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by Mr. Yagoobian
Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:52 am
Forum: Main Disney
Topic: Studio Ghibli Blu-Ray
Replies: 80
Views: 34888

I've just recently become interested in the Studio Ghibli films, after borrowing Ponyo from my local library. This was the first time I'd seen a Japanese animated film, and it was outstanding! I will probably be getting my own copy on Blu-ray soon. :) Besides the upcoming Nausicaä of the Valley of ...
by Mr. Yagoobian
Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:50 pm
Forum: Main Disney
Topic: Alice in Wonderland: 60th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray, 2011
Replies: 456
Views: 160653

Also confirmed region free by <a href="http://bluray.liesinc.net/">bluray.liesinc.net</a>.
by Mr. Yagoobian
Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:31 am
Forum: Main Disney
Topic: Blu-Ray vs. DVD
Replies: 44
Views: 16066

The so-called average film is still shot on 35mm motion picture film. The process of placing motion picture film content onto DVD is one of subtraction, no matter the genre or style. 35mm release prints, 2k digital cinema presentation formats, & BD all share one thing in common: exponentially gr...
by Mr. Yagoobian
Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:27 am
Forum: Main Disney
Topic: Where do we stand on 3D Releases?
Replies: 64
Views: 14735

I draw the line on re-buying DAC in 3D. To paraphrase a comment I read elsewhere online it's like colourizing black and white movies and I don't care for that kind of alteration. I'm waiting to see the results, myself. I've heard nothing but good things about the 3D rendering of <i>BaTB</i>. Most o...
by Mr. Yagoobian
Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:18 am
Forum: Main Disney
Topic: Captain Nemo (Live-Action)
Replies: 69
Views: 28032

Under the heading of Nothing to Do with the Reboot---

For those waiting to see vintage live-action Disney titles debut on BD, industry insider Penton-Man over at blu-ray.com dropped a nice little <a href="http://forum.blu-ray.com/insider-discussion/31882-club-penton-ask-questions-hollywood-insider-penton-man-824.html#post4216351">tidbit</a> i...
by Mr. Yagoobian
Tue Jan 04, 2011 10:59 am
Forum: Main Disney
Topic: Where do we stand on 3D Releases?
Replies: 64
Views: 14735

WDHE says they'll release <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE7023XZ20110103">15</a> films on 3D BD next year? <i>Tangled, Tron: Legacy, The Lion King, Beauty & the Beast, Bolt, Meet the Robinsons, The Nightmare Before Christmas, G-Force</i>, and <i>Chicken Little</i>. That ...
by Mr. Yagoobian
Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:00 pm
Forum: Main Disney
Topic: Tangled DVD/Blu-ray Discussion (March 29)
Replies: 462
Views: 151285

I dunno...I've been happy to loan out a number of movies without really losing anything from my home library. I've played a couple bundled digital copies on plane trips, and a few of the DVDs on roadtrips with the kids. Honestly, I think what I like best about the bundles I've bought is I've been ab...
by Mr. Yagoobian
Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:30 am
Forum: Main Disney
Topic: Where do we stand on 3D Releases?
Replies: 64
Views: 14735

I've enjoyed my 3D experiences at the cinema, though they have been few. My PS3 can play 3D, thanks to Sony's upgrades, but I don't know when I'll be able to buy a new TV. I may hold out for the glasses-less 3D sets, at which Toshiba and Sony are hard at work, but that'll take some time and they'll ...
by Mr. Yagoobian
Sun Jan 02, 2011 9:51 pm
Forum: Main Disney
Topic: Tangled DVD/Blu-ray Discussion (March 29)
Replies: 462
Views: 151285

While I won't dispute your numbers (even though you haven't sourced them), <i>Avatar</i>: Extended is your only example that holds any weight, since all of the other titles had DVDs bundled with their Blu-rays. You could just as easily state 100% of all copies of some of those titles sold were on D...
by Mr. Yagoobian
Mon Dec 27, 2010 5:49 pm
Forum: Main Disney
Topic: Tangled DVD/Blu-ray Discussion (March 29)
Replies: 462
Views: 151285

