Dumbo (Special Edition)

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Mrs. Jumbo, a veteran circus elephant, receives a baby from the stork. He soon becomes the laughing stock of the herd because of his jumbo-sized ears and is cruelly nicknamed "Dumbo". When Mrs. Jumbo loses her temper, she is locked up as a mad elephant and Dumbo finds himself all alone, except for a self-appointed mentor-protector, Timothy Q. Mouse. After Dumbo and Timothy meet a group of crows, they convince Dumbo that he might be able to fly with a boost of confidence. With his "magic feather," Dumbo takes flight. When he loses his feather, Dumbo realises that he could fly by himself the entire time. After performing for the circus, Dumbo is a media sensation with Timothy as his manager and his mother by his side. DVD Special Features Deleted Scenes Deleted Scene: The Mouse's Tale Deleted Song: "Are You a Man or a Mouse" Backstage Disney Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo Magic of Dumbo: Ride of Passage Sound Design Excerpt from "The Reluctant Dragon" Original Walt Disney Television Introduction A Disney "classic" that actually is a classic, Dumbo should be part of your movie collection whether or not you have children. The storytelling was never as lean as in Dumbo , the songs rarely as haunting (or just plain weird), the characters rarely so well defined. The film pits the "cold, cruel, heartless" world that can't accept abnormality against a plucky, and mute, hero. Jumbo Jr. (Dumbo is a mean-spirited nickname) is ostracised from the circus pack shortly after his delivery by the stork because of his big ears. His mother sticks up for him and is shackled. He's jeered by children (an insightful scene has one boy poking fun at Dumbo's ears, even though the youngster's ears are also ungainly), used by the circus folk, and demoted to appearing with the clowns. Only the decent Timothy Q. Mouse looks out for the little guy. Concerns about the un-PC "Jim Crow" crows, who mock Dumbo with the wonderful "When I See an Elephant Fly", should be moderated by remembering that the crows are the only social group in the film who act kindly to the little outcast. If you don't mist up during the "Baby Mine" scene, you may be legally pronounced dead. -- Keith Simanton Review: Dumbo dvd - Bought for my daughter as a Christmas present, classic Disney animation, fab tunes. Our favourite is the pink elephants scene! Review: Dumbo DVD - This Walt Disney film is a very enjoyable classic for chidren and people of all ages,about an elephant born to an elephant mother in a circus. Dumbo has rather large eas which he is teased about by older elephants who should have known better and how he makes his way into this world with the help of his animal friends from mice to crows. The circis travells from town to town by steam train and this is one of the enjoyable parts of the film. There are clowns who can be funny or threatening and a sequence where Dumbo is overcome by soap and hullucinates some fantasy dreams.