Disney's Hercules - TBA Fall 2013 - Blu-ray Forum

yumny · 04-08-2013, 11:46 AM

According to this post, Disney's 1997 classic animated feature Hercules is due for release Fall 2013 in the United Kingdom.

Which, surely, means a North American release date will shortly follow.

The post also named Robin Hood (1973) as a new Fall release.
Other Disney movies that have been given release dates outside of the Anglosphere and are TBA as of now are The Sword in the Stone and Oliver & Co.

JohnDoe NY · 04-08-2013, 11:51 AM

Yawn. This is the US section. Mods please delete this thread.

rickah88 · 04-08-2013, 12:38 PM

Hopefully this gets a NA confirmation!

Torgon · 04-08-2013, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yumny

According to this post, Disney's 1997 classic animated feature Hercules is due for release Fall 2013 in the United Kingdom.

Which, surely, means a North American release date will shortly follow.

The post also named Robin Hood (1973) as a new Fall release.
Other Disney movies that have been given release dates outside of the Anglosphere and are TBA as of now are The Sword in the Stone and Oliver & Co.

Nice, but again this is the NA thread. How many other US Disney releases matched the UK's? I don't know, so I'm asking. If it has been that way before, there may be hope. We didn't get Dumbo until a year or so after Mexico

.

disneyfreak · 04-08-2013, 03:08 PM

That doesn't necessarily mean we'll get it this fall, we'll definitely get it this year, but this could be the August release, afterall some releases we do get earlier.

PuppyJonathan · 04-08-2013, 04:09 PM

Or next spring, Europe has gotten releases before the Americas now

kkirk25 · 04-08-2013, 04:54 PM

I agree, this is all speculation and wishful thinking until it is announced. You can't take what is being released in the UK and assume that the same will happen here. 101 Dalmatians and Tarzan were already released last year and they are getting Aladdin in a couple of weeks. Yet those three haven't been announced at all in the U.S.. Likewise, from the very thread that the OP is citing, there are plenty of titles that have been released/announced to be released in the U.S. that have no planned release dates in the UK ( Rescuers Down Under, Lilo and Stitch, Winnie the Pooh (2011), Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Treasure Planet, Home On The Range, The Emperors New Groove, Great Mouse Detective).

I wouldn't be shocked if we did get Hercules this year, but I'm not sure why we always need a new thread for speculation and rumors when they are discussed in every single Disney thread that is already opened. Why can't people just wait until it is officially announced or something more concrete than what is being released in other countries? It all becomes very reductive!

Mason_Ireton · 04-08-2013, 05:34 PM

I thought Hercules was the bomb when it first came out, Hades was a highly entertaining villian and Phil was perfect as Herc's trainer even though I wish now they've used Chiron who trained Achiles

Now that I look back on Herc, it's an okay film, they took GREAT liberties to lighten the myths, for example Hera was the godess who tried to murder Herc due to Zeus being a womanizing god, she drove Herc to complete madness and caused him to kill his family . Nessus (the centuar) did attempt to seduce a woman, but it wasn't Meg, it was Deianeira.

Here's the myth of that encounter

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nessus_(mythology)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deianira

Obivously Disney couldn't truely portray the myth in a fairly grim way, but it would've been neat if Hercules took a PG 13 route

zafisher94 · 04-08-2013, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkirk25

I agree, this is all speculation and wishful thinking until it is announced. You can't take what is being released in the UK and assume that the same will happen here. 101 Dalmatians and Tarzan were already released last year and they are getting Aladdin in a couple of weeks. Yet those three haven't been announced at all in the U.S.. Likewise, from the very thread that the OP is citing, there are plenty of titles that have been released/announced to be released in the U.S. that have no planned release dates in the UK ( Rescuers Down Under, Lilo and Stitch, Winnie the Pooh (2011), Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Treasure Planet, Home On The Range, The Emperors New Groove, Great Mouse Detective).

I wouldn't be shocked if we did get Hercules this year, but I'm not sure why we always need a new thread for speculation and rumors when they are discussed in every single Disney thread that is already opened. Why can't people just wait until it is officially announced or something more concrete than what is being released in other countries? It all becomes very reductive!

