My 3 1/2 year old daughter loves Sleeping Beauty – the character that is. I was really excited to get the special release of Sleeping Beauty, the movie, that came out recently, only to find that this movies scares the bejesus out of her. I do admit she is a bit more squeamish than most but this movie is very dark and ominous. There is way too much of Malificent, as famous as she is for being the most popular of Disney’s villains, she is definitely not cute and the scenes with her in it depict a hellish sort of environment. And then she turns into a dragon and it was all over at that point. Well, it was over way before that for my daughter but for me it was the last straw as well. Who makes movies like this for kids? And even as a movie for an adult (me), the story telling is not the kind of narrative we are used to with contemporary animation. This was more of a read-out-loud story with a slide show. Although I do appreciate the animation itself, this was totally remastered and restored to show the amazing hand drawn images, it has a very odd feel and mood that borders on morose. If you are a Disney fan, I don’t need to tell you whether to get this movie or not, but if you have a happy, bright eyed 3 year old, do not ruin her day with this. Or worse, she now won’t wear her Sleeping Beauty costume for Halloween because of this trauma so I have to get her another costume!