Favorite Disney Movies

[Spark Of Spirit]

That wild west idea actually sounds interesting. But then, considering how lackluster their 2D movies were generally getting it isn't surprising that they didn't go with it. Much like latter day TDA, they lost the plot.

[Avaitor]

Disney has a new series of deluxe edition CDs to commemorate some of their films' anniversaries.

If you don't want to click the link, here is their schedule so far:

• The Lion King, June 24, 2014
• Mary Poppins, August 26, 2014
• Sleeping Beauty, October 7, 2014
• The Little Mermaid, November 17, 2014
• Fantasia, January 3, 2015
• Pinocchio, February 3, 2015
• Toy Story, March 17, 2015
• Disneyland, April 7, 2015
• Lady and the Tramp, May 12, 2015
• Pocahontas, June 23, 2015
• The Aristocats, August 14, 2015
• Cinderella, August 14, 2015

Yes, we're hitting the 20th anniversary of the Lion King and the 25th anniversary of the Little Mermaid. You are that old.

It's a little weird that they're doing this, since CD is increasingly fading away, but the Frozen soundtrack is doing so well, that this might have sparked their interest. I'm definitely interested in a few of these, though, including the Lion King. I wish 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was a part of this though, since its anniversary is this year, but hey, maybe if they're still putting these out come 2019, we might get it. They also skipped Toy Story 2 and Princess and the Frog, so there's room to keep on.

[Nameless]

I tend to prefer their non-fairy tale movies, and one of my favorites is One Hundred and One Dalmatians. I love its somewhat irreverent tone, the fact that the parents don't die, the whole idea of the dog/animal society, and, frankly, the lack of nasty under/overtones relating to race or gender roles.

I guess that's what annoys me about the TV series...all that potential tossed out for generic slapstick comedy and an attempt to ape Animaniacs.

[Commode]

Is Aladdin not available on Blu-Ray yet?  How is this possible?  If I'm reading correctly, the last release of the movie was a decade ago on DVD, which of course is long out of print.

All I want to do is watch Aladdin, but it's not on Netflix, I can't download it on iTunes, and there's no reasonable physical format readily available(unless I want to try my luck at local Goodwills for a VHS).  What the hell Disney?

[Avaitor]

The belief is that Aladdin will finally got its Diamond Collection release next year. I guess after the Platinum DVD's disappointing sales, they weren't sure if it should be kept on, and decided at the last minute to keep it in after all.

[Commode]

I just think it's kind of weird seeing as Aladdin is one of their more popular movies.

[Spark Of Spirit]

I just think it's kind of weird seeing as Aladdin is one of their more popular movies.

But doesn't this vault stuff just make you want it more?

Seriously, I wish they would just stop with this already and just put their films out there to buy.

[No-Personality]

Seriously, I wish they would just stop with this already and just put their films out there to buy.

A surprisingly unpopular opinion on the old Ultimate Disney message board (now DVDizzy).



Just as big a tragedy were those classic cartoon collection sets and the Walt Disney Treasures that were probably only left in-print for a few months. Leading to Scalpers buying up all the remaining copies and selling them at the OOP prices for profit. A new copy of Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh shot up to hundreds of dollars in something like a couple months. Maybe less. It went OOP within the week it was released, something like that. Proving that scalpers bought more copies than anyone else.

[Avaitor]

I saw a copy of Dr. Sin on eBay for like, $25 not too long ago, actually. If I had the money, I would have hit that up.

I'm thankful for the two times DMR put up some of their leftover Treasures sets on their site. I wouldn't own the Oswald collection or Your Host, Walt Disney without them.

[Avaitor]

RIP Dick Jones, the voice of Pinocchio.

[The Shadow Gentleman]

Oh man, that's sad. RIP.

[gunswordfist]

R.I.P. Jones. This year has been tough on voice actors.

[No-Personality]

I saw a copy of Dr. Sin on eBay for like, $25 not too long ago, actually. If I had the money, I would have hit that up.

I'm thankful for the two times DMR put up some of their leftover Treasures sets on their site. I wouldn't own the Oswald collection or Your Host, Walt Disney without them.

At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if those sets you saw on eBay were bootlegs.

Not sure how one goes about counterfeiting the tin but I'm sure it can be done.

[Dr. Insomniac]

Someone made a pretty cool tribute to Disney, with a cameo from a Beauty and the Beast character.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

I finally got around to seeing Wreck-It Ralph with my little sister. Overall, I loved it. I do feel that they could've done more with the concept, but I'm still satisfied with what we got.