Lady and the Tramp (1998, VHS)

I've settled back into life at Chateau Maine. It hasn't been easy. Doreen and Herbert Scrawcrunch left the house in a truly disastrous state: Mounds of rotting garbage in the gourmet kitchen, half the ormolu and gold leaf broken off the trim in my beloved Topkapi Palace themed home theater, large quantities of fine MNM consumer products practically destroyed by mishandling and improper care. Doreen put a large number of pieces of VickiWear, all ready for shipping, into the drier and the resultant shrinkage has left them unwearable. I have a phone call into Mattel to see if they might be...

My fiancee just got the new Platinum Edition DVD of Lady and the Tramp, because of course we have to get it quick before Disney locks it back in the vault, which is a practice I find borderline criminal. But enough of that rant, I'm going to get into the movie. I watched this movie tonight for the first time in years. I think the last time I watched it was at school in second grade, so I wasn't exactly sure if the story would hold up over time. I find that it still does. Lady and the Tramp is the story of a pampered dog named Lady who meets a dog from the other end of the social spectrum. He..

All right, so Tramp isn't exactly old. But he is an established troublemaker and heartbreaker. Hence his name. Lady, on the other hand, is just that. A well-mannered cocker spaniel living in style with her doting owners, "Jim Dear" and "Darling." The opening sequence which shows her as a puppy is adorable but all too short, as Disney uses in this movie the time-honored tactic of making a character grow up in five minutes. Now an adult, Lady is the proud owner of a brand new collar and license. She is happy as can be until one day she notices Jim Dear and Darling acting strangely. She...

Lady and The Tramp is an endearing love story between two unlikely characters, a lady dog of comfort and a stray dog -- a tramp. From the beginning, it is quite apparent that had circumstances been played out in a completely loving environment, Lady and the Tramp would have never met. Lady is owned by a couple who has had a baby recently after her arrival and is well cared for and loved. The only reason why she meets Tramp in the first place is that Lady is abused by a baby sitter who comes to take care of the baby in the absence of Lady's owners. (referred to in the movie as Jim Dear and...