But not only is the DVD illegal, but I have fears about the quality of the DVD and the seller...
Hmm... what to do...
Title: RE: I want to buy this...
Post by: Nick DiMola on September 24, 2006, 01:57:27 PM
Well according to Wikipedia there is no official release of the DVD, plus this appears to have all the same features listed on that DVD. I would avoid purchase and maybe DL this in the mean time.
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Post by: wandering on September 24, 2006, 02:55:13 PM
MMM...I want that, too.
You can buy an official version of the film if you prefer. On VHS. Imported from some distant land, with subtitles in another launguage. For about 100 bucks on Ebay.
Or you can wait for the offcial DVD release. I think Disney has decided that they're going to do one, anyway.
edit: nevermind. Official DVD isn't happening.
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Post by: UncleBob on September 24, 2006, 03:46:28 PM
Yeah, I think we'll see an official Disney release about the same time that we see an official release of the Star Wars Holiday Special...
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Post by: wandering on September 24, 2006, 03:58:18 PM
Which is a shame, because the Holiday Special is much better than the prequel trilogy.
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Post by: Ceric on September 24, 2006, 05:42:16 PM
The Prequel was just going through the motions. Sort of like I hear the battle system is in FF:XII.
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Post by: CloudFan234 on September 24, 2006, 05:47:20 PM
Sort of like your mom last night.
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Post by: Arbok on September 24, 2006, 06:32:55 PM
Still find it odd that Disney released their racially charged "On the Front Lines", which is fairly awesome, yet refuses to give this a limited release for the diehards. Especially since the ride Spalsh Mountain is based on this film, and why that was done in the first place is really beyond me.
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Post by: Ceric on September 24, 2006, 06:34:29 PM
Quote Originally posted by: CloudFan234 Sort of like your mom last night.
Hence that she doesn't love you. Thanks for the Car.
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Post by: Pale on September 24, 2006, 06:35:58 PM
Quote Originally posted by: CloudFan234 Sort of like your mom last night.
/sigh... so many alts...
Title: RE:I want to buy this...
Post by: EasyCure on September 25, 2006, 12:55:20 PM
Quote Originally posted by: UncleBob Yeah, I think we'll see an official Disney release about the same time that we see an official release of the Star Wars Holiday Special...
haha that made me think of This, you can spot it near the end
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Post by: Arbok on September 25, 2006, 02:09:50 PM
Quote Originally posted by: EasyCure haha that made me think of This, you can spot it near the end
Oh man, even with the advance warning I still burst out laughing during that scene. Classic music video all around.
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Post by: Ian Sane on September 25, 2006, 02:26:35 PM
"Especially since the ride Splash Mountain is based on this film, and why that was done in the first place is really beyond me."
According to the Wikipedia entry on Splash Mountain a lot of the animatronics for the ride were from closed attraction called America Sings. So they probably went with that theme for Splash Mountain because it was obviously cheaper to recycle animatronics they weren't going to use anymore.
I wish they would release this on DVD just for completeness sake. Let US decide if it's racist or not. Birth of a Nation is literally a KKK recruitment video yet I can buy it if I want to. I think Disney's reasoning is that since this is a kids movie the target audience may not be mature enough to handle it. Still they could just release it online-only and not advertise it. Then film buffs can get it and ignorant parents won't be buying it to show their children.
Still I think it's silly that it's okay to release it outside of North America. How can something be considered racist in one place and not the rest of the world?
I'll also point out that Tintin and Asterix books contain depictions of non-whites in a racist manner yet they're still widely available for sale. Somehow America's youth hasn't been corrupted by them.
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Post by: Kairon on September 25, 2006, 02:35:04 PM
Or HAVE they?
I say release the darn thing in a black plastic wrapper already Disney. Geez.
~Carmine M. Red Kairon@aol.com
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Post by: Ian Sane on September 25, 2006, 02:40:03 PM
"Or HAVE they?"
Come to think of it I was attacked last week by a guy acting a lot like Captain Haddock. The police said he was drunk but now I'm not so sure.
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Post by: Athrun Zala on September 25, 2006, 07:44:03 PM
Quote Originally posted by: EasyCure
Quote Originally posted by: UncleBob Yeah, I think we'll see an official Disney release about the same time that we see an official release of the Star Wars Holiday Special...
haha that made me think of This, you can spot it near the end
LOL
actually, what made laugh hard happens at around 1:25 XD
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Post by: Khushrenada on September 26, 2006, 07:36:30 AM
My favorite Tintin phrase? "Yes Sahib" My favorite scene? Any time Captain Haddock gets drunk and starts yelling or abusing the natives. Comic gold. I kid. I kid the Tintin.
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Post by: BiLdItUp1 on September 26, 2006, 12:10:18 PM
Billions of blue blistering barnacles! Ah...those were the days. I would DL...if you're interested in general rare oop stuff I would check here.
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Post by: ThePerm on September 26, 2006, 02:58:41 PM
hmm, is that public domain yet? mickey aint going into public domain anytime soon, but things they could care less about....
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Post by: EasyCure on September 26, 2006, 04:18:15 PM
im happy you guys enjoyed the video. my friend actually tried to tell me weird al was only good in the 80s and lost his touch. this video is proof he hasnt though. AAA
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Post by: Arbok on September 26, 2006, 05:51:19 PM
Quote Originally posted by: ThePerm hmm, is that public domain yet? mickey aint going into public domain anytime soon, but things they could care less about....
Like Disney would ever let this fall into public domain. If they did, then other companies would logically release it, and if that's what you are trying to avoid then you will continue to pay to ensure it doesn't happen.
A film company I follow, Toho, has a huge catalogue of titles, including two of them that are considered "banned" for their representation of the Ainu and the other for how it treats victims of a nuclear attack. They ensure, though, that all of their properties don't fall into public domain in any market, and if they can do so then it's hard to fathom that an even larger company like Disney wouldn't be doing the same thing.
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Post by: BiLdItUp1 on September 26, 2006, 06:15:03 PM
ThePerm, and everyone else here: unfortunately, due to the copyright term being extended YET AGAIN in 1998, almost nothing after the year 1923 has been released into the public domain...G-d it's so hard not to go on another one of my rants again...but yeah, Song of the South was released in either 46 or 54, and it'll be a long time yet before that falls into the public domain.
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Post by: BiLdItUp1 on September 26, 2006, 06:17:01 PM
Toho...rings a bell...Akira Kurosawa?
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Post by: Arbok on September 26, 2006, 06:23:07 PM
Quote Originally posted by: BiLdItUp1 Toho...rings a bell...Akira Kurosawa?
Yep, they are best known for their Akira Kurosawa films and the Godzilla ones. If you are generally interested about them, I run a site around the company found in my sig.
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Post by: BiLdItUp1 on September 26, 2006, 10:14:17 PM
Ah...there was actually a screening of one of those godzilla films last week at my uni; damn i'd like to see them...I'll be sure to check it out at some pt.
p.s. Ran just plain kicks ass (I'm gonna have to watch that thing again) and Seven Samurai pwns Magnificent Seven.
