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| OmegaDog 1083th Post
 
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|  "DVD Platinum Special Edition EX Plus Alpha"
, posted Sat 14 Feb 21:10
From the article: To accommodate the sharper DVD image quality, more than 20% of the original artwork has been enhanced, with some characters redrawn to add more facial detail, and backgrounds in many scenes have been touched up for color and detail. Stars in the sky presented perhaps the biggest challenge, with a total of 92 star scenes reworked to be more believable on the TV screen.
Huh... I wonder if people will be able to compile before/after comparisons -- I'd be interested in seeing what exactly they fix up. It would be kinda hard to do the comparisons, though, if VHS is the only available source for the "before" images.
As for Brother Bear, I never actually gave myself a chance to see it in theaters. I've heard it's awesome visually -- but I've also heard the story's a bit trite. Eh, either way, I'll catch it on DVD.
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| Dr Baghead 2804th Post
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| "Re(1):Finally! ^^" , posted Sat 14 Feb 21:43
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For those who care:
Aladdin finally comes to DVD
I heard about that earlier last week, I can't wait! (it also means Return of Jafar and King of Theives will hit DVD shortly after... it would be nice if Disney would release a box set of the TV series too, but that'll never happen)
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With all the recent Disney DVD's that have been coming out(classics along with the new ones) I'm excited about this.
I think Disney is currently releasing one "modern" and one "golden age" DVD set every year... this year is Alice and Aladin, last was Sleeping Beauty and Lion King, (and although not the same year Snow White and Beauty and the Beast are to be included with them) unless their release plans have changed count on that for years to come.
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*sighs* Now,whatever happened to Mulan? Gah,can't find that in stores anywhere.
Disney takes movies off the market after a few months... The reason is if you could walk into a store at any give time and buy Aladin, you wouldn't give a crap... but if it's rerelease is a big deal AND you only have two months to get it before they stop this run, you're going to hurry your ass down to the book store and grab a copy.
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Also,Brother Bear should be coming out soon.
I bet you're looking forward to the commentary track by the moose's... heck, I haven't seen the movie and I am! (assuming it's what I've been lead to believe and it's a real commentary and not like Ice Age were they comment on two scenes then are done with it... that would be lame.)
This picture is unusally orange no?
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| talbaineric 5826th Post
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| "Re(2):Finally! ^^" , posted Sun 15 Feb 06:12
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I think Disney is currently releasing one "modern" and one "golden age" DVD set every year... this year is Alice and Aladin, last was Sleeping Beauty and Lion King, (and although not the same year Snow White and Beauty and the Beast are to be included with them) unless their release plans have changed count on that for years to come.
Hasn't Beauty and the Beast already come out? I saw the DVD at the Disney store. Ugh,I should've gotten it when I had the chance. Can't wait for payday so I can get that. I would also get Lion King,I loved the movie a lot when I was a kid,but now I think I'll pass,I'm kind of tired of them overdoing the franchise,so I'm gonna pass on getting the DVD. Timon and Pumbaa rule though.
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I bet you're looking forward to the commentary track by the moose's... heck, I haven't seen the movie and I am! (assuming it's what I've been lead to believe and it's a real commentary and not like Ice Age were they comment on two scenes then are done with it... that would be lame.)
Hell yeah,yeah,the commentary is excellent,they also have snippets have it on the official site. The movie's good,and I'm glad it didn't bomb at the box office and proved to be a hit. Rutt and Tuke are the shiz.
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| talbaineric 5827th Post
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| "Re(4):Finally! ^^" , posted Sun 15 Feb 12:45
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Hasn't Beauty and the Beast already come out?
It has, I was saying it and Snow White are considered part of the new series of 2-Disk Special Edition DVD's coming out.
Hell yeah,yeah,the commentary is excellent,they also have snippets have it on the official site. The movie's good,and I'm glad it didn't bomb at the box office and proved to be a hit. Rutt and Tuke are the shiz.
So it's a REAL commentary track, then? Not just for two scenes?! Cool, I'm renting that for sure!
Oh heh. Misunderstood. So,Snow White will be coming out next? You know,the Alice in Wonderland cover artwork was excellent. I'm not fond of the movie much,but I wanna buy it for the cover. *heh* I know. Dumb reason.
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| talbaineric 5840th Post
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| "Re(2):Yo BC!" , posted Wed 18 Feb 05:42
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The only Disney DVDs I have are POTC and The Great Mouse Detective(anyone appreciated this classic as much as I did?)
^__^' I can't for the life of me figure out which movie "PotC" is... it's probably something obvious, isn't it.
And Great Mouse Detectives rules, I should have picked up the DVD but I'm holding out in hopes it get a 2-Disc set someday... although unlike what some people assume, it's NOT original, it's based on a series of books called "Basil of Baker Street"... I read one in 4th grade, I remember an illustration of an all out mouse brawl on a ship.
POTC is Pirates of the Carribean,Dr.B.
And yeah,Great Mouse Detective was such an underappreicated movie. And yeah,that movie wasn't original in the least,but still,it was good.
