For Stuart Little prospective animators were given a Stuart model and certain objects in a closed environment to work with, to demonstrate everything they can do. The "Basement Treasures" section starts off with animator’s screen tests. A scrapbook feature includes numerous concept artwork screens. The "Visual Effects Interactive Featurette" takes six scenes from the movie and, in numerous step-by-step video clips, shows how certain computer-generated character effects were accomplished, from underlying facial muscles to realistic matting hair. Another family-oriented extra is the full read-along story, which can be played with or without narration by Michael J. Unfortunately there is no reward for actually getting everything correct. Interspersed throughout the game are full-screen clips from the movie. In the trivia-based game Stuart’s Central Park Adventure, players must answer movie-related questions in one of three difficulty levels. Unlike some menu systems that soon become tedious, Stuart’s are cute – and short – enough not to be annoying. Both of these commentary tracks will give you more hard information on the movie than any number of documentaries, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything else to look at on this disc.įar from it! Stuart Little’s impressive special features are all accessible from pleasant, family-friendly animated menus with full sound. One interesting note is that there are a total of five full-length audio tracks on this disc – 2.0 surround, 5.1 regular, a 5.1 isolated music score, commentary with director Rob Minkoff and Animation Supervisor Henry Anderson, and yet another commentary track with visual effects supervisors John Dykstra and Jerome Chen. The 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack will not be auto-detected by players with that feature, but can at least be changed on the fly. Dialogue is excellent with no clipping or unwanted background noise. Alan Silvestri’s orchestral score comes through from all speakers crisp and clear with good bass and range. Various action sequences make good use of the rear effect channels, though don’t expect an overly active mix. English subtitles and Closed Captioning are available.Īlthough this is a "family" film, there’s plenty of opportunity for the 6-channel soundtrack to do its stuff. Though the disc is dual layered, I was unable to detect any layer change. Animated scene selection screens preview each of the 28 chapters, while the DVD holds 7.1 gigabytes of data. From Stuart’s whiskers to the rigging on the model boat Wasp, this transfer is outstanding in all regards. I couldn’t find a single spec of black or white lint – this is truly reference quality material. Film grain and chroma noise is virtually non-existent. The 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer is free from any compression or NTSC artifacts. Brightness is set well, and flesh tones are accurate. Gorgeous rich colors are complemented by rock-solid black levels and fantastic shadow detail. With Oscar-nominated special effects, this is a non-stop adventure that will keep everyone in the family entertained.Ĭolumbia Tristar’s reputation for excellent video transfers is reaffirmed with Stuart Little. Directed by Rob Minkoff, the co-director of The Lion King, Stuart Little is based on the children’s book by E.B White, author of other memorable fables such as Charlotte’s Web. Stuart Little is a fun "take" with cameos by more memorable actors than you can shake a cat at. The family’s cat (voiced by Nathan Lane) is none too pleased to be this mouse’s pet, and so devises a plan to get Stuart out of the house. Little (Hugh Laurie and Geena Davis) fall in love with Stuart immediately, George isn’t sure what to make of his new smaller brother. But the boy they bring home looks a lot like a mouse. The Little family is looking for a new member for their New York household – a brother for young George. List Price: $27.99 USD, released 04/18/00ĭisc Format: Single Sided, Dual Layered (DVD-9)Īspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Anamorphic WidescreenĪudio Formats: English 5.1, English 2.0 Surroundįeatures: Deleted Scenes, Commentaries, Isolated Music Score, Visual Effects Featurette, Documentaries, Games, Bloopers & Gag Reels, Screen Tests, Music Videos, Read-Along, Theatrical Trailers, Scene Selection, Biographies & Filmographies, Art Galleries, Animated Menus. Fox, Chazz Palminteri, David Alan Grier, Hugh Laurie, Jonathan Lipnicki, Rob Minkoff, Nathan Lane, Brian Doyle-Murray, Estelle Getty, Julia Sweeney, Dabney Coleman 1999, 85 Minutes, Color, Rated PG (G in Canada)
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