Hmm...:hmm: I guess I'll wait again for the super duper awesomness edition that was discussed in another thread..:woeisme:
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Hmm...:hmm: I guess I'll wait again for the super duper awesomness edition that was discussed in another thread..:woeisme:
I know what you mean.....No Way am I gonna wait another 23 minutes for the auction to end....I don't care if I have to pay $25 to buy it now even though the auction price is 25 cents.......:DQuote:
Originally posted by Darkslash
Yep, you paid less than me. But I used Buy it Now b/c I didn't want to wait for it to end.
i think the vault is a good thing
I don't like the 'vaulting' per se, but what Disney's doing makes good business sense.
If the end result of vaulting keeps Disney afloat and their stock price high, Disney will keep producing original material. They're already losing momentum because their core market (original movie and TV animation) is floundering, and they (from what I've read) have to re-release their older works to keep the positive cash flow going. If the market is flooded with Disney DVD's, they will be forced to lower the price point of a particular title in order to keep sales going. That has an unfortunate negative effect of saturating the market with that title, and less people will be receptive to a re-release.
The other method they can (and do) employ to capitalize on their previous successes is through cross-marketing of toys, games, etc. related to their hot sellers in hope of enticing consumers to spend more per movie. While it might be good for collectors, this can only go on for so long -- usually until the sales of the movie itself start falling or until, again, the market is saturated with related merchandise that consumers will become apathetic or even hostile to more of it.
Honestly, I'd rather see the company profit by commanding a higher price for its movies rather than fill the world with more of what most people (hard-core collectors aside) would call junk.
It might be more simple for Disney to profit off of merchandise because all they do is sell the rights to their product to a manufacturer....very low over head. Where as making and selling DVDs and such creates a much larger over head.
That's true. I don't imagine that they'd make nearly as much per unit on the licensing fees alone for toys and such., but they'll do it anyway, probably because of the reason you mentioned (little or no overhead).
It's also true that it doesn't take a whole lot of money to produce a DVD, including its packaging. Somewhere on the order of $1-2 USD. Anything above those initial few bucks is cash on hand for them. That's why it behooves them to keep the retail price of their DVD's high by limiting supply. :cheese:
I'm glad I have all movies now on dvd and vhs..except for 1 1/2(only have it on dvd). :)
I have 1 and 2 on VHS and DVD and I don't think i'll bother getting 3, it's ust a bit silly. Unless someone gives it to me I won't get it
i need the origonal dvd of the 2nd one >.>
do you know if the original sp dvd has any special features or not? im considering buying it but if its just the movie then theres no point seeing that i already have it on vhs and the new dvd
I'm pretty sure that there's no other features on the original DVD of SP, I think there was just a/or some trailers I think.
edit:
Just the music video of 'love will find a way' and the trailer. ;)
Is there any difference in the quality between the 2 discs, the original, and SE?
I like the SE more than the original one. The sound is much better. If you have 5.1 you should absolutely have the SE! If you like to have it in MANY different languages buy the original...Quote:
Originally posted by SimbaTLK1
Is there any difference in the quality between the 2 discs, the original, and SE?
Hey check out what my local Toys R Us let me have, a placard from one of their shelves:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...isneyvault.jpg
That's what I thought.Quote:
Originally posted by Rafiki
I If you like to have it in MANY different languages buy the original...
Only Dutch and Enlgish on the Belgium / Holland version :(
I got a very welcome piece of mail yesterday that looks a lot like Darkslash's pic. *yawn* it doesn't really involve me, I've got my lions share, but it's kinda sad too, the next time they release the movies might not be for eight, ten years, I could be buying the movies for my own kids by that time! Boy, that's a scary thought. That's a little too much forward thinking.
