Daniel Schenk
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DVDFile just announced that Disney will release a Special Edition of Peter Pan on February 12. No specs have been announced yet but certainly can`t wait for this release.
Um... revisiting a bare-bones title and releasing it as a Special Edition, perhaps with copious supplemental material, means Disney doesn't "got its act together"? Okay....
Anyone and everyone can release a special edition. My point is Disney's ridiculous policies regarding the DVD titles.
There were the original DVDs that were labelled "Limited Issue" which were supposed to be taken off the market at a certain date. This to make people rush out and buy their "collector's item." Then, two years after the "end-of-life" day you can still buy them on the shelf of Blockbuster. (ie The Little Mermaid)
Then you have Disney's NEW thing where they are only releasing certain titles on a TEN year timetable? So, by the time The Lion King comes out on DVD, my daughter will be more interested in Star Wars, Episode III or something. The fake premise of making people wait in great anticipation to create demand is pretty dumb.
Just release the titles in the catalog andthen make all the SE's you want. Holding them back and playing games with labels and availability schedules just insults me as a consumer.
In defense of Disney, I have to say what they are doing with Snow White is fantastic. The whole notion of a Platinum Series is great, but why not keep The Little Mermaid and Lady and the Tramp as a regular title? Disney shenanigans.
HOLLYWOOD, CA— The Walt Disney Company referred to an obscure, unacclaimed 1944 film as a "classic" prior to its home-video release Tuesday, once again treating the word as tinsel which may be draped arbitrarily upon any random object. "No home-video library is complete without the timeless Disney classic Mairzy Doats," a TV commercial for the reissue said. "These four unforgettable animated vignettes, hosted by Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, are now available for a new generation to treasure—you know, much like previous generations have done." The 45-minute video joins such previous Disney "classics" as Melody Time, Fun & Fancy Free, Make Mine Music, and Tarzan.