Blu-ray Review The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad/Fun and Fancy Free Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[ahollis]

I love the released by RKO pictures logo on the fronts of the titles.

 

[Will Krupp]

Wow...I just saw RELUCTANT DRAGON on netflix streaming in HD, my GOD does that look good! Now I want to order the set but I may wait to see if the price drops from its current high of $33.

It's really gorgeous!

 

[DanH1972]

Wow...I just saw RELUCTANT DRAGON on netflix streaming in HD, my GOD does that look good! Now I want to order the set but I may wait to see if the price drops from its current high of $33.

It's really gorgeous!

It was at Best Buy for 22.99. However, now that it's Sunday it may have jumped back up.

 

[Will Krupp]

It was at Best Buy for 22.99. However, now that it's Sunday it may have jumped back up.

Thanks, I'll check!

 

[ahollis]

Great review that I agree with 100%. This is the first Disney Blu that I have purchased in a long time. It is fantastic in that all three features look great with out the Disney scrub. Hope this will be the norm for the future.

 

[warnerbro]

Are all three films uncut and uncensored?

It seems that they are all uncut -- except Disney is up to their style of smearing everything clean of any grain and original texture. It is especially evident in the color sequences of FUN AND FANCY FREE. The scenes with Edgar Bergen have that smooth waxy look. However, THE RELUCTANT DRAGON has a surprising grain structure -- especially in the black and white sequences. Getting all three of these films together at a very reasonable price is a nice surprise! Keep up the good work, Disney, and let's continue this with maybe -- POLLYANNA -- my favorite, as well as BLACKBEARD'S GHOST.

 

[DanH1972]

It seems that they are all uncut -- except Disney is up to their style of smearing everything clean of any grain and original texture. It is especially evident in the color sequences of FUN AND FANCY FREE. The scenes with Edgar Bergen have that smooth waxy look. However, THE RELUCTANT DRAGON has a surprising grain structure -- especially in the black and white sequences. Getting all three of these films together at a very reasonable price is a nice surprise! Keep up the good work, Disney, and let's continue this with maybe -- POLLYANNA -- my favorite, as well as BLACKBEARD'S GHOST.

More than likely Ichabod and Mr. Toad is from an older transfer. The Reluctant Dragon is probably from a fresher restoration. Maybe sourced from 4k.

 

[Stephen_J_H]

The previous DVD releases for all 3 of these were uncut so I would image the Blu-Rays are as well. These are not the films that were previously edited. Those are Fantasia, Melody Time and Saludos Amigos.

You forgot Make Mine Music, where the entire The Martins and the Coys segment was deleted.