Toon Talk: The Fox and the Hound DVD
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In the end, The Fox and the Hound is a pleasant if dull minor entry in Disney animation, hardly the fitting swan song nor hint of future greatness its pedigree would suggest.
THE FOX AND THE HOUND: THE CAST The Fox and the Hound featured an all-star cast of Disney favorites:
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Disney’s 24th “Animated Classic�?, The Fox and the Hound was first released in 1981, followed by a theatrical re-release in 1988 before making it’s way to VHS and, eventually, DVD in 2000’s so-called “Gold Collection�?. That edition was far from “golden�?, with a full-screen image and murky transfer. Amazingly, the new “25th Anniversary Edition�? (available in stores today) appears to be pretty much the same quality as the previous release. Even with my lackluster response to the film itself, I feel it should deserve at least a proper restoration, which it is obviously screaming for with the muddy, washed out appearance on display here. Padded with redundant cartoons and some leftover extras from the film’s laserdisc release, this “Anniversary Edition�? is hardly worth celebrating (or upgrading to) and is clearly geared to pre-promote the upcoming Fox and the Hound 2 DVD due later this year.