Monkey's Uncle - what's the hold-up?

merlinjones · Post by **merlinjones** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:31 pm

Still waiting for the press release...

merlinjones · Post by **merlinjones** » Sat May 10, 2008 1:00 pm

Uh huh
I want The Monkey's Uncle
Yeah yeah
I want The Monkey's Uncle
Woah woah
I want The Monkey's Uncle
and Esapade in Florence would be great for me!

merlinjones · Post by **merlinjones** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:24 am

And still we wait...

merlinjones · Post by **merlinjones** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:09 am

Well, apparrently, The Monkey's Uncle is finally coming out - - but as a Disney Movie Club release.

Too bad it won't be in stores and available to the general public, but at least it will be available.

Will it be remastered? Have a trailer? Textless title sequence bonus? I doubt it. But I hope people find a way to buy it (and we get more Annette titles to boot -- Escapade in Florence next?).

http://disneydvd.disney.go.com/moviefin ... 73400.html

http://disney.videos.go.com/General/Acquisition/SignUp/Exclusive

a-net-fan · Post by **a-net-fan** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:16 pm

The Monkeys Uncle....Annette Disney Treasures Volume....HOW AWSOME!!! Glad to hear this is finally being released...even tho its an exclusive!

a-net-fan · Post by **a-net-fan** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:18 am

WOW and I forgot to comment on the cover art! Its really great! Pretty shot of Annette with the monkey

merlinjones · Post by **merlinjones** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:48 am

Has anyone recieved this yet? I'm curious about the picture quality...

a-net-fan · Post by **a-net-fan** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:57 am

merlinjones wrote:Has anyone recieved this yet? I'm curious about the picture quality...

I cant say anything about quality but according to some listings on Ebay there are no bonus features and of course its in the full screen format.

DisneyPrincess · Post by **DisneyPrincess** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:00 pm

merlinjones wrote:Has anyone recieved this yet? I'm curious about the picture quality...

Just got it in the mail today (they had sold out of them- it took me 3 weeks to get it!)

Here's a screenshot from the dvd:

There are no extras at all, and yes it's in fullscreen. However, it looks really good!

merlinjones · Post by **merlinjones** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:06 pm

Wow! That's a GREAT transfer!!! Thanks for posting the shot!

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:13 pm

I'll upload more when i get mine!

YAYAYAYA
I am so happy. hehe

merlinjones · Post by **merlinjones** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:15 pm

>>(they had sold out of them- it took me 3 weeks to get it!)<<

That's great news - - in that maybe they'll do more with fan favorites like this. The right Walt Disney stuff sells! I hope the best selling stuff goes to the mainstream market in special editions.

C'mon movie club:

Escapade in Florence (Annette)
The Horsemasters (Annette)
Disneyland Showtime
The Incredible Journey
The Sign of Zorro
Zorro the Avenger
The Prince and the Pauper
Sammy the Way-Out Seal
The Light in the Forest
The Sword and the Rose
Charley and the Angel
Child of Glass
Mosby's Marauders

Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: Ludwig VonDrake
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: Ranger Woodlore
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: Jiminy Cricket
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: Mickey Donald Goofy
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: Disneyland
Walt Disney Presents: Zorro
Walt Disney Presents: The Swamp Fox
Walt Disney Presents: The Magic Mirror

DisneyPrincess · Post by **DisneyPrincess** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:37 pm

I also grabbed Moon Pilot and So Dear to My Heart, and they too have beautiful transfers. So Dear to My Heart contains (what I believe to be) the same extras found on the 2002 release, which I never bought.

If anyone wants more screenshots of Monkey's Uncle I can post more from my dvd.

Like you Merlin, I was glad to hear that they sold out (and not just Monkey's Uncle- they had sold out of all 3 most recent releases

- and this came from the mouth of a Disney "cast" member), so hopefully they'll release more (they seem to have gotten the picture with 6 "vintage" releases in the last 2 months).

I hope beyond hope that Sammy the Way-Out Seal comes soon, as well as Child of Glass (an October release maybe????)

But any and all of your suggestions would be great!!!!

gardener14 · Post by **gardener14** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:37 pm

DisneyPrincess wrote:So Dear to My Heart contains (what I believe to be) the same extras found on the 2002 release, which I never bought.

No, the Brazilian release (compatible with Region 1 players) contains about a half hour of narrated behind the scenes footage which is a true treat and a joy to watch and hear. This archival footage has been replaced with two cartoon shorts on the new Disney Exclusive release.

DisneyPrincess · Post by **DisneyPrincess** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:34 pm

gardener14 wrote: No, the Brazilian release (compatible with Region 1 players) contains about a half hour of narrated behind the scenes footage which is a true treat and a joy to watch and hear. This archival footage has been replaced with two cartoon shorts on the new Disney Exclusive release.

Ahh, okay- well I'm just glad to have my version whether it's got all those other extras or not. I'm fine with what's on the exclusive- if Disney can't release something in America, I'm not buying it.

chadhobbick · Post by **chadhobbick** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:51 pm

Okay, for anyone who has this release, the Monkey's Uncle, is there a way to get the dang subtitles off? I haven't found a way yet, and they are quite annoying. It just automatically played w/them, no option on the menu screen to turn them off. Thanks is appreciated.

David S. · Post by **David S.** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:19 pm

I have no idea if this will help as I don't have the release, but I noticed on some of my DVDs with Fastplay, if you view the feature in Fastplay mode, it automatically puts a subtitle over the end credits saying "stay tuned for bonus features after the movie" or something lame like that.

Of course I was relieved to see these titles were not displayed when viewing in the standard (non-FP) mode, but still did some experimenting and found that in FP mode, the subtitles over the end credits could be deactivated by my DVD player itself, which has a display where you can scroll the various audio mixes and subtitle tracks found on the DVD.

So perhaps if the DVD menu itself has no screen to turn off the titles, a button on your DVD player remote will be able to take you to the subtitle mode viewed through your DVD player, which could then theoretically be set to "OFF".

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 4:42 pm

here are some screencaps from The Monkey's Uncle Openning Title.

merlinjones · Post by **merlinjones** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 5:16 pm

Great screencap choices. Groovy! Thanks, Matt!!!

Cordy_Biddle · Post by **Cordy_Biddle** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:15 am

I just wish collectors in Australia like me could get titles from Disney Movie Club without having to deal with profiteers on Amazon Marketplace or Ebay.

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