Disney Animation Collection Vol. 3: The Prince and the Pauper (2009)

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Disney Animation Collection Vol. 3: The Prince and the Pauper (2009)
DVD 5 | 55 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy, Short | Rapidshare | 3,23 GB
Audio: English, Arabic, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish
sub: Arabic, English, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish

Volume 3: The Prince & the Pauper puts the 1990 Mickey Mouse featurette in the foreground.

The Disney version of Mark Twain's classic novel is the highlight for a reason: it's the strongest and most substantial of the lineup. Twain purists may balk at the adaptation, but then they'd miss the point. It's a loose, comical retelling, not a direct translation. Even in that vein, the short is darker and more dramatic than most of Mickey's films. Deftly mixing humor, drama, and action, it entertains and is one of the stronger shorts the studio has ever put out.

This cartoon is accompanied by four shorter and older films, all of which carry a sort of Medieval theme. A solid piece like Pauper is hard to follow, but there are still charms to be found in its company: The Pied Piper, Old King Cole, Ye Olden Days, and A Knight for a Day. Funnily enough, the first three all happen to have been originally released in 1933 and therefore have a similar look and feel. Ye Olden Days is the best of that trio not because it stars Mickey Mouse, but because it offers more of a story and less the musical revue of the others. Still, A Knight for a Day, released 13 years later, ends up being even better. By the 1940s, the Disney animators had honed their craft and were obviously more comfortable with their work. The Goofy-filled short has sharper gags that fit better with Prince and the Pauper's fast-paced style than the more whimsical tone of the '33 shorts.

"The Prince and the Pauper" (1990) (25:31)
As the king of England lies on his deathbed, his captain of the guards takes full advantage of the townspeople. Oblivious to this is the prince, who's constantly locked away in the palace to attend to royal duties. Things change, though, when a peasant named Mickey catches his eye, a peasant who happens to look exactly like the prince. The two switch places in an effort to spice up their lives, but each one finds that grass on the other side isn't quite as green as anticipated.

"The Pied Piper" (1933) (7:36)
Rodents run rampant throughout a small kingdom, forcing the king to seek help from outside. A piper with the ability to lure the creatures away answers the call.

"Old King Cole" (1933) (7:32)
A merry king invites all the citizens of Storybookland to festivities at his palace, and each invited guest performs a number based on his respective nursery rhyme.

"Ye Olden Days" (1933) (8:25)
When a princess refuses to give her hand in marriage to a rather goofy prince, she's locked away in a tower. It's up to a wandering minstrel to rescue her and prove his own worth.

"A Knight for a Day" (1946) (7:06)
A squire named Cedric (Goofy) takes the place of the knight he mistakenly knocked out. Terribly out of place at the arena, he finds all the inspiration he needs in the potential hand of the princess Esmeralda.

MOVIE:
COUNTRY: USA
STUDIO: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Originally Released Between 1933 and 1990

CHAPTERS:
01. The Prince and the Pauper (1990)
02. The Pied Piper (1933)
03. Old King Cole (1933)
04. Ye Olden Days (1933)
05. A Knight for a Day (1946)

DVD:
RELEASE: April 7, 2009
SYSTEM: PAL
COLOR: Color
AUDIO: English, Arabic, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish
SUBTITLES: English, Arabic, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish
RUNTIME (MOVIE): 55 minutes

INFO LINKS:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100409/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024451/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024403/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024792/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038674/