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I wouldn't be dissapointed if I got TWO brownies....

Yes, but if I was hankering for the cookies also, I'd still feel a little gypped.

Now, who wants to go buy me some cookies?

Every time I buy you cookies, you complain that they're all crumbs or that I got the wrong brand or that they're reduced fat. It makes me feel so hurt inside, especially after all the trouble it took me to get them. Buy your own damn cookies!

albert

Oh, Alby... I promise, next time you buy me some, I promise to fill my mouth with cookies instead of criticisms.

Now cake, on the other hand... woe betide you if ye don't get me yellow with chocolate frosting.

I bought this even though I do not have a Blu-Ray player yet, but have watched the DVD and it's a stunning transfer, just a beautiful film, the colors are so much richer and it looks so clear. I was really impressed.

sotiris2006 wrote:
The only other reason that i can think of for the release of the DVD packaging is that some collectors complain that the blu-ray cases ruin the uniformity of their DVD collection (or even that this disturbs the Feng Shui of their room). In this way, they can have their blu-rays in the same packaging with their rest of their DVD collection.

That's the reason I bought that version. Plus the other cover art was crappy.

More Snow White news : http://briansibleysblog.blogspot.com/

After watching all of the shorts included, I realized just how much of a leap forward Snow White was. Even if Snow White were condensed to near short-length, it would still be above and beyond anything previously released. The inclusion of The Old Mill really shows how vital the multi-plane camera was in adding depth and realism to animation. Comparing the Pixar shorts to Toy Story yields similarities, but it's not quite as dramatic as Snow White, visually.

Overall, on this Diamond Edition, I was impressed, though it would have been nice to get a solid documentary, in addition to the interesting but tedious Hyperion Studios. I have never seen the Platinum, so I do not quite know what features I would have liked to be included; the increasingly training-video-esque Disney Through the Decades was not the best choice for legacy DVD content.

I've been watching the extras on the Blu-Ray 2nd disc. Took me a while to figure the layout. I'm rather disappointed already though, as my copy skips throughout Fess Parker's segment on the 1950's in the documentary that covers the decades, and that's when playing on my PS3, which never has trouble with anything. Have no other Blu-Ray player to try it on, but it sucks that I can't exchange it because I got it for reviewing purposes... I basically have to choose between watching it without the 1950's on the Blu-Ray or without the 2000's on the old DVD release...

Can anyone confirm that the authoring for this scene when played at normal speed is as bad as the capture shows?

Thanks to the brazilian DVD store Animaloja, and from the Blog DVDWorld, here you have the first pics from the brazilian Blu-Ray, that's gonna be released this wednesday:







Can't wait for Wednesday, so I can have this baby on my hands!

How come their Blu-ray doesn't have our crappy cover art?

SpringHeelJack wrote:How come their Blu-ray doesn't have our crappy cover art?

Their Blu-ray looks all-around so much better than ours.. The slipcover is really awesome, being a sideways slide in spot thing (and without holes in the back!) and it has the good cover art.

geniuswalt wrote:Can anyone confirm that the authoring for this scene when played at normal speed is as bad as the capture shows?

how the hell do these 256 color MS paint shots manage to be caught at the most randomest screencapping!?this should cheer marky up!

Too bad the brazzilian BD recieved the slim case treatment.

Wow, a sliding cover, slimline case, none holographic/anti-piracy discs, none crappy North American exclusive hag cover. Why did Disney pimp the Brazilian release?

yukitora wrote:Too bad the brazzilian BD recieved the slim case treatment.

Why? I like the slimline case. It fits better with the other Blu-rays I have.

I have been searching for some sales information for Snow White and I finally found it. During it's first week of release (10/6-10/11), Snow White was the top seller in the overall home video market, making this the first time that a Blu-Ray release has been number 1. Total sales were 4,104,321 copies. Of them, 70.56% were in the DVD packaging (2,869,009 copies) and 29.44% were in the Blu-Ray packaging (1,208,312 copies).

To compare, last March's first week sales for Pinocchio were 6,177,227 copies in total (DVD + Blu-Ray sales). 88% of sales were on DVD, 12% were on Blu-Ray. So while total sales were down for Snow White (most likely because a DVD only version was not available), Blu-Ray sales were way up, even if you only look at the Blu-Ray packaged version.

goofystitch wrote:Of them, 70.56% were in the DVD packaging (2,869,009 copies) and 29.44% were in the Blu-Ray packaging (1,208,312 copies).

Sounds right, 70% thought they were buying DVD while 30% knew they were buying Blu. I bet this would be the sales ratio if only the DVD and the Blu version were sold.

Whats surprising is Iger is disappointed with these numbers

jpanimation wrote:

goofystitch wrote:Of them, 70.56% were in the DVD packaging (2,869,009 copies) and 29.44% were in the Blu-Ray packaging (1,208,312 copies).

Sounds right, 70% thought they were buying DVD while 30% knew they were buying Blu. I bet this would be the sales ratio if only the DVD and the Blu version were sold.

Whats surprising is Iger is disappointed with these numbers

Some people are never satisfied.