I got that in a e-mail :p, I should go to my Toys'R'Us and bug them for theirs ;)Quote:
Originally posted by Darkslash
Hey check out what my local Toys R Us let me have, a placard from one of their shelves:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...isneyvault.jpg
Oh yeah you work at Toys R Us, I knew that. You do that, '04.;)
well I use to until I quit :p and then moved back to Georgia ;)
S'04 is a Toys"R"Us kid. :lol: *weeeeeee* :cheese:
I kinda pulled it off the shelf and THEN asked the manager, she said "Oh, this thing? psh, take it, whatever to make people happy"
TLK goes into the vault on my birthday.
(Does vaulting the movies include soundtracks?)
Phew!...Luckily I have all three of them already. :evilgrin:
As far as a marketing strategy goes, i think 'the vault' is a good idea. I've already got all of the movies so it won't affect me, unless one of my discs get damaged, but then there's Ebay.
Prices of the movies have dropped quite a lot over here anyway. They were originally about $36, now you can get each one for $19.95.
It still seems strange that TLK is going to dissappear again though. Oh well, i'm sure the re-release in 10 years will spaw a whole new generation of fans :cheese:
I know i'll be buying the next SE they bring out, assuming i'm still alive in 10 years :gasp: ;)
awesome:cheese: :D =D :-)Quote:
Originally posted by Mabatu
Oh well, i'm sure the re-release in 10 years will spaw a whole new generation of fans :cheese:
It will be weird when there will be fans who were born after 94. XD They never saw it in the theaters when it first was released.
I don't have TLK 1.5....I better go get it before it's to late!!!!
I don't think that is justified. They should always have it available. For the longest time, it was almost IMPOSSIBLE to find TLK on video...and now they are doing it again. They should always have it available...it's only been out on DVD for a year and a half, for goodness sake! Those Disney people don't understand!!
I don't have TLK 1.5....I better go get it before it's to late!!!!
I don't think that is justified. They should always have it available. For the longest time, it was almost IMPOSSIBLE to find TLK on video...and now they are doing it again. They should always have it available...it's only been out on DVD for a year and a half, for goodness sake! Those Disney people don't understand!!
echo.........echo...............echo.............. ....
Yes, at least that's what we were told. You see, since my Lion King disc is a bit battered and old (it magicallly disappeared for a few months and turned up in my cousin's room), and our DVD player is too sensitive to handle it. Thus, I'm not allowed to watch it at home. Well, my mom was out with a friend to buy a new one for me to indulge in my obsession...well, anyways, the lady at the store went to go check in the back. A man came out, and he announced that it'd been vaulted.
I'll try to be sure this is accurate, but until then, "To eBAY and Pawn Shops I go! Ride!"
They have been out of stores for quite some time now.
More info to be found:
1. http://www.leahalalela.com/showthrea...ighlight=vault
2. http://www.leahalalela.com/showthrea...ighlight=vault
*edit*
I think it was only in the US
Over here still loads of them for sale.
They have already been stopped in the shops where i live :(
I had to buy online
Shoot! i cant find my DVD though!!!
PS how do you get the commentary on the DVD:cheese:
You go to set-up, then hit audio options, and under the 'original' there should be "audio commentary." Anyhoo, that sucks terribly. Hmmph.
ok, thanx!!
Ahhh, gotta love Disney, refusing to sell copies of their movies so that a few years later they can throw in a few more features, jack up the price, and sell the movie to the masses all over again. I can't wait for the Super-Deluxe Platinum Sapphire edition of The Lion King. I heard it's gonna be in 3d!
:evilgrin:
really :confused:
I have three of them :evilgrin: One my parents got when it first came out on DVD which is when I first watched the Lion King in a long time and loved it and joined Lea ;), Then I got the special edition box set and left the TLK dvd it came with sealed in its plastic (so it is unopened and in mint condition) and then I bought my brother the DTS version of TLK on dvd off of ebay :cheese:
[edit] also I have the original VHS when it first came out :cheese:
whats the DTS version??
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWN%3AIT&rd=1
much higher sound quality :cheese:
:hugs: DTS
I have 3 TLK 1 DVD's aswell.
1 from Belgium, 1 from the US (box set) and 1 from the UK (box set, and sealed).