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I suspect so. I don't have the US disc to compare with, but going by screencaps it appears the same.

Well, I certainly wished I'd never bought it now...

Yes it's very bad. Guess I'll be adding the single release of "Oklahoma!" back to my wish list. :(

I just bought the Australian release of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Blu-ray collection - and its a RIP OFF. It doesn't include the CinemaScope version of "Oklahoma!" or the Roadshow of "South Pacific". Very lazy for Fox in Australia not to include them. The set is around $50 but even that...

I agree the cover art on the stand-alones are lovely - especially the new art for "South Pacific".

When the larger box set was originally released, the press release also mentioned stand-alone editions of "Oklahoma!" and "The King and I", but made no mention of ones for "State Fair" and "Carousel". I assume those will come some time next year.

And it's so sad. If ever a movie deserved a brilliant, glittery Blu-ray disc it's definitely "The King and I". The guys at Fox just got a bit too literal with the 'Blue' aspect of Blu-ray.

Oh wow... the mind boggles...

"Oklahoma!" may be, on the surface, just about a picnic, but the characters are drawn so richly that they give the story its extra depth. Historically the piece speaks volumes as well, for whilst the show ends on a happy note with Curly and Laurey heading off on their fabled "Surrey With the...

Watch the price plummet even further come Black Friday sales.

Oh my, that was so beautifully put, Wayne.

I've never seen such a drastic 'after' comparison from IrfanView before - it was almost like a curtain was lifted.

No I don't, but the programme automatically knew to fix the white faced-dancers and Anna's white lace dress.

I'm expecting some 'flack' over these caps - again - they may not be accurate but the programme certainly knows when white is supposed to be white, etc.

And using two of Mark Booth's caps... BEFORE: AFTER: BEFORE: AFTER:

Here is another example using the same automatic colour correction programme: BEFORE: AFTER:

I agree Bruce, but they take away the blue from places where it hasn't been before (like the white faced dancers). This was an automatic 'colour correction', not manipulated by myself, which again I found interesting.

I'm not sure how accurate this experiment would be, but here are some comparisons of caps from the Blu-ray.com review of "The King and I", after I performed a basic "auto adjust colour" fix on IrfanView, an image editing programme. BEFORE: AFTER: BEFORE: AFTER: BEFORE: AFTER: BEFORE: AFTER:

I always thought Deborah's hairpiece for the ballgown was meant to be silver.

Speaking of Vivian Blaine and "Guys and Dolls", here is an episode from Bea Arthur's short-lived sitcom "Amanda's", in which Ms Blaine guest starred along with Robert Alda, one of her "Guys and Dolls" Broadway castmates.

How depressing. And I know I wasn't alone in especially looking forward to "King and I" in this collection.... What went so wrong???

Its quite dramatic seeing the Blu (in motion) compared to the 2005 master.

I had a strong inkling that it would be. Fox (like Warners) should be commended for always considering its non-US residents when it comes to their region limitations.

I remember these fondly too, but never got the chance to own these particular editions until now. The first time I was able to buy the R&H musicals on VHS was the "Gold Anniversary" set in 1995, which included bonus audio cassette soundtracks.

I went to a charity booksale this morning and found these 2 treasures, from Fox Video's 1991 "Silver Anniversary" R&H range.

Didn't they already do that, Bruce? ;)...

LOL - Isn't that funny? It also works with editions of the same film released in other countries - my Blu-ray machine can't tell the difference between my AU and US discs of "How to Marry a Millionaire". Its actually a very clever, time-saving feature I wish other labels would start incorporating.

Oh yes Ms Close can sing. Maybe not as well as other Norma's that followed her (Betty Buckley, Diahann Carroll and Petula Clark), but lots of dramatic intensity. Glenn also originated the role of Chairy in "Barnum" on Broadway in 1980.

On some of the early VHS editions of "King and I" (with very faded colour), Anna's pinstriped dress worn during "Getting to Know You" looked GREY.

I applaud Carrie Underwood for having the sheer guts to take this project on. The intentions were good, but the execution may not have been 100% "there".