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The classic Felix Salter story Bambi provides the basis for this near-perfect Disney animated feature. We follow the male deer Bambi from birth, through his early childhood experiences with woodland p... read more read more...als Thumper the rabbit and Flower the skunk, the traumatic sudden death of Bambi's mother at the hands of hunters, his courtship of the lovely doe Faline, and his rescue of his friends during a raging forest fire; we last see the mature, antlered Bambi assuming his proper place as the Prince of the Forest. In the grand Disney tradition, Bambi is brimming with unforgettable sequences, notably the young deer's attempts to negotiate an iced-over pond, and most especially the death of Bambi's mother--and if this moment doesn't move you to tears, you're made of stone (many subsequent Disney films, including Lion King, have tried, most in vain, to match the horror and pathos of this one scene). The score in Bambi yielded no hits along the lines of "Whistle While You Work", but the songs are adroitly integrated into the action. Bambi was the last of the "classic" early Disney features before the studio went into a decade-long doldrums of disjointed animated pastiches like Make Mine Music. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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G, 1 hr. 9 min.

Directed by: David Hand

Release Date: August 21, 1942

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DVD Release Date: March 1, 2005

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  • fb100002384654145
    December 16, 2011
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    A very touching and emotionally fulfilling coming-of-age story. The animation is beautiful and the music sequences are simply classic. Their are some dark moments as well, especially Bambi's mother getting killed, but I think kids can handle dark moments as long as the film has... read more a happy ending. The voice talents are great, their isn't moment were a voice felt out-of-place. A perfect display of what Classic Disney was all about, making animated movies that are visually beautiful and telling endearing stories.
  • TheDudeLebowski65
    November 30, 2011
    TheDudeLebowski65
    Bambi is definitely an animated classic that is at times pretty disturbing. Well, that scene when the hunters killed Bambi's mom was, at least. This is a must see for fans of Disney, and I remember loving this as a kid, but with time, the power of the film has slightly waned on m... read moree, and it's not the same film as I remember it being. For what it is, this is a very good film, and is a must see family film. The film is definitely one of Disney's most memorable films simply for the fact that Bambi's mom died, and it was deemed the saddest moment in film history or something like that. The film is sad, depressing at times, but it really is fun, entertaining and funny too. There are plenty of memorable characters that make this film special. Yes, it's traumatic, but there are more good moments in this film than bad. This film legacy, whatever your thoughts on this film may be, is secured. This is a solid piece of animation and is one of the finest films that Disney has made. The story is great, the voice talents are good as well, and the finished product is a memorable and classic animated film that has stood the test of time. This is a beautifully drawn film that despite the fact that it's depressing at times, like I stated before, there's lots of more than bad, and Bambi remains an animated classic. A must see film. A truly wonderful, and unique cinematic experience.
  • DreamExtractor
    October 2, 2011
    DreamExtractor
    Maybe a little to serious, but without a doubt a classic. Disney is rare to ever disappoint me and here they keep their record for amazing movies. If you dont love Bambi, you dont love Disney.
  • animegirlaya
    August 12, 2011
    animegirlaya
    One of my favorite childhood movies easy and it still holds up amazingly today as it did in 1942. Bambi does truly proves to be near perfect in everyway and i have still yet to get sick of it.

    I loved the voice acting and animation (So of the best)

    Disney is awesome and sti... read morell great today then i was when i was young! Movie over VHS and Laserdisk and hallo Blue Ray!
  • spielberg00
    August 12, 2011
    spielberg00
    Great
  • murphmann93
    June 24, 2011
    murphmann93
    A childhood favourite and a classic! Has you crying everytime!
  • fb535316333
    May 24, 2011
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    I can't believe how incoherent the story of this movie was. None of the characters actually hold important roles in progressing the plot, conflict occurs simply when the director calls for it and when all is said and done you're left wondering, what the hell was I suppose to take... read more from this movie?

    "Man" is evil? Your parents can die? Run away from your problems and everything will be okay? What was the point of Flower and Thumper other than "cute" background noise? Who cares about the High Prince?

    Man, the bar sure was set low in 1942. I'd say watch it for the animation but honestly? It's not that impressive by this day and age. If you want a Disney classic worthy of the title grab Lion King or Aladdin.
  • jennifxu
    April 28, 2011
    jennifxu
    I can't do it. I can't make myself like these cute animal movies.
  • TomBowler
    April 10, 2011
    TomBowler
    One of the most perfect animations ever created. Full review later.
  • flutieman07
    March 4, 2011
    flutieman07
    Very simplistic, but laid a great foundation for future Disney movies. Went by surprisingly fast at only 1hr16min. I could tell the amount of effort that went into making the animals look and act like their counterparts in real life. A worthy addition to the Disney Blu-ray coll... read moreection. Bring on Lion King & Aladdin already!

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Critic Reviews

Jonathan Rosenbaum
September 3, 2008
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

This animated feature based on Felix Salten's book about the coming of age of a fawn and his various forest friends (including the beloved Thumper) does convey some of the primal emotional power of Di... Full Review

September 2, 2008
TIME Magazine

For the first time, Disney has done his backgrounds in oils instead of watercolors. The result is striking. Full Review

Variety Staff
September 2, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety

The glow and texture of the Disney brush reach new heights, especially in the treatment of a summer thunderstorm and a raging snowstorm. Full Review

Theodore Strauss
May 21, 2003
Theodore Strauss, New York Times

In colors that would surprise even the spectrum itself, Disney's cartoon craftsmen have re-created a woodland that shimmers and glows and darkens altogether magically. Full Review

Josh Larsen
November 11, 2011
Josh Larsen, LarsenOnFilm

It's not just Bambi's mother - I'll pause while you wipe that tear - but the film's revelation that idylls don't really exist. Full Review

R. L. Shaffer
March 23, 2011
R. L. Shaffer, IGN DVD

The story, while classic in nature, is a bit thin, but Bambi is a breathtaking, jaw-dropping showcase of the ingenuity and genius of Disney animators. Full Review

Louise Keller
March 17, 2011
Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile

Arguably Disney's greatest masterpiece, this sophisticated animation is one that continues to delight audiences of all ages Full Review

Peter Canavese
March 8, 2011
Peter Canavese, Groucho Reviews

It would be easy to be cynical about Bambi, the Walt Disney-produced film that launched a thousand anthropomorphic animal movies. But its pre-ironic simplicity has, in many ways, only improved with ag... Full Review

Brian Orndorf
March 7, 2011
Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com

Even Daryl Hall would have to admit this is one of the finest animated features committed to film, produced and packaged during Walt Disney's ballsiest years of control. Full Review

James Kendrick
March 3, 2011
James Kendrick, Q Network Film Desk

the animated film as pastoral poem, as beautiful a depiction of the natural world as one could imagine Full Review

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