A hit & miss big film from the 60's detailing how the Grimm Brothers collected their stories for the joy of the world to behold. Back in the 60's the film industry was losing audiences due to the popularity of TV so film had to use different ruses to lure the crowds back. In the 50's, the widescreen format was being used to tout the epic-ness of the film experience (3D was another technique). By the time the early 60's came around a device known as Cinerama was used (3 screens to duplicate one wide screen image) to further entice people to ditch their boob tubes behind. On paper & I guess on the big screen (s), the conceit worked but when watched at home (unless its a newly restored version like the recent How the West Was Won re-release on blu-ray) then the image suffers which is the case here. There are no close-ups to speak of & much of the imagery appears muddled & blurry so my experience viewing this film was problematic at best & enjoyable in the least. Having Russ Tamblyn perform a dance number or to see the magic of George Pal (he co-directed the stop motion sequences) is a task when it shouldn't be.
