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Hello friends,
Is it worth to get the new Davy Crockett 50th 2 movie set if you already own the Treasures complete TV series? Any reasons to get it? Better sound? Picture? Additional extras? Additional picture? I'm dying to know if I even need to rent it. Please let us know.
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Louis Gonzalez

The difference between this 50th anniversary DVD and the WDT Davy Crockett set is that this one is the actual, full-length feature film, "King of the Wild Frontier", which was not included in the WDT set. It does also include the "River Pirates" episode, which was in the WDT. Can someone add anything I'm missing or correct me if I'm wrong?

All things that you can see on this double feature DVD just released youhave seen if you have the Tresure before.
Davy Crockett was a TV series first and the feature film/s are edited versions of that series.

It's worth getting for the Lone Chipmunks short which isn't available on any other DVD.

Sir Hawkins wrote:The difference between this 50th anniversary DVD and the WDT Davy Crockett set is that this one is the actual, full-length feature film, "King of the Wild Frontier", which was not included in the WDT set. It does also include the "River Pirates" episode, which was in the WDT. Can someone add anything I'm missing or correct me if I'm wrong?

false.

River Pirates is actually on the treasures.

Basically, the film feature is cropped and combined. Whereas the WDT version is as they initially aired and OAR (it aired on TV first and was FS, then in the movies they combined the episodes and cropped to WS).

At that time when the movie was released people cared more for the fact that they could see Davy Crockett in color for the first time rather than OAR.

In short, the current DVD is useless as the WDT has everything related to Fess Parker as Davy Crockett original as initially aired (or at least as original as possible given what was obtainable)

I have my Davy Crockett DVD autographed!

Now go Drool at my autographed WDT Davy Crockett http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/vie ... php?t=3368

Class316 wrote:
false.

River Pirates is actually on the treasures.

That's exactly what I said. Please re-read my post:

Sir Hawkins wrote:It does also include the "River Pirates" episode, which was in the WDT.

I've never seen the movie versions, but isn't there additional animation done to tie the individual episodes together?

If the movie-version release has some nice bonus features, I'd consider picking it up. I love the Treasures version of Davy, but the extras were somewhat lacking.

Sir Hawkins wrote:

Class316 wrote:
false.

River Pirates is actually on the treasures.

That's exactly what I said. Please re-read my post:

Sir Hawkins wrote:It does also include the "River Pirates" episode, which was in the WDT.

oops

Tannerman wrote:I've never seen the movie versions, but isn't there additional animation done to tie the individual episodes together?

If the movie-version release has some nice bonus features, I'd consider picking it up. I love the Treasures version of Davy, but the extras were somewhat lacking.

additional animation?? It's not a cartoon

As for the extras, it's not too bad for something made in the 50s.

My forthcoming review will explain in greater detail, but these two feature films were edited from 3 and 2 episodes of the TV series, respectively. Wild Frontier is 94 minutes, River Pirates is 81, and the DVD includes a Chip 'n' Dale cartoon short.

Sir Hawkins wrote:It does also include the "River Pirates" episode, which was in the WDT.

Actually, "Davy Crockett and the River Pirates" is the title of both an episode (available on the Treasure set) and the movie compilation of two episodes (available on the new disc), one of which is the episode listed above. In other words, the new movie disc does not include the "River Pirates" episode as such, though it does include the movie which used large portions of it. The movie edit also alters/adds some of the interstitials, but it is the cut that was seen in theaters after the televison episodes. Completists may want to consider both.

Lon

Sorry, Luke. I see you beat me in this response by several minutes. Feel free to delete that last message if it is too redundant.

Lon

Class316 wrote:additional animation?? It's not a cartoon

I was referring to the imaging used to tie the episodes together.

lukey is it in WS?

MickeyMouseboy wrote:lukey is it in WS?

Wasn't it filmed for TV? In 1955? I know he had a mind towards theatrical screenings even then, but still....

MickeyMouseboy wrote:lukey is it in WS?

1.33:1 Fullscreen, as it should be. Though either the poster was wrong, or King of the Wild Frontier was made fake widescreen when it was released in 1955.

Luke wrote:

MickeyMouseboy wrote:lukey is it in WS?

1.33:1 Fullscreen, as it should be. Though either the poster was wrong, or King of the Wild Frontier was made fake widescreen when it was released in 1955.

I want the fake Widescreen lol never know maybe they were shot in WS and P&S for TV. either way I want the OTAR.

I never want any damaged films so if this was made in 1:33:1 I want it that way.

This was originaly a TV show, and was just planed for that. But Walt had a great mind so he used a lot more money in making it then what he got from the TV station to air it. The extra money that he spent was used on the colors. When it was aired on TV it was only in Black & White, but Walt wanted it in colours in case he could use it later

I don't think it was shot in widescreen as well, that would be to much a cost and would probably have been mentioned somewhere as an trivia.

The show was only meant to be 3 episodes and Walt admitted that he never belived it to be such an incredible hit (or else he would never have killed David Crockett in the 3 episode). It was even not intended for cinema release before after the success.

My review of the double feature DVD is now up here:
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/davycrockett50th.html

Luke wrote:My review of the double feature DVD is now up here:
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/davycrockett50th.html

Nice one, Luke.

I'm definitely a "C" in the groups that it would appeal to

And I may just get this for the sake of completeness...

Luke wrote:My review of the double feature DVD is now up here:
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/davycrockett50th.html

nice review Lukey! I still need to do mine! sorry i've been so busy!