Product: The Last Unicorn (1982)
Rating: 1.0
Amazing Movie, Horribly Criminal release.
The Last Unicorn may be my favorite movie to date and I was so excited to hear that it was finally announced in the US. Finally I would own The Last Unicorn a classic piece of animation in digital quality! However Little did I know that the production company would put all of 2 dollars into the dvd release of this major film. First off it is only in Standard that is right the film has been cut from it's original widescreen (which is how the laserdisc was presented) to a formatted to fit your tv mode. You can notice this most when mommy fortuna's wagon passes by and half of the words are cut off from the picture. Secondly the digital transfer is AWFUL! if I didn't know better they copied the VHS master onto DVD. the Colors are all blah and the animation is lost. This mystifies me because I also own the German widescreen version (which is incredible!!) and their transfer is flawless and crisp! third, did someone forget the special features on this disc?! Play Movie or scene selection. that is it!. Lastly this movie has The worst Box art EVER! and it doesn't stop there the art is also on the disc and the interactive menus (which play some god awful made for dvd elevator music!) This release of an amazing movie is a crime! Artisan (the company) should really rethink this and release a new transfer special edition. but that will never happen.