Product Description

This newly remastered deluxe edition of the Dr. Seuss animated classic includes new featurette sing-along song and 3 more delightful Seuss animated stories: Dr. Seuss' Butter Battle Book Daisy-Head Mayzie and Horton Hatches the Egg.System Requirements:Running Time: 26 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY UPC: 012569799172 Manufacturer No: 1000019087

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12064 in DVD
• Brand: Warner Brothers
• Released on: 2008-03-04
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
• Formats: Animated, Color, DVD, Original recording remastered, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 100 minutes

Features

• Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who is the 1970 animatedic based on the 1954 book of the elephant who is the only person who can hear the people of the tiny planet floating on a speck of dust. The Deluxe Edition is fully remastered and includes three features from the Best of Dr. Seuss: Butter Battle Book, Daisy-Head Mayzie and Horton Hatches the Egg!. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN R

Amazon.com
Chuck Jones was chief animator on this lively adaptation of the famous book by Dr. Seuss. The story of a friendly elephant named Horton who discovers--deep inside a daisy--a tiny city called Whoville with tiny, intelligent residents--this film (fleshed out a bit from the source) is strong on character and has striking, appealing visuals. The little folks of Whoville, with their natural air of aristocracy, are a kick, and when they come to see Horton as a hero for his democratic view of all life big and small, the effect is quite touching. This should be a real treat for kids already familiar with the book, but just might inspire those who haven't read it to pick it up. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

Probably Not What You Remember
If you remember the monkeys shouting "Boil That Dust speck" you might be disappointed with this video. It is not the original animated short you remember but in fact is a 94 remake. This is more accurately, "Dustin Hoffman reads Horton". Instead of real animation it is still pictures from the book with minor animation effects. My daughter still likes it, but it's not what I expected.

Very Disappointing
There was no tipoff in the Amazon description telling me that this video was only moderately animated. I remember a fully animated version from when I was a kid and this was not it. My little boy, who loves being read the story, didn't care very much for this.

Hoffman's character accents kept changing throughout his narration. The audio quality was muffled and sometimes hard to understand.

Personally, I don't understand why this format of animation is even used. Except that you can put your kid down and walk away, there is no heightening of the experience over simply reading the book.

I gave it a second star because it is a terrific book and the video presentation of the book can't be all bad based purely on the subject matter.

If the fully animated version is available, that would be my preference.

Bad!
If you want to see the classic "Horton Hears A Who" in it's full glory, then you do not want to buy this! Instead, I suggest that for just a couple dollars more, you purchase the double feature of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" which includes the original Horton and all "Boil that dust speck" excitement (which I still find exciting at 15.....scary) Plus you get to watch the Grinch! I know for a fact that you can buy it on this site because I currently own it. :)