Something that also springs to mind is the bonus feature of Glen Keane directly comparing the designs of Ariel and Pocahontas on the upcoming Pocahontas set soon to be released (I've already seen it on the previously released R2 DVD). Be sure to check it out, not only is it interesting, it's funny!
I always look forward to seeing deleted scenes and examples of rough animation. I really wish they'd do more features on the voice talents, though.
Sunset Girl wrote:Something that also springs to mind is the bonus feature of Glen Keane directly comparing the designs of Ariel and Pocahontas on the upcoming Pocahontas set soon to be released (I've already seen it on the previously released R2 DVD). Be sure to check it out, not only is it interesting, it's funny!
And comparing Disney's Pocahontas to a more historical rendition of Pocahontas.
"Fifteen years from now, when people are talking about 3-D, they will talk about the business before 'Monsters vs. Aliens' and the business after 'Monsters vs. Aliens.' It's the line in the sand." - Greg Foster, IMAX chairman and president
I loved Bambi's special features. I really enjoyed watching the people who VOICED the characters! I chuckled at how Donnie Dunagan didn't tell anyone he was the voice of "Bambi" while in the Marines. I could only imagine...
Aladdin's 2 hour making-of, a real pleasure to watch
Lilo and Stitch 2 hours making of on the special edition (already released at Xmas in France ), very different from previous Disney's makingof, a real intrusion in the lifes and works of the moviemakers with interviews of great artists!
Pocahontas Special edition's Glenn Keane drawing session
The whole 2nd disc of Mary Poppins, charming and touching features!
Sunset Girl wrote:Something that also springs to mind is the bonus feature of Glen Keane directly comparing the designs of Ariel and Pocahontas on the upcoming Pocahontas set soon to be released (I've already seen it on the previously released R2 DVD). Be sure to check it out, not only is it interesting, it's funny!
And comparing Disney's Pocahontas to a more historical rendition of Pocahontas.
And a little unfair, as it was a woodcut of the painting Glen used. The original isn't anywhere near as bad:
Virtual Galleries (Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast) I like galleries, but they tend to get somewhat tedious to wade through and can sometimes be dull compared to other features. The idea of the virtual galleries totally rectifies all of that. The CGI menus make you feel like you're walking through a themed museum, and the audio snippets by the myterious hostess are cool to listen to. Although it seems the virtual galleries have died, Disney seems to have still retained the hostess, as she appears again on the Bambi DVD. Here's hoping she makes a return for Cinderella's.
Deleted Songs/Song Demos (Alice in Wonderland, Aladdin) I love deleted scenes, and I love deleted song even more. We all know Disney writes and trashes tons of songs for their films before coming up with the final batch, but they rarely get to show us them. Alice and Aladdin, on the other hand, had a very nice batch of these. It's interesting to think of how those songs would have worked in the final film. My only complaint with these two sets is that they don't contain all (or at least most) of the songs recorded and/or demo'd (The Music Behind the Magic CD set has at least 7 other songs or so that were cut from Aladdin, and Alice in Wonderland's laserdisc has a whopping 13 more than what appears on its DVD).
Music Videos (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Mulan) No, I'm not talking about the crappy new remixes Disney loves to insert into their DVD's. I'm talking about the original music videos from the time of the film's release. These all bring back a lot of memories for me, and though I always fear Disney would forget them with each release because they may not be "hip" enough, Disney continues to be faithful in including them. Hopefully the inevitable Hunchback: SE will have the "Someday" music video by All4One which for some reason failed to appear on both the laserdisc (?!) and the current DVD release (come on, even Pocahontas' crappy Gold Classic DVD had the original videos).
"Making of" Documentaries A DVD never feels complete to me unless it has this (*cough*Alice*cough*). Despite the fact that I enjoy (most) commentaries, I much prefer documentaries probably because I'm a visual person. Disney's very good at creating meaty documentaries (The Lion King withstanding). My personal favorite of these would have to be Aladdin's "Diamond in the Rough." Yeah, Atlantis' is probably the most in-depth documentary Disney's ever produced (at least, until the Lilo: SE) but I found Aladdin's to be more entertaining (maybe because I just like the film more?).
Trailers Why can't Disney be more consistant with these? I love watching trailers for many reasons. First off, they act as a neat way to see how advertising has changed over the years (trailers from the late 80's/early 90's bring back nice memories, just like the original music videos do). Also, sometimes I feel like having a fix of a certain Disney movie, but don't feel like committing to watching the whole thing. The trailer sustains my fix in the span of 2-3 minutes, usually showing the best parts. Many times, if the trailer is edited well enough, I'd pop in the disc just to view the trailer again for its entertainment value. Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, The Emperor's New Groove, and Atlantis all have the best collections of trailers and TV spots that Disney's put out.
I agree with 2099net that the Canemaker interview "Walt's Nine Old Men" on the French Peter Pan is fantastic. I'm glad to hear that it may be included on Cinderella. Gives the rest of the world (=U.S.) a chance to see it too.
Noriel wrote:I loved Bambi's special features. I really enjoyed watching the people who VOICED the characters! I chuckled at how Donnie Dunagan didn't tell anyone he was the voice of "Bambi" while in the Marines. I could only imagine...
"Permission to speak, sir?"
"Say bird!"
Yeah that is great. I did like hearing from the people who were the voices. I was especially surprised kinda, that Ann Gillis who was in Gone with the Wind was a voice in Bambi too. She was (young) Faline. I thought that was pretty cool. Like after I watched Bambi I watched Gone with the Wind so I could make a voice comparison which, made me think it was a little hard to believe that she was the voice in Bambi. However she was yonger in Gone with the Wind than in Bambi.
I thought the audio commentary on Beauty and the Beast was quite funny.
("Ladies and gentlemen, if you scratch your DVD cases, you can get a whiff of the Beast's lair.") Ha ha.
My favs are the deleted scenes & songs and also the new and or old featurettes. Also like the new trailers for coming soon to DVD & coming attractions to theater.
I also like the audio commentary w/ Rutt & Tuke on Brother Bear- those two are hilarious.
There's alot of good features but two that I really enjoyed were the commentary with Rutt and Tuke and on the Bambi PE there was a feature where it showed the film being taken out of the vault and being fixed up and all which was pretty cool. Something else I found quite neat was watching all the different Jafar ideas on designing Jafar. And then there's some of those fun games that can be played. Like I said, there's alot of good features.
And comparing Disney's Pocahontas to a more historical rendition of Pocahontas.
), very different from previous Disney's makingof, a real intrusion in the lifes and works of the moviemakers with interviews of great artists! 
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