Get It While It Lasts: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Diamond Edition

We all know the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; the story of a beautiful princess whose skin as white as snow and hair as black as ebony poses a skewed threat to her stepmother who is envious of her beauty and of her standing as the fairest in all the land. This timeless classic has enchanted and held the attention of audiences of all ages since 1937 when it became the very first full-length animated feature. The grasp that Snow White still has on its viewers is proof-positive of the very word ‘timeless.’ For the first time in seven years, Disney has opened it vault, re-releasing the adored animated feature and this time it’s better than ever before.

Thanks to One2One Network I recently had the privilege of experiencing the brand new Diamond Edition of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and was able to see the film as I have never had the opportunity to see it before. The Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Diamond Edition Combo Pack includes a Blu-ray disc and a DVD in one package, which was a very wise step for Disney to take now that Blu-ray is starting to work it’s way into households and whether or not you have a Blu-ray player (or a Playstation 3 which plays Blu-ray discs) you will have a format of the film that will work best with your system. First of all, if you aren’t yet aware of the benefits Blu-ray can bring to your household, a little taste of what you’re missing is up to six times better quality than your normal DVD quality, 7.1 surround sound and astounding ability to interact with and get a lot more out of your DVD with special and bonus features and games that have been designed especially for the movie you’re viewing. However, perhaps the most important feature of all when it comes to Blu-ray discs is that fact that they are built stronger and last longer than DVDs. They are scratch-resistant so you can rest easy if your child offers to put the DVD in the player or wants to switch to another disc because when they take a Blu-ray disc out of the player and their fingers are all over it, it’s probably not going to do damage to the disc itself. As a woman who has numerous completely ruined DVD discs, I know how much of a life saver this can be! Granted, you can’t go outside and play Frisbee with a Blu-ray disc because yeah, it will get ruined, but for routine bouts of finger-smudges and repeatedly being taken out of and put back in its case, you will be fine!

We sat down as a family one Sunday afternoon to watch this new edition of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and as soon as the Walt Disney logo popped up on the screen, me and my partner exclaimed how the quality of the picture was astounding; we absolutely could not believe it and we encountered a few very pleasant surprised while giving ourselves a tour of the features. Because Snow White is a film that came out in 1937, obviously it would be very, very difficult for the Disney crew to completely transform the feature for the newest technology so it was not available in widescreen since widescreen did not exactly exist back then! On the other hand, they did think about how to fill up that space they were missing and added Disneyview, an expanded viewing experience that lines the edges of your screen with beautiful paintings that incorporated perfectly into the scenes of the movie and as the movie progressed, the paintings changed. After a while we became so enthralled with the story we were watching unfold before us that we didn’t notice the paintings after a while, but they did add a little something to our viewing experience.

What I was most surprised with was the fact that within the first few minutes of sitting down to watch this movie, I felt like a little kid again. Don’t laugh, but it’s completely true. As soon as the scene opens when Snow White is singing into the well about wishing for someone to come to her and all of the birds are hanging out on the side of well as she sings into it I was hooked right into the story and I remember that feeling of expecting and happiness mixed together when Snow White and all of the animals that followed her to the home of the seven dwarfs were cleaning the entire little house. Luckily, it also sucked my partner and my two stepdaughters in as well and we had a great time watching the movie and snacking on popcorn. Now admittedly, they are 5 and 3 so their attention span did not last the entire movie, but they did last a great deal longer than I had expected them to.

There are also some great interactive games added to the Diamond Edition Combo Pack, like What Do You See? which lets you decipher a scrambled image, Mirror, Mirror on the Wall that lets you see what princess you’re most like, Jewel Jumble which is a game of memory and matching and Dopey’s Wild Mine Ride Game. There is also an all new music video, karaoke sing-along of “Heigh-Ho”, and a trailer of the upcoming Disney release The Princess and the Frog. This edition is jam-packed with awesome features that will let you re-live your childhood and share the entire experience and more! with your own children!

You can purchase the Diamond Edition Combo Pack of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on the official website which is also another game in itself that will keep you entertained for a while–It kept me entertained, at least and I also got an awesome Grumpy wallpaper for my computer desktop!