!!! wonka widescreen dvd !!! - NOT A HOAX! ARRIVING 11/13! (1 Viewer)

[BrettB]

This is impressive

however I'm curious to see if they have really gotten the message, i.e. OAR on all movies! Only time will time, unless they release a statement.
But I'm way too happy about this to be a complete hardass, so I'll make an exception to my full-out WB boycott and pre-order Wonka WS to help drive home the error of their ways.
Congratulations to all!

 

[Jay W]

bravo! Thanks to Dan for the heads up I probably would have missed it otherwise.

 

[Mike A]

SWEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!

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[Bill Crosthwait]

SWEET!!!!!!
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[Marc Carra]

Awesome news! Chalk up another victory for the HTF!!
Marc.

 

[Justin Lane]

Great News. No buy to must buy that quickly. I guess people are going to miss making comments about Warner on every other post
J

 

[Kenneth Cummings]

I feel like that I just got that golden ticket in the candy bar. HOORAYAYIE! We did it, now with this much suppport, we can destory the snapper box once and for all. I'm just happy pan/scam is finally getting the boot in the mouth.
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Support the DVD release of the Disney Afternoon for her.

 

[AaronMK]

Now I can feel better about purchasing Swordfish and have a glimmer of hope for The Neverending Story. This news is what was needed to put me back into purchase territory for Goonies.
Sperate P&S and OAR releases with the same extras as a policy on titles where they feel there would be a market for the P&S would be perfect, just as they are doing with Wonka. Looking foward to seeing Cats & Dogs.
Warner Brothers, you just took a big step back in the right direction. Keep it up.
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[Jamie Cole]

Simply put...
...we rock.
Way to go, HTF brethren!
~Jamie

 

[Chad Hendrickson]

The press release does not mention if it is anamorphic.
Is it?

 

[Artur Meinild]

This great news for the entire DVD community!
It definitely seems that Warner got the message, as Cats & Dogs will features both WS and P&S.
As long as they include OAR everyone should be happy, and I guess we all are!
Do not underestimate the power of the HTF!
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[Sean Laughter]

Personally, I'm still keeping my guard up. They can be figuring, get over these few bumps and we're home free -- I wouldn't put it past them until there is a specific release addressing the entire "family film" library and the OAR issue.
Also:

“WHV is thrilled to be able to offer a fantastic, 30th Anniversary widescreen edition of this treasured classic,” said Ewa Martinoff, WHV Vice President of Family Entertainment Marketing. “Long-time fans of this timeless gem have expressed great interest in a widescreen release, and WHV is excited to bring it to them on November 13.”

I'm sorry, but PR schtick like this never sits well with me even when it is a press release. This Ewa Martinoff, who no doubt had something to do with the original decision, is no doubt absolutely NOT thrilled or excited to be offering this disc because not only does it mean another run of an entirely different disc it also means someone is getting chewed out for the original decision and with very, very good reason. I forget who it was that wanted an apology, but I voice my want for this as well. It had better be buried somewhere in the upcoming chat.

 

[Scott Weinberg]

Well, I'm thrilled and proud. Glad we yelled loud enough for people to hear!
Excellent news. Thanks to WB for doing the right thing. Corporations, like people, make errors in judgment from time to time. It's how you make up for these errors that matters in my book. So thanks for listening Warner, and I think you'll be pleased with the amount of Widescreen versions you sell.
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[Steve Hauben]

AWESOME!!!
-Steve

 

[Wil_J]

Good job everyone!

Warner, thank you for that first step to make things right......Wil
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[Edited last by Wil_J on August 23, 2001 at 05:23 PM]

 

[Tristan H]

Just to point out that a large number of other DVD related forums also helped out in this matter, not just the HTF. Anyway, great news. Well done folks.

 

[tyler O]

I'm glad that my wife was good enough to let me take a stand in what I believe in and cancel the pre-order for one of her most anticipated titles. (I did get Goonies, on release day however. I will not punish a good title for a bad one, regardless) I'm glad I can now order this in a way that pleases us both. Thank you warner. Now try to let LOtR be released properly.
We know you hear.
How well do you listen?
(Still nervously shifting my eyes around waiting for the next bombshell to drop...)
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[Patrick Mirza]

HTF kicks ass!
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[Dave H]

This is great to hear and shows how powerful the HTF really is!

 

[Carlo_M]

Ouch, I think I just hurt myself patting...myself...on the back!

Now I don't feel like I wasted the $0.34 that the stamp cost me to mail them my letter re: WW&TCF.