Song of the South on Dvd Discussion & Speculation Thread

RyougaLolakie · Post by **RyougaLolakie** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 9:20 pm

I find this news as a huge dissapointent. If Iger said the same thing about the animated short, "Mother Goose Goes Hollywood", then it will never seen the light of day on the future realease of Walt Disney Treasures: Silly Symphonies II. Sigh........I really want to see that animated short and Song of the South on DVD, but I guess Disney is getting paranoid about the "stereotype content" thing. In that case, the whole Disney fans will go into a huge riot.

Timon/Pumbaa fan · Post by **Timon/Pumbaa fan** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 9:35 pm

It's funny because I remember UD member "Son of Flubber" said here that Song of the South was getting ready for a restoration by Disney. So I guess one of the three things happned: 1. It was planned for restoration, but Iger than decided not to release it. 2. They restored it just for Iger and see if they would get his permission. 3. That UD member was a big fat liar.

As for the film, I've seen it(thanks to a copy from Japan a borrowed from my uncle who works at Disney) and it's a really fun film. James Baskett does tremendous acting, and the animated scenes were totally fun and the best parts of the movie, as they played the 3 most popular songs from the movie("Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" obviously being the most popular) and showed us our favorite characters from "Splash Mountain". I personlly don't know why Disney refuses to release this. I mean, I personally think "Dumbo" is a much more racist film than SOTS and it's getting it's 4th home video edition this June!

Oh well, I just hope Disney changes their mind, SOON!

Oh and I find it funny how people saying this is Iger's fault and he should be ashamed. Because weren't people starting to think he was divine because he bought Pixar?

singerguy04 · Post by **singerguy04** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:33 am

Timon/Pumba fan wrote:It's funny because I remember UD member "Son of Flubber" said here that Song of the South was getting ready for a restoration by Disney. So I guess one of the three things happned: 1. It was planned for restoration, but Iger than decided not to release it. 2. They restored it just for Iger and see if they would get his permission. 3. That UD member was a big fat liar.

You've forgotten the fact that every other country in the world could get this in a new fully restored edition. Just because they restored it doesn't mean that R1 will get it.

Billy Moon · Post by **Billy Moon** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:45 am

I have been wondering for some time now why it hasn't been released on DVD anywhere. Can Disney forbid international releases? Hope not.
After all, it wasn't that many years ago Song of the South was available in several European countries and Japan on VHS and/or Laserdisc.

Lazario · Post by **Lazario** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 4:31 am

This goes against everything I stand for as a supporter of alternative cinema - but Disney needs to be slammed! So, I'd like everyone to take a look at what Disney does not deem offensive:

These little gems of cinematic sleaze were part of Disney's deal with New Concorde to release Roger Corman's straight-to-video line of old 80's sex-ploitation pictures. Oh by the way - my solution to this fiasco? Disney should just release the film in Touchstone or Hollywood's catalogue! If they wouldn't - this makes them about the biggest hypocrites in the entertainment business operating today. But I wouldn't put it past them - we'll never see "The Martins and the Coys" segment of Make Mine Music on DVD...

reyquila · Post by **reyquila** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:17 am

Tony wrote:And.... what about the possible dual release of "So Dear to my heart" ?

Will I have to import it from R2 too see it...

So dear to my heart, I imported it from Region 2 and with Song of the South I did a little bootleging and it plays beautyfully. I'm considering buying the Japan Laserdisc, but with this news Im sure its price will go up.

anger is pointless · Post by **anger is pointless** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:40 am

maybe if everyone on ultimate disney signs the petition that will show disney just how much we want this movie to be released

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:52 am

anger is pointless wrote:maybe if everyone on ultimate disney signs the petition that will show disney just how much we want this movie to be released

Sadly, they already know.

-Aaron

FantasiaMan · Post by **FantasiaMan** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:03 pm

SongoftheSouth.net already has a petition up. They have already 107,315 names on the petition. Go to the site & vote there, as well as the other petition sites.

MickeyMousePal · Post by **MickeyMousePal** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:39 pm

This sucks I never seen Song fo the South I guess I'll have to get a bootleg from E-bay. Dumb Disney can't they just release it and for get about NAACP!!!!

Lars Vermundsberget · Post by **Lars Vermundsberget** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:15 pm

reyquila wrote:
Tony wrote:And.... what about the possible dual release of "So Dear to my heart" ?

