The Sword In The Stone - My Early Pickup

Barty · Post by **Barty** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:34 am

Thanks goofystitsch, it indeed looks like a liiiiitle better compression job. oh well!

Anne · Post by **Anne** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 2:59 pm

SleepingBeautyAurora wrote:Maybe all the copies in Canada don't have a slipcover ?

I bought my copy yesterday and everywhere I look (I went to 4 places to find the cheapest! lol) they all had slipcovers!

Widdi · Post by **Widdi** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 4:44 pm

I finally came across a batch with slipcovers. If you are having trouble finding a copy with a cover I suggest going to blockbuster. It will cost a lot more but if you are slipcover lover (

) the extra 7 bucks will be worth it.

drfsupercenter · Post by **drfsupercenter** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:52 pm

I stopped at Target today and all 50,000 of theirs had slipcovers (OK not literally that many but in "New Releases" there was about 2 rows full)

SwordInTheStone777 · Post by **SwordInTheStone777** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:34 pm

Why hasn't there been a review for this edition yet? Other releases have gotten 2 or even 3 reviews, so hasn't Sword got a 45th review yet? I know there's nothing new, but still, Jungle Book 2 got a review again so why not stone?

Disneykid · Post by **Disneykid** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:43 am

The review's on the way. You can see it listed in the site's review queue here:

http://www.dvdizzy.com/dvdreviews.html

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 3:34 pm

Disneykid wrote:The review's on the way. You can see it listed in the site's review queue here:

http://www.dvdizzy.com/dvdreviews.html

yeah but we want it NOW!

jk

Escapay · Post by **Escapay** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 4:05 pm

Veruca Salt:
Gooses! Geeses!
I want my geese to lay gold eggs for Easter

Mr. Salt:
It will, sweetheart

Veruca:
At least a hundred a day

Mr.Salt:
Anything you say

Veruca:
And by the way

Mr. Salt:
What?

Veruca:
I want a feast.

Mr. Salt:
You ate before you came to the factory

Veruca:
I want a bean feast!

Mr. Salt:
Oh, one of those

Veruca:
Cream buns and doughnuts and fruitcake with no nuts
So good you could go nuts

Mr. Salt:
You can have all those things when you get home

Veruca:
No, now!!

I want a ball
I want a party
Pink macaroons and a million balloons
And performing baboons and ...
Give it to me
Rrhh rhhh
Now!

I want the world
I want the whole world
I want to lock it all up in my pocket
It's my bar of chocolate
Give it to me
Now!

I want today
I want tomorrow
I want to wear 'em like braids in my hair
And I don't want to share 'em

I want a party with room fulls of laughter
Ten thousand tons of ice cream
And if I don't get the things I am after
I'm going to scream!

I want the works
I want the whole works
Presents and prizes and sweets and surprises
Of all shapes and sizes
And now
Don't care how
I want it now
Don't care how
I want it now

Albert

Disneykid · Post by **Disneykid** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 4:15 pm

I hereby nominate the above as contender for the best post ever.

And if you guys want reviews to tide you over, here:

DVD Movie Guide
DVD Talk
LaughingPlace
DVD Town
DVDFanatic

David S. · Post by **David S.** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:25 pm

Thanks for the links. I found it interesting that DVDMG was the only review that picked up on "All About Magic" being significantly shorter on the 45th edition than the Gold Collection. The rest just listed it as being "carried over" from the Gold Collection version as if nothing had changed!

I certainly don't mind waiting for the UD review because when it comes I know it will be thorough and comprehensive like all the UD reviews are. Better to take the time on these things than to have rushed it just to have it done sooner, IMO.

Escapay · Post by **Escapay** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:45 am

David S. wrote:The rest just listed it as being "carried over" from the Gold Collection version as if nothing had changed!

I know, it's one of my main criticisms I have for several DVD review sites.

I've said it before on UD and it's worth saying it again: with the exception of sites like UD/DVDizzy, DVDTimes, and DVDMG, a good deal of the DVD reviews I read come across as just the reviewer writing his/her opinion on the film without paying attention to the DVD, and what they write about regarding the DVD (which is what most DVD readers are looking for) is so general and bland that it comes across as them having a basic "DVD discussion" template where they insert the necessary phrases that apply to a feature, without actually having watched the bonus features.

Examples:
"The DVD comes with an audio commentary by (insert name or names). It's pretty standard as far as commentaries go, with the speakers talking about the making of the film. A few pauses, but then again, what commentary doesn't have pauses?"

"There's a gag reel which shows off the silliness that occurs during filming. Funny stuff but hardly worth more than one viewing."