Agreed

Rambaldi47 · 04-18-2013, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkirk25

I agree, this is all speculation and wishful thinking until it is announced. You can't take what is being released in the UK and assume that the same will happen here. 101 Dalmatians and Tarzan were already released last year and they are getting Aladdin in a couple of weeks. Yet those three haven't been announced at all in the U.S.. Likewise, from the very thread that the OP is citing, there are plenty of titles that have been released/announced to be released in the U.S. that have no planned release dates in the UK ( Rescuers Down Under, Lilo and Stitch, Winnie the Pooh (2011), Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Treasure Planet, Home On The Range, The Emperors New Groove, Great Mouse Detective).

I wouldn't be shocked if we did get Hercules this year, but I'm not sure why we always need a new thread for speculation and rumors when they are discussed in every single Disney thread that is already opened. Why can't people just wait until it is officially announced or something more concrete than what is being released in other countries? It all becomes very reductive!

I agree. I get kind of annoyed to come to the North America forum and read nothing but posts on European/Asian releases which ignites a fire about what's coming out in the US and Diamond and what's not.

kylemj · 08-18-2013, 07:24 PM

Looking forward to watching Hercules, remember watching it at the cinema when I was a young one

Gizz · 08-19-2013, 06:55 AM

Great really looking forward to adding this to my Blu Ray collection.

Leonidas King · 09-30-2013, 04:40 AM

Any chance it'll be Region Free?

DrH · 09-30-2013, 05:13 AM

I have it on preorder
Once in hand I will confirm the regions

Tyzer0805 · 10-06-2013, 07:07 AM

Just over a week to go!

I know its £15 at Amazon. Anyone know if its cheaper anywhere else?

Indiana Jones · 09-30-2013, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leonidas_King

Any chance it'll be Region Free?

No reason to believe it won't be, they only locked 'The Jungle Book' due to it being a Diamond Edition, all other standard classics (ie 101 Dalmatians/Aladdin/Tarzan) have been region free.

TheAnimeLegend · 09-30-2013, 04:55 PM

I hope that it won't be restricted to Region B I would LOVE to own this movie, so I am hoping that it becomes Region Free in the future.

kylemj · 10-23-2013, 09:03 AM

The extras are really poor just a making of and a Ricky Martin Go The Distance in Spanish. Never owned the DVD so can't comment on comparison

yumny · 10-23-2013, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kylemj

The extras are really poor just a making of and a Ricky Martin Go The Distance in Spanish. Never owned the DVD so can't comment on comparison

Ugh. Well it was only expected. I would like Disney to treat this film better of course. It's after all the only Disney film where..

- animator Andreas Deja had complete stylistic and artistic control over the animation of the main characters
- it scored 84% on RottenTomatoes
- it had one of the largest VHS "revivals" ever
- people really like it!

And I could go on and on..

Brother_Dobby · 10-23-2013, 10:51 AM

Just the fact that it fills the whole screen is enough to qualify as an upgrade.

The DVD is widescreen, but is constrained to 4:3 dimensions. In other words, the film plays in a widescreen letterbox in the centre of the screen. That coupled with the sharper, crisper image, the alarmingly good sound mix, the unexpected motion menus. The DVD had the same bonus features as the Blu-Ray, so at least everything was ported across. Really, ANYTHING that Disney decided to throw at this title would've been an improvement. The DVD is one of the worst that Disney ever put out but the Blu-Ray is probably one of the biggest Disney animated upgrades you could find.

This is the absolute ideal version of Hercules to own. Very happy with my purchase of it.

04-08-2013, 11:46 AM	#1
yumny Power Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2012 Location:Netherlands Blu-ray collection:42 DVD collection:33 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:2	Disney's Hercules - TBA Fall 2013 According to this post, Disney's 1997 classic animated feature *Hercules* is due for release Fall 2013 in the United Kingdom. Which, surely, means a North American release date will shortly follow. The post also named Robin Hood (1973) as a new Fall release. Other Disney movies that have been given release dates outside of the Anglosphere and are TBA as of now are The Sword in the Stone and Oliver & Co.

04-08-2013, 05:34 PM	#8
Mason_Ireton Expert Member Member since:Sep 2012 Location:Pacific City, Oregon Trading Score:69	I thought Hercules was the bomb when it first came out, Hades was a highly entertaining villian and Phil was perfect as Herc's trainer even though I wish now they've used Chiron who trained Achiles Now that I look back on Herc, it's an okay film, they took GREAT liberties to lighten the myths, for example Hera was the godess who tried to murder Herc due to Zeus being a womanizing god, she drove Herc to complete madness and caused him to kill his family . Nessus (the centuar) did attempt to seduce a woman, but it wasn't Meg, it was Deianeira. Here's the myth of that encounter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nessus_(mythology) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deianira Obivously Disney couldn't truely portray the myth in a fairly grim way, but it would've been neat if Hercules took a PG 13 route Last edited by Mason_Ireton; 04-08-2013 at 09:32 PM.

