Davy Crockett (60th Anniversary Edition) 2-Movie Collection - (DMC Exclusive)

[Arkadin]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

You've lost me...what's funny about that? Seems natural. Too bad we didn't get a 60th release for 20,000 Leagues in 2014, or a 65th anniversary for Treasure Island this year. I wouldn't find such things hilarious, I'd be showering Disney with moolah.

Treasure Island IS coming this year, so that is good news.

[Akijama]

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[Crimson King]

Fess Parker was a great actor, sadly he got typecast as Davy, and didnt do that much acting after.
Luckily he was smart and invested his money in a vineyard/winery, that's where he made his retirement money on, now bring on the Great Locomotive Chase in its glorious widescreen spendor!

another one who has success with a wine line is Francis Ford Coppola.

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by Crimson King

Fess Parker was a great actor, sadly he got typecast as Davy, and didnt do that much acting after.
Luckily he was smart and invested his money in a vineyard/winery, that's where he made his retirement money on, now bring on the Great Locomotive Chase in its glorious widescreen spendor!

another one who has success with a wine line is Francis Ford Coppola.

He was a Congressman, also.

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by Arkadin

Treasure Island IS coming this year, so that is good news.

Yup, they announced it a few days after my post.

[rybev]

Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

Guesses if they have HD transfers available since Disney has been multiples of 5 crazy with these live action exclusives:

The Parent Trap (1961)-55th anniversary in 2016
The Absent Minded Professor (1961)-55th anniversary in 2016
The Barefoot Executive (1971)-45th anniversary in 2016
Gus (1976)-40th anniversary in 2016
Freaky Friday (1976)-40th aniversary in 2016
Condorman (1981)-35th anniversary in 2016
Flight of the Navigator-30th anniversary in 2016

Too bad they couldn't do Watcher in the Woods this year since it's been 35 years this year. Of course the re-edited version came out in 1981, so maybe there is hope for a 2016 release!

Freaky Friday and Condorman are definitely on my wishlist. Hopefully they stick to the Anniversary theme and we do see them next year.
Though that means we might not see The Cat From Outer Space till 2018, and it's too late for a 35th Anniversary this year for The Spaceman and King Arthur

[goofystitch]

I ordered this, but won't get it for about a week. Have any forum members received it who can confirm what aspect ratio Disney went with? Original episodes were broadcast in 1.33:1, but OTR for these were cropped widescreen to 1.75:1. Also curious how the picture quality is.

[Trekkie313]

I have to join the movie club? Damn it.

[WesReviews]

Aww man, so you guys are saying we'll have to wait till 2019 for The Black Hole?

[goofystitch]

Originally Posted by WesReviews

Aww man, so you guys are saying we'll have to wait till 2019 for The Black Hole?

Only if they stick with their model of only releasing films when they have anniversaries. With The Black Hole, I could see them trying to get it out sooner because of fan interest and they could use it as a promo for Star Wars since DMC can't sell those films due to Fox's disc distribution rights.

[masterfx]

Treasure Island is out now

[Petemo2010]

Does anybody know if these are out yet. I ordered both Crockett and Treasure Island a couple weeks ago and they still haven't shipped them yet. Has there been a delay with the street date?

[Petemo2010]

Originally Posted by hariseldon

Several folks have had these for several weeks already. Mine are in shipment unfortunately and I was hoping they would have been here Wednesday.

Thanks for the reply, I'll give them a call on Monday to find out what the hold up is.

[baheidstu]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

He was a Congressman, also.

Who? Fess Parker? No, he wasn't. Davy Crockett was though.

[movielib]

Originally Posted by WesReviews

Aww man, so you guys are saying we'll have to wait till 2019 for The Black Hole?

The Black Hole can go into a black hole as far as I'm concerned.

(I rarely thread crap but I couldn't resist this one.)

[regeyer]

I just watched the Davy Crockett Blu-Ray release. What a disappointment. Not the PQ. The PQ is superb and is clearly better than the DVD. But they made it widescreen (1.66:1). This was filmed in 4:3 for television. This means they cut off a little bit of the top and bottom and bottom to make the widescreen presentation. Even worse, unlike the Leonard Maltin DVD release, they failed to provide the unedited versions. Admittedly, what is shown is probably what was originally aired when this was shown on TV, but what was shown on TV was an edited version to allow for commercials, which cuts out a lot.

So, now, when I watch these films I have to make a choice between fantastic PQ or better content. All I know if that I'm glad I have the Walt Disney Treasures Version, which is no longer available.

[Class316]

Originally Posted by regeyer

I just watched the Davy Crockett Blu-Ray release. What a disappointment. Not the PQ. The PQ is superb and is clearly better than the DVD. But they made it widescreen (1.66:1). This was filmed in 4:3 for television. This means they cut off a little bit of the top and bottom and bottom to make the widescreen presentation. Even worse, unlike the Leonard Maltin DVD release, they failed to provide the unedited versions. Admittedly, what is shown is probably what was originally aired when this was shown on TV, but what was shown on TV was an edited version to allow for commercials, which cuts out a lot.

So, now, when I watch these films I have to make a choice between fantastic PQ or better content. All I know if that I'm glad I have the Walt Disney Treasures Version, which is no longer available.

Damn. Guess I'll stick to my Treasures version.

[worldchmps]

I have the stand alone DVD release of the two movies. Is it the edited or unedited version if each movie?

[regeyer]

Originally Posted by worldchmps

I have the stand alone DVD release of the two movies. Is it the edited or unedited version if each movie?

It depends on which DVD version you have. If you have this one then it's the edited version.

If you have this one then you have the full version.

Since you said "two movies" I am assuming you have the first. They were not originally released as two movies. The original was released as 5 movies.

[dbear]

Originally Posted by regeyer

I just watched the Davy Crockett Blu-Ray release. What a disappointment. Not the PQ. The PQ is superb and is clearly better than the DVD. But they made it widescreen (1.66:1). This was filmed in 4:3 for television. This means they cut off a little bit of the top and bottom and bottom to make the widescreen presentation. Even worse, unlike the Leonard Maltin DVD release, they failed to provide the unedited versions. Admittedly, what is shown is probably what was originally aired when this was shown on TV, but what was shown on TV was an edited version to allow for commercials, which cuts out a lot.

Some clarification: The unexpected popularity of the television show led Disney to recut the 5 television episodes (which were obviously filmed and intended to be shown in 1.33:1) into 2 theatrical features. Regardless of their television origins, it's likely they were shown in theaters with the top and bottom cropped off (presumably at Disney's "preferred" ratio of 1.75:1).

I believe there were two DVDs: the Treasures DVD, containing the 5 original broadcast episodes, running ~54 minutes each (inclusive of the Disneyland opening/credits and Walt Disney intro) and the two-movie set (which according to DVDizzy run 93 and 81 minutes respectively). I can't comment on the differences since I only have the Treasures DVD.