The Sword and the Rose coming to DVD!

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The Sword and the Rose coming to DVD!

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I just received my Disney Movie Club mailer packet. The big surprise was that in addition to "Almost Angels" being released exclusively tomorrow (12/14), "The Sword and the Rose" is also being released!

I'm very glad to get this one to add to "The Story of Robin Hood" and "Rob Roy." Those three always seemed to fit together as part of the earlier English swashbuckler Disney live-action films.

Glad to see that the 14-month drought is ending at the DMC! When I was surveyed several months back, I was very vociferous about the lack of exclusive titles. I followed up with an email (never heard back) but maybe a little pressure from us all worked!

Now to reinforce with some positive praise and let's hope for more in 2011, not to mention some of the Disney TV episodes would be nice too!
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That's awesome news! Thank you Disney Movie Club and Walt Disney Home Entertainment and PLEASE keep them coming!!!
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Wow, that news just made my day! I have been waiting for a DVD release of The Sword and the Rose for so long!

Thank you, disneyrecordfan, for the news and for being such a persistent advocate for getting the DMC exclusives pipeline flowing again (kudos to you too, merlinjones, for being such a vocal champion for the DVD release of Disney's older live-action film and television catalogue).

The DMC Exclusives were the sole reason I joined the club in the first place and over the years I have bought The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men, Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue, Kidnapped, The Fighting Prince of Donegal, So Dear to My Heart, Tonka, Treasure of Matecumbe, and Big Red. I cannot wait to add The Sword and the Rose and Almost Angels to my collection as well as purchasing some of the earlier DMC exclusives that I haven't bought yet.

Thank you, Disney Company and the Disney Movie Club, for these two recent Exclusive releases and for giving us fans of the older live-action films and television shows hope that more of this wonderful material may yet see the light of day....

Please, please keep the pipeline of DMC Exclusives flowing in 2011!

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Post by skippy »

Very good news.

I just bought them this morning.
Should have them by x-mas!

These two movies will put me over the top in points and allow to get the Tour of the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank from Disney Movie Rewards!
Where's the rest of Elfego Baca and the Swamp Fox?
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Thank you so much Disney Movie Club. I also joined the club solely because of the exclusive titles. Whether from the club or other souces, I'm so happy that Disney is releasing more of these unavailable titles. Please continue with more classic Disney.
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Skippy,

That's great that these two new exclusive titles will allow you to get the studio tour! That's somehow fitting, that two of Walt's earliest films will get you in to see where the magic was started by Walt and his team!
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I thought it was fitting too.

I was stressing because I wouldn't have been able to enter another code until Secretariat came out in January.
Where's the rest of Elfego Baca and the Swamp Fox?
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I would encourage everyone to spread the news about these new DMC Exclusives everywhere they can, including other discussion boards they belong to (I've posted on dvdtalk and hometheaterforum already). There may be fans of either or both films or of older Disney live-action films in general that are dying for them to be released on DVD and they aren't aware of the recent news. Greater awareness may translate into greater sales which would, hopefully, incentivize the DMC to release more of it.

Spread the word!

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hi everyone

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i placed my order the day it got posted on disney movie club. i also called disney consumer relations dept and thanked them for releasing these 2 older disney titles. she told me that there phone lines were swamped all day in taking orders and people thanking them for releasing them. all i got to say is people.......please please keep calling!!!! the more people are intrested in older disney movies and tv shows the more they will come out.......so keep calling!!!!! almost angels and sword and the rose were just mailed out today :)
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Re: hi everyone

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msh1975 wrote:i placed my order the day it got posted on disney movie club. i also called disney consumer relations dept and thanked them for releasing these 2 older disney titles. she told me that there phone lines were swamped all day in taking orders and people thanking them for releasing them. all i got to say is people.......please please keep calling!!!! the more people are intrested in older disney movies and tv shows the more they will come out.......so keep calling!!!!! almost angels and sword and the rose were just mailed out today :)
That is excellent news! I've ordered already, but I will call Disney Customer Relations right away. Thanks for the post, msh1975.

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Post by Darby »

Just watched The Sword and the Rose last night. It is full-screen and the picture quality is equivalent to the previous VHS release, but what a delightful gem of a film it is! Sure, they take liberties with historical accuracy, but the script, acting, costumes, scenery, etc. is truly top knotch. Definitely worth a blind buy for those who haven't seen it.

Now bring out The Prince and the Pauper, The Light in the Forest, and the older Disneyland anthology series I've mentioned in previous posts as DMC Exclusives in 2011 and I will be in a perfect state of bliss! LOL!

Thank you again, DMC, for releasing The Sword and the Rose!

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Post by merlinjones »

>>Just watched The Sword and the Rose last night. It is full-screen and the picture quality is equivalent to the previous VHS release, but what a delightful gem of a film it is!<<

Was that the same master as the laserdisc release?
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merlinjones wrote:>>Just watched The Sword and the Rose last night. It is full-screen and the picture quality is equivalent to the previous VHS release, but what a delightful gem of a film it is!<<

Was that the same master as the laserdisc release?
merlinjones:

I never owned the laserdisc of the film so I don't know.

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