"An EPK-ish making-of featurette titled (insert the name) has the cast and crew discussing the film, and basically promoting it to an audience that's already seen it. Nothing to miss here, although there is some nice behind the scenes footage."

What I love about UD reviews is the fact that it's known that the reviewers not only watch all the material (the film or the TV episodes), but they actually sit down and watch all the bonus materials, and write about it extensively with details that one can only get from actually watching the bonus materials. Sure, it may result in the review coming later than expected, but it's good to have that kind of "expectancy" in a review. And speaking as a former UD reviewer, it's more satisfying to write a review and get it done right than to get it done fast.

I think, if anything, a DVD review should either be about the DVD first, and the reviewer's opinion of the movie/tv show second, or have the two be on equal footing. Unfortunately, most of the non-UD, non-DVDTimes, non-DVDMG reviews I read seems to switch the two around and concentrate on their opinion first, then the DVD. Seriously, I've read some reviews where it's like 6-8 paragraphs about their opinion on movie, then one paragraph about the DVD that's so bland and dull that it's like an afterthought.

Albert

drfsupercenter · Post by **drfsupercenter** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:40 pm

I came across a DVD review of the third boxset of Pokémon's original series (reviewed by IGN, a few weeks before the actual release...) that said something like "The box lists it as having [blah special feature] but there are no special features whatsoever on the discs." I since then bought that set and it has the feature that the box was referring to... and I will now question any review that site puts out... they obviously haven't heard of actually watching the stupid thing first

(as it's hidden in the video track and not actually called a bonus feature)

Generally if I want to see if a DVD's any good I'll use my Blockbuster account (my parents have that plan where we get free rentals by mail) or the library, and just watch it for myself

Marky_198 · Post by **Marky_198** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:39 am

I'm so glad they didn't "restore" it again.
At least one classic that I can keep watching, as for example Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast are completely unwatchable now.

I'm so worried what they are going to do to the (in the past fully restored) Sleeping Beauty again.

steve · Post by **steve** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:26 pm

Marky_198 wrote:Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast are completely unwatchable now.

Overstate much?

UmbrellaFish · Post by **UmbrellaFish** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:17 pm

I may be in the minority, but I like Beauty and the Beast restoration. It makes me warm inside... I could give or take Cinderella's.

SpringHeelJack · Post by **SpringHeelJack** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:18 pm

CINDERELLA'S TRANSFER IS THE WORST THING SINCE HITLER.

Flanger-Hanger · Post by **Flanger-Hanger** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:37 am

SpringHeelJack wrote:CINDERELLA'S TRANSFER IS THE WORST THING SINCE HITLER.

*laughs* That's our Brendan!

Escapay · Post by **Escapay** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:28 pm

Wire Hanger wrote:
That's Our Brendan wrote:CINDERELLA'S TRANSFER IS THE WORST THING SINCE HITLER.
*laughs* That's our Brendan!

Sounds like the name of a sitcom.

(Fade in. Friend 1 and Friend 2 are sitting in a bookstore, and Brendan comes in.)

Brendan: Hey Friend 1!

Friend 1: Yo, Brendan!

Brendan: Sup, Friend 2!

Friend 2: Nothing much, what's new?

Brendan: Cinderella's transfer is the worst thing since Hitler!

(laugh track)

Friend 1: That's a good one, Brendan!

Friend 2: Yep, that's our Brendan!

(Cut to opening, with funny clips from "That's Our Brendan!" and the lyrics shamelessly borrowed/stolen/modified from "Ellen")

"That's Our Brendan!"

Who has the demented smile?
Who has the comical style?
Who likes to hang out with his friends?
Who? Who? Who? Brendan!

There's Eenie, Meenie
And Miny And Moe!
They're his friends on every show.
They visit him at his booksto'
He lives in an apartment.

Who has the demented smile?
Who has the comical style?
Who likes to hang out with his friends?
Who? Who? Who? Brendan!
Who likes to hang out with his friends?
Who? Who? Who? Brendan!
Brendan, you crazy pal!

Albert

Flanger-Hanger · Post by **Flanger-Hanger** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 3:11 pm

^

"That's Our Brendan"! On ABC!

Thursday nights right after "The Republican and the Democrat"! She's a Republican, he's a Democrat, can they get along?

Escapay · Post by **Escapay** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 4:05 pm

Count me out on watching "The Republican and the Democrat". It's on at the same time as "The New Adventures of The Rocketeer" on CBS, and that always takes precedence over politics, even humorous ones!

But I hear the DVD has a rip-roaring commentary on the episode where Bill O'Reilly (of all people!) guest stars as the Republican's gay uncle!

Albert

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