Celebrating Mickey (1928-2013) - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

Hardback247 · 08-21-2018, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Ryan Salter

I still have my VHS copy of 'The Spirit of Mickey' that commemorated Mickey Mouse's 70th anniversary twenty years ago.

For some reason, in that video, they got rid of all references to the Nabisco products in Mickey's Surprise Party, and censored out the part in Steamboat Willie where Mickey played on the mother pig's teats like an instrument.

phobicsquirrel · 08-21-2018, 05:32 AM

Mickey has been so screwed over by Disney. I have the shorts in the tins, I'm good.

phobicsquirrel · 08-21-2018, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Hardback247

For some reason, in that video, they got rid of all references to the Nabisco products in Mickey's Surprise Party, and censored out the part in Steamboat Willie where Mickey played on the mother pig's teats like an instrument.

Damn.... Censorship at its finest

Ernest Rister · 08-21-2018, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by phobicsquirrel

Mickey has been so screwed over by Disney. I have the shorts in the tins, I'm good.

I have the complete Treasures line (even the Treasures collection of comic book stories), but there's a whole lot of room for improvement regarding the video quality. Some of those masters are from the 90's. I'd happily buy them all over again, the company just needs to give me a reason to.

disneygeek98 · 08-21-2018, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

He said he was told flat out "no" when wanting to continue the Disney Treasures line on Blu-Ray.

Jessie Maltin has also said on Twitter that Leonard and her talk about getting the Treasures on Blu-ray quite often and that she and Leonard really wish that it would happen. It's a real shame how little Iger or anyone in the company nowadays cares about Disney's past.

https://twitter.com/jessiemaltin/sta...24840866377728

Ernest Rister · 08-21-2018, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by disneygeek98

Jessie Maltin has also said on Twitter that Leonard and her talk about getting the Treasures on Blu-ray quite often and that she and Leonard really wish that it would happen. It's a real shame how little Iger or anyone in the company nowadays cares about Disney's past.

https://twitter.com/jessiemaltin/sta...24840866377728

It's not that Iger doesn't care -- he's still the CEO who approved the 4k preservation of the entire animated library. I think the truth is that they're sitting on all that content to use as carrots for other media, from apps to streaming, and promising a chronological release runs into issues with content in shorts that people would find objectionable in today's Daily Internet Outrage environ.

Ernest Rister · 08-21-2018, 04:46 PM

Seriously, I now live in a world where people would call something as benign as "The Ugly Duckling" Silly Symphony offensive and worthy of a Twitter hashtag virtue signalling campaign. Again, I don't think it's that Iger "doesn't care", more like using resources and content in a strategic way in a rapidly evolving landscape.

dig311dug · 08-21-2018, 04:49 PM

hate that "multi-screen" crap...

goeagles5039 · 08-21-2018, 04:57 PM

I like the cover art

Adam4Rizzel · 08-21-2018, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

Seriously, I now live in a world where people would call something as benign as "The Ugly Duckling" Silly Symphony offensive and worthy of a Twitter hashtag virtue signalling campaign. Again, I don't think it's that Iger "doesn't care", more like using resources and content in a strategic way in a rapidly evolving landscape.

I've never really understood the PC argument regarding cartoons. These sets are for collectors, historians, students, and film fans who have at least some level of awareness of what they are purchasing. The average parent is not going to walk into Wal-Mart and spend $50 on a Walt Disney Treasures box set of black and white cartoons or a Blu-Ray of Tom & Jerry shorts. The DVDs that sell in this category are $5-10 and they exist just so parents can entertain their kids for a short duration at a low cost.

Ernest Rister · 08-21-2018, 05:11 PM

Steamboat Willie, The Band Concert, The Brave Little Tailor (I've seen the new master, you guys are in for a treat), some kind of 50's Mickey I don't recognize, then Mickey in a jumpsuit (Mousercise? Surely not), then the modern Spongebob Mickey.

You know, if I had to pick a year to re-issue Fantasia...

shinobipopcorn · 08-21-2018, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

It's not that Iger doesn't care -- he's still the CEO who approved the 4k preservation of the entire animated library. I think the truth is that they're sitting on all that content to use as carrots for other media, from apps to streaming, and promising a chronological release runs into issues with content in shorts that people would find objectionable in today's Daily Internet Outrage environ.

