Pocahontas on Blu Ray in 2010?

[toonaspie]

I smell Anniversay editions for all three of those films.

Least I hope for the latter two.

As for Pocahontas, I dont have high hopes for what this release will feature as Disney's idea of a DVD upgrade these days is to put a remote control game for kids and previews for film pertainin to the same genre.

The Pocahontas 10th Anniversay Edition DVD was suprisingly packed and I'm content with that.

Hunchback would look pretty awesome in HD though, so I'm thinking 15th Anniv? 2011?

[KubrickFan]

I know, it's annoying that they always gets ignored, right?

But a reason for it could be that "Hunchback" and "Hercules" aren't Disney's most profitable movies. Although "Hunchback" did pass 100 $ at the Box Office, it has gotten banished several times for it's unsuitable themes (in spite of "Hunchback" is my favorite film of all time from Disney) and "Hercules" didn't became the big Box office success that Disney hoped for.

But I really hope "Pocahontas" comes to Blu ray this year or maybe the next year - and along with more special features. It's a visually beautiful film, that would've looked great on Blu ray.

Hercules
• Budget: $85 million (some report as low as $70)
• Box Office: $253 million
• Profit: $168 million ($183 million)
• DVD releases: 1. DVD, non-anamorphic

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
• Budget: $100 million
• Box Office: $325 million
• Profit: $225 million
• DVD releases: 1. single disc DVD

I would hardly say either of those title weren't very profitable, but just in case, let's look at a few others.

Mulan
• Budget: $90 million
• Box Office: $304 million
• Profit: $214 million
• DVD releases: 1. single disc DVD, 2. 2-Disc DVD

Lilo & Stitch
• Budget: $80 million (+ $40 million in prints/advertising)
• Box Office: $273 million
• Profit: $193 million ($153 million)
• DVD releases: 1. single disc DVD, 2. 2-Disc DVD

Pocahontas
• Budget: $55 million
• Box Office: $346 million
• Profit: $291 million
• DVD releases: 1. single disc DVD, 2. 2-Disc DVD

The Emperor's New Groove
• Budget: $100 million
• Box Office: $169 million
• Profit: $69 million
• DVD releases: 1. single disc DVD, 2. 2-Disc DVD, 3. single disc DVD

Now, looking at the list, the title that made the least amount of money for Disney (TENG) has received the most home video releases so far.
1. Pocahontas
2. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
3. Mulan
4. Hercules
5. Lilo & Stitch
6. The Emperor's New Groove

It's not as easy as simply doing the box office minus the cost. A lot of other factors come into play. Like how much money was spend on marketing, how much of the total was made in the beginning of the run (the studio get a higher percentage of the gross at the beginning of a movie's run in theaters).
And frankly, since there are only about 50 DAC's made, a 2-disc edition of every Classic wouldn't be too much to ask. Look at the efforts Warner puts into their releases, and there are more than 50 SE's released by them, I'm sure.

[BK]

It's not hard at all to release worthwhile releases.
There is no excuse for Disney at all.

Look at Warner and their Blu-Ray releases, look at Criterion Collection!

Formats aren't going to last forever so instead of hedging what they have they should embrace the bloody market that makes them who they are.

Out of all the major studios, Disney is also coincidentally the one with the least amount of catalogue BR releases. At least Universal embraced HD-DVD. I see no reason why 'Mary Poppins' and other live action movies pre-1990 don't get any release.

Back on to DACs, there are only 15 Diamond releases so they really only have 35 more releases to do it well, how the hell is that hard?
Maybe if they STOPPED putting out worthless upgrades they would have time, but Disney contrary to being the family company they try to be are not.

They are the greediest big business corporation out there. The studio is run by executives with money as their God. Now they have the douchebag Rich Ross things will only get worse, if anything. Fake smile, superiority complex, money>quality = fail. Goodbye Disney.

[WDWLocal]

It's not hard at all to release worthwhile releases.
There is no excuse for Disney at all.

Look at Warner and their Blu-Ray releases, look at Criterion Collection!

Formats aren't going to last forever so instead of hedging what they have they should embrace the bloody market that makes them who they are.

Out of all the major studios, Disney is also coincidentally the one with the least amount of catalogue BR releases. At least Universal embraced HD-DVD. I see no reason why 'Mary Poppins' and other live action movies pre-1990 don't get any release.

Back on to DACs, there are only 15 Diamond releases so they really only have 35 more releases to do it well, how the hell is that hard?
Maybe if they STOPPED putting out worthless upgrades they would have time, but Disney contrary to being the family company they try to be are not.

