Rocketeer Blu-ray not new release!

[pandys-box]

All this talk about The Rocketeer on blu-ray but I have owned this for probably bout 2 years, it's one of the first blu-rays I ever bought from Disney. I remember coz I was well chuffed when it arrived with DTS hd ma 5.1 sound and the film on one side (chuffed coz the dvd was a flipper). Is this gonna be a re-release then or just the first release in another territory?

[Nissen]

Originally Posted by pandys-box

All this talk about The Rocketeer on blu-ray but I have owned this for probably bout 2 years, it's one of the first blu-rays I ever bought from Disney. I remember coz I was well chuffed when it arrived with DTS hd ma 5.1 sound and the film on one side (chuffed coz the dvd was a flipper). Is this gonna be a re-release then or just the first release in another territory?

Say what? AFAIK Rocketeer has never been released ANYWHERE on Blu. You sure you're not mistaking this for another film? Or perhaps a boot?

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Nissen

Say what? AFAIK Rocketeer has never been released ANYWHERE on Blu. You sure you're not mistaking this for another film? Or perhaps a boot?

Hopefully he's not thinking of Rocketman. Has that been released?

I ordered the DVD yesterday if that's a Flipper it will be swimming it's way back to Amazon....

[pandys-box]

Yeh don't think it was a bootleg as had the disney hologram sticker on it and everything - will get some pics uploaded over the weekend.

[lkmg]

I was actually hoping it has a new video transfer and get the best PQ available.

[mredman]

Originally Posted by lkmg

I was actually hoping it has a new video transfer and get the best PQ available.

it has not been released anywhere. So i really don't know what the OP is talking about here. You can't even order it at any amazon

[Firstborn]

A simple start would be for the OP to tell us where he bought this disc from!

Any bets on ebay?

[RickWJ324]

Yeah.. definitely was never released in any country on blu-ray. So if the OP has it, then its most likely a blu-ray rip of the HD broadcast that aired on tv previously.

[trefork]

Originally Posted by pandys-box

Yeh don't think it was a bootleg as had the disney hologram sticker on it and everything - will get some pics uploaded over the weekend.

Still waiting...

:-)

[FrankV]

And waiting...

[Sithlord75]

The OP is full of shit unless they can prove otherwise.

[Ben_R]

Originally Posted by Sithlord75

The OP is full of shit unless they can prove otherwise.

My guess is the OP is a 12yr old with nothing better to do with their time

[ravenus]

I got and watched the recent UK blu-ray release of The Rocketeer, which is a direct port of the previous US release. I didn't get the slipcover shown on this site (even Amazon's store page does not show the slip, which I would have liked to have because it's so much cooler than the main cover). Oh well, my view of the film and disc:

While Joe Johnston had made films like Jurassic Park III and Jumanji, it was 1991's Rocketeer that got him the gig to direct Captain America: The First Avenger, and anyone that has seen the film can understand exactly why. Johnston's love for 30's era art deco retro-futuristic style and his instinct for depicting straight-faced sun-kissed classic heroism powers both Rocketeer and Captain America. Of course the Rocketeer is not some mutant superhero but a man with a rocket jetpack that allows him to fly like a bird...once he gets the hang of controlling it, that is. There's a lot of humor that comes from scenes where the hero hotshot pilot Billy Campbell and his mentor Alan Arkin fumble about with the strange contraption that's literally landed in their yard. Of course such a device is bound to have several parties vying for it, and gives the film purpose for its delightful mix of suspense action and comedy. A young Jennifer Connelly plays the love interest and Timothy Dalton is such a terrific suave swashbuckling bad guy you wouldn't mind if he won. At less than 2 hours, the film could IMO have done with a couple more scenes of Campbell's heroics as the Rocketeer but the film is entertaining and there are occasional moments during its flight sequences when the Chris Reeve Superman films come to mind, which is the best compliment I can think of.

Disney's blu-ray contains a solid video presentation with a clear lossless 5.1 surround that nicely represents Howard Shore James Horner's rousing score. Sadly there are no extras of note, not even the TV special that was televised around its release. Damn you Disney bean-counters.



You can catch the TV special on youtube here:

The Rocketeer Excitement in the Air TV Special (1991) - YouTube

[levcore]

Timothy Dalton is so good in this. Such a delicious villain.

[BudBaxter]

Originally Posted by ravenus

Disney's blu-ray contains a solid video presentation with a clear lossless 5.1 surround that nicely represents Howard Shore's rousing score.

Howard Shore? How dare you. It was the late, great James Horner. One of his finest scores.

[Billz]

Jennifer Connelly

[chip75]

Originally Posted by ravenus

I got and watched the recent UK blu-ray release of The Rocketeer, which is a direct port of the previous US release.

It's also a port of the previous UK Steelbook release.