I never said it had no appeal or denied that it is a classic film worthy of a great release. All I'm saying is that I can understand if Disney has removed it from the Platinum line because of what the average consumer has come to expect from the line. Got it? That's ALL I was saying. Yet you and Rudy Matt feel the need to pick a fight with me in this forum based on something that is not a big deal. I love Fantasia and am anticipating buying it when it comes to Blu-Ray. I don't have anything against the film.TheSequelOfDisney wrote:Yet it is one of the 14 top selling animated Disney films of all time. I guess you're right, there is no appeal whatsoever...goofystitch wrote:I meant that Fantasia doesn't have the same appeal as a Disney animated film with a linear story from start to finish, not that it isn't a classic.
This still makes me pretty furious. Fantasia/2000 definitely should have been re-released by now and yet it has to be pushed back because it is the Pixar man's favorite film. I never liked Lasseter taking over Disney, and now I dislike him even more.
You all need to understand that we here at UD are the minority. We know that the Platinum line was created around the 10 best selling Disney films, but your average consumer doesn't know that and that is not what the term "Platinum Edition" means to them. To them, it is a moniker given to Disney films that are guaranteed to satisfy their entire family. That is the definition that Fantasia doesn't fit into because it does bore kids. Dumbo is a charming film with a linear story, and one that many have complained about not being treated properly by Disney. They finally put it on the pedestal where it belongs and what do they get? And outcry of rage from the majority of us.
Also, you don't know that Lasseter had anything to do with WDSHE deciding to release Dumbo instead of Fantasia. That is something that somebody speculated. He doesn't run the company, just the animation division. I do agree that Fantasia is due for another release since it will have been 10 years in 2010, but they waited longer than 7 years to rerelease Pinocchio as well. That time frame obviously isn't something they strictly adhere to.
I truly think that Fantasia will released by Spring 2011. If it has been dropped from the Platinum line, than we will probably have it sooner, but if not I don't think that Disney will do it as the Fall 2010 release when Beauty and the Beast is hitting theaters in February.
goofystitch, though I feel bad that you had to keep explaining yourself over and over again. I understood it the first time I read your first post, don't see how anyone else couldn't.