Dear DVD: It's not you. It's me. You're just...so standard definition. You've been a valuable part of the organization, don't get me wrong. 95% US household penetration, the most successful electronics product launch ever, redefining the significance of the home entertainment industry, vast amounts ...
by Mr. Yagoobian
Sat Dec 25, 2010 6:14 am
Forum: Main Disney
Topic: Disney/Ghibli discussion
Replies: 52
Views: 16810

I wonder why they're being so random about what they're releasing on blu-ray and what they're only releasing on DVD. If only for the sake of uniformity, I wish they'd release them all on Blu. They're not Disney's films. Disney can't release any Ghibli films on BD that Ghibli has yet to release on B...
by Mr. Yagoobian
Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:34 pm
Forum: Main Disney
Topic: Song of the South: Too Offensive to Release on DVD?
Replies: 672
Views: 196351

The fact that Uncle Remus is free to close up his home and openly leave the plantation for Atlanta in a carriage in mid-afternoon clearly sets the film after slavery is abolished. How else could this key plot point be possible? The specificity of setting (noted by the screenwriter in many interview...
by Mr. Yagoobian
Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:55 am
Forum: Main Disney
Topic: Song of the South: Too Offensive to Release on DVD?
Replies: 672
Views: 196351

merlinjones wrote: In point of fact, "Song of the South" takes place post-slavery --
Just out of curiosity, can you point to anything in the film that makes explicit the time element of the setting?
by Mr. Yagoobian
Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:54 am
Forum: Main Disney
Topic: Old Disney Christmas live-action films? Are there any?
Replies: 3
Views: 2520

It's not a particularly extended scene, but Christmas is celebrated in <i>Swiss Family Robinson</i>.
by Mr. Yagoobian
Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:49 am
Forum: Main Disney
Topic: WDT censorship?
Replies: 16
Views: 8068

It would seem that very little here constitutes anything resembling actual *censorship* and that censorship is neither precisely nor exclusively what you're looking for.
by Mr. Yagoobian
Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:41 am
Forum: Main Disney
Topic: Song of the South: Too Offensive to Release on DVD?
Replies: 672
Views: 196351

...so? Why on *earth* are you invested in whether or not he cares or listens or disagrees? Goliath and I go back a bit; we've been having serious discussions and heated debates here for almost 2 years now. What do I care? I don't want to be rude but, you don't understand that question. And I don't ...
by Mr. Yagoobian
Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:24 am
Forum: Main Disney
Topic: Song of the South: Too Offensive to Release on DVD?
Replies: 672
Views: 196351

They are cowards end of story. Yup. But... they did have the guts to put the Tar Baby in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (watch the scene when Eddie is driving into Toontown), and I thought Huck Finn covered darker themes, and that one is out on DVD. Same with Treaure of Matecumbe , it's got the KKK in it ...
by Mr. Yagoobian
Tue Dec 14, 2010 5:00 pm
Forum: Main Disney
Topic: Song of the South: Too Offensive to Release on DVD?
Replies: 672
Views: 196351

The film itself would seem to be lacking in outright educational value---clearly, if it's possible to pose the following in all earnestness--- But black people singing being happy as they make money working for their former "owners" who happen to be nice to them and making friends with the...
by Mr. Yagoobian
Tue Dec 14, 2010 12:08 pm
Forum: Main Disney
Topic: Song of the South: Too Offensive to Release on DVD?
Replies: 672
Views: 196351

Why do I get the feeling you're reading way too much in my posts (and, apparently, other people's, posts as well)? I think you're simply seeing things that aren't there. And this isn't the first time. Nice try; no sale. Are you honestly telling me that you actually listen to what I say about music,...
by Mr. Yagoobian
Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:06 pm
Forum: General Home Video
Topic: Disney Documentaries DVD Giveaway
Replies: 86
Views: 35043

Oswald.

He's one lucky rabbit.