Disney Classics Blu-Rays for 2012

[prettyboystyle1]

Well, we have confirmed:

Cinderella
Lady & The Tramp
Mulan
Robin Hood

Rumored & Very Likely:

Aladdin

OOP and likely:

Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh
Pocahontas

Has anyone heard of any other titles getting released on Blu-Ray for next year?

[DisneyAnimation88]

Where is the confirmation for Robin Hood and Mulan? I've been away for a few weeks so I might have missed something.

[Dr Frankenollie]

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[MJW]

Besides those listed above, I've heard a few rumors about a The Rescuers 2-Movie Collection, but whether we'll see that in 2012, I don't know.

I think we'll finally see Finding Nemo on Blu-ray, the last of the Pixar films not yet released on the format.

I also hope to see a few more Studio Ghibli films released, either alongside the theatrical premiere of the now titled The Secret World of Arrietty (known as The Borrow Arrietty or Arrietty elsewhere around the world) or its Blu-ray release. I'd especially like to FINALLY get Laputa: Castle in the Sky and My Neighbors the Yamadas, considering we've now been waiting 9 months for them in North America following the release in Japan. It *only* took Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 8 months to reach North America, so here's hoping Disney makes an announcement sometime soon.

[disneyboy20022]

I wonder if they are trying to convert Finding Nemo into 3D, for Theaters or Blu Ray. I thought I read Ratatouille was coming to 3D theaters, though maybe plans changed. I really hope the release Finding Nemo on BLU Ray ASAP.....I'm sure they are holding that one back to bring higher demand, but it does make me wonder if they are prepping Finding Nemo for a 3D Release, especially considering this past weekend of Lion King. I must have given my DVD release of Finding Nemo for to my sister, since I can't find it. So I've been waiting for an announcement for that Blu ray Release, though probably when I do get the DVD the following week they'll announce it

[Victurtle]

I'd like to see

The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh
The Sword in the Stone
Lilo & Stitch
The Great Mouse Detective

[merlinjones]

When is Peter Pan expected?

[Kyle]

Where the heck is Finding Nemo? that's what I wanna know. Its ridiculous that they keep pushing it back indefinitely.

[Lazario]

I also want proof for Mulan and Robin Hood coming out on Blu-Ray. First of all, I didn't know either were popular enough to warrant Blu-Ray releases, but secondly, I'll be extremely annoyed if the dull, ugly, nonsensical garbage called Robin Hood is coming out on Blu-Ray yet The Rescuers still hasn't had any major recognition.

Um... I love Robin Hood.

And it's certainly no more dull than The Aristocats or Fox and the Hound.

[stevemcqueen]

When is Peter Pan expected?

Peter Pan should be out as the spring 2013 Diamond release with The Little Mermaid following as the October 2013 Diamond release.

[Mason_Ireton]

I wouldn't mind owning Robin Hood on Blu, it's an enjoyable film in my opinon, honestly who else would use a fox as a character concept of Robin Hood??

Prayin we'll see a Rescuers 2 movie set soon, defintly deserves a re-release, I noticed at my Disney Store and a Disney Store in AZ, they had min plushes for Benard/Bianca. Could a Blu release be on the horizon????

Yes Nemo should've been re-released back in 09-2010/11, it's the only Pixar film I accidently skipped, Do you guys think we might get a aniv. set of the Pixar films???

[The_Iceflash]

Hunchback of Notre Dame and Hercules. Neither has even had a decent DVD treatment.

[Dr Frankenollie]

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[Elladorine]

I like Robin Hood. Even though a small amount of the animation is recycled,* there's still some great, expressive character animation going on that would take time for the new generation to fully grasp, many of the sequences are a lot of fun, and Roger Miller does a great job with the songs.

*It's not the only Disney film to do so, it happens in several other films of the era and even happens in Beauty and the Beast

[Khonnor]

I don't think Mulan nor RObin Hood are confirmed at all.

Though the trailer on of Dumbo strongly suggests Aladdin and Rescuers Down Under will be released on, at least, Blu-Ray.

Hopefully Rescuers and Winnie The Pooh will also be released as its their 35th Anniversary. I also hope Lilo & Stitch will be released on Blu.

[DisneyAnimation88]

Though the trailer on of Dumbo strongly suggests Aladdin and Rescuers Down Under will be released on, at least, Blu-Ray.

Were there trailers for those films? The Dumbo blu ray came out here a while ago so we probably had a different set of trailers to those on the recent international release.

[quang25thinh]

Though the trailer on of Dumbo strongly suggests Aladdin and Rescuers Down Under will be released on, at least, Blu-Ray.

Were there trailers for those films? The Dumbo blu ray came out here a while ago so we probably had a different set of trailers to those on the recent international release.

Here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TColKKBSJ1I

[Matt]

Were there trailers for those films? The Dumbo blu ray came out here a while ago so we probably had a different set of trailers to those on the recent international release.

Here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TColKKBSJ1I

That doesnt confirm anything. If that was the case The Little Mermaid would be out in 2012 as well.

[singerguy04]

Here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TColKKBSJ1I

That doesnt confirm anything. If that was the case The Little Mermaid would be out in 2012 as well.

But, tentatively The Little Mermaid and Peter Pan should be the DE's for 2013. So, being that this trailer is in HD from what I can tell it does seem to suggest that over the next 2 years all of these films could be up for release on blu.

Another thing that I find strange out of all the clips chosen for that trailer that they chose scenes from The Rescuers Down Under. Isn't that a bit random? It's not exactly one of the most popular of films in the cannon. It suggests to me that Disney is trying to remind us the film exists so that when it's released there's still a demand for it. Disney likes to release in patterns too, so we might see an Aladdin blu release in early Spring to balance out this past spring's Alice release.

