Movie #127: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Movie #: 127
Movie Title: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Year Released: 1937

Director: David Hand, William Cottrell, Wilfred Jackson, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce, Ben Sharpsteen
Notable Cast: Adriana Caselotti, Lucille La Verne, Harry Stockwell, Roy Atwell, Pinto Colvig, Otis Harlan, Scotty Mattraw, Billy Gilbert, Eddie Collins, Moroni Olsen, Stuart Buchanan

Short Description: Snow White, pursued by a jealous queen, hides with the Dwarfs, but the queen learns of this and prepares to feed her a poison apple. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: #34
IMDB.com: N/A
Ranker.com: N/A
Lifed.com: N/A
Empire.com: N/A
FilmCrave.com: N/A
FlickChart.com: N/A



Date Watched: 5/9/2016

Grade: 2 out of 5 (Fair)

Rationale: Thankfully top lists are subjective because not everyone has the same opinion. When it comes to Snow White I happen to be of belief that it’s not even one of the best “Golden Age” Disney movies (Pinocchio, Bambi, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, 101 Dalmatians, and The Jungle Book are all better). I don’t mean to take anything away from the technical achievement Snow White was in being the first full-length animated feature film. If that’s all it takes, though, to be considered the best by some lists, that’s a poor reason. The animation is classic Disney and holds up well, but some of the dialog and songs don’t after 80 years.