Sleeping Beauty

It 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.

The masterpiece of the Disney Studios' postwar style.

The hero and heroine are sugar sculpture, and the witch looks like a clumsy tracing from a Charles Addams cartoon.

Mary Costa's rich and expressive voice for the title character gives substance and strength to it.

Although this rarely achieves the heights of classics like Snow White and Dumbo, it still has its moments.

The colors are rich, the sounds are luscious and magic sparkles spurt charmingly from wands.

A vision of artistry and pure entertainment, "Sleeping Beauty" will never, ever grow old.

At once modernist and classical, Disney's Sleeping Beauty takes characters who look like paper cutouts from magazine cartoons and sets them against backdrops that look like expensive wallpaper patterns.

Sleeping 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.

Technical wizardry apart, it's the supporting characters that make the difference, in this case the trio of plump guardians Flora, Fauna and Merryweather, and iconic villainess Maleficent the wicked fairy.

Has poor party etiquette ever been so costly?

Disney classic is delightful but sometimes scary.