“The Seventh Dwarf” is a fun, adventurous animated film for the entire family!
DVD TITLE: The Seventh Dwarf
DURATION: 88 Minutes
DVD INFORMATION: Anamorphic Widescren (1:85:1), English/French Dolby Digital 5.1, Closed Captions
COMPANY: Shout! Factory
RATED: PG
Release Date:Â August 18, 2015
Directed by Boris Aljinovic, Harald Sipermann
Written by Harald Siepermann, Daniel Welbat, Douglas Welbat
Producer: Douglas Welbat
Featuring the voices of:
Cameron Elvin as Speedy
Matt Gilbert as Tschakko
Joshua Graham as Bobo
Peyton List as Princess Rose
Norm MacDonald as Burner, the Dragon
Joe Marth as Cooky
Geoff May as Sunny
Al Parrish as Cloudy
It’s the eve of Princess Rose’s 18th birthday. Everyone in the kingdom has come to the castle to celebrate including Snow White, the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella and Red Riding Hood. But just before the stroke of midnight, Bobo, the youngest dwarf, accidentally pricks the finger of Princess Rose (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) with a cursed needle and sends the kingdom into a century-long slumber! To find Rose’s true love, Jack, to save her with a kiss, Bobo and the other six dwarfs must go on a treacherous journey, face a fiery dragon and outwit the jealous, scheming and evil witch, Dellamorta!
From German actor/director Boris Aljinovic (“Seven Dwarfs”, “7 Dwarves: The Forest is Not Enough”) and character designer/writer Harald Siepermann (“Who Framed Roger Rabit”, “Tarzan”, “Brother Bear”) comes the animated film “The Seventh Dwarf” (Der 7bte Zwerg).
The film marks the final animated film written and directed by Harald Siepermann who passed away of cancer in 2013.
“The Seventh Dwarf” was also co-written by Daniel Welbat and Douglas Welbat and now “The Seventh Dwarf” will be released on DVD in August 2015 courtesy of Shout! Factory.
“The Seventh Dwarf” is set during a time when Princess Rose is set to celebrate her 18th birthday.
Her true love Jack and the Princess are trying to keep their relationship hidden because of the evil Dellamorta will do anything to put a curse on the princess.
She tells him that he is on the only one that can lift the curse if Dellamorta gets to her and the only way to help her is with a kiss. But he must stay safe from Dellamorta, in order to save her, so Princess Rose gives him a map for him to travel to an area of safety, and also a locket that plays music. But he must return after the 18th birthday celebration.
But as Jack goes to travel to the safe location, he runs into the youngest dwarf Bobo and when he plays the music on the locket, he immediately reveals his position to Dellamorta, who sends a dragon to capture him.
On the 18th birthday of the Princess, Snow White, the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderalla and the Red Riding Hood come to celebrate with the Princess but when Dellamorta shows up, she tells Princess Snow of her plans to curse her.
Hoping for Jack to come and rescue her, she finds out that Jack has been kidnapped by Dellamorta and to make things worse, Bobo accidentally allows the Princess to get pricked in the finger, putting her into a curse.
Wanting to make things right, Bobo and the Seven Dwarfs go on a mission to rescue Jack and save the Princess.
VIDEO & AUDIO:
“The Seventh Dwarf” is presented in Anamorphic Widescreen (1:85:1) and in English/French Dolby Digital 5.1.
It’s important to note that if you want the best picture and audio quality, “The Seventh Dwarf” is available on Blu-ray. But on DVD, picture quality is as good as one can expect on DVD with DNR. Picture quality for the most part is good and the children will not mind. The film is colorful and objects and scenery are well-detailed and shaded.
Subtitles are in English SDH and also provided in Closed Captions.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
“The Seventh Dwarf” comes with the following special features:
- Character Profiles – Text-based character profiles.
- Fairy Tales– (2:08) Featuring a behind-the-scenes recording with talents Peyton List and Norm Macdonald.
- Sing-Alongs – Featuring two songs “Cake” and “Friend”
- Royal Birthday Invitation – A PDF-based invitation that can be read when the DVD is put on a laptop or PC.
For those who grew up with animated films or fairy tales featuring the seven dwarfs, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White will find “The Seventh Dwarf” to be an enjoyable animated film for the entire family.
A film made in Germany and showcasing American talent such as Peyton List and Norm MacDonald providing voices of the Princess and Burner, the Dragon, this tale is much different than the story tales which we grew up watching or reading and focuses on the adventures of seven dwarfs, especially the shy and clumsy Bobo, who try to make things right by going on a mission to find Jack, the only person who can awaken Princess Rose from her sleep.
But before they can do that, they must prepare themselves with a confrontation with a dragon before facing the evil Dellamorta.
While the animation should not be compared with the big budget Disney Pixar films (for visual graphics and deep storyline), for the most part, CG is well-done and the film has its own personal, unique style for character designs with a story that children and families will enjoy.
While the film is rated PG, due to the dark nature of its antagonist, Dellamorta and slight violence caused by a dragon, for the most part, the film is safe for children.
As for the DVD release, while picture quality is good, for those looking for better picture quality and audio will want to go for the Blu-ray release of this title. But the DVD looks good as one can expect on DVD and you get a few special features as well.
Overall, “The Seventh Dwarf” is a fun, adventurous animated film for the entire family!
