Robin Hood DVD Preview:Screen Shots,Scans & Trailers

[goofystitch]

I got it at Best Buy and my case was snap-less as well for those of you who loathe those things and can't stand to rip them off and have the spine not be completely smooth... whether or not a case has snaps is to me like slipcovers are to Escapay.

[DisneyDVDFAN]

Got mines from amazon also snap less

love the movie that song sticks to my head all day long ...

[Matt]

I bought mine at my job. I work for ToysRus so I had my discount card whiched saved me 10% off my 19.99 purchase.
It does not have the annoying snap shut cases... I am happy!

I skipped The Cheetah Girls 2 DVD because I know for a fact they are going to re-release it on a 2-Disc Special Edition DVD some time next year. It does not come with a slip cover just like High School Music didn't and the new 2-disc set is going to have a slip cover. So Disney is trying to out smart us but not me lol.

[DisneyDVDFAN]

I skipped The Cheetah Girls 2 DVD because I know for a fact they are going to re-release it on a 2-Disc Special Edition DVD some time next year. It does not come with a slip cover just like High School Music didn't and the new 2-disc set is going to have a slip cover. So Disney is trying to out smart us but not me lol. Razz

thanks for the heads up on that so I will inform my daughter ...

[DisneyFreak5282]

I wish Target had it on sale. $19.99 is NOT a sale price.

I know! I was in Target tonight, and I saw a yellow and red flashy sticker on the rack below the DVD (where it says the price) and it said "Price Cut! Robin Hood DVD" I was like 'You gotta be kidding me'. And I was gonna buy it, too, but I had other Christmas gifts to buy (plus I picked up a copy of Now Christmas! 3 for $13, now THAT'S a (small) price cut!

[MichaeLeah]

So, I was wondering, what ever happened to the review for Robin Hood? I'm kind of depending on the review to help me decide if this release is worth the upgrade, (I have the GC copy), and I'm not planning on buying it until I read the UD review (yes, reviews are that important to me!)

-BB

The review is coming soon. We have to let reviewers enjoy Thankgiving too! (For those of you outside North America that is a big holiday for us!) The review will be up before you can say "I've been robbed!"

[Matt]

I can tell you now PLEASE DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!

I am so upset with my purchase!
I wish I could return it to get my money back!

The transfer was the same from the Gold Classic Edition but just MATTED! Even the sound in the movie was the same! Disney cannot tell me that it was 5.1 Dolby they gotta be kidding me! The alternate ending was SSSOOO stupid it wasn't even funny! It wasn't even real animation, it was only sketches put together that lasted for about two minutes, if that! And what the heck does the Bonus Animated Short: "Ye Olden Days" have anything to do with Robin Hood? The song selection didn't even cover all the songs from the movie!

My point is, stick with your Gold Classic Collection Edition!
Disney just wants a quick buck!

[jediliz]

I didn't ever own Robin Hood before (just a taped copy from television from a long time ago) so I am fine with my purchase. I'm taking my copy with me when I help my parents babysit at my sister's house tomorrow through Thursday night. My nephew has never seen Robin Hood and as far as I know, they don't have the DVD yet since today was the first day of release.

Also, I used my Best Buy Bucks (McDonalds Monopoly game related) to buy the movie so I got it $3 cheaper w/o having to buy another Disney DVD.

So, my copy was $14.99+tax


I finally own Robin Hood on DVD and that's all that matters to me.

[Simba3]

I did not yet own the film, so I was rather pleased with my purchase, and quite happy to add it to my growing DVD collection.

[Escapay]

The transfer was the same from the Gold Classic Edition but just MATTED!

Yes, we established that a couple pages ago via screencap comparisons. Likely the only reason the caps differ is because lighthousemike's screencap settings are probably different from mine.

Even the sound in the movie was the same! Disney cannot tell me that it was 5.1 Dolby they gotta be kidding me!

Given the fact that the original soundtracks were in mono, and that there's really not *much* to the soundtrack for this film, a 5.1 mix really won't do a lot for the film anyways.

