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Since I'm relatively new to collecting Disney DVDs, I need your help. NOw, keep in mind that you only get one choice, which may be hard for some of you. Which Disney DVD, in your opinion, is the best? This includes extras, packaging, and anything else you can think of. Help me out!

I'd have to say that the Aladdin Platinum Edition dvd is the best Disney dvd so far...lots of special features!

Pre-1980:
Best transfer: Cinderella
Best audio mix: Sleeping Beauty
Best supplements: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Best cover art: Alice in Wonderland
Best menus: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Best single disc release: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Post-1980:
Best transfer: The Lion King
Best audio mix: The Lion King
Best supplements: Aladdin
Best cover art: The Lion King
Best menus: Beauty and the Beast
Best single disc release: Treasure Planet

Overall winner of each:
Best transfer: The Lion King
Best audio mix: The Lion King
Best supplements: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Best cover art: Alice in Wonderland
Best menus: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Best single disc release: Treasure Planet

Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs

Assepoester speciale uitvoering Or in english cinderella platinum edition

Pre-1980:
Best transfer: Bambi
Best supplements: Fantasia
Best cover art: Pinocchio
Best menus: Bambi
Best single disc release: Peter Pan (though I'm indifferent to the film)

Post-1980:
Best transfer: Toy Story 2 SE
Best supplements: Atlantis CE
Best cover art: Mulan CE
Best menus: Atlantis CE (with three navigation methods)
Best single disc release: Treasure Planet

Overall winner of each:
Best transfer: Toy Story 2 SE
Best supplements: Atlantis
Best cover art: Mulan CE
Best menus: Atlantis CE
Best single disc release: Treasure Planet

Pre-1980:
Best transfer: Cinderella
Best supplements: Fantasia (the Anthology Box)
Best cover art: Fantasia box or Alice in Wonderland ME
Best menus: Bambi
Best single disc release: Peter Pan

Post-1980:
Best transfer: The Incredibles (not seen TS 2 SE)
Best supplements: Atlantis CE (I still don't think I've watched them all)
Best cover art: Tarzan CE (I just like the rough sketchy thing)
Best menus: Atlantis CE
Best single disc release: Treasure Planet

Overall winner of each:
Best transfer: Toy Story 2 SE
Best supplements: Atlantis CE
Best cover art: Tarzan CE
Best menus: Atlantis CE
Best single disc release: Treasure Planet

I was thinking that maybe we should add a live-action category too? I don't have quite as many of these, so the choices are limited.

Pre-1980:
Best transfer: Mary Poppins: 40th Anniversary
Best supplements: The Vault Disney films (Pollyanna/Old Yeller/Swiss Family Robinson/The Parent Trap 2-Discs and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Best cover art: Mary Poppins: 40th Anniversary
Best menus: Vault Discs (See Above)
Best single disc release: ????

Post-1980:
Best transfer: Tron: 20th Anniversary (all the newer ones are perfect though)
Best supplements: Tron: 20th Anniversary
Best cover art: Tron: 20th Anniversary!!!
Best menus: Tron: 20th Anniversary
Best single disc release: ??? National Treasure maybe...

Overall winner of each:
Best transfer: Tron: 20th Anniversary
Best supplements: Tron: 20th Anniversary
Best cover art: Tron: 20th Anniversary (See a pattern?)
Best menus: Tron: 20th Anniversary
Best single disc release: Herbie Fully Loaded

I'd say Beauty and the Beast PLATINUM

it has the most wonderfull extras
it has beautiful menus
it has a fantastic cover-art (Especially the UK and French DVD)

plus it's the most beautiful tale EVER!

Excluding Pixar titles, I'd say the best Disney DVD in terms of transer and supplemental material would be Dinosaur. The thing is so damn full there's a disclaimer on the disc about how it might not work on some players due to it being "maximum capacity" (though I don't see how any current player could have trouble). 2 commentaries, and a whole host of bonus features accompany a transfer with incredible video quality with the option of Dolby Digital or DTS audio tracks. The movie itself is mediocre (though not terrible), but the DVD treatment is incredible.

It really depends on what you're favourite movies are. You probably won't enjoy hearing about Aristocats if the movie makes you want to rip your teeth out .

Overall though, if you love the classics equally, i'd go for any of the platinums, Sleeping Beauty CE was a great DVD as well, but Batb and SW top the list for me based on the overall package.

