justcuttinhair wrote:will these two titles be available through the DMC?? do we know yet what sort of quality these two releases are? no offense, but, if they are simply dvr rips from the 80's vhs releases...I am not spending 40 dollars for them.
I need to start out by saying there are a lot of details I don't know. I know what I was told a few months ago when I briefly had communication with an official rep (working on getting something more permanent right now), and I know what makes sense with basic logic.
I know for a fact that thus far, every title in this collection has not come from the original source (Master Tape), but from their original VHS sources, right down to the images on the case. I do know that at least as of now, all vintage Disney films not yet released will be released either via the DMC or these DVDr's from now on. I do know that there are no plans as of now to release a title via one of these ways and then re-releases it the other, as in MOD to DMC or DMC to MOD. I know that this is literally it for both of these titles (possibly the last time we'll see them on a physical format?), and it is as good as we can expect to get them from the studio.
That said, while I don't have these two titles yet, I do personally own two of the original titles from this collection, and I am satisfied with both. Via Open Vault Disney, we plan on reviewing as many of these titles as we can. That is not to say I personally don't have my issues with this collection, the biggest so far possibly being with the release of "Amy," but I also know that the folks in charge have been working really hard on getting both these and DMC titles released. Many of the issues are higher up then the folks that are putting this collection together. From time to time, the MOD titles have been seen as low as $17.99 each. My hope is that after some time, they might start to drop the price for these titles. But I don't know if they will or not.
I do know however if you have complaints, please, write specific people at Disney about them (noted on our web site at openvaultdisney.com) and make sure you let them know Open Vault Disney sent you. The more folks we have joining us in letters and e-mails, the more likely it is they will listen.
Oh yes, and no offense taken. Trust me, if I was the guy running this collection, there would be a number of changes. Sadly, I'm not. But, I am the guy running the largest Disney DVD fan campaign on the net. Via that campaign, we might be able to make our voices heard over at Disney Home Entertainment. Thanks.