We're not talking Song of the South level stuff... Even Bosko got a few shorts on disc and he was admittedly a black caricature.

The Mad Kiwi · 08-21-2018, 06:03 PM

I like the idea of the cover but not the execution. Those sketches look really amateurish. I'm going to assume this is just a placeholder cover until they do another polish on it before release.

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Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

...then Mickey in a jumpsuit (Mousercise? Surely not)...

Definitely Mousercise which makes no sense since, as far as I know, Disney didn't do anything animated to that album, did they? And I think hell would freeze over before they include an episode of the Disney Channel show.

Ernest Rister · 08-21-2018, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by The Mad Kiwi

I like the idea of the cover but not the execution. Those sketches look really amateurish. I'm going to assume this is just a placeholder cover until they do another polish on it before release.

Definitely Mousercise which makes no sense since, as far as I know, Disney didn't do anything animated to that album, did they? And I think hell would freeze over before they include an episode of the Disney Channel show.

I guess Disco Mickey was ruled out. But no, there weren't any Mousercise shorts, but this seems to hint at some kind of "Mickey through the years" bonus feature.

Ernest Rister · 08-21-2018, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by shinobipopcorn

We're not talking Song of the South level stuff... Even Bosko got a few shorts on disc and he was admittedly a black caricature.

Disney isn't Warner Bros. -- that's the downside of branding. It has its benefits in terms of marketing, but also limits you in ways.

Mcfly88 · 08-21-2018, 07:28 PM

I wouldn't read too much into each Mickey representing a short.. think it's more to show him throughout the years. Thats not to say, some of the ones shown wont be included though.

bigshot · 08-21-2018, 07:32 PM

If they pad this out with a bunch of the recent internet shorts, I won't be happy. By the way, the 50s Mickey looks like a badly drawn version of Simple Things

xxnomad · 08-21-2018, 07:33 PM

of course i can't preorder it on amazon currently...

Ernest Rister · 08-21-2018, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by bigshot

If they pad this out with a bunch of the recent internet shorts, I won't be happy. By the way, the 50s Mickey looks like a badly drawn version of Simple Things

That makes sense.

milojthatch · 08-21-2018, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by dig311dug

hate that "multi-screen" crap...

That cover is garbage! I think the 90th Anniversary Logo blown up and slightly tweaked would have looked much better.

On the other hand, it might give us some clues as to which shorts will be part of this...

08-21-2018, 05:32 AM	#42
phobicsquirrel Banned Member since:Jan 2011	Mickey has been so screwed over by Disney. I have the shorts in the tins, I'm good.

08-21-2018, 04:46 PM	#47
Ernest Rister Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:100 Blu-ray collection:590 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Seriously, I now live in a world where people would call something as benign as "The Ugly Duckling" Silly Symphony offensive and worthy of a Twitter hashtag virtue signalling campaign. Again, I don't think it's that Iger "doesn't care", more like using resources and content in a strategic way in a rapidly evolving landscape.

08-21-2018, 04:49 PM	#48
dig311dug Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Mar 2013 4K collection:431 Blu-ray collection:6197 Trading Score:73	hate that "multi-screen" crap...

08-21-2018, 04:57 PM	#49
goeagles5039 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Wakanda 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:155 Trading Score:77	I like the cover art

08-21-2018, 05:11 PM	#51
Ernest Rister Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:100 Blu-ray collection:590 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Steamboat Willie, The Band Concert, The Brave Little Tailor (I've seen the new master, you guys are in for a treat), some kind of 50's Mickey I don't recognize, then Mickey in a jumpsuit (Mousercise? Surely not), then the modern Spongebob Mickey. You know, if I had to pick a year to re-issue Fantasia...

08-21-2018, 07:28 PM	#56
Mcfly88 Active Member Member since:Jul 2012	I wouldn't read too much into each Mickey representing a short.. think it's more to show him throughout the years. Thats not to say, some of the ones shown wont be included though.

08-21-2018, 07:32 PM	#57
bigshot Blu-ray Knight Member since:Aug 2010 Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:82 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:3	If they pad this out with a bunch of the recent internet shorts, I won't be happy. By the way, the 50s Mickey looks like a badly drawn version of Simple Things

08-21-2018, 07:33 PM	#58
xxnomad Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2014 4K collection:520 Blu-ray collection:4095 DVD collection:21 Trading Score:164	of course i can't preorder it on amazon currently...

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