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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 10:45 am
by zackisthewalrus
Does anyone have any pictures of the packaging yet? I know we got pics from jrboy of the packagings of The Tigger Movie, Hannah Montana: The Movie, and Pete's Dragon early.
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 11:50 am
by Darby
Sounds like not much is "enchanting" about this re-release! UD's review seems spot on and is very honest and objective.
All I can say is why did Disney even bother with this re-release? They clearly weren't aiming to satisfy the diehard B&B fans (like myself) and people who have never seen the film would be more likely to purchase the cheaper older release after reading a review like UD's. Perhaps it will help clean out their inventory of the older release, who knows?
Finally, this is about as bad a case of double-dipping as you can get: an "upgrade" which is inferior to the original release! A blown opportunity if I've ever seen one....
Darby
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:12 pm
by Flanger-Hanger
It was probably done Darby to further phase out the Gold Collection line. Even if the spine of the packaging was the only way to know it was a part of it. Unfortunately for us fans, we got a worse release, disappointing since Pete's Dragon's new content was clearly aimed at us.
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:40 pm
by buffalobill
After reading the UD review of the new release I am so glad I didn't buy it & held onto the previous one.
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:42 pm
by Barbossa
buffalobill wrote:After reading the UD review of the new release I am so glad I didn't buy it & held onto the previous one.
Same here. I'm keeping my 30th Anniversary Edition and skipping buying the new one. Gonna spend the money on
Up instead.
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:57 am
by buffalobill
The 30th Anniversary Edition is great & pretty loaded. I had a feeling they wouldn't match it. As with the Tarzan SE, Emperor's SE, Dumbo Big Top & so many others the newest version is definitely NOT the best. Disney is the only company I know of that puts out so many double dip editions which are inferior to their predecessors.
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 3:56 pm
by Disneykid
In honor of Friday the 13th, the D23 website has posted a
very cool article of 13 facts on the film.
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:39 pm
by Flanger-Hanger
Loved the article Disneykid thanks for posting!
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:49 pm
by Matt
Barbossa wrote:buffalobill wrote:After reading the UD review of the new release I am so glad I didn't buy it & held onto the previous one.
Same here. I'm keeping my 30th Anniversary Edition and skipping buying the new one. Gonna spend the money on
Up instead.
I triple that! lol
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:20 pm
by Margos
Great article, Disneykid!
I kind of laughed to myself when I read that the opening title sequence was based on the Bayeux Tapestry.... I just came back from a pretty intense quiz bowl match (our team won!
) and that was the answer to one of the questions they asked. I didn't know it, but I would have if I had only checked UD before going to the match!
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:03 pm
by Cordy_Biddle
We studied the Bayeux Tapestry in highschool--tried to point out the "Bedknobs" connection to my history teacher at the time but he never believed me. We also used to argue over the "Anastasia" case.