The Aristocats: 2-Disc (?) Special Edition DVD Discussion

[yamiiguy]

I'm pleased to see that Disney havn't changed it to a 1-disc, I will probably import unless it comes out here in the same month

[blackcauldron85]

I'm so excited!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay! I agree about Thomas O'Malley's lazy eye. But I think overall the cover looks nice. I don't care about the covers much, though (even the normal covers, not just slipcovers). I can't wait to watch the bonus features!

[nordic]

Am I the only one thinking that part of the reason why this gets released now is to tie in with Ratatouille? Seeing that they both take place in Paris, and have some similar themes (cats and mice/rats).

Or am I just late?

[TheSequelOfDisney]

I'm bursting with happiness! This info has made my day, until I go to Best Buy and pick up Cindy III and TP (sorry, not "Pollyanna"). Still, I'm happy that it is a 2-Disc No-Silly-Name Edition, not that I didn't mind those, because it's really just about the movies that are inside the packaging. Tootles!

-TSoD

[goofystitch]

I really like to cover art. I hate when these things are too busy. That's part of what I dislike about the Peter Pan artwork. Although I do agree that Tohmas O' Malley's eye needs to be altered. I don't mind the logo, but I agree it should be bigger. As for it saying "Walt Disney Pictures Presents," that doesn't really bother me because it was made after Walt died, but it would be more accurate if it was changed to simply "Disney's." And I'm actually surprised that it isn't Marie on the spine (and that she isn't more predominantly featured on the cover) because of her popularity.

[brotherbear]

I really like to cover art. I hate when these things are too busy. That's part of what I dislike about the Peter Pan artwork. Although I do agree that Tohmas O' Malley's eye needs to be altered. I don't mind the logo, but I agree it should be bigger. As for it saying "Walt Disney Pictures Presents," that doesn't really bother me because it was made after Walt died, but it would be more accurate if it was changed to simply "Disney's." And I'm actually surprised that it isn't Marie on the spine (and that she isn't more predominantly featured on the cover) because of her popularity.

I'm actually really glad that Marie isn't on the spine. Yes, she may be very popular right now, but she surely is not the main character. If Disney had put Marie on the spine, I would be worried that this release will have a small "Making Of" and a ton of bonus features about "The Making of Marie" . I'm sort of hoping that this whole 2-Disk release isn't just because of the popularity of Marie, and more about the popularity of the movie itself.

At my high school, a lot of people like The Aristocats. (And no, NOT for Marie, but for the SONGS!). One day, all of the high school kids on my bus (we also had to pick up the Middle School kids across the street, so our bus was split- 1/2 HS, 1/2 MS) started breaking out into song, singing "Everybody Wants to Be a Cat." Then, later on we sang the "Thomas O. Malley" song. There was only one person who hadn't seen The Aristocats, among us.

My point is that I think The Aristocats is more popular among kids and (even) teens than many of you think. I remember being obsessed with The Aristocats for a year or so when I was little. I just feel like The Aristocats has a lot of things going for it. Many seem to think that this release is happening ONLY because of the popularity of Marie in Asia. While I do think it is a small factor, I don't think it's the only reason. The Aristocats, in my opinion was the strongest film released after The Jungle Book, and before The Little Mermaid. Hence, why I didn't hesitate to buy the GC of The Aristocats when I started collecting.

-BB

[TonyWDA]

Ooh, impressive!



And for TonyWDA and danfrandes...



Escapay

Okay, now that's just getting old!

[TonyWDA]

Guys!!

The website is up now!! It does say it's 2-disc, and they even have cover art up.


http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/anima ... ristocats/


Maybe it will be a reality after all!

Thanks ToyStoryFan!!!!!! I love the website!!! Dance Pink Elephants! Dance!

[caioloki]

Now if only Disney would stop with this "FastPlay" nonsense, this release would be perfect

well, imo, i think FastPlay is a really good thing for little kids. I mean, when we were kids we didn't have menus to fiddle around with on the VHSs we used to watch all the time ;P and sometimes, 3, 4, 5 year old kids have to ask their mommys or daddys or nannys to put the movies on for them. I mean, fastplay is really about children doing things by themselves and letting their parent alone ;P with fastplay, a kid can just grab the dvd, put it inside the player and voilá. She/He is watching the movie! \o/

[Luke]

Now if only Disney would stop with this "FastPlay" nonsense, this release would be perfect

well, imo, i think FastPlay is a really good thing for little kids. I mean, when we were kids we didn't have menus to fiddle around with on the VHSs we used to watch all the time ;P and sometimes, 3, 4, 5 year old kids have to ask their mommys or daddys or nannys to put the movies on for them. I mean, fastplay is really about children doing things by themselves and letting their parent alone ;P with fastplay, a kid can just grab the dvd, put it inside the player and voilá. She/He is watching the movie! \o/

I think most people's problems with FastPlay is that it's called "FastPlay", yet they take time out to tell you about it, and tout it, when it's really just a glorified and oddly patented VHS playback. (The real way to play the movie fast is to hit menu, scene selection, and select Scene 1.) Plus, there's the fact that though it's supposed to play the disc all the way through, most of the time, the only thing that's guaranteed to play are the previews, so that you get previews-movie-and-more-previews. With that kind of advertising, you'd think the DVD might be closer to free!

Some may object to it in theory and I know we rag on it every single time we mention it in a review, but I think if Disney didn't label, announce, and inform us of FastPlay each and every time of its presence, people would be fine with it. Heck, early Warner DVDs would just start the movie after inserting the disc and seeing the WHV logo. Now, that's <u>Fast</u>Play and with no proclamation required.

