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When it comes to platinums, do people here buy a normal copy for watching and a gift set for decoration? I've looked at a number of DVD lists here and have seen that some people own both a normal edition and gift set edition. What does everyone do?

I have the giftsets for Aladdin and The Lion King....I watch the DVDs,just like any normal release(I only got the boxes because I really like both movies)....I don't see any point in having 2 of the exact same DVD(the only Disney film I have more than one copy of on DVD is Mulan,but that's because it's one of my favorite movies,and they added alot of special features to the new release...)..

I have both The Lion King and Aladdin gift sets + our local R2 versions of them, too. I bought first the regular discs and soon after I also wanted to have the gift sets. And they are not exact the same because our local versions we have more language options, slightly different artwork and better picture quality(PAL).
And I love to collect both R1 and R2 discs of the Disney classics.

We bought the Gift Sets of Aladdin and Lion King.
It's a shame not all Platinum Editions had it...it would've been nice since Platinum sounds like the highest and best.

I always buy the regular PE DVD. Even though the gift set is cool, I prefer just having a single DVD on my shelf.

Ok so I'm dying to know- what is included in the gift set??? I tried to look up the upcoming Cinderella one on the "preorder" from amazon.com and it didn't give any details. I am recent to collecting so I haven't seen these.

What are they and are they worth the extra money?

MinnieMe wrote:Ok so I'm dying to know- what is included in the gift set??? I tried to look up the upcoming Cinderella one on the "preorder" from amazon.com and it didn't give any details. I am recent to collecting so I haven't seen these.

What are they and are they worth the extra money?

Platinum DVD plus companion book, sketches by
animator Ollie Johnston, numbered film frame; $49.99 SRP

I have the Region1 gift sets of Aladdin and Lion King, and region 2 standard editions.

For all Europeans who have the US gift sets, do you watch the Region 1 DVDs from within the box set?

MinnieMe wrote:What are they and are they worth the extra money?

What Lightyear said...and I think they're worth it if you're a fan of the movie! I use EBAY and get it for a lot cheaper than the SRP of 49.99...or I buy it the day it comes out @ Best Buy!

I don't have any Gift Sets because I live in Finland where we don't get any, of course I could import them, but I'm too lazy to bother when it's only the movie what matters to me the most. The Cinderella Gift Srt sounds tempting because it's such an old movie already, the booklets and every other small stuff could be a nice add.

i feel lucky we have the gift set imported in taiwan
i want all the extra stuff,so i will get the gift set,but one DVD is enough for me!

I always buy the gift sets because I think I would get mad at myself if I didn't get the super gift set. I'd feel like I was missing out on something.

I never get the gift sets. The regular Platinum Editions are good enough for me

As much as I love the gift sets and think they are extremely cool, I just dont think I would ever use or look at the book or drawings. Too much money and not enough of my interest!

I have never had a Gift set, and when I was looking and waiting for a Bambi Giftset to be released I was dissapointed for getting none

eh I think i could've saved money buying the Lion King Gift Set but then I wouldn't have the cool slipcovers...I guess u can have everything

magicalwands wrote:eh I think i could've saved money buying the Lion King Gift Set but then I wouldn't have the cool slipcovers...I guess u can have everything

The Lion King DVD in the Gift set has a slipcover. Same thing with Aladdin.

i have lion king gift set & am def gonna get cinderella gift set when it comes out in oct. 8

Fidget1234 wrote:i have lion king gift set & am def gonna get cinderella gift set when it comes out in oct. 8

I thought Oct. 4?

Welcome to UD, Fidget1234!