I just think that we'll see Aladdin and a Rescuer's release sooner than much else. It's due time for Aladdin and they must have taken it out of the DE release pattern to stick it in an odd place. Then everything between this recent Dumbo trailer, the plushes of Benard and Bianca at the Disney Store, and the rumors from a year or two ago that The Rescuers might have been added to the DE line (which I don't believe) suggest that the company might be working on some kind of release for The Rescuers and it's sequel.

[Lazario]

Um... I love Robin Hood.

Why?!

Well, first of all because they had the idea to mix the tale of Robin Hood with country-folk music (of course that's going to be first, it's the first thing they give us in the movie). Disney is very vague to the public, I think, in their musical influences. So I never know exactly who they're trying to tap into with their songs but I'm always somewhat interested to find out. But in this case, like in The Rescuers, I don't know who Nancy Adams is supposed to be or where she's from. As a matter, it seems only in the case of Pete's Dragon did Disney get the actual singer/songwriter they wanted the singer of the part's songs to be styled after. So, I never assume Adams or Shelby Flint are really famous singers that Disney are using as inspiration but instead are performers to help bring a music style to the Disney movie. At any rate, I love "Love" and its small place in the movie. Then there's "Whistle Stop" and I don't think the fact that it inspired "The Hamster Dance" is a signal of the song's worthlessness but instead of how damn catchy and well-written it was. Then there's "Not in Nottingham" and I know I'm not alone in thinking that's a very sad song. It wouldn't be so sad if it weren't really able to capture that feeling of sadness and hopelessness of the fictional citizens of the town. It may be easy, since we about-never see these characters as a group cheering on Robin at, let's say, the archery competition. That they show up here for what looks like the first time and they're all sad and depressed and not comically like Eeyore, which would be making this the first / only time since Lady and the Tramp where we don't meet a group of animal characters smiling like dopes. (Oh, ALRIGHT- there was the wolf pack meeting scene in The Jungle Book too, but that's it. Two exceptions.)

I found Robin Hood to be a very, very likable rendition of the character (and, really, think to my childhood - I was maybe 9 when I saw this and who was his competition? Kevin Costner? Is that guy ever likable?) as I did Marian and Tuck and Cluck. Prince John and Sir Hiss are very funny together, Ustinov gives a wonderfully campy performance as John. John is a very well animated villain, and the whole thumb-sucking thing is a great gag. And I know he's not scary, but do you know who sort of is? That's right: the Sheriff of Nottingham. With his sharp, beedy eyes and that creepy sense of entitlement he has- he invades people's personal space and, as he robs and threatens them, he smiles and chit-chats and warmly butters them up in a way. As their focusing on those coins they can't afford for him to be taking, we the audience are getting a major hosedown. He's like an out-of-control used car salesman mixed with a gropey Uncle. Sherwood Forest is shown to us as a real closeknit, friendly, open community where people are very casual and at-home with each other, he acts the same way. And, while everyone is tensed up around him, he absolutely demolishes people expecting they'll kind of treat him like he's one of them. And when they don't, he really adds insult to injury (in the case of beating the money out of the dog's cast or pushing Friar to actual violence).

If Robin Hood has a serious flaw, it's the source material. What can Disney really do that they haven't done before to make a woodland forest look compelling and visually interesting? Especially when I understand they didn't have the money / resources to do another Sleeping Beauty type job on it? Since these were some of the very first Disney movies I ever saw, I will always have a real fondness for the Winnie the Pooh / Rescuers era of animation where, compared to their previous style, the films look downright gritty and aged right out of the box. With that kind of treatment, the warmth or coldness of the characters really pops like it never did before. For instance, compare this to Bambi. And don't listen to anyone else, just really take those characters in... They're stiffer than boards, harder than rocks, and frozen solid. Even Bambi's mother. Okay, o-KAY, there's always an exception: Thumper. The kid voices help in his case and Feline's, exclusively. Don't try to tell me the other rabbits are exceptions too- they're conformists, none of them stand out apart from Thumper and all sound alike. And we all know how annoying Bambi the actual character is. He's equally as clueless and naive as Pinocchio but without a reason to be. He was just born? Bite me. And I suppose Thumper is 2 years old (or months, if that makes you feel better). The characters were created with an expressed purpose and Bambi is an unlikable moron so that he'll turn transparent at a moment's notice and blend into the film's gorgeous backgrounds, meanwhie becoming overshadowed by the icy, stabby music. Robin Hood, Little John, Tuck, Cluck, and maybe Marian as well, feel closest to real people you might know. They're not meant to be absurdly blind or daft characters, they're mildly and naturally observant and all take appropriate action where expected. So they also kind of act more like real people than characters in many previous Disney films.

Perhaps I exaggerated my dislike for the film in my last post (and I suppose some could find it very mildly entertaining) but the animation is mostly recycled; the character concepts are unoriginal and rendered forgettable. Also, there are many pointless sequences included seemingly only to reuse animation (like Sir Hiss/Kaa's hypnosis of Prince John and the dance scene in the forest).

I noticed certain shots that were repeated, although the one that stuck out the most to me was the elephant's trunk that was snatched up when he was trying to blow it and the animal chase train crash and pile-up, both of which I believe were from The Jungle Book. I didn't catch the Snow White reference until Disney's DVD pointed it out (if the movie's so weak, you'd think this would be the kinda thing they'd like to have kept to themselves). But, story goes the Snow White moment was an homage. Out of respect. Not meant as a rip-off. However, the hypnotizing snake repeat is without question the biggest example of unoriginality I can think of. Not that I haven't come to expect that kind of thing from Disney. In general, not direct repeat-animation.