The alternate ending was SSSOOO stupid it wasn't even funny! It wasn't even real animation, it was only sketches put together that lasted for about two minutes, if that!

Most deleted material for an animated film is never in any stage of actual animation (be it rough/clean-up/final animation). For example, except for the fully animated "Clair de Lune" sequence and a pencil-animation sequence in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", all the other deleted or alternate segments from Fantasia were in story reel format, or simple concept art. Half the deleted scenes in Pocahontas were either rough pencil animation or story reels. So it would make sense for this alternate ending to be presented in a storyboard and sketches format.

And what the heck does the Bonus Animated Short: "Ye Olden Days" have anything to do with Robin Hood?

I'd prefer a similar-time-period-despite-being-colorized old Mickey Mouse short over them making a cheesy new music video simply to promote whoever the new flavor of the week is at the Disney Channel, but that's just me.

The song selection didn't even cover all the songs from the movie!

The three songs in Song Selection are perhaps the *best* ones that people (or kids) will actually sing. Can you really see seven year old Joey Smith going around the school singing "Not in Nottingham" or "Whistle Stop"?

Also, there's a wonderful option called Scene Selection, which will coincidentally take you to...all the songs.

Disney just wants a quick buck!

Don't all companies?

Matt, what about the art gallery? I'm sure that was a nice addition that's new and a step up from the old Gold Collection DVD.

I still plan on getting the disc (be it SS or myself) because of several things:

1. Anamorphic Widescreen - sure, it's the same transfer, but I'd like the film in its theatrical ratio and in anamorphic format.
2. Alternate Ending - it's not much, but hey, it's something.
3. Art Gallery - ditto #2.

I doubt Disney will ever give this film its proper due on DVD, Blu-Ray, or whatever other format they'll come up with. But at least they're giving it some attention. After all, it could be worse. They could have decided to simply keep it in the Vault and not have bothered with a re-release for a less-popular title.

Escapay

[Poody]

I haven't actually watched the film yet (it's also been year since I've seen it), but I was disappointed that there wasn't even a "Making of" segment in the bonus features!

[TheSequelOfDisney]

I bought the DVD yesterday, and I watched some of the film, and looked at the Art Gallery.

Transfer:

I thought that it looked wonderful. It was very vibrant and hardly any specks of dirt or anything. I was greatful because I thought that it would be much worse.

Art Gallery:

It's not much, but it's a lot better than not having one at all. I was also very happy with this inclusion, as well.


I hope to finish the movie, watch "Ye Olden Days" (presented in, yes, black and white), and maybe play some of the games.

[That1GuyPictures]

I am extremely pleased with my Robin Hood DVD. I already had purchased the Gold Collection DVD upon it's release, and was not displeased with it then. However, now I have the film in both animated aspect ratios. I found the Gold Collection transfer to be respectable. The Most Wanted edition IS an improvement, and I'm happy to have a 16x9 version. When viewed on a 16x9 monitor it really does have a slightly higher resolution the the full frame version. As for the sound, there is significantly more bass, and the sound is spread farther into the rears. The score is isolated into the back speakers. I have found that by turning the center channel down by -7dB that everything sounds very full considering the film was mono. The thing to remember is that a Mono film is not going to magically become a new 5.1 track unless all separate sound elements were kept and are remixed, as they have been with Aladdin and Lion King. I can't say I'd be surprised that the film doesn't have a 5.1 track seeing as how there are probably not separate vocal and FX elements left over in the Disney vault. And the music was never recorded in stereo, so it's not like the sound had anywhere to go. It isn't over processed either. It's the mono track expanded to fill all 5 channels. It just adds a bit of presence to a track. I have nothing but good things to say about the film itself. I also find the slipcover to be extremely handsome. I have never been more happy to double dip. Now I have both the fullscreen in it's original Mono, and the Original Theatrical Widescreen in 5.1. And all the bonus features are good enough for me. I don't have unreasonable expectations for DVD's though. Maybe eventually on Blu-Ray or HD-DVD they'll do a more in-depth disc. But for me, the film is the thing, and I think that the transfer fits the film, and the quality of the disc is more than enough to make me smile! I reccommend it to those who like the movie. To those of you who think it's just ok, stick with the disc you've already got or don't buy it.