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| Izek
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| "Re(1):Destino!" , posted Wed 18 Feb 16:37
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One Disney production I'm really hope they release is Destino; that weird collaboration between Walt DIsney and Salvador Dali(!) which was released last year. It took them 58 years to finish it though, ouch.
Hehe it will be interesting to hear what Roy has to say if it actually wins:
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Disney execs are reportedly petrified about what they should do concerning the Oscar nomination that this Salvador Dalí -- inspired animated short just received. Should the studio run an aggressive campaign in an effort to claim this acclaimed award, but then run the risk of allowing "Destino"'s executive producer -- Roy E. Disney -- the opportunity to speak directly to 200 million TV viewers worldwide?
I'm told that there was much rejoicing inside the Team Disney Burbank building yesterday as studio execs met to discuss all the Academy Award nominations that the Walt Disney Company just earned.
The suits were said to be particularly pleased with Johnny Depp's nomination as best actor in Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl." According to someone who was there, "The execs don't think that Depp has a snowball's chance in hell of actually winning the Oscar. But his nomination will make it that much easier for the Mouse to move a couple hundred thousand more copies of the 'Pirates' video and DVD. So the company will be happy to mount a campaign for Johnny if it will help support sales of the film. "
But when the subject of "Destino" came up, I'm told that representatives of Disney's PR department were petrified. They were said to be beside themselves, fretting about what they should do about this Oscar-nominated short.
"This is really a lose/lose situation for the Walt Disney Company," said one studio insider. "If the studio doesn't mount a really aggressive promotional campaign in order to claim a Best Animated Short Oscar for 'Destino,' Roy and Stanley get the right to complain that the Disney Company deliberately torpedoed this film's chance. Out of fear over what Walt's nephew might say once he gets up on stage at the Kodak Theatre."
"On the other hand, if Disney does put together a great Academy Award promotional campaign for 'Destino' and the short does actually win, all the suits still have to sit there and sweat. Wondering if Roy is going to use his opportunity -- standing there in front of over 200 million television viewers worldwide -- to talk about his campaign to remove Eisner."
Well, while Disney execs were worrying about what Walt's nephew might say were the former Disney board member to actually make it up onstage at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre, Roy E. Disney was being extremely gracious and kind as he spoke with the press about "Destino"'s Oscar nomination. In a statement that was released through his www.savedisney.com website, Roy was quoted as saying:
"WOW!!! Oscar® Nominations are one of those things you hope like the dickens for -- and even talk yourself into believing you could receive -- and then get in a really cold sweat when the day comes. Well, this time we got one, for Destino! I am absolutely thrilled to the bone. A lot of love and hard work went into this short film by a lot of dedicated people, and my deepest thanks go to each of them. They always say that 'just getting nominated is honor enough,' and while that's true, I would sure love to win the Oscar® itself!"
In a gesture that impressed many voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Roy's statement over at www.savedisney.com featured a direct link back to a web page which listed every person who worked on "Destino."
"Making sure that credit is given where credit is due? That's a pretty classy thing for Roy to do," said one animator (Who asked not to be name, out of fear of reprisals from Disney Company officials). "That's one of the reasons that 'Destino' 's got my vote."
"But -- to be honest, Jim -- the real reason that I'm voting for 'Destino' is I just have to hear what Roy will say should his short win," this animator concluded. "Will he take the high road and just thank the Academy for honoring Dalí and Walt Disney's dream? Or will he take the low road and -- on ABC yet, the Disney Company's own television network -- lambaste Michael Eisner for being such a bonehead? Ah, there's no way I'm missing the Academy Awards this year!"
It's just this sort of sentiment that has execs at the Walt Disney Company concerned. Which is why they're reportedly looking into the rules of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to see who's actually allowed to accept the Oscar for Best Animated Short. Traditionally, it's just the film's director and producer who are allowed up onstage to accept the award and make a short statement. But then -- given the pivotal part Roy played in finally getting this 58-year-old production rolling once more -- it only stands to reason that Walt's nephew would also be allowed up on stage. To bask in the glory and -- perhaps -- make a brief comment of his own.
But -- for now -- Roy's just basking in the glory of having been nominated for such a prestigious honor. And the execs at the Walt Disney Company? They're allegedly already fretting about how they're going to get through the next few weeks. As the members of the Hollywood press corps continually badger the studio's PR department about what Disney's going to do about "Destino."
Me personally? I can't wait 'til February 29th -- Academy Award night -- to see how this all plays out.
- Credit: Jim Hill
On Al:
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Aladdin scribes interviewed for disc... but not paid
At the WordPlayer forums, Aladdin writers Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio confirm that they were interviewed for the upcoming Platinum Edition of the film. Rossio adds that:
Even though Aladdin is the 3rd highest selling video of all time (behind Titanic and Lion King) and even though the writers receive zero dimes from that ...
And even though the DVD is expected to generate another 300 million or so ... again, without a dime going to the writers ...
... and they know that ...
And even though they asked us to do an interview for the DVD as a 'value added feature' ...
... the studio went out of their way to assure us that there would be 'no compensation' for our involvement.
Disney, gotta love 'em.
- Credit: James
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