Movies That Need Blu-ray Releases

[TonyWDA]

Song of the South

This just needs released, period. DVD or Blu or digital, I don't care it just needs acknowledged and released to the public (preferably restored).

Agreed. Blu-ray upscales DVDs to 1080p as much as possible anyway. If this got a DVD, that's fine by me, SO LONG AS WE HAVE IT OUT.

[The Little Merboy]

Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour : Live in Buenos Aires

Woo hoo, my prayers have been answered!

It's getting released, on Blu-ray! Woot woot, cannot wait til March 30th!

[dvdjunkie]

Don't know how many of you even watch your Animated Classics, but if you have a decent Blu-ray player you should know that the animation is sharper and clearer in the upconvert of these films. I won't be double-dipping the DAC's except for the ones I truly want. Will probably get the Disney/Pixar releases from "Wall-E" forward in Blu-ray, but I am not going back and spending all that extra money to upgrade my collection, when I am totally satisfied with how the animated films look upconverted to near HD quality.

And I won't let any of the Disney direct-to-video releases darken my collection. They are pure junk.

I would like to see "The Ten Commandments" also be released soon on Blu-ray, along with any and all of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals.

[ajmrowland]

Madonna's Sticky and Sweet Tour is going to be on blu.

As for my choice of films, I'd say I'd put Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events on the list. It's pretty underrated IMO.

[BrandonH]

Upconverted DVDs may look better than the DVD, but they don't look as good as a Blu-ray. Otherwise, no one would be buying the high-definition format. Everyone has their own standard for what looks "good enough," but there are objective differences in the playback.

To answer the thread question, I would love to see The Sound of Music on Blu-ray.

[slave2moonlight]

So much has been listed already that I didn't read over all of it, but someone mentioned the Heston version of Planet of the Apes. That one IS on Blu Ray.

Anyway, some I would love to see on Blu, in some cases because they just need a release period (I don't have an HDTV yet, so the visual difference is not a big deal to me YET, but I buy blu so I don't find myself double dipping when I DO get an HDTV, since I do have a PS3 to watch them on already):

Raggedy Ann and Andy, A Musical Adventure
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1776
Song of the South and anything Disney really (naturally, the rest of the PIXAR stuff too, of course)
The Slipper and the Rose
Space Jam and Looney Tunes Back in Action (Yeah, cheesy, but I LOVE Lola Bunny and I thought the second film was quite enjoyable)
The TV movie, The Midnight Hour (I just want it rereleased in either format)
Heavy Metal, American Pop, and Rock 'n' Rule
The original Star Wars trilogy
The Indiana Jones original trilogy

And I'm sure I could think of more, but that's it for now. I'm not too into double dipping anyway.

[Margos]

As for my choice of films, I'd say I'd put Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events on the list. It's pretty underrated IMO.

I don't know.... as someone who followed the book series, I thought the film was an abomination. Jim Carrey is a good actor, and has shown that he can show restraint (ie, A Christmas Carol), but he acts like a crazy man in this movie! And where in hell did they get the train scene from!? And they can never make more, if they were planning on it, because Klaus' glasses are a huge plot point in the fourth book. Of course, they'd probably just find a way around that, too.

[jediliz]

I know this isn't the disney topic part of the forum, but I want the ORIGINAL Parent Trap on BLU RAY and it better be on Blu Ray BEFORE that remake with Lindsay PartyGirl Lohan gets on blu ray.

This is the only one I can think of at the moment...

[rexcrk]

All 6 Star Wars movies, and the original un-altered versions of the original trilogy in anamorphic widescreen also.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy Extended Editions (which I assume will coming eventually).

[ajmrowland]

As for my choice of films, I'd say I'd put Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events on the list. It's pretty underrated IMO.

I don't know.... as someone who followed the book series, I thought the film was an abomination. Jim Carrey is a good actor, and has shown that he can show restraint (ie, A Christmas Carol), but he acts like a crazy man in this movie! And where in hell did they get the train scene from!? And they can never make more, if they were planning on it, because Klaus' glasses are a huge plot point in the fourth book. Of course, they'd probably just find a way around that, too.

but Olaf <i>is</i> somewhat of a crazy man. That's even more apparent in the latter books(not just 11-13, but 9 and 10 as well) The Train scene came when they decided to save the climax of book 1 for the end of the movie. And that was to keep the story from being repetitive in acts 2 and 3. And Klaus still had glasses(for reading), but it was intended entirely as a standalone film.

You're not looking at the film for what it is, but are hating it for what it's not. No film can, or ever will be, Identical to the source. That's only obvious.

[ajmrowland]

All 6 Star Wars movies, and the original un-altered versions of the original trilogy in anamorphic widescreen also.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy Extended Editions (which I assume will coming eventually).

