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Is it just me or am i just the only one who is genuingly (spelled that right?)
concerned with disney's dvd releases.
essential material, be it tv-specials or promo's almost never get it to dvd
why is that you wonder, well we all know the answer to that question:
they simply don't give a flying hoot about us fans.
We still purchase these so called gold collection, special editions or platinum editions.
What is he referring to you might wonder, well let me elaborate:

Aladdin: robin williams (due to some legal issues concerning the use of his voice for any kind of commercial/ endorsement purposes) never gets a say about his character genie

The Lion King: the tv special hosted by James Earl Jones that was broadcasted worldwide to promote the initial theathrical release of the movie never reached dvd's

Pocahontas:
If I never New You is not the only deleted song there!
Irene Bodard ( i believe it's her)


And last, but not least (this is the one that bothers me the most)
The Emperor's New Groove:
Sting's catchy songs (something that in my own humble opinion could have contributed much to the overall feel of the movie)
never even get a decent soundtrack.
(oddly enough ''snuff out the light: yzma's song'' is later rewritten and used in the sequel: Kronk's New Groove!)
Three dvd releases and nothing whatsoever!

humor me , could someone please enlighten me why disney keeps
neglecting their own treasury.
Please give your dvd opinion on the following movies

a) Aladdin:platinum edition


b) Lion King: platinum edition



c) Pocahontas: 10th anniversary edition


d) The Emperor's New Groove: standard edition/collector's edition/ultimate groove edition

REINIER wrote:Aladdin: robin williams (due to some legal issues concerning the use of his voice for any kind of commercial/ endorsement purposes) never gets a say about his character genie

I think it's more of Robin Williams refusing to participate in any Aladdin-related stuff than him not being allowed to. And given his history with the publicity department for Aladdin, I don't blame him.

REINIER wrote:The Lion King: the tv special hosted by James Earl Jones that was broadcasted worldwide to promote the initial theathrical release of the movie never reached dvd's

Neither did the TV specials for Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Toy Story, etc.. But they did use a majority of interview clips from them for new/re-edited bonus features on the DVD. Still, it's more fun having the actual thing.

REINIER wrote:Pocahontas:
If I never New You is not the only deleted song there!

The deleted scenes section in the Anniversary Edition DVD includes "Dancing to the Wedding Drum", "In the Middle of The River", and a couple shorter songs (an alternate "Virginia Company" reprise, and a different transition to "Just Around The Riverbend"). But there are a couple songs that aren't on the DVD: "Powerful Magic" and "First to Dance". I have no idea what the lyrics are to them or if a demo was even recorded with Menken and Schwartz, they're mentioned in David Koenig's Mouse Under Glass.

REINIER wrote:And last, but not least (this is the one that bothers me the most)
The Emperor's New Groove:
Sting's catchy songs (something that in my own humble opinion could have contributed much to the overall feel of the movie)
never even get a decent soundtrack.
(oddly enough ''snuff out the light: yzma's song'' is later rewritten and used in the sequel: Kronk's New Groove!)
Three dvd releases and nothing whatsoever!

Read about the documentary The Sweatbox and you'll understand.

REINIER wrote:Please give your dvd opinion on the following movies

a) Aladdin:platinum edition

b) Lion King: platinum edition

c) Pocahontas: 10th anniversary edition

d) The Emperor's New Groove: standard edition/collector's edition/ultimate groove edition

A: Aladdin - One of the best two-disc sets that Disney has put out there and while I would have liked to have some input from Robin Williams, along with the original TV special, what we get makes up for their absences and is a joy to watch regardless. I must watch the Aladdin PE more than I do any other PE's, simply because it's that well done and is a movie I truly enjoy.

B: The Lion King - Eh. My feelings for the movie border on boredom and apathy, so I've never really wanted to sit down and watch its bonus features. And when I do, I feel the sudden urge to buy Broadway tickets or hop on a plane headed for Animal Kingdom. The complex Continents menus are stupid and repetitive as it leads to the same featurette half the time that despite the 3 hours of material on the disc, it feels like a lot less.

C: Pocahontas - Ah, the last non-Platinum animated classic to get a two-disc DVD from Disney. I wouldn't have minded some new retrospective interviews (pretty much everything except the commentary, the re-instated song, and "The Making of 'If I Never Knew You'" is from the deluxe laserdisc) and at the very least a couple leaves or blades of grass. But what we have is a great archival collection that help understand how the film was made. Plus, it's always fun watching Glen Keane turn Ariel into Pocahontas in less than 5 minutes.

D: The Emperor's New Groove - I've got the two-disc set and I enjoy the extensive still galleries (847 stills), compared to Bambi's 214 or The Little Mermaid's 370. But none of them even reach the over 1500 stills for the Fantasia section of the Fantasia Legacy disc. The featurettes are a bit too short for my liking, but do their job. Still, it's a hassle to navigate for me sometimes (especially since the "Studio Groove", which one would expect to be a Play All of 12 featurettes, instead only goes through half.). Both The Emperor's New Groove and Tarzan stand out as very worthwhile DVD sets for their time but compared to today's standards (and considering both were pretty much blown out of the water with Atlantis: The Lost Empire: Collector's Edition), the material seems to be skimpy. Especially since little is said about Kingdom of the Sun beyond a brief 12-second introduction and a small collection of 22 stills.

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