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04-08-2013, 11:51 AM	#2
JohnDoe NY Banned Top contributor Member since:Oct 2012	Yawn. This is the US section. Mods please delete this thread.

04-08-2013, 12:38 PM	#3
rickah88 Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:Columbia, MD 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:93	Hopefully this gets a NA confirmation!

04-08-2013, 03:08 PM	#5
disneyfreak Power Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2011 Blu-ray collection:44 DVD collection:20 Trading Score:1	That doesn't necessarily mean we'll get it this fall, we'll definitely get it this year, but this could be the August release, afterall some releases we do get earlier.

04-08-2013, 04:09 PM	#6
PuppyJonathan Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Apr 2012 Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:67 DVD collection:75	Or next spring, Europe has gotten releases before the Americas now

04-08-2013, 04:54 PM	#7
kkirk25 Active Member Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Chicago Blu-ray collection:563	I agree, this is all speculation and wishful thinking until it is announced. You can't take what is being released in the UK and assume that the same will happen here. 101 Dalmatians and Tarzan were already released last year and they are getting Aladdin in a couple of weeks. Yet those three haven't been announced at all in the U.S.. Likewise, from the very thread that the OP is citing, there are plenty of titles that have been released/announced to be released in the U.S. that have no planned release dates in the UK ( Rescuers Down Under, Lilo and Stitch, Winnie the Pooh (2011), Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Treasure Planet, Home On The Range, The Emperors New Groove, Great Mouse Detective). I wouldn't be shocked if we did get Hercules this year, but I'm not sure why we always need a new thread for speculation and rumors when they are discussed in every single Disney thread that is already opened. Why can't people just wait until it is officially announced or something more concrete than what is being released in other countries? It all becomes very reductive!

08-18-2013, 07:24 PM	#11
kylemj Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2011 Blu-ray collection:505 DVD collection:53 Digital collection:19	Looking forward to watching Hercules, remember watching it at the cinema when I was a young one

08-19-2013, 06:55 AM	#12
Gizz Blu-ray Champion Member since:Mar 2012 Location:England Home Theater Gallery:7 4K collection:420 Blu-ray collection:1825 DVD collection:808 Digital collection:10 iTunes collection:340 Prime collection:151	Great really looking forward to adding this to my Blu Ray collection.

09-30-2013, 04:40 AM	#13
Leonidas King Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Sparta, Laconia - GRC Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:657 Blu-ray collection:2628 Blu-ray reviews: 34 Trading Score:250	Any chance it'll be Region Free?

09-30-2013, 05:13 AM	#14
DrH Expert Member Member since:Jul 2013 4K collection:19 Blu-ray collection:514 DVD collection:9 Digital collection:1	I have it on preorder Once in hand I will confirm the regions

10-06-2013, 07:07 AM	#15
Tyzer0805 Member Member since:Mar 2013 Location:Wales, UK Blu-ray collection:95	Just over a week to go! I know its £15 at Amazon. Anyone know if its cheaper anywhere else?

09-30-2013, 04:55 PM	#17
TheAnimeLegend Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2011 4K collection:102 Blu-ray collection:268 DVD collection:4	I hope that it won't be restricted to Region B I would LOVE to own this movie, so I am hoping that it becomes Region Free in the future.

10-23-2013, 09:03 AM	#18
kylemj Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2011 Blu-ray collection:505 DVD collection:53 Digital collection:19	The extras are really poor just a making of and a Ricky Martin Go The Distance in Spanish. Never owned the DVD so can't comment on comparison

10-23-2013, 10:51 AM	#20
Brother_Dobby Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2011 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:-	Just the fact that it fills the whole screen is enough to qualify as an upgrade. The DVD is widescreen, but is constrained to 4:3 dimensions. In other words, the film plays in a widescreen letterbox in the centre of the screen. That coupled with the sharper, crisper image, the alarmingly good sound mix, the unexpected motion menus. The DVD had the same bonus features as the Blu-Ray, so at least everything was ported across. Really, ANYTHING that Disney decided to throw at this title would've been an improvement. The DVD is one of the worst that Disney ever put out but the Blu-Ray is probably one of the biggest Disney animated upgrades you could find. This is the absolute ideal version of Hercules to own. Very happy with my purchase of it.

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