!!!amateur review of witch mountain! early arrival!!!!

disneyfella · Post by **disneyfella** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 7:20 pm

o.k. don't ask me how i got it, but i got an early copy of Escape To Witch Mountain and i totally have the scoop this time! If you want to be suprised DON'T READ FURTHER. If you don't care or really want to know then continue because I'm spilling it all.

First of all, trojan mouse was right all along....they are one-disc sets. however, that doesn't mean they are skimpy or for that matter reformatted the Vault Disney line at all. after the previews, you get taken to a generic title page (a la barebones catalog titles like Savage Sam) where you have an option to explore the vault or watch the film. If you pick the film, you activate a really really cool animated menu that takes you to a new screen for the "normal" film part. here you can watch the sneak peeks (no new trailers), activate the audio commentary track, or watch the cartoon, "Pluto's Dream House" and of course watch the real film.

However, if you are a live-action guru and enjoy the old "Vault Disney" stuff you can click on the "vault" section where you go down the fantastic vault elevator (a la the original "vault Disney" titles) and enjoy three featurettes on the left and two on the right. "Conversations With John Hough" is kinda neat because he talks about his experience with the disney studios and how even after Walt's death his spirit was still there in the people. "Making the Escape" is a great documentary with interviews from director John Hough, Kim Richards (Tia Malone) Ike Eisenman(Tony Malone) and the bully kid with red hair (i forgot his name) and they are all grown up and stuff. The only problem with this is that it didn't seem as long as some of the other "Vault" documentaries; it ran for like 30-35 minutes or something. Sci-Fi disney is a compilation featurette with clips from everything like Tron and Armageddon to the Witch Mountain films and Unidentified Flying Oddball. There are also options to the right. Lost treasures is an extremely well done insight from Peter Ellenshaw's son Harrison Ellenshaw and shows clips from everything like Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken and Dick Tracy to Rob Roy the Highland Rogue. I was suprised by it's length and enjoyed this one very much. Also is the studio album from 1975. The door that usually leads to the "Production section" is still there and if you go down it it takes you to the gallery section with biographies, merchandising, advertising, and script excerpts (it's the same screen that appears when you go down the stairs and take a left in the original "vault" titles).

The picture is awesome! it's not like as pristine and digital like "The Rookie", but this film is over 25 years old! It has lovingly been restored in a widescreen format. I haven't had a chance to watch it yet with the surround sound on, but being THX certified gives me great hope for the 5.1 soundtrack. Honestly this is the best this film has ever looked!!!!

Like i said i can't give away my resources. these are awesome discs guys and i recommend snagging them up if you find them.

Post by **Luke** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 7:22 pm

Thanks for the scoop. Sounds very good.

poco · Post by **poco** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 7:30 pm

Thanks for the info. Sad about the first piece of news, but I'll get over it

goof ball · Post by **goof ball** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 7:42 pm

is there anyway you could scan the side and the back of the box??? also did it come with an insert? or any previews of future live action dvds???

Loomis · Post by **Loomis** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 7:45 pm

Well, that answers the big question, doesn't it?
Thanks, disneyfella.

I will be sure to check these out soon (although rumour has it they will be released in Oz soonish).

disneyfella · Post by **disneyfella** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 7:47 pm

actually i don't have a scanner otherwise i would, believe me i know what you're going through.
but the good news is YES IT DOES HAVE AN INSERT!!!!

(

....does a little dance....

) just a chapter selection on one side and a repeat of the cover art on the other side, but hey that's good enough for me.

no there are no previews for the other upcoming live action films. that's something that has always bothered me. there has been absolutely NO advertising for anything associated with the Vault Disney line. not even on other "vault" discs!!!! how do they expect people to buy them if they don't promote them? sheesh!

poco · Post by **poco** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 8:17 pm

there has been absolutely NO advertising for anything associated with the Vault Disney line. not even on other "vault" discs!!!! how do they expect people to buy them if they don't promote them? sheesh!

true, tis true

preach it brother!

Post by **Luke** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 11:15 pm

Loomis wrote:Well, that answers the big question, doesn't it?

I think Trojan Mouse answered that question for us at least a month ago.

Loomis · Post by **Loomis** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 11:25 pm

Luke wrote:
Loomis wrote:Well, that answers the big question, doesn't it?
I think Trojan Mouse answered that question for us at least a month ago.

Well...yeah...but...er....that ALSO answers it!

Phew! That was a smoooooth recovery....

disneyfella · Post by **disneyfella** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 2:58 pm

after further exploring the disc, i found out that there was another "witch mountain" film. Beyond Witch Mountain was the third film in the series starring Eddie Albert. It was apparently shown on TV, but does anyone have any idea of where to get a copy of it?

Captain Hook · Post by **Captain Hook** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 3:02 pm

Loomis wrote:
Luke wrote: I think Trojan Mouse answered that question for us at least a month ago.
Well...yeah...but...er....that ALSO answers it!

Phew! That was a smoooooth recovery....

Winnie the Pooh on Trojan Mouse. I'm never talking to him again, being right and all. J/K!!! Well, I'm still crying

but I'll be alright I suppose.

Loomis · Post by **Loomis** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 4:07 am

Also this went up on DVDFile today:

http://www.dvdfile.com/software/review/ ... ntain.html

Captain Hook · Post by **Captain Hook** » Sat Sep 06, 2003 6:33 pm

Loomis wrote:Also this went up on DVDFile today:

http://www.dvdfile.com/software/review/ ... ntain.html

Thanks for the information Loomis!

jesus_brer · Post by **jesus_brer** » Sun Sep 07, 2003 5:02 pm

thanks for the info

Captain Hook · Post by **Captain Hook** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 10:38 am

I'm still sad about this being only a one-disc release. Does this mean that all future movies will be one-disc?

Loomis · Post by **Loomis** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 5:05 pm

Captain Hook wrote:I'm still sad about this being only a one-disc release. Does this mean that all future movies will be one-disc?

Not necessarily. I believe that the SEs coming out next year will be 2 disc ones (i.e. these ones).

disneyfella · Post by **disneyfella** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 8:25 pm

any clue as to when we'll find out if Darby will be a 2-disc set for sure?

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