Theatrical Re-releases of Classic Disney Movies

The_Iceflash · Post by **The_Iceflash** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 4:55 pm

I was thinking, would it be nice to see some more theatrical re-releases of classic Disney movies? If I read my sources correctly, Snow White hasn't been theatrically re-released in 16 years. (1993) Before that it has seen a re-release every 7-10 years. Others have seen more recent re-releases but they were either specialty re-releases (IMAX) or limited re-releases. What do you think?

ajmrowland · Post by **ajmrowland** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 5:05 pm

It's all riding on the shoulders of Beauty and the Beast. I don't think all the classics are going to be rereleased; just the CAPS ones for 3D. The Platinum Line has taken the "release them all every decade" burden.

SpringHeelJack · Post by **SpringHeelJack** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 5:14 pm

I probably wouldn't go to see any movie theatrically re-released in a theatre. Sometimes it's nice to, if it's IMAX or something, but if they just were showing "Sleeping Beauty" at the Loews, I'd pass. For one, I see no reason to spend $10 on a ticket when I already own it, and two, I'd rather see it in the comfort of my living room without some jag off texting someone while his two kids scream loudly. It's hard enough to see any G-rated movie in theaters to begin with.

KubrickFan · Post by **KubrickFan** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 2:31 am

I'd love to see some of the Disney Classics on the big screen. I found out that prints were made of the recent restoration (which is good news), so that wouldn't be the problem. The problem would be that those prints would never show up here in the Netherlands.

ajmrowland · Post by **ajmrowland** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:25 am

I would see it, if it were in 3D, I guess. The cinema's my favorite place to watch movies, anyway. You don't what previews they'll show, and your parents aren't interrupting every five minutes. Little kids screaming, IMO, are much more forgivable.

And the prints your talking about,Kubrickfan, are likely the ones used at El Capitan, where all Disney DTV and theatrical releases are given premiers and pre-DVD screenings.

KubrickFan · Post by **KubrickFan** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:34 am

ajmrowland wrote:I would see it, if it were in 3D, I guess. The cinema's my favorite place to watch movies, anyway. You don't what previews they'll show, and your parents aren't interrupting every five minutes. Little kids screaming, IMO, are much more forgivable.

And the prints your talking about,Kubrickfan, are likely the ones used at El Capitan, where all Disney DTV and theatrical releases are given premiers and pre-DVD screenings.

Well, I only meant that the prints are there. It's not a big step from actually being shown to the public, at least in America. I'm still dying to see Lawrence of Arabia and 2001: A Space Odyssey on 70mm.

yukitora · Post by **yukitora** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:40 am

I'd watch Sleeping Beauty on the theatres because it's so visually impressive, but I find watching the other films I love so much more rewarding when its just me up late wrapped in my blanket in pure comfort.

xxhplinkxx · Post by **xxhplinkxx** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:51 am

I'd love to see the fab 4 in theatre's.

MAKE IT HAPPEN, DISNEY!

azul017 · Post by **azul017** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:58 am

I would pay to see The Little Mermaid in 3D -- haven't seen it in theaters and would love to experience it on the big screen. If the 3D release of Beauty and the Beast is successful next year, I'd almost bet we'd get the '90s renaissance movies remastered in 3D.

Flanger-Hanger · Post by **Flanger-Hanger** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:49 pm

Don't expect Mermaid as it's not a CAPS film and the individual layers of animation and background are not separated and it would be more time consuming/costly to put it into 3D.

I've already said how I think certain scenes from The Rescuers Down Under would look fantastic in 3-D but last time I checked it's the one "Renaissance era" [bleck!] film that no one gives a damn about.

xxhplinkxx · Post by **xxhplinkxx** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:53 pm

CAPS or no CAPS, 3D or no 3D, I demand to see my Little Mermaid in a theatre before I die. That's all I have to say!

Flanger-Hanger · Post by **Flanger-Hanger** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:55 pm

xxhplinkxx wrote:CAPS or no CAPS, 3D or no 3D, I demand to see my Little Mermaid in a theatre before I die. That's all I have to say!