Will I have to import it from R2 too see it...
So dear to my heart, I imported it from Region 2 and with Song of the South I did a little bootleging and it plays beautyfully. I'm considering buying the Japan Laserdisc, but with this news Im sure its price will go up.

That's sooo cool news to those of us who have the laserdisc...

Oh, hey, 700th post.

banjoboy · Post by **banjoboy** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 5:01 pm

It really is bad news about SOTS, but is anyone really surprised anymore? I just finished watching the excellent documentary Dream On Silly Dreamer about the closing of Disney Animation, and that a glorified accountant named Iger (who?) should decide what happens to Walt's legacy seems compeletely logical to me right now.
I don't know about you guys, but for me Disney now means the classics on DVD. Nothing good is going to come out of that place anymore.

Loomis · Post by **Loomis** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:22 pm

Poppins#1 wrote:"Birth of a Nation" the 1915 silent movie is available on DVD and it was made by a white supremesist and depicts the Ku Klux Klan as a heroic cavalry that rescued white folks from the opression of dastardly blacks - A blatant historical misrepresentation if ever there was one!
[...]
How about licensing it out to another label and not have the Disney name appear anywhere on the packaging the way they did several years back with the Anchor Bay releases?

That argument - about Birth of a Nation - is usually my standard reply to Disney's rhetoric. I can't for the life of me understand why it is less of a hot potato than a film about a guy who isn't as miserable as he should be. Isn't that the point of the film - life deals you a hard blow and you have to find that little thing that makes you happy (your laughing place). Song of the South is one of the few movies not being released for the way someone ISN'T being treated (i.e. badly) rather than the way he is being treated.

Poppins#1 has the best solution I think: licence it out. However, I think the reason that hasn't been done is that Disney KNOWS there is a fortune to be made from the title, and is waiting for the right time. After all, there is already built-in synergy potential: imagine coming down off one of Disney park's most popular rides (Splash Mountain, based on the film), picking up your ride photo and DVD bundle.

Never say never.

Little Red Henski · Post by **Little Red Henski** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:45 pm

I really don't understand the reason why Disney will not release this film. I own a bootleg copy and I didn't notice any racism. Disney should do what Fox & Warner Bros. did with a few of there classic Black films this year. Release in February and tie into Black history month. They could also release everywhere else in the world accept the US.

PatrickvD · Post by **PatrickvD** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 3:29 am

perhaps, now that Disney is rebuilding the Magic Kingdom and trying to undo Eisner's damage, the last thing they need is a big fat lawsuit... there's enough morons out there who want to sue Disney over this film.

In the meantime Disneyland's main theme remains zip a dee doo dah. Hypocricy indeed.

MikeyMouse · Post by **MikeyMouse** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:58 am

Hmmm...won't release SOTS to Home Video, but it's perfectly fine to have a ride in all it's major theme parks based on the movie?

Seems a little backward to me. Imagine a whole generation of children not knowing where "Zip-a-dee-doo-dah" came from.

I thought Iger knew better than that.

singerguy04 · Post by **singerguy04** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:20 pm

there already is a whole generation that doesn't know. i was complaining about SOTS not being released at dinner the other night and no one knew what i was talking about. I told them that is was the movie that Splash Mountain was based on and where "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" came from and they were all amazed. I'm 19 and everyone at the tabel was between 18 and 20, so there already is a generation that is unaware. We're all musical theater people too, which made it even sadder, being that we sing disney songs all the time for fun!

Lars Vermundsberget · Post by **Lars Vermundsberget** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:47 pm

I suspect this is the way Disney sees it:

The harder the pressure becomes and the more attention it gets, the worse the damage is going to be in case of a release - therefore it's getting harder and harder to release this every day.

I think I know the movie in question, and, as far as I can tell, this whole thing pretty much goes beyond rational explanation, so this is the best I can come up with.

Spongebob Squarepants · Mon Mar 13, 2006 3:30 pm

I was really hoping Disney would finally release this. I remember seeing it along time ago and theres nothing in there that has to do with slavery in a bad way or anything.

singerguy04 · Post by **singerguy04** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:10 pm

Spongebob Squarepants wrote:I was really hoping Disney would finally release this. I remember seeing it along time ago and theres nothing in there that has to do with slavery in a bad way or anything.

this is where the problem lies though. True, it doesn't depict slavery in a negative manner, but it does make it look like all was well with the world when slavery was around. It makes it look like the slaves were ok with being slaves. That's the problem with this film, and people might take offense because "young children may see this film and think slavery is ok".

that's always been my assumption of the situation.

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