Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsBest quality version of this film out yet.
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2019
This is my favorite Disney movie and seeing the artistry in this much detail is heartbreakingly beautiful. Most importantly, NO SH*TTY DIRECT-TO-VIDEO MID-QUEL!!!
There aren't any behind the scenes features, but Disney doesn't consider this film a success so there have never been any documentaries made about it. It had a troubled production back in the late 1970s when a majority of the animators that have been around since the 30s and 40s were retiring and young artists fresh out of college were put to work without any prior experience. Also Don Bluth and some other animators resigned from the studio and would go on to rival Disney in the 80s with An American Tail, The Land Before Time, and more. The young artists that worked on this would later contribute the films of the Disney Renaissance.
This blu-ray is essential for die hard fans like me for it's outstanding picture quality, but if you want behind the scenes footage, the closest you'll get is the Illusion of Life TV special from 1981 which can only be viewed on a VHS bootleg on Youtube.
