Do I have too (many) animation dvds?

Ciaobelli · Post by **Ciaobelli** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 11:02 am

I have 9 treasures, fantasia anthology, Finding Nemo, Lion King, Alice and Looney Tunes collection.

Then I have about 25 regular dvd's ranging from harry potter to evil dead.

Mermaid Kelly · Post by **Mermaid Kelly** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 11:32 am

Too many animation dvds??

Of course not!!!!!!

You can never have too many animation dvds!!!!!

Post by **Luke** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 11:47 am

If the question is too few then the answer may be yes! But it all depends on what you like. I remember for a very long time I had only 10 DVDs or so and that seemed sufficient.

Now I've got hundreds, and there's still stuff I'd love to have. Obviously I can't watch everything with great regularity now, but it's like having a collection of classic books. There's comfort in having movies you love at your instant access, whenever there's a whim to see it.

I think most of us here agree that the DVD format really lends itself to collectibility. There's the supplemental content that sort of enhances your appreciation of the films.

But there's a lot more going for DVD that we maybe take for granted. For instance, it also offers the ease of accessing scenes. For instance, say you wanted to see the scenes featuring the top 5 songs from our Top 100 Disney songs list. With VHS, you'd have to take the time to fast-forward and/or rewind to the spot, and inherently degrade the tape. With DVDs, you're at the scene in an instant.

But now I'm kind of straying off-topic. The number of DVDs you have is really what's right for you. I can see the benefit of having a small, intimate collection of favorites that you'll watch with great frequency and really value. But with the relatively low DVD prices today, it's hard to pass up permanently owning films that you really like for the price of one cheap dinner or a single movie ticket.

Ciaobelli · Post by **Ciaobelli** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 12:29 pm

Thanks, and I thought I had too many animation ones.

What do you advise I get next for animation, disney preferrably??

I was thinking Beauty and The beast.

Mermaid Kelly · Post by **Mermaid Kelly** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 12:34 pm

Ciaobelli wrote:Thanks, and I thought I had too many animation ones.

What do you advise I get next for animation, disney preferrably??

I was thinking Beauty and The beast.

Yes, Beauty and the Beast is a GREAT purchase!!!!!!

Post by **Luke** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 12:47 pm

Ciaobelli wrote:Thanks, and I thought I had too many animation ones.

What do you advise I get next for animation, disney preferrably??

I was thinking Beauty and The beast.

Mermaid Kelly · Post by **Mermaid Kelly** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 1:21 pm

Hey thanks Luke, That actually helped me too!

I think I'm going to get Dumbo: 60th Anniversary and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 25th Anniversary

I was also thinking about A Bug's Life: Collector's Edition, but you can't get it with the slipcover anymore which disapoints me

Ciaobelli · Post by **Ciaobelli** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 2:30 pm

I saw A Bugs Life with slipcover at Best Buy so I might get it.

Ludwig Von Drake · Post by **Ludwig Von Drake** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 3:17 pm

Dumbo was nice and Sleeping Beauty was a magnificent release.

DDMAN26 · Post by **DDMAN26** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 4:00 pm

No you have a good amount of animation dvd's. In fact you should pick up some Simpsons and Family Guy dvd's also

Ciaobelli · Post by **Ciaobelli** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 4:12 pm

I was thinking about Family Guy, how is the release?

DDMAN26 · Post by **DDMAN26** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 4:47 pm

I've only got the first season but the discs are very good. I haven't had time to go through the extras

yoda_four · Post by **yoda_four** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 6:36 pm

Ciaobelli wrote:I was thinking about Family Guy, how is the release?

It's ok. Some episodes are plagued with interlacing problems. Visit here for the review: http://dvd.ign.com/articles/390/390195p1.html

Not much in extras, but it's probably the only release we'll get. It's a good pickup if you have da cash

Ciaobelli · Post by **Ciaobelli** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 8:18 pm

I saw a copy of Bugs Life with slip cover at best buy. Its not gold collection but the cover doesn't look life the one on amazon. Whats the deal?

Post by **Luke** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 8:28 pm

Ciaobelli wrote:I saw a copy of Bugs Life with slip cover at best buy. Its not gold collection but the cover doesn't look life the one on amazon. Whats the deal?

<i>A Bug's Life</i> has been released 4 times on DVD, but only two are distinctly different.

<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... vemz"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/63053 ... UMBZZZ.jpg" border="0"></a>
April 1999 - single disc: fullscreen and non-anamorphic widescreen, outtakes, "Geri's Game"

<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... vemz"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000 ... UMBZZZ.jpg" border="0"></a>
November 1999 - 2-Disc Collector's Edition, anamorphic widescreen and fullscreen, commentary, trailers, and a bunch more $49.99 SRP

<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... vemz"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000 ... UMBZZZ.jpg" border="0"></a>
August 2000 - Gold Collection repackaging of original single disc

<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... vemz"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000 ... UMBZZZ.jpg" border="0"></a>
May 2003 - Collector's Edition repackaged, with lower SRP ($29.99). In addition to everything else on the previous set, there are some promotional Fishy Facts for "Finding Nemo" and a new game.

The non-anamorphic single disc version was also available with the single discs of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 in the Pixar 3-Pack which is now out of print:

<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... vemz"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000 ... UMBZZZ.jpg" border="0"></a>

Ciaobelli · Post by **Ciaobelli** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 8:32 pm

So the 2 collector editions are basically the same, I wouldn't miss anything?

Too bad the older cover so much better.

Ciaobelli · Post by **Ciaobelli** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 8:37 pm

Another thing I forgot, do you think it will go out of print soon, seeing that Disney loves to take stuff away from people unless they rush to the store to get it.

Thanks for the fast and insightful info.

Post by **Luke** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 8:49 pm

Well, the Bug's Life Collector's Edition was out of print for a couple of years before 2003, so it probably won't go away again anytime soon.

The two Collector's Editions are essentially the same, indeed. Newer one is the way to go if you haven't gotten it already, but there's not really any reason to upgrade if you have the old 2-disc.

You're welcome!

Ciaobelli · Post by **Ciaobelli** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 9:08 pm

Why so many versions??

TheZue · Post by **TheZue** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 9:19 pm

Ciaobelli wrote:Why so many versions??

I'd say shortsightedness in the early releases, or greed lol.

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