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Escapay wrote:

TonyWDA wrote:Man, tough crowd. IT'S JUST A RE-RELEASE PEOPLE!!!

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The movie is still a classic!

You said it, Tony!

Thanks Escapay! Glad to see someone sees it the same way, LOL.

Anyone know how to contact Disney and tell them of my disgust of how they package there DVD's together?

Escapay wrote:They lost a huge chunk of my respect when Tarzan and The Emperor's New Groove were downgraded to single-discs while Lilo & Stitch: Special Edition remained in R1 release limbo.

Then, they finally lost all my respect when Peter Pan was given such a crappy "Platinum" treatment and deserved so much more.

That's exactly my timeline, too. "TENG" had the most pointless re-release ever. And once "Peter Pan" came out, for the first time I thought, gee, maybe the Platinums aren't as impervious to the studio's hackneyed DVD standards as I initially suspected.

And Escapay, "Spring, Jack! Heel, Jack! Come Up With A Nickname For Me To Call You, Jack!" is actually my favorite nickname I've gotten thus far. Sadly, it will take you five minutes just to type it out. Life is rough...

Anyhow, I guess we know how to make our voice heard: become soccer moms.

SwordInTheStone777 wrote:Anyone know how to contact Disney and tell them of my disgust of how they package there DVD's together?

It won't make any difference. Trust me. Fact is, we are not their primary focus. Is that fair? No. But that's how they're doing things now. You would need to create a nation-wide boycott to have any affect on this. Remember, you vote with your wallet.

I am disappointed, yet not surprised, as I look over the assortment, or lack there of, of bonus features allotted to "The Sword in the Stone". I like this film, and I don't yet own it, so I will gladly purchase it and add it to my Disney DVD collection. The fact of the matter is, is that this film isn't one of Disney's brightest shining stars, so the lack of bonus material comes as no surprise. However, I would have liked to see a little featurette about the making of the film or something, even if it were only 15 minutes or so. Oh well...

Another Sherman Brothers feature? Well, at least Disney still remembers people worked there before the cheapquels...

UmberllaFish wrote:

Another Sherman Brothers feature? Well, at least Disney still remembers people worked there before the cheapquels...

It's the same featuertte from the gold collection, basicly all of these so called "Special Editions" are nothing but poorly, revamped Gold Collections.

I don't think I'll bother double dipping with this one. Apart from the new cover there's nothing worth me shelling out for.

OK, I finally have to ask.

What on earth is a soccer mom!?

Is it a football-loving mother ... or what?

A stereotypical suburban mom with a mini-van or SVU who ports kids around the their after-school soccer matches.

SwordInTheStone777 wrote:
It's the same featuertte from the gold collection, basicly all of these so called "Special Editions" are nothing but poorly, revamped Gold Collections.

Really? I don't own the GC, so I didn't know. Wow, what a bad release.

Well, Disney is doing it again! I agree with the multitudes.It seems all they do is re-package the GE , add the Sherman Brothers(again!) and call it an anniversary edition.I would like to talk to the person that makes the final decision on their DVD content.It's very disappointing when they(Disney Co.) make such a hoop-la about their future releases and then disappoint us.They should put us on the board of decisions concerning their dvd "extras". I was anticipting a Making feature,trailers(original and subsiquent re-releases) Well, here I am disappointed AGAIN!!

UmbrellaFish wrote:

SwordInTheStone777 wrote:
It's the same featurette from the gold collection, basicly all of these so called "Special Editions" are nothing but poorly, revamped Gold Collections.

Really? I don't own the GC, so I didn't know. Wow, what a bad release.

It's the same release, with a few changes. Items in red are new to the 45AE

The Sword in the Stone: Gold Classic Collection

Play Movie:
-The Sword in the Stone (1:19:33)

Chapter Selection:
-17 Chapters

Bonus Features: (1 hour, 5 minutes, 40 seconds - 69 stills - 61 image, 8 text-based)
-The Sword in the Stone Scrapbook (61 stills over 16 pages)
-Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers (7:58 )
-Sing-Along Songs: "Higitus Figitus" (2:35)
-Sing-Along Songs: "That's What Makes The World Go Round" (2:38 )
-Film Facts (8 pages)
-Disneyland: All About Magic (37:26, 1957)
-Mickey Mouse Short: Brave Little Tailor (9:00)
-Goofy Short: Knight for a Day (7:03)

Set Up & Technical Specifications:
-1.33:1 Academy Ratio - Original Animated Aspect Ratio - Digitally Restored and Remastered (Disney - 2001)
-Audio Options:
--5.1 Dolby Digital Surround (English)
--2.0 Dolby Digital Mono (French, Spanish)
-Subtitles:
--Feature Film - English HoH
-Closed-Captioning for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (English)

Preview Trailers: (5 minutes, 21 seconds)
-Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
-The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
-102 Dalmatians
-The Emperor's New Groove

Total Runtime: 2 hour, 30 minutes, 34 seconds (Movie, Bonus Material, Preview Trailers)

-Two-Sided Insert with Chapter Search Index and List of Special Features.

