessue HayakawaAnimation | 100% |
Drama | Insignificant |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass have created a great number of classics throughout their partnership, using interest in stop-motion animation to make the holidays a little brighter with television specials such as “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town.” They’ve also dabbled in theatrical endeavors, with “Mad Monster Party” a cult favorite. For 1966’s “The Daydreamer,” Rankin/Bass aim for a more storybook tone, exploring the world of author Hans Christian Andersen through a mix of live-action and stop-motion animation, working to bring some magic to this musical, which visits several of Andersen’s famous works.
The AVC encoded image (1.33:1 aspect ratio) presentation offers a decent catalog viewing experience for "The Daydreamer." Detail is satisfactory
throughout, with the live-action material surveying mildly textured faces and fibrous outfits. Town tours and nature experiences are passably
dimensional.
Animated sequences maintain handmade artistry, with the smoothness of character creations and crinkliness of cellophane seas. Colors are agreeable if
a tad aged, with brighter primaries on clothing to secure the movie's family friendliness. Skintones are natural. Animated sequences offer a more varied
palette, with oceanic blues and paradise pinks. Delineation is acceptable. Source is in decent condition, with some scratches and speckling, and a few
damaged frames. Animation footage is expectedly roughed up at times.
While user submissions on IMDB aren't always trustworthy, a few have commented that "The Daydreamer" was composed for a 1:85:1 aspect
ratio. The 1.33:1 aspect ratio presented on the Blu-ray does offer lots of headroom, which may be distracting for those sensitive to such an issue.
The 2.0 DTS-HD MA sound mix offers acceptable dialogue exchanges, with some actors (including Burl Ives during "The Little Mermaid" sequence) dialed up much louder than others. Scoring cues support comfortably, with decent instrumentation for the warm orchestral mood. Musical numbers are a little harsher at times. Hiss is present throughout the listening experience.
"The Daydreamer" has select moments of storytelling clarity and visual imagination, with the live-action sections of the movie not nearly as interesting as the animation. Musical numbers are also quite bland, failing to provide some snap to the production, which mostly uses songs to pad the feature. Efforts to add cartoonish elements to the endeavor (including sped-up footage for Papa's search for Chris) are difficult to sit through as well. "The Daydreamer" means to celebrate the spirit of Andersen's works, and it gets there when humans are replaced by animated characters, which play to Rankin/Bass strengths as filmmakers, creating literary-inspired worlds with inventive, tactile highlights.
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