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MickeyMouseboy wrote:don't hesitate guys i'm getting the disc this tuesday and i will get to the bottom of this!

Thanks MickeyMouseboy. Thanks for helping us out to clear up the confusion.

Starion wrote:

MickeyMouseboy wrote:don't hesitate guys i'm getting the disc this tuesday and i will get to the bottom of this!

Thanks MickeyMouseboy. Thanks for helping us out to clear up the confusion.

Anytime starion!

Jake Lipson wrote:I hope they do one on the Pocahontas and Simba's Pride SEs, too.

I think they are only going to do EHT mix to the modern Platinum films. But probably "Pocahontas", "Lilo & Stitch" and "Simba's Pride" are going to get a DTS track each.

I'm also looking forward to the Enhanced Home Theater mix on the "Lion King" DVD, and I'm extremely happy they are including the original mix.

Is there any mention of an Aladdin Trailer, cause that is one of the things I have been most looking forward to. I would assume it is there, just as the BATB trialer was on Snow White DVD, and TLK was previewed on the BATB DVD, so I am anxiously awaiting, the Aladdin trailer, on this coming DVD...

and perhaps a trailer or couple of trailers, for the upcoming Janmuary SE's!!!!

Any news though, on whether any of these trailers are present?

Prince Phillip wrote:Is there any mention of an Aladdin Trailer, cause that is one of the things I have been most looking forward to. I would assume it is there, just as the BATB trialer was on Snow White DVD, and TLK was previewed on the BATB DVD?

There was no trailer on the "Snow White" DVD. The booklet only mentioned that "Beauty And The Beast" was coming next year. Well, if "Aladdin" ir realy geting IMAX treatment, I think we can expect a trailer on TLK DVD... if we don't get the trailer, I doubt we will get the release either!

Yet another TLK R1 DVD review is up at TheDigitalBits: http://www.thedigitalbits.com/reviews3/lionking.html

While the reviewer doesn't really seem like a trustworthy source to determine if the "original version" is the IMAX version (since he even thinks Morning Report was on the IMAX screen) he still addresses the matter:

TheDigitalBits TLK Reivew wrote:You can choose to watch the original theatrical version, and a minute-longer "special edition" version which appeared in IMAX theaters last Christmas. The sole difference between the two is the addition of a single musical number, The Morning Report, written and animated by the very same people who worked on the film originally. The new song matches the rest of the film beautifully and is, for me at least, a welcome addition to the story.

He aslso firmly states original trailers for TLK are nowhere to be found.

Oh, crap!!! C+ for the extras?!! I want the old and good collector's editions again!!!! Could someone send this review to someone at Disney?! Even better, we could e-mail them our opinions!!

Joe Carioca wrote:Oh, crap!!! C+ for the extras?!! I want the old and good collector's editions again!!!! Could someone send this review to someone at Disney?! Even better, we could e-mail them our opinions!!

Well if Disney is sending out their product for review, you'd think they'll actually read the reviews. In fact, they have used blurbs from online reviews in the past. Now they rely on Joel Siegel calling it "The King of All DVDs" without having seen the DVD.

One thing that's getting me a bit worried is the fact that none of the DVD reviews for TLK so far have mentioned any form of commentary on the virtual galleries. I love virtual galleries as well as their little commentary anecdotes and I'll be very disappointed if the galleries are subpar to the ones of Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, and Sleeping Beauty.

Don't worry, I'm sure they will be. So far, it's subpar to the other three in most ways.

Yes, and I find it rather sad that (despite the fact that I think they're better films) Alice in Wonderland and Pocahontas, which are simply special editions, are more than likely to receive better DVD treatment than the film that's arguably Disney's most popular. It's even sadder to think that every nook and cranny from the LD could have easily been ported over to the DVD had things like the Virtual Safari, games, and sing alongs been absent.

Joe Carioca wrote:Oh, crap!!! C+ for the extras?!! I want the old and good collector's editions again!!!! Could someone send this review to someone at Disney?! Even better, we could e-mail them our opinions!!

