The Prince of Egypt (1998)- coming from Universal 10/16/2018 (1 Viewer)

[atfree]

https://www.uphe.com/movies/the-prince-of-egypt

Standard Edition
Blu-ray + Digital

Special Features
Includes a digital copy of The Prince of Egypt (Subject to expiration. Go to NBCUCodes.com for details.)
The Making of The Prince of Egypt
"When You Believe" Multi-Language Presentation
The Basics of Animation: The Chariot Race
Focus on Technical Effects
Feature Commentary with Directors Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, and Simon Wells
Technical Information
Run Time: Theatrical : 1 Hour(s) 39 Minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Language & Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / Brazilian Portuguese DTS Digital Surround 5.1 / Dutch DTS Digital Surround 5.1 / Flemish DTS Digital Surround 5.1 / French Canadian DTS Digital Surround 2.0 / French European DTS Digital Surround 5.1 / Japanese DTS Digital Surround 5.1 / Latin Spanish DTS Digital Surround 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH / Brazilian Portuguese / Dutch / French European / Japanese / Latin Spanish
Picture: Widescreen / Color
Release Date: October 16, 2018
Number of Discs: 1

 

[Jake Lipson]

Finally!

Hopefully the other remaining DreamWorks catalog films will follow.

Joseph: King of Dreams, The Road to El Dorado, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas...etc.

 

[Jonathan Perregaux]

I still have the stuffed camel you had to send away for, from the DVD.

 

[Walter Kittel]

I haven't seen this film in what feels like forever. This is surprising and very welcome news.

I really hope that this is a harbinger of more catalog titles from Dreamworks; particularly the Aardman titles.

- Walter.

 

[Jake Lipson]

This and Antz are both turning 20 this year, so I would expect they are probably going to be designated as anniversary editions.

However, I hope we don't have to wait for the other missing DreamWorks films to hit major anniversaries in order to get them. Put them out sooner, please and thank you, Universal!

 

[DP 70]

Nice One

 

[Jake Lipson]

If artwork could make me less excited to get a Blu-ray, The Prince of Egypt would probably do it.

Of course, obviously I'm still planning to get it. But seriously, what an eyesore.

Remember the awesome original DVD artwork?

Why couldn't they have just used that again?

I'm also surprised they're not billing this as a 20th Anniversary Edition. Since they waited long enough to put it out for that to be accurate, they might as well.

 

[Brian Kidd]

I was always surprised that Prince of Egypt didn't do better than it did at the box office. It's not without flaws, but it was a beautifully-animated film with great songs and some genuinely emotional moments. I saw it three times in its initial run, which is rare for me.

 

[Malcolm R]

I was always surprised that Prince of Egypt didn't do better than it did at the box office. It's not without flaws, but it was a beautifully-animated film with great songs and some genuinely emotional moments. I saw it three times in its initial run, which is rare for me.

It made $101 million, which was pretty good for that time period, considering it wasn't a Disney/Pixar film and was only Dreamworks Animation's second release.

 

[Brian Kidd]

It made $101 million, which was pretty good for that time period, considering it wasn't a Disney/Pixar film and was only Dreamworks Animation's second release.

Yeah, but on a budget of $70 million and with the fairly massive publicity campaign (including three separate albums of music), it was a disappointment.

 

[Rodney]

If artwork could make me less excited to get a Blu-ray, The Prince of Egypt would probably do it.

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Of course, obviously I'm still planning to get it. But seriously, what an eyesore.

Remember the awesome original DVD artwork?

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Why couldn't they have just used that again?

I'm also surprised they're not billing this as a 20th Anniversary Edition. Since they waited long enough to put it out for that to be accurate, they might as well.

I agree, their choice is pretty lame. If they don't want to use the DVD artwork how about this?

 

[davyblu]

Unfortunately, the picture quality of the blu-ray lives up to the cover artwork -- it's really bad. Muddy color, banding, and line work that is not sharp. Plus the print has all kinds of dust, dirt and scratching. Really sad to have to wait all these years for THIS.

 

[Lord Dalek]

^Sounds like DreamWorks lost the digital source files for this one in the 20 years since its sole dvd release.

 

[Scott Merryfield]

I have not watched my copy yet. I wonder if the digital copy version on either iTunes or Vudu is any better? The BD comes with a digital copy.

 

[Jonathan Perregaux]

Digital Bits just mentioned this is coming in March 2023 in 4K UHD. Finally!

 

[Lord Dalek]

Digital Bits just mentioned this is coming in March 2023 in 4K UHD. Finally!

...already have a thread about that.

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[Lord Dalek]

Anyway since this thread is back I'll address this:

I was always surprised that Prince of Egypt didn't do better than it did at the box office. It's not without flaws, but it was a beautifully-animated film with great songs and some genuinely emotional moments. I saw it three times in its initial run, which is rare for me.

IIRC it was because no major fast food chain wanted to be associated with a bible movie that took away a lot of the marketing for this film.

Also DW spent a lot to market the film in the south...which stayed home and watched Ten Commandments instead.

 

[benbess]

Unfortunately, the picture quality of the blu-ray lives up to the cover artwork -- it's really bad. Muddy color, banding, and line work that is not sharp. Plus the print has all kinds of dust, dirt and scratching. Really sad to have to wait all these years for THIS.

I'm hoping for a major improvement for the 4k. But if Dreamworks threw out the original digital files (could they have been that careless in 1998?) I wonder if that be possible. Anyway, I'll wait for the reviews on the 4k before I buy.

 

[Jonathan Perregaux]

I’m also waiting for the reviews. I hope they give it 15… *ka-lunk!* 10! 10 out of ten!

 

[Konstantinos]

Here's a review in French (?), which shows comparisons between the blu-ray and the UHD disc.

Test 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray : Le Prince d'Egypte (1998)

Voici notre complet de l'édition 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray du film Le Prince d'Egypte (1998) disponible pour le moment en import USA chez Universal dans le cadre du 25ème anniversaire du film.

www.hdnumerique.com