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RE: The Disney Platinum Edition DVD/Bluray Thread.. - 30/10/2008 10:22:13 PM   
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O, woe is me. Well not really. What do you reckon I should do: Sleeping Beauty Blu-Ray or Sleeping Beauty standard with lovely packaging? Really cannot wait to see this film again.

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RE: The Disney Platinum Edition DVD/Bluray Thread.. - 6/11/2008 12:33:23 PM   
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Bought Sleeping Beauty Platinum edition on standard DVD. Fantastic film. BUT, while the film is supposed to be in 2.55: 1 aspect ratio, I seem to have something that looks more like 1.85:1. The picture looks like it has been stretched upwards and the characters are quite thin looking.

The difference is really noticeable when you see clips of the film in the special features in Disk 2 which DO appear to be in the correct ratio (much thicker black bars top and bottom and picture not stretched)

As far as I know there's nothing wrong with my DVD player which plays all other DVD's correctly. Any one else experienced this? I love the film itself but am I pissed at this or what!

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RE: The Disney Platinum Edition DVD/Bluray Thread.. - 13/11/2008 8:41:15 PM   
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 I personally felt the aspect ratio was fantastic! But that may be because the last time I saw it was on a VHS.

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RE: The Disney Platinum Edition DVD/Bluray Thread.. - 14/11/2008 11:53:53 PM   
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RE: The Disney Platinum Edition DVD/Bluray Thread.. - 16/11/2008 1:49:15 PM   
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 I already mentioned this on another post, but Amazon are seeling the Special Edition of Aladdin for £21.99:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Aladdin-Special-Scott-Weinger/dp/B0002FR0TC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1226515464&sr=1-3

Hurry though 'cause there are only 4 left in stock.

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RE: The Disney Platinum Edition DVD/Bluray Thread.. - 27/11/2008 8:41:38 PM   
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 Does anyone actually own Fantasia on DVD or VHS?

I have a Region 1 60th Anniversary Edition, and the picture quality is absolutely horrifying. Does anyone have any idea if this is the best edition of the film that has been released thus far, or there was another limited out-of-the-Disney-Vault release in some other country with better quality picture?


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RE: The Disney Platinum Edition DVD/Bluray Thread.. - 29/11/2008 12:58:48 AM   
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RE: The Disney Platinum Edition DVD/Bluray Thread.. - 30/11/2008 12:31:52 PM   
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 I have all the Disney releases on DVD and I can't recall Fantasia's P/Q as "absolutely horrifying". It's been a long time since I watched it though, so I made a quick online search for reviews of the DVD version that I own (R2) and they seem to agree on that the quality is just fine. Not superb, but fine.
However, Disney is surely going to re-release all of their classics anyway, so I'm sure you with a little bit of patience will be able to get a much better version of it in the (hopefully) not too distant future - whether it will be on Blu-ray or standard DVD.

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RE: The Disney Platinum Edition DVD/Bluray Thread.. - 30/11/2008 1:20:35 PM   
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 I have the Fantasia  dvd as well but I thought the PQ was good


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RE: The Disney Platinum Edition Dvd/Bluray thread - 30/11/2008 3:37:24 PM   
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 I had watched snippets of the Sleeping Beauty Platinum Edition dvd and was amazed at the perfect picture quality. This served to get me into a Disney mood and i popped Fantasia into the dvd player, only to be appalled at what i saw. Very grainy, some parts are pixellated, and at one point in the Toccata and Fugue segment i could actually see the edge of the frame, not to mention the rounded corners of the frame. It's not unwatchable, but it pales in comparison to the my image of the Platinum Edition.

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RE: The Disney Platinum/Special Edition DVD/Bluray Thre... - 5/12/2008 7:08:36 AM   
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ORIGINAL: DouglasG

The Disney Platinum/Special Edition Thread
 
 
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Complete List of Disney Platinum Editions:
 
Released:
 
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves - Released October 2001
Beauty and the Beast - Released October 2002
The Lion King - Released October 2003
Aladdin - Released October 2004
Bambi - Released March 2005
Cinderella  - Released October 2005
Lady and the Tramp - Released February 2006
The Little Mermaid - Released October 2006
Peter Pan - Released March 2007
The Jungle Book - Released October 2007
101 Dalmatians - Released March 2008
Sleeping Beauty - Released October 2008 - Also in Bluray

Coming Soon

Pinocchio - Released March 2009 - Also in Bluray
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves - Released October 2009 - Also in Bluray
Fantasia - Released March 2010 - Also in Bluray
Fantasia - Released March 2010 - Also in Bluray
Beauty and the Beast  - Released October 2010 - Also in Bluray
 
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FAQ
 
Will Song of the South be released on DVD?
There has been no official statement of Song of the South being released on DVD/Bluray in the near future.


