Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty is a 1959 American animated children's film directed by Clyde Geronimi, packaged on Blu-ray.

When a new princess is born to King Stefan & his wife, the entire kingdom rejoices. At a ceremony, three good fairies – Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather – bestow gifts of magic on the child. But an evil sorceress named Maleficent shows up, and because of a rude remark by Merryweather, she places a curse on the princess – that she will die on her 16th birthday after pricking her finger on a spinning wheel's spindle. Merryweather turns things around by casting a spell that will allow the princess – named Aurora – to awake from an ageless sleep with a kiss from her true love.

On her 16th birthday Aurora meets Prince Phillip, the son of a king whose own kingdom will soon merge with King Stefan's – and falls in love. Maleficent manages to kidnap the Prince and her horrible prophecy is fulfilled when she tricks Aurora into touching the spindle of a spinning wheel created by Maleficent herself! Is the Prince strong enough to withstand the powers of the evil sorceress?

Critic Reviews:

• " Perhaps most impressive of all is the dark witch's design and scripting – she's unlike any Disney antagonist before her. " – Mike Massie

• " Sleeping Beauty Is a magnificent achievement, offering suspense, action and happy humor, in a truly giant-size package. " – George Bourke

• " One of Disney's most beautiful films with one of its best villains. " – Rachel Wagner