[Matt]

Given the fact that the original soundtracks were in mono, and that there's really not *much* to the soundtrack for this film, a 5.1 mix really won't do a lot for the film anyways.

OOOHHHHHH. lol got ya. Snow White and Cinderella did sound better anyway but that's just my opinion.

Most deleted material for an animated film is never in any stage of actual animation (be it rough/clean-up/final animation). For example, except for the fully animated "Clair de Lune" sequence and a pencil-animation sequence in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", all the other deleted or alternate segments from Fantasia were in story reel format, or simple concept art. Half the deleted scenes in Pocahontas were either rough pencil animation or story reels. So it would make sense for this alternate ending to be presented in a storyboard and sketches format.

They way they advertised it as it would have been animation, that's why I got pissed about that.

Can you really see seven year old Joey Smith going around the school singing "Not in Nottingham" or "Whistle Stop"?

I don't know a Joey Smith but you never know.

Matt, what about the art gallery? I'm sure that was a nice addition that's new and a step up from the old Gold Collection DVD.

I still plan on getting the disc (be it SS or myself) because of several things:

1. Anamorphic Widescreen - sure, it's the same transfer, but I'd like the film in its theatrical ratio and in anamorphic format.
2. Alternate Ending - it's not much, but hey, it's something.
3. Art Gallery - ditto #2.

I doubt Disney will ever give this film its proper due on DVD, Blu-Ray, or whatever other format they'll come up with. But at least they're giving it some attention. After all, it could be worse. They could have decided to simply keep it in the Vault and not have bothered with a re-release for a less-popular title.

Escapay

I guess your right with your 123's there, BUT still, the film is matted from what we are getting on the Gold Classic Collection. You see more picture there. I guess it is good to have both in one way or another.
I didn't really check out the art gallery, I am sure its not big deal.

[DisneyFreak5282]

I do not own the GC of Robin Hood, so I will definitley be buying this. I snagged a copy of the Black Diamond Classics VHS for $6 at a flea market a few years ago, and have been watching that (it was in excellent condition). However, I heard that there is not much difference between the 25th Anniversary Edition of The Fox and the Hound, so I saw the GC at GameStop for $13 used (it came to, like $11 w/ discount card), and purchased it, so now I'm kinda kicking myself. But whatever, I plan to buy this one after Christmas (when all the sales are going on, and when I get some gift cards and money )

[Logoliker2004]

So this is a matted version of the movie? What is the point of buying a matted version
if I have the Gold Classic Collection? I don't get it?

I wonder how many times we are going to have to go round and round about this.
I was once quite confused about this myself but Luke cleared it up for me a couple of years ago.
Almost every Disney film was made in "fullscreen"
and matted for theatrical release. Let me give you a list of some titles this applies to that we have received in widescreen on DVD.

1) The Shaggy Dog
2) The Absent-Minded Professor
3) The Parent Trap
4) Polyanna
5) Summer Magic

and the list goes on

"The Great Mouse Detective" and "Oliver and Company" were also made in "fullscreen" and matted into widescreen for theatrical and DVD release.

Anyways, I might get this DVD. But I will still keep my VHS edition (it's the 1991 "Black Diamond Classic" version) that I got off eBay early this year, so I can still see the original fullscreen print.

[TheSequelOfDisney]

"The Great Mouse Detective" and "Oliver and Company" were also made in "fullscreen" and matted into widescreen for theatrical and DVD release.

No, they were definitly made in a 1.66:1 aspect ratio.

[MichaeLeah]

"The Great Mouse Detective" and "Oliver and Company" were also made in "fullscreen" and matted into widescreen for theatrical and DVD release.

The understanding I had was that these films were made in 1.66:1. Where did you get your information?