The Sword in the Stone: 45th Anniversary Edition
Play Movie:
-The Sword in the Stone (1:19:33)

Chapter Selection:
-17 Chapters (this likely won't change)

Backstage Disney:
-Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers (7:58 )
-The Sword in the Stone Scrapbook (61 image stills & 8 text pages - likely combines the old Scrapbook and separate Film Facts section)

Games & Activities:
-Merlin's Magical Academy

Music & More:
-Disney Song Selection (displaces the old "Sing-Along Songs")

Bonus Shorts:
-Mickey Mouse Short: Brave Little Tailor (9:00)
-Goofy Short: Knight for a Day (7:03)

Set Up & Technical Specifications:
-1.66:1 Anamorphic Widescreen - Original Theatrical Aspect Ratio - Digitally Restored and Remastered (Disney - 2008)
-Audio Options:
--5.1 Dolby Digital Surround (English, French, Spanish)
-Subtitles:
--Feature Film - English HoH, French, Spanish
--Bonus Features (?) - English HoH?, French, Spanish
-Closed-Captioning for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (English)

Sneak Peeks:
-Unknown, but it'd likely a few from this list:
--The Jungle Book 2: Special Edition
--The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Lip-Synchin' in the Rain
--Wizards of Waverly Place
--Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour
--College Road Trip
--Little Einsteins: Flight of the Instrument Fairies
--Handy Manny: Manny's Pet Round-Up
--The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
--Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Adventures in Wonderland
--Sleeping Beauty: Platinum Edition
--Tinker Bell

What's Dropped or part of the mysterious "And Much More!"
-Disneyland: All About Magic (37:26, 1957)

Albert

Most (if not all) Gold Collection DVDs have French and Spanish language tracks, I own Sword in The Stone GC and i watch it in Spanish; I'm not trying to be a snob, i just say that so that description can be more accurate.

rs_milo_whatever wrote:i just say that so that description can be more accurate.

Um...I did include the French & Spanish tracks. The GC has it as 2.0 Dolby Mono, while the 45AE has them as 5.1 Dolby Digital.



Albert

oh, i got confused with the subtitles...sorry

Escapay wrote:

UmbrellaFish wrote: Really? I don't own the GC, so I didn't know. Wow, what a bad release.

It's the same release, with a few changes. Items in red are new to the 45AE

The Sword in the Stone: Gold Classic Collection

Play Movie:
-The Sword in the Stone (1:19:33)

Chapter Selection:
-17 Chapters

Bonus Features: (1 hour, 5 minutes, 40 seconds - 69 stills - 61 image, 8 text-based)
-The Sword in the Stone Scrapbook (61 stills over 16 pages)
-Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers (7:58 )
-Sing-Along Songs: "Higitus Figitus" (2:35)
-Sing-Along Songs: "That's What Makes The World Go Round" (2:38 )
-Film Facts (8 pages)
-Disneyland: All About Magic (37:26, 1957)
-Mickey Mouse Short: Brave Little Tailor (9:00)
-Goofy Short: Knight for a Day (7:03)

Set Up & Technical Specifications:
-1.33:1 Academy Ratio - Original Animated Aspect Ratio - Digitally Restored and Remastered (Disney - 2001)
-Audio Options:
--5.1 Dolby Digital Surround (English)
--2.0 Dolby Digital Mono (French, Spanish)
-Subtitles:
--Feature Film - English HoH
-Closed-Captioning for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (English)

Preview Trailers: (5 minutes, 21 seconds)
-Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
-The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
-102 Dalmatians
-The Emperor's New Groove

Total Runtime: 2 hour, 30 minutes, 34 seconds (Movie, Bonus Material, Preview Trailers)

-Two-Sided Insert with Chapter Search Index and List of Special Features.