[caioloki]

I think most people's problems with FastPlay is that it's called "FastPlay", yet they take time out to tell you about it, and tout it, when it's really just a glorified and oddly patented VHS playback. (The real way to play the movie fast is to hit menu, scene selection, and select Scene 1.) Plus, there's the fact that though it's supposed to play the disc all the way through, most of the time, the only thing that's guaranteed to play are the previews, so that you get previews-movie-and-more-previews. With that kind of advertising, you'd think the DVD might be closer to free!

Some may object to it in theory and I know we rag on it every single time we mention it in a review, but I think if Disney didn't label, announce, and inform us of FastPlay each and every time of its presence, people would be fine with it. Heck, early Warner DVDs would just start the movie after inserting the disc and seeing the WHV logo. Now, that's <u>Fast</u>Play and with no proclamation required.

yah i guess disney just makes a big deal out of it when there is really nothing special to it. But i think parents like to know when the dvd has fastplay. that's all xD and about previews, we also got previews in the VHSs we used to watch. and i dont think kids mind watching them lol

plus, its advertisement. It has never harmed anyone ;P

[PixarFan2006]

The cover art is meh. It just looks like they placed random pictures together.

[TonyWDA]

The cover art is meh. It just looks like they placed random pictures together.

That's because the cover on the website is displayed as a flash picture or a painted at that. It'll probably look better when we get the REAL DVD with the cover.

[BambiFan87]

I love the paris background. This release im definatly excited for because I have never seen this movie before! and a 2 disc makes me like it even more. Its really weird but I didnt like Dumbo very much of Robin Hood. I felt like they were cheap because of the DVD presentation which I know isnt the case but im just weird like that. a shame really.

[PatrickvD]

I stayed away from the Tarzan, New Groove, Dumbo, Fox & The Hound and Robin Hood re-releases because they offered nothing new other than a slipcover. This, I will pick up.

[Disney_Fanatic91]

YAYYYYY! i love the Aristocats!!! well i love all disney movies, some more than others, but i do enjoy this one. The cover art is nice could be better but im not going to complain. im just happy its still going to be a 2 disc!!

[Mason_Ireton]

I really like this cover, not too crowded or "in your face" like some covers are designed. Think the cats are placed correctly and Edgar could be placed where "New Digital Transfer" and New Bonus Feats." is placed.










I love the background, very colorful, exzubrant and haunting alil, I don't see Thomas's lazy eye in either cover. Scat Cat look alil off model and Edgar's sizes seems intimidated by the cats. Duchess/Thomas's pose are true with their characters. I'd defintly be purchasing this "Platinum Edition" *chuckles* I know it's not a platinum but hey, everybody is entitled to their opinions.

write back please

sign Mason

[brotherbear]

Hey guys, I've been thinking. I think that Disney is testing the waters with going back to 2-Disk releases with Aristocats. I mean, the last 2-Disk DVD that Disney has released for an animated classic was Pocahontas. And now, finally 2 years later, they're releasing another 2-Disker. I've also been thinking about the gigantic success of Pirates of the Caribbean II: Dead Man's Chest. Far more people bought the 2-Disk SE of Pirates than the 1-Disk version. I even went to Target the day-after-Christmas, and all of their 2-Disk's of Pirates were sold out. But, they had plenty of the 1-disk versions. People I know at school also only wanted the 2-Disk version as well. So, I think the large quanity of 2-Disk Pirates DVD's being sold might have awakened Disney a little. They might have realized how the public actually LIKES 2-Disk SE's with tons of bonus features. Also that we would rather purchase a version with bonus features than just a 1-Disk just for the film.

And what's more, if Disney IS in fact testing the waters with 2-Disk Disney films, we (as the fans) should make it a point to support this and purchase this DVD! Who knows! If this DVD sells really well, we might see our long awaited "Lilo and Stitch 2-Disk SE" within the year. Or even a 2-Disker or Hercules or Hunchback. And as I'm typing now, it makes even more sense as to why they would test bringing back 2-Disk SE's through Aristocats. Aristocats is a fairly popular film, and there's probably a lot more potential bonus features in the Archieves for Aristocats (unlike a film like Grand Adventures of Pooh or Robin Hood). Yet if sales tank for this release, it's not that big of a deal for them. (unlike if they tried a 2-Disk with a really popular film like Hercules, and there's the potential of it not selling well).

Anyway, that's just my theroy. I can be totally wrong. I guess it's just something to think about.

-BB

[Luke]

Far more people bought the 2-Disk SE of Pirates than the 1-Disk version.

Got a reference to support that claim? I wish it were true, but 90% of the purchases for the original <i>Narnia</i> DVDs were for the single-disc edition. I can't see <i>Pirates</i> skewing so differently under the same model. Therefore, I can't even see more people buying the 2-Disc SE of <i>Dead Man's Chest</i> than the single-disc, let alone "far more."

That said, I do hope there's something to your theory about two-disc sets. It seems pretty obvious to me that a product priced the same whether two discs or one disc is going to sell more with two discs, even if all the material could fit on the same disc. Assuming the cost of producing an extra disc is a matter of cents, it makes no sense to not go the 2-disc route and hopefully <i>The Aristocats</i>, like you say, marks the return to this.

[myr_heille]

Far more people bought the 2-Disk SE of Pirates than the 1-Disk version.

Got a reference to support that claim? I wish it were true, but 90% of the purchases for the original <i>Narnia</i> DVDs were for the single-disc edition. I can't see <i>Pirates</i> skewing so differently under the same model. Therefore, I can't even see more people buying the 2-Disc SE of <i>Dead Man's Chest</i> than the single-disc, let alone "far more."

Well, no offense to Narnia - which I have yet to see - but it's clear to me that PotC is much more loved. Maybe people are more interested in bonus features for movies they really, really enjoyed, so I guess it's possible that the ratio 2discs/1disc is very different for a movie like PotC than for Narnia.