Product: The Last Unicorn [VHS] (1982)
Rating: 1.0
A terrible DVD release of my favorite film.
"The Last Unicorn" has been a favorite film of mine for a good 20 years; that said, this DVD must be the worst VHS to DVD port that I have ever seen.This DVD IS more parent friendly than the original VHS, as the release company chose to delete a few instances of the word "damn" and "hell." I can understand how parents might find this preferrable. But it is blatant alteration of a classic. Had I known this movie was edited in any way shape or form from its original form, even to make it "less offensive", there is no way I would have purchased it.And does it really make it less offensive? To be honest, I have never found this to be much of a children's story. The subject matter is very dark and sad. The ending can hardly be considered happy. The whole theme of the story is the sadness of lost innocence. Yes, it is animated, but in my humble opinion, it never made a good children's movie to begin with. so does it really need to be edited for child friendliness?It's not just the editing - the DVD is just crappy. I swear that the video and audio quality are even worse than on the VHS. It looks worse, it sounds heinous.Spare yourself the money - stick with your VHS version, until a good quality DVD release.DVD - 1 starMovie - 5 stars