Enchantress wrote:It really depends on what you're favourite movies are. You probably won't enjoy hearing about Aristocats if the movie makes you want to rip your teeth out .

I actually love The Aristocats, although my favorite Disney movie is Robin Hood. Too bad neither of these movies will ever get the 2 disc treatment.

I'd have to cast my vote for The Fantasia Anthology, a 3-disc set containing both Fantasia movies and a disc loaded with extras. Unfortunately it's out of print & will cost you around $100 (I got mine the December it came out, my first DVD purchase & the first discs played in my first DVD player). I suppose you could dock points for menu presentation, but the films and the bonus material can't be beat.

I'd go with the Snow White Platinum Edition. Had great menus, great video & audio restoration. Has really amazing supplements including a virtual gallery which is fun to browse through. Really a perfect DVD release.

I love the Beauty and the beast Deluxe Edition... lots of interesting extras (and a lot of Celine Dion ).
It was the first Disney DVD I bought, I guess, and it's my favorite Disney movie... yeah I like that DVD.

Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

one word:

Bambi

n_n

Then I'm gonna use the sam list, but I'm from Holland so it's not always the same Disneyrelease

Pre-1980:
Best transfer: Bambi
Best supplements: Sleeping Beauty
Best cover art: Alice in Wonderland
Best menus: Sword in the Stone
Best single disc release: Alice in Wonderland (In Holland a Single Disc)

Post-1980:
Best transfer: Beauty and the Beast
Best supplements: Beauty and the Beast
Best cover art: Pocahontas (French 2-Disc with the feather)
Best menus: Beauty and the Beast
Best single disc release: Treasure Planet

Overall winner of each:
Best transfer: Beauty and the Beast
Best supplements: Beauty and the Beast
Best cover art: Pocahontas (French 2-Disc with the feather)
Best menus: Beauty and the Beast
Best single disc release: Alice in Wonderland

daryliscool1 wrote:Since I'm relatively new to collecting Disney DVDs, I need your help. Now, keep in mind that you only get one choice, which may be hard for some of you. Which Disney DVD, in your opinion, is the best? This includes extras, packaging, and anything else you can think of. Help me out!

Didn't wanna taint my choices, so I didn't read the other replies.

Anyways, Barret, here's my one choice for Best Disney DVD (excluding Pixar, Touchstone, Miramax, Dimension, Hollywood, and forthcoming titles):

Dumbo: 60th Anniversary Edition

An odd title, and I don't know if anyone has mentioned it in their choice.

Why Dumbo? Well, in my opinion, it's the best presentation of a DVD from Disney that represents what their company stands (or once stood) for: solid good quality family entertainment. I hardly hear people have anything bad to say about the Dumbo release, while every other film has got something "wrong" with it (be it compression problems, aspect ratio, video quality, bonus features or lack thereof, etc.). In 1941, Dumbo was a little film that could, and it's the same on DVD. An underappreciated gem that one can hardly find fault in.

The Movie: Dumbo is a remarkable and short 64 minute film about a young elephant branded a freak by other elephant simply because he's got elephantitis of the ears (lol, couldn't resist!). Eventually he gets over this "abnormality" and becomes a flying elephant, stunning crowds and fellow elephants alike. It's a positive story about how being different is a good thing, regardless of what others may think, and that you should take any crutches and turn them into something of use.

The Extras: As a single-disc release, Dumbo isn't as exhaustive as say Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, but the extras provided are still well-rounded. You've got commentary, which is a standard DVD feature these days for most movies, and naturally the trailers. There are a couple featurettes worth looking at too, along with still galleries, a tastefully done music video, and an ignorable "sneak peek" at Dumbo II.

The Packaging: Dumbo is packed in a regular white amaray keepcase, and the cover art is pretty nice, it features a metallic banner that proclaims "60th Anniversary Edition", along with the title of the film and Dumbo, front and center. The back is okay too, I haven't seen it in awhile, but altogether, the entire presentation of the DVD is A+

Escapay

Even thought I hated the menus and putting the cartoons on Easter Eggs, I would see the my favorite Disney DVD is Silly Symphonies Treasures Waves 1 with the other Wave 1 Mickey Mouse In Living Color being a close second. The animation shorts are my favorite Disney product and Uncle Walt's team in the 1930's had the best animators ever, a team of savy veterans and the young art school professionals.

Silly Symphonies has The Old Mill, The Skelton Dance and Three Little Pigs just to name the highlights.