Disney Animation on Blu-ray in 2013

[The_Iceflash]

Disagreed. Everything is wrong with it. This is a matter of principle. The Hunchback's cheapquel is one of the worst things ever to come out of Disney and I don't even want to acknowledge its existence. Anyone who calls himself a fan of Disney or animation in general should be offended by it.

They might as well have just recorded a Disney executive taking a dump and put that on the Blu-ray. Because that's what it is. And I will not stop trashing the cheapquels so long as Disney continues to release them on home video or any other form of media.

Ah, yes. I feel better now.

*yawn*

Any Disney completist would acknowledge its existence. As fans of Disney we acknowledge the existence of everything they released. We don't have to like it but it's silly to pretend it doesn't exist and it's silly to want any Disney product locked away because you don't like it. It's that frame of mind keeping "Song of the South" in the vaults. There are people even on this forum who think it should remain locked away.

I find the whole separate packing/release idea to be bad. Going from them being free to the price of a whole separate release is horrible. Costing those who want it more money because it burns the eyes of those who don't want it anywhere near the original is petty.

[Sotiris]

It's silly to want any Disney product locked away because you don't like it.

I agree with this.

I find the whole separate packing/release idea to be bad. Going from them being free to the price of a whole separate release is horrible.

I disagree with this. Why is it horrible? You wouldn't demand that two movies be packaged together in any other case so it would be cheaper. Why is it OK to do so with Disney sequels? Would you be still feeling the same if, let's say, Disney only packaged 101 Dalmatians together with an Air Buddies movie?

Consumers need to have the option of buying the movie they want separately. That should apply to any film regardless if it's a DAC or a DTV. No one would have a problem if in addition to the 2-movie collections, Disney would release the two films separately.

[ProfessorRatigan]

I'm going to address the re-hashed 'why complain about the sequels being packaged with the originals' argument by saying this: I don't want ANY two films packaged together, even if I LOVE both films. I love Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, but I would be pissed if Universal put them both on one disc, in one package, with one artwork rather than offering collectors the option of buying both separate from one another. Now, when it comes to the Disney sequels, I LOATHE THEM. I want to IGNORE THEIR EXISTENCE entirely. Why should I have to PAY anything toward something I don't wish to support? It is offensive. I don't want them on my shelf reminding me of Disney's money-grubbing ways.

Also: it pisses me off that Disney isn't even advertising the Hunchback release at all. It does appear they want people to forget about it. They're pushing Mulan by advertising its trailer on all their recent Blu-ray releases, and from the looks of the Wreck-It Ralph, they're advertising Mermaid and Mulan, but not Hunchback. It's...infuriating!

[Sotiris]

I don't want ANY two films packaged together, even if I LOVE both films. I love Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, but I would be pissed if Universal put them both on one disc, in one package, with one artwork rather than offering collectors the option of buying both separate from one another.

That's what I've been saying. I'm glad you agree.

[kenai3000]

I'm going to address the re-hashed 'why complain about the sequels being packaged with the originals' argument by saying this: I don't want ANY two films packaged together, even if I LOVE both films. I love Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, but I would be pissed if Universal put them both on one disc, in one package, with one artwork rather than offering collectors the option of buying both separate from one another. Now, when it comes to the Disney sequels, I LOATHE THEM. I want to IGNORE THEIR EXISTENCE entirely. Why should I have to PAY anything toward something I don't wish to support? It is offensive. I don't want them on my shelf reminding me of Disney's money-grubbing ways.

Also: it pisses me off that Disney isn't even advertising the Hunchback release at all. It does appear they want people to forget about it. They're pushing Mulan by advertising its trailer on all their recent Blu-ray releases, and from the looks of the Wreck-It Ralph, they're advertising Mermaid and Mulan, but not Hunchback. It's...infuriating!

Mulan is a princess movie that's why. Mulan is officially a princess even though I don't think she is. Plus I personally prefer Hunchback over Mulan. They think only true fans care about Hunchback.

[Sotiris]

Blu-ray releases for the Aladdin sequels have been cancelled everywhere. They will only be released on DVD at this time.

This confirms the previous report from Rotana Home Entertainment (Disney distributing company in the Middle East) about the sequels:

The quality of the masters of Aladdin 2 & 3 are very poor and can’t be compressed on a Blu-ray disc to give an HD output. So Disney have decided to release Aladdin part one in 2013 and will put the other 2 parts through a restoration process that will end by 2014.

[PatrickvD]

Not very surprising. I'm glad we'll not be seeing any two movie collections anytime soon. Aladdin is still slated for a release next month over here.

With VHS cover art.... ........

[Flanger-Hanger]

With VHS cover art.... ........

Hey, I'll take recyled, but good VHS cover art over some off-model, floating heads, sideways titles nonsense.

If the restorations for the sequels are planned for late 2014 that could support the idea of a Fall 2014 Diamond release of the movie in North America, with a sequels release/packaging similar to Lion King.

[Prince Edward]

Oh my... Disney paying money to "restore" those horrible cheapquels in HD for a Blu-ray release? What about all the classic QUALITY movies they SHOULD have released in HD?