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Thread Updated on 20/10/08




How come Fantasia is listed twice?


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RE: The Disney Platinum/Special Edition DVD/Bluray Thre... - 5/12/2008 7:09:02 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Squidward Hark Bugle

quote:

ORIGINAL: DouglasG

The Disney Platinum/Special Edition Thread
 
 
____________________________________________________________
 
Complete List of Disney Platinum Editions:
 
Released:
 
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves - Released October 2001
Beauty and the Beast - Released October 2002
The Lion King - Released October 2003
Aladdin - Released October 2004
Bambi - Released March 2005
Cinderella  - Released October 2005
Lady and the Tramp - Released February 2006
The Little Mermaid - Released October 2006
Peter Pan - Released March 2007
The Jungle Book - Released October 2007
101 Dalmatians - Released March 2008
Sleeping Beauty - Released October 2008 - Also in Bluray

Coming Soon

Pinocchio - Released March 2009 - Also in Bluray
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves - Released October 2009 - Also in Bluray
Fantasia - Released March 2010 - Also in Bluray
Fantasia - Released March 2010 - Also in Bluray
Beauty and the Beast  - Released October 2010 - Also in Bluray
 
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FAQ
 
Will Song of the South be released on DVD?
There has been no official statement of Song of the South being released on DVD/Bluray in the near future.


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Recent Cover Art Revealed

 

Thread Updated on 20/10/08




How come Fantasia is listed twice?



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RE: The Disney Platinum/Special Edition DVD/Bluray Thre... - 5/12/2008 10:13:11 AM   
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 Will it be Fantasia 2000 as a seperate release?

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RE: The Disney Platinum/Special Edition DVD/Bluray Thre... - 5/12/2008 3:48:24 PM   
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Will it be Fantasia 2000 as a seperate release?


If that's the case then that is FUCKING AWESOME!

I won't get my hopes up, and anyway, a Platinum Edition of Fantasia is FUCKING AWESOME in its own right.


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RE: The Disney Platinum/Special Edition DVD/Bluray Thre... - 20/12/2008 3:24:32 PM   
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 Does anyone have a significant number of the Platinum Editions that they're able to observe the progression of the picture quality from oldest to newest? I'd love to hear that the picture quality is continuously getting better, because (judging from Sleeping Beauty) Fantasia looks like it'll be sublimely beautiful in its Platinum Edition Blu-Ray release.

Anyone?


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RE: The Disney Platinum/Special Edition DVD/Bluray Thre... - 21/12/2008 4:34:34 AM   
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Will it be Fantasia 2000 as a seperate release?


Third post in a row, but I can't contain myself.

I don't know why I never looked this up before, but here it is anyway:

http://www.ultimatedisney.com/platinumedition-rollout-pressrelease-20091011.html

If you can't be bothered reading it, it states that not only will Fantasia be receiving a Platinum Edition release in March 2010, but so will Fantasia/2000.

YESSSS!!!!!!

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RE: The Disney Platinum/Special Edition DVD/Bluray Thre... - 2/1/2009 11:56:50 PM   
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 Watched Sleeping Beauty on Blu-Ray tonight. Absolutely astonishing. Crystal clear picture. The detail on some of the scenery is just unbelievable.

Looking forward to Pinocchio now!


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RE: The Disney Platinum/Special Edition DVD/Bluray Thre... - 2/1/2009 11:58:46 PM   
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 I hope for a better Oliver & Company DVD!

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RE: The Disney Platinum/Special Edition DVD/Bluray Thre... - 3/1/2009 2:37:27 AM   
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I don't understand this Disney Vault business? Why not just keep the films released all the time? I just saw Sleeping Beauty in BluRay and I'm amazed by how good the picture quality is. It makes it look like the film could be been released yesterday! Any idea if these Bluray Beauty and the Beast ect will contain any new extra features? The DVD seemed to very a pretty solid making of already.

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RE: The Disney Platinum/Special Edition DVD/Bluray Thre... - 3/1/2009 4:13:12 PM   
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RE my complaint about the Sleeping Beauty Standard DVD aspect ratio earlier in this thread.

Disney customer services got back to me in early December. Turns out there IS a fault with a whole load of the DVD's (whew, not just my imagination). There is a flag missing which means the picture is non-anamorphic.

They are pressing a whole load of fixed replacement discs. I'm waiting for mine at the moment,should be in my hands sometime before the end of January.

