Heidi (Colourised) [DVD] [1937]

Good film but... I bought this disc on the presumption that it was going to be a modern restoration and colourisation by Legend Films. The sleeve was well presented with beautifully coloured screen captures from the film and a 2012 date stamp. Even Wikipedia touted Legend films as having colourised the film in 2005. So I guessed that the film would be restored to the same quality as ‘Captain January’ and ‘Bright Eyes’, both done by Legend Films. I was wrong. This is the awful 1986 colourisation by ‘Color Systems Technology Inc ‘and what makes it even worse is that it’s sourced from a back-up tape. Thus the picture quality and sound quality is particularly bad. The packaging states that the sound is in ‘2.0’ stereo. This is false, the sound was mono, not simulated stereo. The disc is date stamped 2005 and my guess is that this is a re-release of the 1986 colourisation with new packaging.

Nicely colourised and Shirley is waaaay cute, but apart from a sweet depiction of the innocent child softening the heart of the gruff Grandfather, much of the original plot falls by the wayside. At least I can recognise the book here (unlike A Little Princess ). Aunt Diete is suitably mean, Clara Sesemann is appropriately beguiling and Fraulein Rottenmier recognisably peevish and narrow minded. Heidi played by Shirley is very cute and captures the spirit of infectiously joyful innocence portrayed in the book. As a blockbuster Americanising and altering a bestseller book to give wider audience appeal it is as good as any modern effort. But as always, large parts of the plot and the underlying message have become somewhat clouded in translation.

well .. I believe I did not understand the significance of the theme of this good ole movie when I was a youngster .. the love, the admiration, the caring for one for another.. ahhh.. so many life lessons to learn back then.. but now as a much older wifey.. haha it is a great movie slash dvd to watch again.. at our older ages.. cheers hmac..

Oh this was just so amazing. Shirley Temple truly was an incredible actress, and all her joy and pain was portrayed in a way that was both believable and entertaining. It could have been made last week!

Brought this for the wife who absolutely adores itCasting actingA fantastic movie

Very disappointed with this DVD although Shirley's acting was wonderful for a child her age. Found it boring and not muchstory to it. It will go in the bag for the charity shop and hopefully some little child will get pleasure from it. I think I wasremembering the book too much from my childhood.

For this to remind me of my childhood I remember seeing this when I was a child

this is a great series snuggle up on the sofa on a cold winters day and watch this really enjoyable