Opinions on Collecting 2-Disc and/or 1-Disc Disney DVDs?

[potterrules93]

as many of you know..i am a collector of 2 DISK disney dvd's..i got into collectiong relatively early(lion king PE) and own all of the 2-disk editions after that(except for princess bride still need that 1) i was wondering..since disney also seems to be releasing 1 disk special editions..should i also buy those?? films i love such as fox and the hound, dumbo, robin hood, etc. i am just afraid that the way disney is going..they will soon re-release theose movies as 2-disk SE..what is your opinion??
~Ryn~

[Disneykid]

1.The Princess Bride isn't a Disney movie, so unless you mean The Princess Diaries, you've got all of Disney's 2-disc sets.

2. The single disc releases of stuff like Dumbo, Pooh, and Robin Hood are the best we're going to get for a while, so I say get them now. Avoid the Gold Classics discs since Disney seems to be phasing that line out by re-releases films in that collection, even if the re-releases are marginal improvements.

[potterrules93]

1.The Princess Bride isn't a Disney movie, so unless you mean The Princess Diaries, you've got all of Disney's 2-disc sets.

2. The single disc releases of stuff like Dumbo, Pooh, and Robin Hood are the best we're going to get for a while, so I say get them now. Avoid the Gold Classics discs since Disney seems to be phasing that line out by re-releases films in that collection, even if the re-releases are marginal improvements.

1. thats what i meant..i was just reading that for school and that swhy that slipped out.

2. i have always avoided gold collections and such and because of what u said may start buying the 1 disk SE
~Ryn~

[Barbossa]

2. i have always avoided gold collections and such and because of what u said may start buying the 1 disk SE
~Ryn~

I wish we had a better insight on what Disney is planning to release. I only have three Gold Collection DVDs right now and they are Sword in the Stone, The Rescuers Down Under, and Hercules. I got them because there wasn't any other edition available. I do hope they come up with special editions for these eventually.

[DarthPrime]

Its really hard to buy any movie anymore without the possibility of a new edition coming out later. I would buy the movies you want now, and if a better edition is released later upgrade the movies you want to.

[slave2moonlight]

My attitude with DVDs is to always go for the edition that offers the most, both in presentation quality and extras. If there's a 3 disc version out, that's the one I want. In fact, I've had to pass on a lot of great releases in the past couple of years because I am holding out for the multi-disc editions and can't always afford them right away. Sometimes I don't get around to seeing all the extras for a while or at all, but I still like to know I have them if I want them. When it comes to single disc editions, I'm willing to get them if they're the best edition available. I haven't bought some of the newer ones lately though, since they sometimes don't seem to be any better than previous releases. I didn't get the rereleases of Fox and the Hound or Robin Hood because the restorations were apparently not a very big deal and they didn't offer much for new extras. I might be willing to get them if I found them really cheap eventually, but I'm not concerned because I have the older releases. I do want to get the Dumbo rerelease because I hear the restoration is a big improvement over the Gold Collection release I already have. Also, when I get a newer edition of something, I usually give the older edition to my little sis. However, if the older edition has an extra or something about the new one doesn't, I hang on to it too. For example, I still have my old DVD of the Little Mermaid because it is unedited. I even still have the VHS because it has that controversial cover art.

[Barbossa]

One of the movies in the Gold Collection that needs big-time restoration is The Black Cauldron. I ordered it and it arrived yesterday and of course I had to watch it right away. It was the fist time I saw it since it came out theatrically in '85. Wow . I wasn't too impressed with the DVD transfer . Great movie but this one needs work and I hope it does get a special edition in the future.

[The Little Merman]

My personal thought when choosing whether to buy a 2-or-more-disc vs. 1-disc set is whether or not I truly loved the film and/or want to know more about it. Like I just posted a while ago in another thread, films like those of the Pirates series for example don't leave me thinking "Oh wow, I don't mind shelling out more money for an extra disc with a few interesting featurettes."

[PeterPanfan]

If there is a 1 Disc version and a 2 Disc version,I would definitly go for the 2 Disc one. If there only happened to be a 1 Disc version,I'd get it. It all really just depends on how much you enjoy the film. I just bought The Fox and the Hound from Blockbuster,and that's 1 Disc and I'm pleased with it. At least all the Platinums are 2 discs...

[DarthPrime]

My personal thought when choosing whether to buy a 2-or-more-disc vs. 1-disc set is whether or not I truly loved the film and/or want to know more about it. Like I just posted a while ago in another thread, films like those of the Pirates series for example don't leave me thinking "Oh wow, I don't mind shelling out more money for an extra disc with a few interesting featurettes."

I'm glad I'm not the only one The Little Merman. I buy 1 disc versions sometimes as well.

However for certain movies the 2 + disc editions are must haves.

[SpringHeelJack]

I generally think if I'm interested enough to buy the film in the first place, I want the best version of it there is, with the most special features. If a new one comes out later...then it depends how good the features are.

[The Little Merman]

I'm glad I'm not the only one The Little Merman. I buy 1 disc versions sometimes as well.

However for certain movies the 2 + disc editions are must haves.

Certainly, certainly DP. I mean, in the case of a movie such as The Wizard of Oz I sprang for the Three-Disc Collector's Edition because it's one of my all time favorites. However this week I plan on simply buying the widescreen version of 300. I highly enjoyed the flick, but $13.99 vs. $22.99 is something my wallet needs not discuss.

[Lars Vermundsberget]

I don't know - what's your "game"? Are you first and foremost going for a uniform look on the shelf? If so, you might want to stick to the 2-disc editions. If, however, the movies and other interesting content are most important, I'd basically recommend buying the best edition available - which in some cases will be a single disc...

[EricMontreal22]

I'm glad I'm not the only one The Little Merman. I buy 1 disc versions sometimes as well.

However for certain movies the 2 + disc editions are must haves.

Certainly, certainly DP. I mean, in the case of a movie such as The Wizard of Oz I sprang for the Three-Disc Collector's Edition because it's one of my all time favorites. However this week I plan on simply buying the widescreen version of 300. I highly enjoyed the flick, but $13.99 vs. $22.99 is something my wallet needs not discuss.

See that's the way I *should* think, but instead I always seem to go back and evntually buy the more expensive edition even if it's a movie I only liked well enough to own I can't help it

[yamiiguy]

I used to be a 2-Disc only collector as well but with some of my favourite movies coming out on 1-Disc I just started collecting Special Editions, I think you should do the same, films like Hercules and Hunchback have more chance of having another release than films like Dumbo and Robin Hood (who just got SEs)

[potterrules93]

maybe because of this information, i will begin collecting the one disk special editions...dumbo, the fox and the hound, robin..any others i am missing?? i still am not sure about winnie the pooh
~Ryn~