Easy enough to tell if you've got a dodgy copy. If the actual film has thinner black bars then the clips of the film on the special features disc and the characters seem strangely thin and tall; time to call the customer services number on the back of the DVD case.

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RE: The Disney Platinum/Special Edition DVD/Bluray Thre... - 4/1/2009 12:10:57 AM   
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I believe Disney would do this to increase sales. The DVD's are manufactured for about a year before they are cancelled and put in the vault. During the period between its first release and second release, those who missed it will be very, very eager to get again. Therefore, they get the burst of sales upon second release. It cant exactly be said to "work" until October 2009, by then Snow White will be re-released and we can confirm, or not wether its worked.

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RE: The Disney Platinum/Special Edition DVD/Bluray Thre... - 4/1/2009 12:59:25 AM   
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 I desperately want Beauty and the Beast on DVD, watching all the films on YouTube just doesn't do the beauty of the films justice.

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RE: The Disney Platinum/Special Edition DVD/Bluray Thre... - 4/1/2009 10:48:14 AM   
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Today I saw in Sainsbury's the Sleeping Beauty Deluxe Edition for £7. That's ridiculous if that's right. I'm annoyed I paid £17 now.

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RE: The Disney Platinum Edition DVD/Bluray Thread.. - 8/3/2009 11:36:34 AM   
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 With Mary Poppins and Oliver and Companys release last Monday, and Pinnochio tomorrow, I felt it was time to bump this thread.

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RE: The Disney Platinum Edition DVD/Bluray Thread.. - 8/3/2009 2:01:21 PM   
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 The Mary Poppins one seems to be kinda the same as the 40th anniversary that was released 5 years back now (a great release). Pinoccio though I want to try and get, I've still got to try and get the Sleeping Beauty release before it disappears.

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RE: The Disney Platinum Edition DVD/Bluray Thread.. - 8/3/2009 2:41:56 PM   
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 I got both Pinocchio (great film on a terrific DVD) and Oliver and Company (great film, ok DVD) recently, both superb.... was gonna get Mary Poppins but was too expensive (so was the whole of HMV's Disney range, around £22 each, complete rip off... I'm going to have to search deep next time I wanna buy a Disney DVD)....


On the Pinocchio DVD, it has adverts for both Snow White and Black Cauldron.... I think Snow White will be out late October (like Sleeping Beauty)... but does anyone know when Black Cauldron is out? I've never seen it and I'm very intrigued to get it when it's out...


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RE: The Disney Platinum Edition DVD/Bluray Thread.. - 8/3/2009 7:57:51 PM   
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 The Dutch blu-ray version has as a 3rd disc the dvd with it. Does the UK version has this as well?

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RE: The Disney Platinum Edition DVD/Bluray Thread.. - 8/3/2009 8:03:30 PM   
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The Dutch blu-ray version has as a 3rd disc the dvd with it. Does the UK version has this as well?


Both the UK and US have this aswell.
Also about the Black Cauldron, according to UltimateDisney, it will be out by the end of the year.

Anyone have any opinions on the new Disney Family Classics cover art?

 

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RE: The Disney Platinum Edition DVD/Bluray Thread.. - 8/3/2009 8:04:40 PM   
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quote:

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The Dutch blu-ray version has as a 3rd disc the dvd with it. Does the UK version has this as well?


Both the UK and US have this aswell.


Thanks
-edit- oh yeah, forgot to ask: does it come with a nice shiny & embossed slipcase as well, like the Dutch version? gotta love `em

And I think those covers are ugly as sin

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RE: The Disney Platinum Edition DVD/Bluray Thread.. - 9/3/2009 1:54:11 PM   
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 Just won the sleeping beauty deluxe package with the book on ebay for £15 (which I thought was a decent deal). I really do hope that it's not got a problem with the picture though like the one stated above as that would be a right pain, though I guess I could pick up a copy of the normal one from HMV and swap it then take the other one back... hmmmm... Either way I am excited! I had a brief look through the book in the shop and it looked a lot better than the 101 dalmations one (which was mainly artwork... nice but not too imformative) This one seemed to have more on how the film was made which is why I opted for it this time.

Quick question (whilst we are on the subject of disney) Disney sequels... usually a bit dodgy with some exceptions (I quite like the Aladdin sequels) But what about the little mermaid sequels. Basically I am wondering whether it is worth picking up the trilogy boxset or just the first film for £10 less... Anyone seen them? I hear the second is dodgy but the third one alright, would that be fair?

I am trying to catch up a little with some of these releases, some it is too late though (like the Lion King trilogy boxset going for upwards of £60 online)

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