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New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

post #1 of 28
7/21/06 at 10:17pm
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Info here.

A four disc set (extended edition with enhanced special effects) for $42.99.

And a Gift set (which consists of the 4-disc set) for $79.99 with WETA bookends.
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post #2 of 28
7/21/06 at 10:36pm

Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

I'm waiting to hear more specifics. Enhanced effects and an extra bit of battle sequence isn't going to be enough for a double dip, especially at those prices!

But if there are substantive additions to the movie, that enhance story or characterization (or hopefully both!), Di$ney may have my pocketbook by the balls again. I love how you don't have to be an animated film to qualify for the dreaded Di$ney vault treatment!

God I loved those SNL skits parodying the Di$ney vault treatment.
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post #3 of 28
7/21/06 at 11:18pm

Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

Sign me up! Luckily my copy of the SE was a birthday gift, so I can purchase the Gift Set with a clear conscience. I can't wait to see what WETA has come up with for the bookends. I'm sure they'll look awesome on top of my entertainment center next to the LOTR trilogy.

I'll look forward to filling the bookends the same way I did with LOTR!
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post #4 of 28
7/22/06 at 12:01am

Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

pretty pricey for sure. Great film...but may hold out for the hi-def version. However those bookends might be too tempting
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post #5 of 28
7/22/06 at 11:28am

Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

I may go for it for the C.S. Lewis "feature length" addition. The previous SE had only a tiny blurb about Lewis. I'd still like more info about what might be added to the film itself.

My wife and I are fans of the novels and quite liked the film.
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post #6 of 28
7/23/06 at 7:39am

Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

We have the collector set already but will upgrade for sure. Great film.
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post #7 of 28
7/23/06 at 8:31am

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Enhanced visual effects? What? Last year's technology doesn't hold up anymore?
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post #8 of 28
7/23/06 at 12:53pm

Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

It's unfortunate that we splurged for the 2-disc SE and now they would like us to dive in again for a four disc or gift set. I'll probably pass.
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post #9 of 28
7/24/06 at 10:58am

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It irritates me that Disney is selling the 4-disc set at such a high price point. Besides the extended cut of the movie, all of the first two discs of the new set are identical to the 2-disc set, and it will be selling for at least $30 on release day. Compare that to the LOTR movies, which gave us 4 discs of new material for around $25 on release day, which the public new about before the 2-disc set even hit shelves.

As of today, there will have to be some major glowing reviews for me to pick up the new version.
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post #10 of 28
7/24/06 at 11:37am
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Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

I'm a huge fan of the books. Moderate fan of the movie.

Splurged on the 2-disc set at the time of release. Won't be getting sucked-in on this expensive double-dip.

Instead I think I'll open up the set of books again this summer for some lakeside reading.
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post #11 of 28
7/24/06 at 12:42pm

Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

So what is the disc layout of this? The two discs from the original SE plus two new ones?
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post #12 of 28
7/24/06 at 11:22pm

Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

Disc 1 has the extended cut with the same bonus features as Disc 1 of the 2-Disc Collector's Edition.

Disc 2 is identical to Disc 2 of the CE.

Disc 3 has the C.S. Lewis feature-length documentary.

Disc 4 has the visualization feature and the galleries.
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post #13 of 28
7/30/06 at 5:29am

Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

I was already weary of double-dipping, considering I haven't even watched the 2-disc SE I bought a few months ago. But these specs have sealed the deal. It's way too expensive for meager extras and an extended edition that is relatively short (compared to other recent EEs). I'll stick with what I have.
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post #14 of 28
7/30/06 at 6:12am

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Screw you, Weta! You didn't get me with your FOTR bookends, and you won't get me now!

I think I'm gonna hold out for the eventual HD release.
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post #15 of 28
7/30/06 at 9:27am

Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

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Originally Posted by Ricardo C
Screw you, Weta! You didn't get me with your FOTR bookends, and you won't get me now!

I think I'm gonna hold out for the eventual HD release.

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post #16 of 28
7/31/06 at 8:48am

Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

http://www.ultimatedisney.com/images/l-o/lwwee-gift.jpg

picture of the gift set with bookends
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post #17 of 28
7/31/06 at 9:05am

Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

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It's unfortunate that we splurged for the 2-disc SE and now they would like us to dive in again for a four disc or gift set. I'll probably pass.

I'm waiting for a High Definition release.

In fact, had Disney announced this for Blu-Ray I would probably
be more inclined to buy a player.

Come on studios, let's start thinking about promoting these
new HD formats with supporting releases like this.
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post #18 of 28
7/31/06 at 9:36am

Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

I bought the cheapo one disc, precisely because I thought they might do this. So I will get this release for sure.
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post #19 of 28
7/31/06 at 12:37pm

Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

Rub it in Chris!
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post #20 of 28
7/31/06 at 12:53pm
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Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

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Originally Posted by James Spraggs
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/images/l-o/lwwee-gift.jpg

picture of the gift set with bookends

I must be doing something wrong. Everytime I click the link, I go to the UltimateDisney.com news page and from there I cannot find the set/bookends anywhere. Help?

I found a discussion about the set, but that's it. I also found a picture of the face of the cover art.
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post #21 of 28
8/1/06 at 1:35pm

Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

For some reason you have to manually copy the link and paste it into a new window/tab for the link to work. The bookends are Lucy entering the wardrobe with the dust sheet crumpled on the floor and the snowy woods with Mr. Tumnus and the lamp post.
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post #22 of 28
8/1/06 at 2:22pm
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Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

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Originally Posted by David Williams
For some reason you have to manually copy the link and paste it into a new window/tab for the link to work. The bookends are Lucy entering the wardrobe with the dust sheet crumpled on the floor and the snowy woods with Mr. Tumnus and the lamp post.

David: Odd...but it works! Thanks! Very nice looking presentation. Not worth it for me personally...but VERY attractive!
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post #23 of 28
9/16/06 at 6:30pm

Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

what was the aspect for the movie.

it's on starz now and starz is free this weekend so narnia is freeon demand hd.

but it's a full frame ratio, filling the wide screen window.
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post #24 of 28
9/16/06 at 6:46pm

Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

The OAR is 2.35:1. Damn, I was hoping for a proper HD broadcast of this one.
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post #25 of 28
9/16/06 at 7:58pm

Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

Waiting for an HD release as well...

In fact, unless there are some extremely extenuating circumstances, I am through 'double-dipping' anything in SD DVD.
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post #26 of 28
9/17/06 at 5:12pm

Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

A little bit off topic, but have there been any discussions about making the remaining off the books into films? I'm not sure that all 7 would ever get done, but surely there must be some talks?
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post #27 of 28
9/17/06 at 7:19pm

Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is slated for release in 2008.
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post #28 of 28
11/22/06 at 4:09pm

Re: New Editions of Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe for the holidays

I passed on the previous releases because I saw this coming but I'm not sure what to do now. I want the extended version (the regular one, not the gift set) but its really expensive and I don't want to waste a Christmas present on this and then buy the Blu-Ray version 6 months down the line when I get a player. Is there any information on whether or not the HD release will be the extended version with all of the extras ported over or will it be the theatrical cut with the extended cut following some time later?
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