Dumbo / Feb 2010

[Blu-News.com]

I was mostly excited for the 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio tracks for Fantasia and Fantasia 2000, I bet it's epic.

[Z0d]

Ultimate Disney who reported this said Fantasia/Fantasia 2000 was delayed because of this release didn't they? I'm quite upset.

Damn it, really? Not that I didn't want this, but I was Really looking forward to fantasia.

[Blu-News.com]

That would be neat to get all 3 releases. I'm anxiously awaiting Snow White to see the trailer for Fantasia coming to Blu-ray, and this just another cool release.

[Nut Bunnies]

Well, A Bug's Life has a trailer for Monsters Inc., which is "out now."

[BBE]

That would be neat to get all 3 releases. I'm anxiously awaiting Snow White to see the trailer for Fantasia coming to Blu-ray, and this just another cool release.

aah..the previews on brand new disney movies are the best aren't they

[twonunpackmule]

That would be neat to get all 3 releases. I'm anxiously awaiting Snow White to see the trailer for Fantasia coming to Blu-ray, and this just another cool release.

Oh, you have no idea how excited I am for Fantasia. I missed out on the DVDs (angers me to this day) so having only seen Fantasia on VHS...the BDs are going to be a revelation.


Which reminds me...I need to get the last 5 Treasures DVDs. Getting behind.

[arrowspark]

I hate the pink elephant dream sequence in the movie. Other than that I thought the movie was fine.

[taygan315]

I want Peter Pan and Jungle Book on Blu Ray! Dumbo is not in my interest. They should also release Alice in Wonderland to help promote the new movie from Tim Burton.

Dumbo is not one of my favorites so I will probably pass on this one. You make a good point about Alice in Wonderland. Maybe they will do that..would make sense for them to do so.

[Juio]

If they released Fantasia, will it be uncut with the original score? I heard they screw up on the dvd versions by censoring it and by using different voices?

[Hi-Def Steve]

I'm pretty confident Disney has not had a change of policy regarding any old titles that might be "offensive" to some.

[twonunpackmule]

If they released Fantasia, will it be uncut with the original score? I heard they screw up on the dvd versions by censoring it and by using different voices?

There has been cuts made since it's Theatrical Release.

Fantasia was originally released by Walt Disney Productions itself rather than RKO Pictures, which normally distributed the Disney films, and exhibited as a two-hour and twenty minute roadshow film (counting the intermission) with reserved-seat engagements. The film opened to mixed critical reaction and failed to generate a large commercial audience, which left Disney in financial straits.[1][2]

Fantasia was eventually picked up by RKO for release in 1941 and edited drastically to a running time of 81 minutes in 1942. Five subsequent rereleases of Fantasia between 1946 and 1977 restored various amounts of the deleted footage, with the most common version being the 1946 rerelease edit, which ran nine minutes shorter than the original 124 minute roadshow version. A 1982 reissue featured a newly recorded digital soundtrack conducted by composer Irwin Kostal, but was taken out of circulation in 1990 after a restored version of the original Stokowski-conducted soundtrack was prepared. The original version of Fantasia was never released again after 1941, and although some of the original audio elements no longer exist, a 2000 DVD release version attempted to restore as much of the original version of the film as possible.

Fantasia, despite its initial commercial failure, is today considered a classic film.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasia_%28film%29

This isn't the topic for Fantasia though.

I'm pretty confident Disney has not had a change of policy regarding any old titles that might be "offensive" to some.

Yeah, their policy is to not release them. Well, not totally true. That was just my knock towards South of the South.

They release their more questionable history in collector oriented sets. They aren't marketed towards kids...as they are parents. I own those sets, and continue to add to them yearly. Quite expensive if you're going to try and get caught up now.

[kennerado]

Loved this when I was a kid, video was rented many times. Will be buying it.

[D_Strasse]

Not one of my Disney favorites but still a Day 1 purchase.

Mine either and I didn't pick up the recent DVD so we only have my wife's old VHS version, soooo....a definite pick up for me as well. Maybe not day one but a buy nonetheless.

[Juio]

I might consider picking this up if the time is right.

[-zombie-]

Release date is now March 23 as per http://www.releaselists.com/BLURAYNorthAmerica.html