What's the deal Disney?

[JONESTOWN]

What's the deal with 101 Dalmations not being on Blu Ray? Are they trying to make more money on us?

[dakota81]

[miokti]

so by not releasing 101 Dalmations they are able to take more money from us?

[bajor27]

They are making sure things get done right. They annouced some time ago that Sleeping Beauty would be their first Blu. They weren't going to just postpone all of their DVD plans becuase of it though.

a TON of work goes into Disney's platinum releases, and it's quite possible that their simply wasn't time to get 101 or Jungle Book out. Quite likely though, they just wanted something that really showcased Blus capabities, and decided to skip them in favor of releasing Sleeping Beauty.

And if you haven't figured it out by now, Disney is the master of re-releasing movies and making people buy them (Star Wars may actually hold that title as people complain like no tomorrow everytime there is a new release with extra/different footage and yet they still sell like hotcakes).

Personally I don't expect to see 101 Dalmations on Blu for several years, so I gladly picked it up on Blu-ray.

[Beast]

101 Dalmatians is also a 1.33:1 format film.

Likely Disney chose Sleeping Beauty because it's one of their most lush 2.35:1 Widescreen films.

[mystiksuicide]

Originally Posted by JONESTOWN

What's the deal with 101 Dalmations not being on Blu Ray? Are they trying to make more money on us?

HUH????

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by JONESTOWN

What's the deal with 101 Dalmations not being on Blu Ray? Are they trying to make more money on us?

You don't have to buy the DVD.

Just wait for the Blu, even though it may be a long time away.

[Zipzap713]

Originally Posted by JONESTOWN

Are they trying to make more money on us?

Of course. Who doesn't want to make more money?

Originally Posted by Beast

Likely Disney chose Sleeping Beauty because it's one of their most lush 2.35:1 Widescreen films.

Not only that, but it was made in widescreen (As in drawn, painted, etc all in Widescreen. Of course they supposedly lost a load of money on it, but still)
So putting it in Widescreen wouldn't be a huge challenge since it is alraedy done. They would just need to clean it up and such.

[AlexCruz]

They have a schedule of releases. I think the Special Edition of The Sword In The Stone will likely be the last title released on DVD (that doesn't have a Blu-ray release as well) and everything after that will be released on both DVD and Blu and eventually just Blu. Next year we have Pinocchio and Fantasia to look forward to on both Blu-ray and DVD.

[Blu As Hell]

Originally Posted by JONESTOWN

What's the deal with 101 Dalmations not being on Blu Ray? Are they trying to make more money on us?

That's what all movie studios do...make money on us. It's their job.

[Toptube]

Daaaaaaaaaaamn I want Sword and the Stone on Blu-ray.

[Zipzap713]

Originally Posted by AlexCruz

Next year we have Pinocchio and Fantasia to look forward to on both Blu-ray and DVD.

Fantasia is comming on BD? Now that will sell well. Excellent sound and wicked looks. Pure awesome. Is it the original Fantasia or Fantasia 2000? Or are they the same movie?

[G.I. SnakeEyes]

Originally Posted by bajor27

And if you haven't figured it out by now, Disney is the master of re-releasing movies and making people buy them (Star Wars may actually hold that title as people complain like no tomorrow everytime there is a new release with extra/different footage and yet they still sell like hotcakes).

Personally I don't expect to see 101 Dalmations on Blu for several years, so I gladly picked it up on Blu-ray.

WELL I THINK LORD OF THE RINGS MIGHT GIVE STAR WARS A RUN FOR IT'S MONEY, THERE R ALREADY 3 OR 4 DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE TRILOGY AS OF RIGHT NOW. LOL

AND U MEANT U GLADLY PICKED IT UP ON DVD RIGHT, LOL

[AlexCruz]

Originally Posted by Zipzap713

Fantasia is comming on BD? Now that will sell well. Excellent sound and wicked looks. Pure awesome. Is it the original Fantasia or Fantasia 2000? Or are they the same movie?

I think they might release both (no they're not the same movie) but who knows with Disney.

[Eternalnow]

There are a lot of Disney movies that I am really hoping make the transfer to BD real soon...like this year

Aladdin
Lion King
Mulan
Nightmare Before Christmas (remastered 3-D version)
Toy Story 1 & 2
Hunchback
Beauty and the Beast
Hercules
A Bug's Life
Emperor's New Groove
Atlantis
Monsters Inc
Treasure Planet
Finding Nemo
The Incredibles
Chicken Little

[pscoop]

Ooh, I want Nemo and Incredibles.

[sstevenhendricks]

I suspect part of the reason for not bluing 101 Dalmations is that the animation style of shooting from pencils just does not look so great on Blu-Ray. So 101 Dalmations, the Jungle Book, the Aristocats and others need something special on their releases to differentiate them. Or maybe Disney just wants to put their best foot forward.

[hockeyfanatic]

Sleeping Beauty's my favorite Disney flick, so I can't wait for it to be released in October.

[zooyork_26]

Originally Posted by Eternalnow

There are a lot of Disney movies that I am really hoping make the transfer to BD real soon...like this year

Aladdin
Lion King
Mulan
Nightmare Before Christmas (remastered 3-D version)
Toy Story 1 & 2
Hunchback
Beauty and the Beast
Hercules
A Bug's Life
Emperor's New Groove
Atlantis
Monsters Inc
Treasure Planet
Finding Nemo
The Incredibles
Chicken Little

LOL good luck... disney puts out 2 catalog titles a year... chicken little is out already. but pixar isnt going to release half them movies till next following years

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by zooyork_26

LOL good luck... disney puts out 2 catalog titles a year... chicken little is out already. but pixar isnt going to release half them movies till next following years

Disney puts out *multiple* catalog titles every year, including their animated features. BLu-Ray is a new medium, and it makes no sense for Lucas, Spielberg, Disney, Jackson, etc. to flood the market with their big titles while the market is still in its infancy.

And 101 Dalmatians did *not* get bypassed for a Blu-Ray release because it is hand-drawn or because of its art direction. It was bypassed because it is one of the 14 Platinum titles, and Disney won't start releasing those in Blu-Ray until Sleeping Beauty this Fall.

Never fear, you'll be seeing lots of Disney animation on Blu-Ray (Hercules will be coming sooner rather than later). But Disney isn't choosing these based on line drawings -- the decisions are based on the market.