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Popeye? Disney or Paramount DVD?
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 3:40 am
by 2099net
Being as Popeye is a joint Disney/Paramount production and releaded by Paramount in the US, will we be discussing the DVD release here or not?
And do you think the rest of the world will get a better Buena Vista release? (We know it couldn't be worse!)
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 6:52 am
by Porce
Paramount is the very worst in the Special Features department. Most of their discs are bare-boned. All animation discs have an annoying trailer for "Charlotte's Web 2."
BUT: Paramount supports Widescreen for ALL of its movies! Disney can't seem to figure that one out yet!
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 7:53 am
by 2099net
I'm sure Disney's UK release will be widescreen [*]
All in all any UK release from Beuna Vista can't be worse than the Paramount release... but will it be better?
[*] The only movie they haven't really released in widescreen in the UK is Muppet's Christmas Carol (which I think may have been a mistake - as the widescreen version was submitted and certified by the BBFC!)
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2003 8:42 am
by Luke
Popeye and Dragonslayer, the two Paramount/Disney co-productions. As Maltin's book says, unfortunately Disney's input was merely financial - Popeye could have used some creative inspiration, a point with which I agree.
Dragonslayer is coming out in October, finally. Never seen that one.
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2003 9:42 am
by rogue588
Dacp wrote:Paramount is the very worst in the Special Features department. Most of their discs are bare-boned. All animation discs have an annoying trailer for "Charlotte's Web 2."
BUT: Paramount supports Widescreen for ALL of its movies! Disney can't seem to figure that one out yet!
Don't forget that they charge SE prices for those bare-boned discs too...
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2003 1:54 pm
by Uncle Remus
I believe that Popeye is more of Paramount than of Disney.