They're being prepped to coincide with the Hobbit.

[Margos]

but Olaf <i>is</i> somewhat of a crazy man. That's even more apparent in the latter books(not just 11-13, but 9 and 10 as well) The Train scene came when they decided to save the climax of book 1 for the end of the movie. And that was to keep the story from being repetitive in acts 2 and 3. And Klaus still had glasses(for reading), but it was intended entirely as a standalone film.

You're not looking at the film for what it is, but are hating it for what it's not. No film can, or ever will be, Identical to the source. That's only obvious.

That's true, he gets increasingly manic in the latter books. But I still think that Carrey wasn't menacing enough. He didn't seem like as onimous or threatening as he was decribed in the novels. I suppose you're right about saving the climax of book 1, but it would have been better had they taken the time to make proper versions of each book individually instead of some ghastly package film, attempting to cram what is fundamentally an incomplete story into a standalone feature. Thank goodness they're not making anymore!

And you're right, no film can be identical to the source. But it can at least get close for goodness sakes! I mean, the first two Harry Potter movies were great! They weren't identical to the novels, but they captured the fundamental heart of the story, and told it in an effective way. A Series of Unfortunate Events did neither, and if I were "Lemony Snicket," I would have pulled a Michael Ende, in all honesty.

[rexcrk]

All 6 Star Wars movies, and the original un-altered versions of the original trilogy in anamorphic widescreen also.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy Extended Editions (which I assume will coming eventually).

They're being prepped to coincide with the Hobbit.

I figured. It only makes good marketing sense In the meantime I'll just enjoy the theatrical versions in Hi-Def.

[ajmrowland]

That's true, he gets increasingly manic in the latter books. But I still think that Carrey wasn't menacing enough. He didn't seem like as onimous or threatening as he was decribed in the novels.

I guess that's true.

I suppose you're right about saving the climax of book 1, but it would have been better had they taken the time to make proper versions of each book individually instead of some ghastly package film, attempting to cram what is fundamentally an incomplete story into a standalone feature. Thank goodness they're not making anymore!

But the books are all too short and uneventful to each be given a full 1 1/2 hrs devoted to each. How much exactly happened in the Reptile Room?

And you're right, no film can be identical to the source. But it can at least get close for goodness sakes! I mean, the first two Harry Potter movies were great! They weren't identical to the novels, but they captured the fundamental heart of the story, and told it in an effective way. A Series of Unfortunate Events did neither, and if I were "Lemony Snicket," I would have pulled a Michael Ende, in all honesty.

That's your opinion. I'm a loyal faqn of the books, but I know a good movie when I see one. And the first two HP films, while really good, were a bit too afraid to take even the most visual of creative liberties, the kind that the latter ones did.

[Margos]

But the books are all too short and uneventful to each be given a full 1 1/2 hrs devoted to each. How much exactly happened in the Reptile Room?

That's a really, really good point. I have no idea what they should have done, then. Maybe they could have done the whole thing with 6 movies: two books per movie, and done them all faithfully. But, as the film stands, I think that the plot felt way too rushed.

[ajmrowland]

I think we can just agree to disagree, then.

Now, Oliver and Company, the Great Mouse Detective, The Road to El Dorado, the Emperor's New groove, Shrek 1, Shrek 2, and other animated ones.

Oh, and Avatar: the Last Airbender.

[dvdjunkie]

Someone misunderstood me again. Only the DAC look wonderful upconverted in non-Blu-ray. I didn't say every movie needs to be in Blu-Ray. That being said, I also have updated my collection with "Sleeping Beauty", "Snow White" and looking forward to "Dumbo".


Buyer Beware!!! The Blu-ray versions of "Lord of the Rings Trilogy" are going to be only available in the Theatrical Versions only. Peter Jackson has elected to wait until next year to release the Extended Versions.

[Duckburger]

A lot of Spielberg films are way overdue, though I do see what they're trying to do - waiting for a bigger market share.

-Jurassic Park/The Lost World/Jurassic Park III
-Jaws
-E.T.
-A.I. Artificial Intelligence
-Back to the Future/'' 2/'' 3
-Schindler's List
-The Color Purple
-first three Indiana Jones films
-Catch Me If You Can


Just to name a few titles I'd like Disney to release, aside from the DAC's:
-Tron
-Who Framed Roger Rabbit
-Pulp Fiction
-Jackie Brown
-Blindness
-Ed Wood
-The Count of Monte Cristo
-Dead Poets Society
-Rushmore
-The Color of Money
-The Incredibles
-Finding Nemo
-Veronica Guerin
-Dangerous Minds