I think that Disney should receive some accolades for such a daring experiment. The added cost of the IMAX production must being weighing on them heavily, especially now when the company's fortunes are lower than usual. A great assemblance of talent is showcased here, and the variety of animation is quite nice. The only part of the film which really suffers is "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" which, although "Digitally Restored" (whatever that might mean), looks horrible. The animation has become jerky and the picture looks "pixelated" to coin a word. I think it might have been better to go back to the original filmic elements and attempt a direct optical enlargement rather than this "digital enhancement" which has left one of Disney's shining stars looking like tarnished brass.
This is a small complaint, however, for the other seven segments are highly enjoyable, particularly "Rhapsody in Blue", referred to as a tribute to Al Hirshfeld, but owing much more to Chuck Jones and Friz Freling, "Pomp & Circumstance", one of the few times Donald Duck gets to have a tender moment, and "The Carnival of the Animals", a very brief, but wonderfully silly moment. I highly recommend everyone to get your tickets before it leaves the IMAX venues, for I doubt that you'll ever see anything like this again!
By the way, the interstitial segments are not as bad as some have said, although Bette Midler referring to Salvador Dali as "That droopy watch guy" was a little much...
This is a small complaint, however, for the other seven segments are highly enjoyable, particularly "Rhapsody in Blue", referred to as a tribute to Al Hirshfeld, but owing much more to Chuck Jones and Friz Freling, "Pomp & Circumstance", one of the few times Donald Duck gets to have a tender moment, and "The Carnival of the Animals", a very brief, but wonderfully silly moment. I highly recommend everyone to get your tickets before it leaves the IMAX venues, for I doubt that you'll ever see anything like this again!
By the way, the interstitial segments are not as bad as some have said, although Bette Midler referring to Salvador Dali as "That droopy watch guy" was a little much...