It'd be a great surprise to get news of Hunchback next, since it too is celebrating an anniversary this year. These first few months of 2011 have been packed with releases and re-releases, but the summer and fall are a bit empty. There's still plenty of room for a few more titles; let's hope for the best!Disneykid wrote:I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Hunchback sooner than later.
Yeah but instead we're going to have to suffer an ugly ass cover that has both logos and promo images on the same cover like the two movies actually complete a whole. This would be understandable for, like, both Rescuers movie, or The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh + the upcoming Winnie the Pooh movie, or even The Little Mermaid with Ariel's Beginning. But mygod, WHY The Fox and the Hound 2?Disneykid wrote:The inclusion of the sequel/midquel doesn't bother me. It's not like Disney edited it into the middle of the original film so that you're forced to endure it.
I didnt know it was this year !! Reeeeey !!MJW wrote:It'd be a great surprise to get news of Hunchback next, since it too is celebrating an anniversary this year. These first few months of 2011 have been packed with releases and re-releases, but the summer and fall are a bit empty. There's still plenty of room for a few more titles; let's hope for the best!
I don't think so. The Fox and the Hound is penciled in for September, whereas rumors are pointing to May or June for Dumbo. Let's see what happens. I'd love for them to squeeze in Hunchback and Pooh somewhere this year, too (unless they leave the latter for the 35th anniversary).monorail91 wrote:But does this push Dumbo Blu-ray even further into the future? Poor guy...
Good luck waiting. This is probably your best chance until the next release, which may take five more years. I'll take my chances with the sequel.Linden wrote:Well, I'm disappointed. Packaging TFatH AND its sequel? What are they thinking??? Even though it's one of my all time favourites (I seem to be in the minority here), and I don't have it on DVD, much less Blu-ray, I'll pass. I'll just wait until there's an actually decent release of this movie.
I've heard rumors about that, but I can't really see it happening...why would Disney announce a release for September, then surprise everyone with a more upcoming release, in May/June? There's not enough time to build up hype around it, which they are doing a year in advance with Diamond Edition Lady and the Tramp.Disneykid wrote:I don't think so. The Fox and the Hound is penciled in for September, whereas rumors are pointing to May or June for Dumbo. Let's see what happens. I'd love for them to squeeze in Hunchback and Pooh somewhere this year, too (unless they leave the latter for the 35th anniversary).monorail91 wrote:But does this push Dumbo Blu-ray even further into the future? Poor guy...
.Why is it understandable for TLM and Ariel's Beginning?Big One wrote:Yeah but instead we're going to have to suffer an ugly ass cover that has both logos and promo images on the same cover like the two movies actually complete a whole. This would be understandable for, like, both Rescuers movie, or The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh + the upcoming Winnie the Pooh movie, or even The Little Mermaid with Ariel's Beginning. But mygod, WHY The Fox and the Hound 2?Disneykid wrote:The inclusion of the sequel/midquel doesn't bother me. It's not like Disney edited it into the middle of the original film so that you're forced to endure it.
Yeah, I agree, and it's a shame. However, I think us "true" fans are in the minority here; I could see parents picking up this title for their kids because of the cute, cuddly critters on the cover, and the fact that they are getting 2 movies to keep their kids occupied sweetens the deal for them. I think a lot of us forget that most non-animation fans don't even know the difference between animation studios and their films in general (Disney's Anastasia, anyone?), let alone theatrical and direct-to-video releases and the difference in quality and integrity between the two.MutantEnemy wrote:It's a catch-22. If we buy this release, it will reinforce Disney's view on this release strategy (classic+sequel(s)= good), and if we don't, then Disney thinks that there isn't a market for lesser Disney titles on Blu-ray.
If you look at the first post of this thread you will see an insert from the Bambi Blu-ray that confirms this.......nomad2010 wrote:Unless I missed something, I think everyone is seriously overreacting. The news comes from blu-ray.com, which is technically a "fansite"... If you look on the posting, the original scoop came from someone in Denmark, hence the ".de" at the end of the web address. Now, from what we know about foreign releases, such as beauty and the beast and such, we all know that they have been released in packs with their sequels. My guess? UK exclusive.
Actually, the info comes from an advert included in the US (!)-release of Bambi, which was imported by a swedish member of blu-ray.com. I informed the guys from bluray-disc.de (which is btw a German site, Danish domains end with '.dk'), who contacted afterward blu-ray.com.nomad2010 wrote:Unless I missed something, I think everyone is seriously overreacting. The news comes from blu-ray.com, which is technically a "fansite"... If you look on the posting, the original scoop came from someone in Denmark, hence the ".de" at the end of the web address. Now, from what we know about foreign releases, such as beauty and the beast and such, we all know that they have been released in packs with their sequels. My guess? UK exclusive.
