yahoo bug's life CE re-release!! (1 Viewer)

[DarrylWHarrisJr]

You don't know how long I've been looking for this anamorphic beauty!!
5/27 it comes.
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents

 

[CraigL]

Umm...is this a big deal? Is it a price drop?

As far as i know it is readily available.

Just curious...

 

[Ron-P]

I could be wrong, but I believe the current release is non-anamorpic and nearly a bare bones disk.
Peace Out~

 

[ChuckDeLa]

There are two "current" releases. The collector's edition went out of print for a while, but can still be found if you look hard enough. The more readily available version is barebones. Looks like they're putting the CE back in circulation

 

[Brian L]

The standard edition is a non-anamorphic single dic (WS and P&S) and is readily available.

The CE is anamorphic (don't know or care if it also has a P&S transfer on the same disc), and is NOT currently in print. But, copies can be found at variuos only vendors and at E-Bay.

I know this because three days ago, I ordered the CE from Digital Eyes (about $30), unaware that it was being re-released. I recently got a WS HD ready TV, and the non-anamorphic transfer just doesn't look that great, nor should it giving up a whole chunk of resolution.

Don't know if the price will drop, but for you guys, I hope so. For my sake, I hope NOT!!!

BGL

 

[Dome Vongvises]

This is great news for people who do not have it. I count it as one of the best discs ever in my collection. I have the two disc "skinny" keepcase.

 

[Michael St. Clair]

This is my least favorite of the Pixar films, but still a must-buy in anamorphic widescreen.

 

[JohnnyHK]

Just a nit about the 4x3 versions. They're not P&S, the shots were actually recomposed on the computer to account for the different aspect ratio.

The anamorphic widescreen is incredible though. It's Pixar's only 2.35 movie.

 

[LukeB]

Just a nit about the 4x3 versions. They're not P&S, the shots were actually recomposed on the computer to account for the different aspect ratio.

Indeed. I'm sure the crew who spent all that time reformatting for 4x3 are just thrilled to hear it dismissed as "Pan & Scan".
Better than Pan & Scan, yes, but still no substitute for the real 2.35:1 deal.

 

[DeepakJR]

It's Pixar's only 2.35 movie.

The fist Toy Story movie is also 2.35, which I think is also Pixar's full-lenght movie.

l8rz,
Deepak Jr.

 

[Arif]

The fist Toy Story movie is also 2.35, which I think is also Pixar's full-lenght movie.

Negative. Both Toy Story 1 and 2 have 1.77:1 aspect ratios.

 

[DeepakJR]

Sorry Johnny, Arif is corect in that Toy Story isnt 2.35, somewhow I had a strong memory of me watching it in 2.35....wierd..o well.

l8rz,
Deepak Jr.

 

[PaulP]

Just a nit about the 4x3 versions. They're not P&S, the shots were actually recomposed on the computer to account for the different aspect ratio.

I would actually be a little pissed if the 1.33:1 version was NOT included on the CE. I'm glad it is, for the fact that the filmmakers themselves worked on it, often changing shots and redoing things. There's some great material on this topic in the extras. Monsters, Inc.'s 1.33:1 version is also a restructuring, not pan-and-scan, and I too am glad it's included. Of course, I'll watch only the widescreen versions, but I've watched the 1.33:1 versions as well once and it was interesting.

 

[GuruAskew]

Actually, with "Monsters Inc.", I think the rendered the whole thing fullscreen and matted it down to widescreen (which is still the original intended aspect ratio), making the fullscreen version closer to open matte than being recomposited like "A Bug's Life" and "Toy Story 2".