Difference between Platinum and Masterpiece?

[Gregorian Chant]

What is the difference between a Platinum Edition and a Masterpiece or Special Edition? What qualifies a movie as a Platinum Edition or otherwise? If there is already a thread, you can just point me to it.

[Timon/Pumbaa fan]

Platinum Editions have much better DVD quailty than the Masterpiece/Special Editions. As for why some movies get Platinum Editions and others don't, the main reason is because the movies that get Platinum Editions are considered Disney's best movies. Not that Sleeping Beauty/Alice/Pocahontas were terrible fims, but they aren't as memorable as the other movies that get Platinum Editions.

[Gregorian Chant]

That surely does help. But that leads to another question (what is it with me and my questions?? ) Is there a release schedule for the "non-Platinum" special editions like there is for the Platinum releases?

[The Lizard King]

Platinum Editions have much better DVD quailty than the Masterpiece/Special Editions.

Hogwash. The ME/SE DVDs look just as good as the PE DVDs IMHO.

As for why some movies get Platinum Editions and others don't, the main reason is because the movies that get Platinum Editions are considered Disney's best movies. Not that Sleeping Beauty/Alice/Pocahontas were terrible fims, but they aren't as memorable as the other movies that get Platinum Editions.

More hogwash. The Platinum title is reserved for the 10 highest-grossing Disney films (box office and home video) of all-time. They are hardly "Disney's best movies."

To the original poster, read the following:

http://www.ultimatedisney.com/releasetypes.htm

TLK

[rexcrk]

Platinum Editions have much better DVD quailty than the Masterpiece/Special Editions.

Hogwash. The ME/SE DVDs look just as good as the PE DVDs IMHO.

As for why some movies get Platinum Editions and others don't, the main reason is because the movies that get Platinum Editions are considered Disney's best movies. Not that Sleeping Beauty/Alice/Pocahontas were terrible fims, but they aren't as memorable as the other movies that get Platinum Editions.

More hogwash. The Platinum title is reserved for the 10 highest-grossing Disney films (box office and home video) of all-time. They are hardly "Disney's best movies."

Actually after looking at all the Platinums they're going to be releasing I have to say that with the exception of Cinderella, Lady and the Tramp, Jungle Book, and 101 Dalmatians, those ARE some of my favorite Disney Movies

[Timon/Pumbaa fan]

Platinum Editions have much better DVD quailty than the Masterpiece/Special Editions.

Hogwash. The ME/SE DVDs look just as good as the PE DVDs IMHO.

You know when I say DVD quaility I'm also referring to the bonus material. Plus sometimes the Platinums look slightly better than ME/SE. IMO

As for why some movies get Platinum Editions and others don't, the main reason is because the movies that get Platinum Editions are considered Disney's best movies. Not that Sleeping Beauty/Alice/Pocahontas were terrible fims, but they aren't as memorable as the other movies that get Platinum Editions.

More hogwash. The Platinum title is reserved for the 10 highest-grossing Disney films (box office and home video) of all-time. They are hardly "Disney's best movies."

To the original poster, read the following:

http://www.ultimatedisney.com/releasetypes.htm

Remember I didn't say those films were Disney's best movies, I said that those movies are "CONSIDERED Disney's best movies". Most people would probably consider the top highest grossing films to be great films just because they do well at the box office(how else did Titanic win all those awars?) and this is the case for Disney as well.

[Lars Vermundsberget]

I've never used that word "hogwash" before, but IMO that goes for the bonus material of The Lion King PE.

It's just a marketing ploy, I tell you!

[The Lizard King]

I've never used that word "hogwash" before, but IMO that goes for the bonus material of The Lion King PE.

It's just a marketing ploy, I tell you!

Amen, brother!

BTW, "hogwash" means "bullsh*t," but I was trying to be semi-diplomatic in my response to Timon/Pumba fan.

TLK

[The Lizard King]

Actually after looking at all the Platinums they're going to be releasing I have to say that with the exception of Cinderella, Lady and the Tramp, Jungle Book, and 101 Dalmatians, those ARE some of my favorite Disney Movies

So, for you, only 6 out of the 10 Platinums are among your favorite Disney movies. This just reinforces my point that the 10 Platinums at not "Disney's best movies," as Timon/Pumba fan stated in an earlier post.

TLK