Get a friend who works at a movie theatre. That's my suggestion, and it would be cool to see Mermaid on the big screen (doesn't have to be in gimmicky 3D).

xxhplinkxx · Post by **xxhplinkxx** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 1:29 pm

Flanger-Hanger wrote:
xxhplinkxx wrote:CAPS or no CAPS, 3D or no 3D, I demand to see my Little Mermaid in a theatre before I die. That's all I have to say!
Get a friend who works at a movie theatre. That's my suggestion, and it would be cool to see Mermaid on the big screen (doesn't have to be in gimmicky 3D).

I Get To Watch TLM ON THE BIG SCREEN!!!!!

I'm WAY ahead of you.

I just want to see an official release.

BelleGirl · Post by **BelleGirl** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:59 pm

You can hope for theatrical re-releases, but as almost everybody can play movies at home now I bet Disney won't do that to soon, unless it's in a very spectacular way.

So I have an idea: rent a beamer and a screen to project the movie on.
Than you can watch all the Disney movies you want on a big screen.
For the best sound your dvd-player should be connected to the stereo.

O.k so it isn't "the real thing" but I'ts an alternative that comes close to it.

By the way: I've never rented a beamer myself, but I did watch movies played with a beamer.

ajmrowland · Post by **ajmrowland** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:49 pm

A nearby cinema just got a 3D-equiped screen, so I'd likely be able to see these if they're released.

Disney Duster · Post by **Disney Duster** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:18 pm

xxhplinkxx wrote:I just want to see an official release.

What did the your own screening of it suck? How would it be better? Digital?

I think you should plan to save money to go see it at the El Capitan 10 years from now for it's special release to Blu-ray.

musicradio77 · Post by **musicradio77** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:51 pm

I remember seeing classic Disney film being reissued on the big screen. I went to see "Pinocchio" for the first time with my parents back when I was just a toddler back in December, 1978 at the now extinct Clinton Theater located between Henry and Clinton Streets in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, NY. That film brings back memories.

And then when I was just 11 or 12, I also went to the Cobble Hill Cinemas in Brooklyn to see "Peter Pan" and then "Fantasia" that are re-released. That was basically it. Disney has stopped reissuing their films probably by the 1990's. But it can be use for special occasions like the El Capitan Theater or something.

PixarFan2006 · Post by **PixarFan2006** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 5:50 pm

I remember seeing three re-releases of Disney movies at the cinema.

The first was One Hundred and One Dalmatians back in the early 90s. This was probably one of the first Disney movies I remember seeing. The second was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1993. The final was Oliver and Company in 1996.

As much as I would like to see a classic Disney movie re-released in cinemas, I doubt it would happen. Now that many people have DVD and Blu-Ray players as well as big screen HDTVs (I know not everyone does), there is really no need to go pay to see a movie you can watch at home.

witchkitten · Post by **witchkitten** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 11:26 pm

If you happen to live in the Los Angeles area, the El Capitan seems to be showing the Platinum Editions on the big screen as they're being released. I saw Sleeping Beauty when it was at the El Capitan and I got an add stating that Pinocchio was there too although I didn't actually see it. If they continue this I'm going to see the Little Mermaid when it gets released on DVD again. I saw it when it first came out in 1989 and I'd love to see it on the big screen again.

Mason_Ireton · Post by **Mason_Ireton** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:04 am

I wish Disney cont. releasing the classics to theathers, would've been fun to see Pinocchio, Jungle Book and all the others up on the big screen. Currently I'm tryin to get my sis's friend to send me an invitation to Fantasia's El Captain screening in 2010.

My 1st Disney film I saw in theathers was Lion King and it had me hooked on seeing Disney films up on the screen then I saw Pocahontas and got excited seein the film on the big screen.

I recall that when I was lil and whenever I saw a Disney Movie in theathers, the next day it'd be #1 and I thought it was number 1 cause I saw the movie, like I said I was lil (4-6yrs old)

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