The UK Announcement Thread

ichabod · Post by **ichabod** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 8:28 am

Enchantress wrote:Does anyone know if this copy of TLM is the anime version? It appears to be, but I don't want to just assume.

http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/RCS/3-/1112 ... oduct.html

Well It's nothing to do with any of Disney's LM stuff, that's obvious from the price, so yes I would assume it would be the anime.

Enchantress · Post by **Enchantress** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 10:57 am

ichabod wrote:
Enchantress wrote:Does anyone know if this copy of TLM is the anime version? It appears to be, but I don't want to just assume.

http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/RCS/3-/1112 ... oduct.html
Well It's nothing to do with any of Disney's LM stuff, that's obvious from the price, so yes I would assume it would be the anime.

Cool, I wasn't sure if it'd be one of the cheap imitations that seem to float around supermarkets, but with the large amount of Japanese names on the credits, I thought it could've been. I'm glad it is, I've always wanted to see it

ichabod · Post by **ichabod** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:49 am

Locomotive Chase rear

looks like 2.35:1

Poppins#1 · Post by **Poppins#1** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:13 pm

ichabod wrote:Locomotive Chase rear
looks like 2.35:1

Yeah, but the real question is, will it be 16x9 enhanced? The region 1 DVD is also 2.35 letterboxed and looks mighty poor projected on a hugh screen.

*edit* and by the way, region 2 Disney DVDs are notorious for not noting on the packaging whether or not they are anamorphic!!!

ichabod · Post by **ichabod** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:10 am

Well the news is in as far as That Darn Cat! is concerned.

It is anamorphic widescreen.

I've posted the images in this thread:
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/vie ... hp?t=12088

FrankV · Post by **FrankV** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:46 pm

Is the new UK DVD from A Kid in King Arthur's Court in widescreen?

ichabod · Post by **ichabod** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:44 pm

The back of the box says 1.85:1

FrankV · Post by **FrankV** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:51 pm

ichabod wrote:The back of the box says 1.85:1

OK, thanks.

Chernabog · Post by **Chernabog** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:52 am

FrankV wrote:
ichabod wrote:The back of the box says 1.85:1
OK, thanks.

And it is, I have bought it!

FrankV · Post by **FrankV** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 2:11 am

Chernabog wrote:
FrankV wrote: OK, thanks.
And it is, I have bought it!

Great! Thanks.

Enchantress · Post by **Enchantress** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 4:15 pm

Cover art released for 'Only Yesterday' number 14

ichabod · Post by **ichabod** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:17 am

Just a head's up to say I have actually received my copy of Follow Me Boys! today after finding it online for $4.89. Anyway, the back of the cover does state 126 mins, so that means all of the online retailers with 114 mins must be getting their information from some other source. The same goes for the incorrect running times for the other recent releases such as That Darn Cat! and The Great Locomotive Chase.

Poppins#1 · Post by **Poppins#1** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:28 am

ichabod wrote:Just a head's up to say I have actually received my copy of Follow Me Boys! today after finding it online for $4.89.

Does the merchant you used ship to the US and are they reputable? I'm still trying to find all the recent UK releases at decent prices. Amazon "Marketplace" has some low prices, but there's just too much risk dealing with those merchants.

Hennie · Post by **Hennie** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:35 am

Play.com maybe?

ichabod · Post by **ichabod** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:24 am

I got it from ASDA (the UK name for Wal Mart) but they do not ship to the US, neither do Play.

There is one site I stumbled across the other day which claims free worldwide delivery, but I haven't ordered anything from them yet:

http://www.dvdi.co.uk/layout1.jsp?page= ... BUA0025301

Chernabog · Post by **Chernabog** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 10:47 am

The backside to CONDORMAN - "Widescreen"!

Poppins#1 · Post by **Poppins#1** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 3:56 pm

ichabod wrote:I got it from ASDA (the UK name for Wal Mart) but they do not ship to the US, neither do Play.

There is one site I stumbled across the other day which claims free worldwide delivery, but I haven't ordered anything from them yet:

http://www.dvdi.co.uk/layout1.jsp?page= ... BUA0025301

Ichabod, initially I was very excited about this link because they are offering "Follow Me, Boys" and "That Darn Cat" for $11.04 US each including shipping. I managed to create an account with them, but every time I tried to complete the order, I got an error and the order wouldn't go through. Also I had trouble when dropping items in my basket to be a uniform currency. Even though I had selected "display prices in US dollars" it would still have one item in US$ and the other item in British pounds and add the two different currencies together! Needless to say, none of this inspired confidence in me, so I gave up trying to order through this merchant.

ichabod · Post by **ichabod** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:57 am

Sorry to hear your troubles

but I'm still keeping on the lookout for you! We'll get those titles to you eventually I'm sure!

anyway

Those Calloways is widescreen.

*edit*

Blah ships to North America
http://www.blahdvd.com/blah/DVD_Product ... 3c2efa50f3

ichabod · Post by **ichabod** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 12:58 pm

Well slip me a fish and call it wanda!

Greyfriars Bobby has been rereleased and it's slipped by us all! This must mean sales of the previous release were good as that was only released 2 years ago, but then Greyfriars Bobby seems to be more well known and remembered in the UK, than it does in the US.

I wonder if it has an improved transfer? The cover states 'widescreen format: 1.33:1', BVHE UK brilliant as per

And before anyone asks here's the old cover for the sake of comparison.

Poppins#1 · Post by **Poppins#1** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:45 pm

ichabod wrote:Sorry to hear your troubles but I'm still keeping on the lookout for you! We'll get those titles to you eventually I'm sure!

Blah ships to North America
http://www.blahdvd.com/blah/DVD_Product ... 3c2efa50f3

Thanks, Ichabod. You have been very helpful. I just successfully completed an order through Blah.

As for Greyfriars Bobby, I'll bet that is simply a repackaging of the existing disc. It is so rare for Disney to upgrade catalog titles. Some of the Anchor Bay releases were upgraded with new transfers when they got a "Disney Label" release. But apart from the Animated classics, Mary Poppins, and the Absent-Minded Professor, I can't think of any Disney catalog upgrades. "Widescreen" is probably a misprint. Especially considering it says Widescreen 1.33:1

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