Walt Disney’s Lady and the Tramp was a favorite of my sisters when we were growing up back in the early eighties. The film is just as old as my parents, and my mother remembers it as being one of her favorites also as a child. I have the film on DVD, and in the past year my daughters have watched it a few times also. On the back cover of the Blu-ray box, Time Magazine’s Richard Corliss called it “A winner that delights every new generation of children”. My family is the perfect example to go along with his quote and I could not agree more with it.

   The film is about a young cocker spaniel puppy named Lady by her wealthy owners. She lives in a nice home with a loving couple and they treat her like their own child. However, when the couple has their first child, Lady is kind of pushed aside and decided to venture out on her own. While doing so she meets the local stray that every dog catcher in town just can’t catch. He is known as Tramp and he knows his way around town and takes lady to all kinds of places. He takes her to the zoo to get her muzzle removed, and to his favorite Italian restaurant to eat a dish of pasta. All is fine and dandy until Lady is captured and put into the dog pound. Thankfully her owners come and claim her. While at home, her owners decide to take a trip and leave their newborn baby and lady with their aunt. Tramp makes his way to the house to apologize to Lady. He however spots rat making its way into the home. He makes his way into the house and fights the rat before it attacks the newborn baby. After the incident everyone blames Tramp for destroying the house, but in the end all comes together when it is discovered that the real culprit was the rat, and that Tramp is the hero.

   This is a film that can both be a fun watch for kids, but it also has it moments where it can be frightening. There are the aunts Siamese cats that make Lady look bad as they destroy the house and make themselves look like victims of Lady’s rage. There are also scenes in the dog pound where the other dogs talk about death, referring to the room where other dogs go in, but they never come out. Then there is the scene at the end of the film involving the rat and the baby that is very intense. So parents be warned this may not be suitable for children that are sensitive and my age recommendation for this film is a mature four and up.

   The Blu-ray disc also included a DVD copy of the film as well as many special features. There are never before seen deleted scenes and songs. A few featurettes such as Inside Walt’s Story Meeting, Diane Disney Miller: Remembering Dad, where she talks about her father Walt Disney. Lady’s Pedigree: The making of Lady and the Tramp, The Siamese Cat Song: Finding a Voice for the Cats and Puppypedia: Going to the Dogs.

   Overall, Lady and the Tramp is a must own Disney classic to add to your Blu-ray collection. It is one of the greatest films ever released by Disney and I’m sure that the Blu-ray version of the film will be an investment that is sure to stay in the family for generations to come. It is one of those classic films that just gets better with age. I highly recommend adding this Blu-ray disc to your Disney library.