The Sword in the Stone: 45th Anniversary Edition
Play Movie:
-The Sword in the Stone (1:19:33)

Chapter Selection:
-17 Chapters (this likely won't change)

Backstage Disney:
-Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers (7:58 )
-The Sword in the Stone Scrapbook (61 image stills & 8 text pages - likely combines the old Scrapbook and separate Film Facts section)

Games & Activities:
-Merlin's Magical Academy

Music & More:
-Disney Song Selection (displaces the old "Sing-Along Songs")

Bonus Shorts:
-Mickey Mouse Short: Brave Little Tailor (9:00)
-Goofy Short: Knight for a Day (7:03)

Set Up & Technical Specifications:
-1.66:1 Anamorphic Widescreen - Original Theatrical Aspect Ratio - Digitally Restored and Remastered (Disney - 2008)
-Audio Options:
--5.1 Dolby Digital Surround (English, French, Spanish)
-Subtitles:
--Feature Film - English HoH, French, Spanish
--Bonus Features (?) - English HoH?, French, Spanish
-Closed-Captioning for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (English)

Sneak Peeks:
-Unknown, but it'd likely a few from this list:
--The Jungle Book 2: Special Edition
--The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Lip-Synchin' in the Rain
--Wizards of Waverly Place
--Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour
--College Road Trip
--Little Einsteins: Flight of the Instrument Fairies
--Handy Manny: Manny's Pet Round-Up
--The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
--Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Adventures in Wonderland
--Sleeping Beauty: Platinum Edition
--Tinker Bell

What's Dropped or part of the mysterious "And Much More!"
-Disneyland: All About Magic (37:26, 1957)

Albert

your the best!
I am still ify on this upgrade. I most likely will.
I will just wait for the review.

Escapay wrote:

The Sword in the Stone: 45th Anniversary Edition
Play Movie:
-The Sword in the Stone (1:19:33)

Chapter Selection:
-17 Chapters (this likely won't change)

Backstage Disney:
-Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers (7:58 )
-The Sword in the Stone Scrapbook (61 image stills & 8 text pages - likely combines the old Scrapbook and separate Film Facts section)

Games & Activities:
-Merlin's Magical Academy

Music & More:
-Disney Song Selection (displaces the old "Sing-Along Songs")

Bonus Shorts:
-Mickey Mouse Short: Brave Little Tailor (9:00)
-Goofy Short: Knight for a Day (7:03)

Set Up & Technical Specifications:
-1.66:1 Anamorphic Widescreen - Original Theatrical Aspect Ratio - Digitally Restored and Remastered (Disney - 2008)
-Audio Options:
--5.1 Dolby Digital Surround (English, French, Spanish)
-Subtitles:
--Feature Film - English HoH, French, Spanish
--Bonus Features (?) - English HoH?, French, Spanish
-Closed-Captioning for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (English)

Thats what Disney is giving us BOO! FOUL!

This what they should of put on.

A Legend In Stone: The Making of The Sword in the Stone
The True Legend of the Sword: The Orgin of the Real King Arthur
Merlin the Wise and Witty---Featurette
Archimedes A Very Wise Owl---Featurette
From Wart to King Arthur---Featurette
The Marvelous Mad Madame Mim---Featurette
Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers
Walt Disney TV Introductions
Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots
The Sword in The Stone Production Galleries
Sing Along Songs
And Much, Much, More...

YOU GUYS!!!!!!
i found the trailer for the sword on the stone special edition just go on tis address:
http://www.videodetective.com/titledeta ... dID=707174

Matt wrote:your the best!
I am still ify on this upgrade. I most likely will.
I will just wait for the review.

Thanks, Matt.

The only reason I'm interested in getting this is for the theatrical ratio, so it's not a high priority for me to pick up on first-week sales. Took me about a year and a half to finally pick up Robin Hood, so I expect I'll get this one sometime in 2010.

diego14_1992 wrote: YOU GUYS!!!!!!
i found the trailer for the sword on the stone special edition just go on tis address:
http://www.videodetective.com/titledeta ... dID=707174

Thanks for that, diego! It made the film seem more exciting than it really is (much like the Robin Hood trailer did a couple years ago). I like their choice of clips, but wasn't too fond of the added sound effects. I haven't watched the original DVD in awhile so I can't compare the video quality, but then again, the video itself gets pixelated at times (at least on my computer).

I especially love how when the voiceover guy says "Animated shorts!" it shows Merlin jumping around in his Bermuda clothes.

Albert