Meanwhile their making efforts to restore trashy straight to video-sequels, they don't put any effort into making great releases for their classic movies when it comes to special features, cover art ect. And the future of Walt Disney Animation Studios seems really uncertain compared to the extensive release schedule at studios like Pixar and DreamWorks. I swear, Disney have abandoned all logic and they are uncapable of following any plans or seeing something through to the end and sticking to what was planned from the beginning. With Disney, you have to anticipate a totally unpredictable behaviour;) If only someone with a brain had run the Disney marketing, animation and home video departments.

[Jules]

I have a question! *

How come TMAOWinnie the Pooh Blu-ray is still not listed on Amazon.com?

*Smiley face added to motivate people into answering.

[Mickeyfan1990]

I have a question! *

How come TMAOWinnie the Pooh Blu-ray is still not listed on Amazon.com?

*Smiley face added to motivate people into answering.

Possibly because it wasn't officially announced. We have the trailer, but you need an annoucement from the company, a press release, a release date, etc. We know it's coming in Spring so anywhere between March and May.

[REINIER]

Sorry PatrickVD, I like aladdin 2+3 just for nostalgia sake Horrible of me I knowRest assured, I'll burn at the stake one day for even uttering a small YEAH! To get them restored!:P Maybe even re-animated! Like (sorry again in advance>)Lion King 2 crocodile sequence. Maybe Jafar will actually wind up looking like Jafar instead of a pokémon master

[Lnds500]

Some info I have managed to gather for the European versions of HoND, Mulan and Brother Bear

Brother Bear

Aspect ratios: 1,74:1 - 2,35:1

All the important DVD extras are included (the games are not, I can't find the sing along video either)
Non animated menus

Mulan

Aspect ratio: 1,68:1

Animated menus, most extras are included. DisneyPedia: Mulan's World is gone, and so is this

International Mulan

The featurette "Mulan's International Journey" (5:42) looks at the process of translating Disney films for audiences around the world, something that dates back to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt's very first animated feature. This interesting piece covers a lot of ground in a short amount of time, showing some clips from other Disney films in other languages and then focusing on the filmmakers' efforts to make sure the Chinese version of Mulan was done right. In addition to some recording studio clips (the only glimpses of the voice cast on the DVD), we hear from a couple of executives from Disney Character Voices International about the challenges of their behind-the-scenes work.

A Multi-Language Reel (3:10) offers the "I'll Make a Man Out of You" sequence from the film in fullscreen. Naturally, the attraction of this is that the audio of the song seamlessly cycles through a number of different languages, letting you hear verses in English, German, Castilian, French, Spanish, Japanese, Finnish, Thai, Portuguese, Italian, Mandarin, Swedish, Danish, French Canadian, Czech, and Cantonese. A subtitle informs you to the languages edited together, so your ears won't need to be so discerning.

Last, there is the Publicity Art gallery, housing thirty-two stills which feature Mulan posters and promotional artwork, from America (mostly) and elsewhere. I found the three timely newspaper ads more interesting than the basic stills that mostly comprise this gallery. The gallery's highly cropped thumbnails don't give you a clear idea of what you'll see when you select to view them full-sized. But it's likely, that if you're interested, you'll just cycle through all of them one page at a time. Unfortunately, there are no Mulan trailers of any kind to be found in this Publicity section or anywhere else, which is less than the one that appeared on its earlier DVDs. Trailers have been one of the most basic extras since the DVD format launched; it's very disappointing to see Disney leaving them off major Special Edition releases like The Lion King and this.

Hunchback of Notre Dame (European version)

Aspect ratio: 1,78:1

I was hoping that Disney would somehow come to their senses concerning this movie's home video history. I was naive to say the least. You should not only cling on to your LaserDiscs, you should cling on to your DVDs.

No animated menus (it's just a static picture of the old DVD artwork), no audio commentary* and 2 special features
- The Making of the Hunchback of Notre-Dame
- Multi-language reel

*The audio commentary for previous movies (Pocahontas) was missing from various EU releases but included in others.

[Sotiris]

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh will be released in Korea on March 5th. Here's the cover. I bet the U.S release will get the same one.



Source: http://www.yesasia.com/us/the-many-adve ... /info.html

[DisneyBluLife]

That is a nice coverart, but we in Sweden will have a different coverart for our Blu-ray edition of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh! I hope it is the same edition and only the coverart is different.

The Many adventures of Winnie the Pooh will be released in Sweden March 27th.

The coverart:
http://www.magicmovies.se/cpg148s/album ... 013max.jpg

[PatrickvD]

The Swedish cover is about a billion times nicer than the Korean cover.

[Disney_freak]

The Swedish cover is about a billion times nicer than the Korean cover.

Really? I thought the Korean cover is a lot nicer.

[kenai3000]

The Korean cover is gorgeous. I hope that's the one we get in the US.

[Lnds500]

For some reason the Korean art looks like fan-art to me. Like the characters are just layers and not part of the actual cover.

[Atlantica]

This is ours for Aladdin ...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... tedisne-21

Hunchback is being released on the same day as well.