Not to say what grade they actually deserve, but its very possible the review skipped over a lot of material in the Continents menus of the disc due to the confusing organization. There is some extra materiel that is a bit more in-depth than the basic journeys - like early concepts, storyboards, art design, etc. These were touched on in the UK review.

Hopefully, the 4 special editions next year will have superior extras - and I'm sure they will. I think they will follow the trend of our good and old collector's editions.
Oh, I've read that TLK DVD has a sneak peek for "Mary Poppins Special Edition"!

Disneykid wrote:Yes, and I find it rather sad that (despite the fact that I think they're better films) Alice in Wonderland and Pocahontas, which are simply special editions, are more than likely to receive better DVD treatment than the film that's arguably Disney's most popular. It's even sadder to think that every nook and cranny from the LD could have easily been ported over to the DVD had things like the Virtual Safari, games, and sing alongs been absent.

Yep, I'm serious when I say in the other thread that I'd rather have a 1 disc release with the 1994 original theatrical cut, the commentary, all the original trailers and TV spots, and the making-of documentary that exists than what they're giving us. Sure, there's some good stuff, but what seems like a lot of rubbish in place of good stuff that already exists.

Disneykid wrote:Yes, and I find it rather sad that (despite the fact that I think they're better films) Alice in Wonderland and Pocahontas, which are simply special editions, are more than likely to receive better DVD treatment than the film that's arguably Disney's most popular. It's even sadder to think that every nook and cranny from the LD could have easily been ported over to the DVD had things like the Virtual Safari, games, and sing alongs been absent.

I think this is the case because, family frienadly versions of Alice and Co. have already been released, therefore these SE's will probably be made to cater to the demands of the Fanatic consumer.

Where as the Platinums are one releases that need to meet the demands of chjildren as well as the big movie buff fans...

Atleast... I don't know, I still say the Platinums should be the uktimate DVD's but plenty of people here seem to think they're just fine...

OK, so Snow White had the Disney through the Decades featurette, and Beauty and the Beast had the The story behing the Story featurette. Anyone know what will be on the Lion King?

Prince Phillip wrote:OK, so Snow White had the Disney through the Decades featurette, and Beauty and the Beast had the The story behing the Story featurette. Anyone know what will be on the Lion King?

The only thing that sounds remotely similar to that style of featurettes (a series of shorts with celebs hosting each) is the Animal journey. Roy Disney hosts it and it has a seperate short for each African animal in the movie.

Jack wrote:

Prince Phillip wrote:OK, so Snow White had the Disney through the Decades featurette, and Beauty and the Beast had the The story behing the Story featurette. Anyone know what will be on the Lion King?

The only thing that sounds remotely similar to that style of featurettes (a series of shorts with celebs hosting each) is the Animal journey. Roy Disney hosts it and it has a seperate short for each African animal in the movie.

O Kay....

Well I guess it is something, but the thing I liked about the other featurettes is that that talked about other disney movies, which is sorta a short break from all the Movie stuff you hear about on the DVD, anyway should still be interesting...

Thanks

Prince Phillip wrote:Well I guess it is something, but the thing I liked about the other featurettes is that that talked about other disney movies, which is sorta a short break from all the Movie stuff you hear about on the DVD, anyway should still be interesting...

Since you want better Platinums, I'm surprised you favor featurettes that cover things besides the movie. I definately think stuff like that should be replaced with material more closely related to the movie in order to go more in depth.

The one on Snow White was fine because:

A. Other features already went in depth.
B. It showed how Snow White was released every decade, and how the entire company was built off of SW's success

The one on Beauty and the Beast was pure marketing fluff, IMO: Clearly promos for other movies. While some of the info was interesting, its really worthless seeing as it only sctratches the surface and we have (or will have soon) more info on those films on their respective DVDs.

Well I liked both the Snow White and Beauty and the Beast "general Disney" featurettes, and it's too bad that there won't be anything like that here. But "Disney Through the Decades" is about as promotional as you can get. It was almost like a corporate video for prospective investors. ("And then we opened this theme park, and bought ABC...")

Not that it wasn't informative and interesting, but if you're labelling Beauty's as fluff, I think "Disney Through the Decades" fits that bill, too.