The Phantom Tollbooth on DVD!

[CyberFox]

Late last year, The Warner Archive Collection released "The Phantom Tollbooth" on DVD

I find it strange that the public attention towards this release is minimal or hush hush despite the cult classic status the film was given

[Randall]

It was mentioned in our Warner Archive thread, but got little comment. I have a copy already (on laserdisc), but haven't watched it in years.

[EricJ]

Think most people are either unaware that the Archive exists, unless they're archivists like us who have pretty much accepted that if Warner releases anything vintage on DVD nowadays, it's going to be for the Archive.
The prevailing mindset in which case is "Oh well, at least it's out", and those who want to buy it, do. (Which reminds me, I still haven't gotten around to getting that copy of Legend of the Superheroes, with so many Blu-ray titles in the way first.)

Me, I'm not a fan of artsy-talky-precious 70's-MGM Chuck, so I didn't, but I respect it enough not to begrudge it to others.

[Ben]

We did actually get this in for review and I'm trying to work my way up to getting back into the swing of things, but going through it over the Christmas break, I was reminded what a happy hippy era film and talky-talky to the point of boredom it was, even if its being very clever with wordplay, numbers and songs. But it's a slog to sit through again now.

[Bill1978]

I think The Phantom Tollbooth is the book I loved as a kid. I always get the title confused with another book - A Wrinkle In Time, I think

[Whippet Angel]

I also loved that book as a kid. I remember seeing the film on cartoon network sometime back in the 90's, and my reaction was "Eh...".

I'm surprised that there still hasn't been a full live-action adaptation after all these years.