They are the greediest big business corporation out there. The studio is run by executives with money as their God. Now they have the douchebag Rich Ross things will only get worse, if anything. Fake smile, superiority complex, money>quality = fail. Goodbye Disney.

You're too negative and very wrong about Disney, BK.

[Sotiris]

It's not hard at all to release worthwhile releases.
There is no excuse for Disney at all.

Look at Warner and their Blu-Ray releases, look at Criterion Collection!

Formats aren't going to last forever so instead of hedging what they have they should embrace the bloody market that makes them who they are.

Out of all the major studios, Disney is also coincidentally the one with the least amount of catalogue BR releases. At least Universal embraced HD-DVD. I see no reason why 'Mary Poppins' and other live action movies pre-1990 don't get any release.

Back on to DACs, there are only 15 Diamond releases so they really only have 35 more releases to do it well, how the hell is that hard?
Maybe if they STOPPED putting out worthless upgrades they would have time, but Disney contrary to being the family company they try to be are not.

They are the greediest big business corporation out there. The studio is run by executives with money as their God. Now they have the douchebag Rich Ross things will only get worse, if anything. Fake smile, superiority complex, money>quality = fail. Goodbye Disney.

You're too negative and very wrong about Disney, BK.

No, he's right on everything besides the last paragraph since every business only cares about money; that's not a characteristc of Disney only. If you want to blame someone then you should blame capitalism.

[ajmrowland]

If I think any more about this thing, I'll get sick.

Honestly, the only reason the films arent more popular is because the characters are not shoved down our throats during commercial breaks.

[WDWLocal]

No, he's right on everything...

No, he is not!

End of story.

[rs_milo_whatever]

Is anyone else getting arielsprince flashbacks?

[UmbrellaFish]

Is anyone else getting arielsprince flashbacks?

I loved arielsprince!

But it's never a good thing to blindly follow the Disney company....

[Goliath]

You're too negative and very wrong about Disney, BK.

You don't ever say anything else, do you? You're just copy-pasting this one sentence in every topic. You never, ever actually reply to the criticism. So why do you even bother to answer?

[JustOneBite87]

No, he's right on everything...

No, he is not!

End of story.

Are you that one guy that post videos of himself showing off his VHS collection on Youtube?




Some of us were in middle school when the Platinum Editions started. By the time we get every DAC on blu-ray I wager some of those same people will at least have kids in pre-K. So tired of waiting for Disney to decide what year they want to release a title, announce it, then decide to wait another 4 years. Such a terrible tease. Sorry for the negativity but it shouldn't be so difficult to give my money to a company for a high quality version of certain movies (Hercules and Hunchback) that made them over a hundred million in profits. Did VHS sales not meet expectations or something? Give me a break.

[jrboy]

According to dvdtalk.com, both Pocahontas and Pocahontas II: Journey To A New World are now OOP.

[ajmrowland]

no 2010 release

[singerguy04]

This might be a good sign for a 2011 holiday release or an early 2012 release though. I doubt we'd get it in early 2011 or during the summer since we're already expecting Dumbo, Tangled, Alice in Wonderland, and Bambi.

[BK]

Fox and the Hound has also gone out of print.

[Sotiris]

BUMP!

Mike Giaimo, the art director of Pocahontas said in an interview that "we recently just color-timed the film for HD".

This probably means that we'll get Blu-ray release soon.

Source: http://animationguildblog.blogspot.com/ ... rt-ii.html

[WarriorDreamer]

The people saying Disney is only out for money... name me one company in the world who isn't out for money.

You can't can you?

All that matters really is the content that's coming out, don't like it? Move on to something else. Kinda bored of people constantly bitching about Disney only doing things for money.

DUH! They're not gonna do stuff for free are they??

I'd definitely like a re-release of Hercules and Pocahontas soon. I think they've only had one release as far as I know.

[Victurtle]

Yay for the news!

I don't like this film, but it's prettiness can finally be admired in HD home cinema.

[milojthatch]

The people saying Disney is only out for money... name me one company in the world who isn't out for money.

You can't can you?

I think however it is possible for a company, especially one as old as Disney to still make tons of money and make their fans happy while making money. That is something they seem to be getting worse at as time goes along, and that is a legitimate gripe.

[Kyle]

BUMP!

Mike Giaimo, the art director of Pocahontas said in an interview that "we recently just color-timed the film for HD".

This probably means that we'll get Blu-ray release soon.

Source: http://animationguildblog.blogspot.com/ ... rt-ii.html

oh great, their color timing a caps film. This might not end well, a caps movie shouldn't need to be touched. But good news regardless.