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Considering the 4K Sword in the Stone (with original grain structure) has been on all streaming platforms, it wouldn’t make any sense for them to stick with the old flawed Blu-ray for this re-issue, but you never know. :confused:

While I can’t speak for Something Wicked this Way Comes, to call 20,000 Leagues “unrestored” is a gross mischaracterization. The Blu-ray is pristine from fully restored elements.

I know what he's talking about, and it's not DVD releases. It's the ancient masters used for VHS in the 1980s. A lot of those were horribly zoomed because they were apparently created from hard-matted release prints. Most of the them were corrected in the 1990s with the "Walt Disney Studio...

Fine with me, especially if it means more vintage titles available to own in HD or 4K. I’m ready to start buying digital releases right now. I just watched Smith! on Movies Anywhere it a terrific-looking 1.85:1 HD transfer (much better than the old transfer on iTunes and Vudu) and I’d love to...

2.35:1 is correct for both The Great Locomotive Chase and Westward Ho the Wagons. Both were released in 1956 when CinemaScope had switched to the narrower aspect ratio to accommodate the inclusion of optical soundtracks. As neither movie was stereo either. And for the record Locomotive is...

Which is like the ONLY Walt-era live-action movie that Disney+ was able to offer (in HD) that wasn’t already available elsewhere. Heck, I’d settle for a digital purchase!

Methinks Disney+ has killed the movie club exclusives. While my account remains active, I haven’t purchased anything in months. For new movies I usually buy digitally in 4K, so with the classic titles all but dried up, I’m very close to just canceling my membership.

So I got my Scarecrow of Romney Marsh Blu-ray today. And I can confirm all that has been reported. Picture quality as usual is top-notch. It's a dual-layer disc. As reported, the episodes are widescreen 1.66:1, but Walt's introductions, just like the DVD are 1.33:1, so it's a little bit...

Since Disney saves everything, and the entire production was shot in color, those missing pieces very likely exist. They just need to dig them up.

Yes, from a purist standpoint everyone should be happy with original mono. I'm the oddball because I love a good 5.1 remix. There has been no consistency with the Blu-ray exclusives as some of them have dropped the 5.1 remixes while others like Salados Amigos/Three Caballeros, The Parent Trap...

While I won't get my copy for a while yet, because club purchases take FOREVER to reach the west coast, I see that at least one ebay seller got their copy of Scarecrow of Romney Marsh and has displayed a picture of the back cover. Good news is that the aspect ratio is indeed 1.66:1 and the...

I got my order placed for Scarecrow of Romney Marsh. We don't have much to go on as far the as specs go. I'm assuming (and hoping) that it will be the same 1.66:1 aspect ratio and 5.1 remixed sound as was on the DVD set. The one bad decision (that made absolutely no sense) on the Disney...

I let this go the first time around basically because I didn't want to stir up trouble, but I accidentally read the post again, and now I must say just one thing, and please, everyone just let it drop as I don't want this thread to implode. Here goes: To compare Roots to Gone with the Wind and...

So even though you didn't say it outright, your flyer confirms Scarecrow is Blu-ray? Edit: I realize now you were quoting the other board member, so you can't answer. However I went over there and looked for myself and that person has confirmed Scarecrow is Blu and Thanksgiving Promise DVD...

We're getting real close to the new cycle (October 8th) and due to Disney Movie Rewards site shutting down to make way for a new site called Disney Movie Insiders, we didn't get any early information assuming the rumor bears out to be true. I do hope if Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (or whatever it...

My current VIP offer is 60% off additional titles, so the price shows $13.98 on those titles for me. Nothing new or unusual going on here.

I wonder if that will actually be the 3 part TV show "The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh" or the 98 minute theatrical release which was titled "Dr. Syn Alias The Scarecrow"? The Disney Treasures Tin had both versions.

Since the only legitimate purchases are through the club, it's possible they will just automatically reship all the copies. If not, I'm sure at the very least the friendly customer service reps will be instructed to re-ship to anyone who requests it.

Not anymore, with the sole exception if you owned it on iTunes prior to August 12, 2014, you still have access to that stream (which I do).

Ah, too bad. I was hoping there was a way. I guess until they offer a replacement(?), it will be necessary to play the overture off the digital file then switch to the Blu-ray.:(

If the seamless branching is already built into the disc but they just forgot the "play movie with overture" button on the menu, it still be possible to play back that option by navigating the disc another way. On my Sony Blu-ray player there is a button called "options" and when you press it a...

Oops. I guess that would be an authoring error. Since it's actually on the disc, then they obviously meant for it to be accessed as an option for playback. By the way the overture is on the streaming version.

You might even call it the last gasp. ;)

While this is not an exclusive, nor is it even being released by Disney, The Flight of the Navigator is coming out on Blu-ray by Second Sight video in Great Britain and the press release says it will be region free. Apparently Disney doesn’t hold worldwide rights on this title.

Well, I can't help it if people don't know what a generalization is. ;)

I'm going to defend Andrew, even though I vehemently disagree with nearly everything he has posted here in the last day. I believe the forum rules are no personal attacks, and and name-calling is mentioned under the personal attacks clause. Calling the crowds at Disney World uncultured swine is...

The preorder is already available at the Disney Movie Club. I suppose it’s possible it will be a club exclusive.

In addition to the fact the three of the titles on your list actually are on Blu-ray (Babes in Toyland, Son of Flubber, and Monkeys Go Home), saying "none of the titles have found their way to hi-def" is inaccurate because hi-def encompasses more than just Blu-ray. A great majority of those...

Of course you are, Johnny. You are the forum’s subscription service enthusiast! The rest of us worry that Disney+ may put an end to ownership.

Yeah, but very few of those posts are about "exclusives" because it's starting to look like they are dead in the water yet again. I'm resigning myself to go back to digital purchases. If only Disney would take some initiative to start putting out digital editions of some of their back catalog...