Old Fish Tale wrote:What if 'Aladdin' was still part of the Diamond collection in Europe? I wondering about this since 'Peter Pan' will be released in November in some countries...
The Diamond collection is dead in half of Europe though.
and after Peter Pan, in the other half of Europe we can throw all previous editions in the trash, it no longer makes any sense
It doesn't matter how they are labelled in some countries. Until now, the blu-rays itself were exactly the same, except for the language options. With Peter Pan, I expect this to change. I think, in Europe we won't get new features, probably not even Disney View. And the menu will most likely be static.
I guess, I'll buy the German blu-ray and import the US set in addition, as soon as possible.
- Aladdin und der König der Diebe [DVD] | Frühjahr 2013
- Winnie Puuh - Die vielen Abenteuer (Special Edition) [DVD] | 14.03.2013
- Das Geheimnis der Feenflügel - 3D [Blu-ray] | Frühjahr 2013
- Das Geheimnis der Feenflügel [Blu-ray] | Frühjahr 2013
- Das Geheimnis der Feenflügel [DVD] | Frühjahr 2013
- Findet Nemo [Blu-ray] | Sommer 2013
- Findet Nemo - 3D [Blu-ray] | Sommer 2013
- Falsches Spiel mit Roger Rabbit [Blu-ray] | Sommer 2013
- Frankenweenie [Blu-ray] | Sommer 2013
- Frankenweenie [DVD] | Sommer 2013
- Frankenweenie - 3D [Blu-ray] | Sommer 2013
Hmmm, why is Lady and the Tramp getting re-released? (Susi und Strolch - Diamond Edition (2012) - Single Edition [Blu-ray] | 24.01.2013) Is it just losing the DVD copy?
Anyway, I don't really care what edition Aladdin is, I just want it released early next year. If it is a Diamond Edition in Europe and not the US, it will be interesting to see what Australia will get. We seem to have a mix of both markets - double packs for FATH and Pocahontas like the US, but also a 101 Dalmatians release like Europe.
maybe Aladdin will get a fall release in the Diamond Collection (not next year and with a 3D conversion) to be just like the releases of The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and The Lion King, since these films formed the new golden age of the studio and three of them get a similar treatment in the collection
This is probably just wishfull thinking but after seeing the Peter Pan cover and how tasteful it was done, I wonder if they delayed Aladdin to up their game in the presentation department. Actually putting some effort into the cover art, disk art, extras, transfer etc again.
Edit: Just watched the trailer, pretty well put together I'd say. Why is it that the best trailers for other parts of the world?
I'm not sure where you can find the actual sales figures (they are floating around on here as well), but Aladdin did undersell quite massively compared to the other Platinums.
I have seen a recent argument on here saying it was partly due to it being massively under-promoted in the US; almost to the point of being ignored.
atlanticaunderthesea wrote:I have seen a recent argument on here saying it was partly due to it being massively under-promoted in the US; almost to the point of being ignored.
massively under-promoted is really pushing it. Who is making this claim? There were trailers, TV spots, a Boxed Set. From what I recall it received the exact same treatment as the previous Platinum Editions.
The only difference was that it did not get an IMAX re-release, ironically, because The Lion King in IMAX underperformed. But with TLK's recent explosively successful re-release, they might give it another shot.
I wouldn't be surprised if they were prepping it for a 2014 3D re-release.
