“A prince does not who hoo”
Bambi II is another of Disney’s sequels to one of Uncle Walt’s masterpieces, some cry sacrilege but this sequel is really pretty good.
This picture by no means eclipses Bambi, but it is not as bad as one might imagine. The animators have respect for the original film and tried to replicate the style of it. They mention in the featurette that making a sequel to a Disney classic is not an easy task and they knew they had their work cut out for them. They succeed even though the original was hand drawn and the sequel is computer animated. Their goal was to make the film in the original style as close as possible. The effect is not seamless, but a close enough approximation. The original had oil paintings in the backgrounds, the sequel has oil painters producing their brushstrokes with a mouse.
Bambi is presented in “family-friendly widescreen (1.78:1)” and is enhanced for 16x9 televisions. Bonus features are a little light, but still interesting. There is a 8 minute making of featurette entitled Backstage Disney : The Legacy Continues that features interviews with the vocal cast and filmmakers. A funny moment occurs when the live deer the animators are using for models start eating their sketchpads. I guess the deer didn’t want the sequel made?
Again, this movie will not make you want to pitch out your copy of Bambi but it is a movie the kids will enjoy. The respect that the animators have for the original comes through in the finished product and it is a worthy addition to sit beside your DVD of Bambi.Amazon . It is available for pre-order at AmazonUK for an April 24th release. Visit the DVD’s database for more information.
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