Lady and the Tramp
Lady, a golden cocker spaniel, meets up with a mongrel dog who calls himself the Tramp. He is obviously from the wrong side of town, but happenings at Lady's home make her decide to travel with him for a while.
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- Cast:
- Barbara Luddy , Larry Roberts , Peggy Lee , Bill Thompson , Bill Baucom , Stan Freberg , Verna Felton
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Best movie of this year hands down!
Save your money for something good and enjoyable
Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.
This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
Lady and the Tramp is a romantic tale told through the eyes of both a dog well off and a dog from the streets. But it's romantic not only in relation to love and affection. It's also a boldly romanticized look at turn of the century American life, set in a small idealistic all-American town, much like Disneyland's Main Street. It's a vibrant film, although somewhat non-traditional for Disney, full of lovable characters that are beautifully framed and extraordinarily animated.Lady and Tramp are almost like Romeo and Juliet, without quite as much drama. They come from very opposing ideals, or sides of the tracks, which shows a nice contrast in personality and atmosphere. As they see life from the other's perspective, their characters grow both independently and together, and although neither character is perfect, they seem to work together in just the right way. It's not about finding someone who fits into your world, it's about finding someone that you are OK to compromise with. The two have a great chemistry together, like old Hollywood stars. Supporting characters such as Lady's friends Jaques and Trusty help to bring on emotional moments, but the true meat and bones of the story are between the two leads and the lives they lead.The design of this film is impeccable, capturing the architecture and styling so well of the early 1900s. Lady and the Tramp was the first animated movie created in CinemaScope, and it visually shows with breathtaking background paintings and wonderfully full shot compositions. Likewise, the animation of the animals is just smooth and authentic. The dogs are given such great personalities, borrowing from both dog and human characteristics.it's great to see Tramp's switching from playboy to protector, and Lady gives a full range of emotion throughout the film. And of course, the most memorable romantic moment in Disney animation happens here when Lady and Tramp share a lovely Bella Notte.Although not a musical in the usual sense that Disney is known for, there is a small selection of songs that pop-up throughout the film. Written and performed mostly by singer Peggy Lee, these songs are quite charming and as catchy as a lullaby that swims in your head. Lee's voice- acting prowess even earned her a character named after her in the film, Peg, who performs He's A Tramp, which could easily have been a hit without the help of the movie. The Siamese Cat Song, despite its brief display of the stereotyping that occurred during the time, is also a fun character driven moment that introduces us to what could be considered the film's villains, if the villain isn't just life itself.Lady and the Tramp is, in fact, the rare Disney gem that doesn't have a pure, clear-cut villain that continuously steals the show and motivates the plot. Instead, it relies on general dangers of dog life and the type of obstacles it throws at you to create the tension. And that's all it needs. It does for domesticated animals what Bambi did for wild animals before it. It romanticizes them, and shows just how loving dogs can be.
I grew up with this wonderful film. This is one of my most favorite movies not from Disney or that it's animated but one of my favorite films in general.This film just only gets better with age no matter how many times you watch this film it just gets better. It just still holds upDisney really hit a home run with Lady and the Tramp and many who watch this film grew up with Dogs and love this film it not that you have to be a dog lover to enjoy this film you can enjoy it for just being a wonderful well written, perfectly hand drawn and great story telling. It just a wonderful film all together Lady And The Tramp is just one of those rare amazing Disney films that holds up ever more so What makes Lady and the Tramp special is that the animators kept the focus on the dogs through out the whole film the film was seen from the dog's point of view and the camera stays on the ground level with the dogs now that's amazing for this motion picture My top three favorite scenes in Lady and the Tramp are the "We are Siamese" song from the cats, the Spaghetti and meatballs scene where Lady and the Tramp created one of the most iconic moments in both Disney and Motion Picture history and the battle between Tramp and The Rat is one scene that has stuck with me since I was a kid because how well animated that fight was and to this day remains a impressive climax. It just goes to show how well the animation is still holds up as the fight is surrounded in darkness and lighting effect with thunder clashWith a great performance from the voice work it just still impressive with the voice talents they pick for this film, The music is beautiful along with the songs that were written for this film the music department did a wonderful job and the music help told the story for Lady and The Tramp. The Animation is just beautiful all attention went into making this a wonderful well hand drawn animation with the background being amazing and the character movements show case how superb hand drawn animation is still impressiveTrust me you must watch Lady and The Tramp the film remains great and still remains one of the best films from childhoodI give Lady and the Tramp a perfect 10 out of 10
Sweet little movie.The story of a domestic dog, Lady, who befriends a stray, Tramp. Cue adventures, and not a little romance...Kids will love it. Plot is fairly simple and who doesn't like talking dogs? Entertaining enough for adults too. However, lacks the substance to be a great movie. Doesn't overstay its welcome though and not a bad way to spend 75 or so minutes of your time.Decent animation and good voice casting. Peggy Lee, the singer, provides four of the voices and provides the musical highlight of the movie, The Siamese Cat Song.
Lady the spaniel has an idyllic life. And then her people have a baby and she is made to look guilty of destruction by the sneaky Siamese cats belonging to the babysitting aunt. After being muzzled she runs away and falls in with Tramp, a devil-may-care mongrel of no fixed abode. And so her adventures begin.Disney's 15th animated feature was original material rather than an adaptation. There is, as usual, much to like here, especially Peggy Lee's songs. Tramp is a lovable rogue, there are some entertaining set pieces, and the film as a whole has a good deal of charm. If there is a criticism, it is that the ending is just a touch glib and obvious.