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Heads up to my fellow Canadians, The Real Canadian Superstore in the Vancouver area is selling the TLK SE Collector's Set for $39 CDN. That's the best price I've seen advertised so far! :D
For the rest of Canada (as far as I know), Wal-Mart and Future Shop are selling the set for $42 CDN.
I pre-ordered the set from Amazon.ca where it's also $42 but with free shipping and a $5 coupon, I'm happy. If anyone wants the coupon code I'll glady give it to them. :evilgrin:
Heh, small isolated city here with none of those stores! We have a Video Express though, and they're very good.
As I'm sure most of us have heard by now, Disney altered some scenes from the original TLK for the IMAX and DVD releases. The SE DVD is excellent but this really bugs me. How much further will Disney go to "improve" their classic movies? :grrr:
This is but one example of the blasphemy they've committed:
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[SIZE=small]Original TLK crocodiles from "I Just Can't Wait to be King"[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=small]New IMAX and DVD TLK crocodiles from "I Just Can't Wait to be King"[/SIZE]
Link: http://www.animationnation.com/cgi-b...=1;t=006655;p=
It really upsets me. They have lost so much of their love for this movie, and we are the ones who suffer the loss. As long as they see the dough, they obviously no longer care for "masterpieces".
Heh, now I know how the lionesses felt when Simba told him he was responsible for Mufasa's death. "It's not true. Tell me it's not true!" :Ohno:
Ehhhhhh, crocodiles looks kinda handicaped in the new wersion o.O bahhhhh
but thats not the worst, I think..... The new version of those birds are so, ehhmm, ugly! In the original version they looked so beautifull and realistic, but now? It looks like a cheap cartoon, drawn for 4 to 5 year old childrens :eww:
:badnews: Definitely, guys. Definitely. Bad stuff, bad stuff.
yes is bad, but is only 2 ou 3 seconds of the movie the part with the crocodile. that will not broke my pleasure of have and see the lion king on DVD.
Rejoice! The re-release of TLK on DVD and VHS has been a roaring success! (Like we doubted it.) :lol:
Link: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp..._lion_dvd_dc_1Quote:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment, under whose umbrella Walt Disney Video falls, reports that the title sold 3 million units in its first days on sale. Buena Vista senior VP of marketing Gordon Ho says, "This will be one of our biggest shipments of all time." Disney is expected to announce first-week sales numbers on "The Lion King" Tuesday (Oct. 14).
Is comming out the 15 october here in france, i will running buy it the first day for be sure to not have a out of stock :)
That is excellent news indeed! I thought it would sell well, after all, it's hard NOT to like the movie.
yeah it did sell well 3m in two days!!!! it is amazing!!!
Yeah, I got the Collector's Set for $38.00. I got my set at Costco, it's the best price I could find.
I know! I like how the birds look in the original version! They do look beautiful and realistic. And I hate how the crocodiles look, it seems like they move too slow also. I remember hearing about this before The Lion King was shown on IMAX. When I saw The Lion King on IMAX, I did notice the change. Why did Disney change that scene? What was wrong with the old one?Quote:
Originally posted by Ziba
The new version of those birds are so, ehhmm, ugly! In the original version they looked so beautifull and realistic, but now? It looks like a cheap cartoon, drawn for 4 to 5 year old childrens :eww:
is that some kinda joke? after they said they wanted to put hard work into it they just wanna make it look like something oyut of pokemon???
From Official U.S. Playstation Magazine, November 2003 (all typos are my own, except for "humor"... ;) ):
"This film was created at the height of the most recent golden age of Disney animation, which, alas, appears to be crashing and burning. The Lion King shows what Disney did right: This is an epic story of murder, revenge, and kingdoms, craftily disguised as a cuddly film about animals. The artistic design is brilliant and stretches to accompany everything from low humor to sinister high art (the echoes of Leni Riefenstahl are a nice, nasty touch), and Jeremy Irons and animator Andreas Deja turn in one of the great animated performances with Scar, the vain usurper. Even the music is tolerable. This DVD package provides a special edition of the film (with an additional song, ? la Beauty and the Beast) as well as the original film, commentary tracks, deleted scenes, sing-alongs, and music videos, plus a second DVD that tracks the progression of the material through production. including the hit stage version. Get it. Who knows is Disney animation will ever be this good again."
Movie Score: 5/5
DVD Extras Score: 4/5
As it turns out, that's the highest score of the month, tied with the Indiana Jones boxed set. At least the magazine's worth something, other than a means to get a PS2 demo disc. You won't believe the amount of ads that can be present in one magazine... :grrr:
Any other reviews found on- or off-line?
I go to this site a lot, and I forgot about the review this site gave LK:PE. Go Here to check it out!
I understand why everyone is disappointed, but it still shouldn't take away from TLK. I still enjoy the DVD very much, even with Disney's mistakes.
Here's a couple reviews from two of my favourite DVD sites:
Home Theater Forum: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...hreadid=161157
The Digital Bits: http://www.thedigitalbits.com/reviews3/lionking.html
Well in TLK DVD mutch better qualitty and mutch of information from TLK so that's why i buy it. ( i have TLK in finnish&english and TLK 2 in finnish&english). So there is mutch simple things that all is good to check out.
I just wanted to point out another flaw in the DVD. When I was watching "Hyenas" in the "Animals" section, they were calling an African Wild Dog a Striped Hyena! That was so lame! They should have known better than that! Stupid Disney...:rolleyes:
Here's a pic of a Wild Dog----http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/imag...n_wild_dog.jpg
And here's a Striped Hyena----http://www.123spot.com/images/hyenas/strip3.jpg
See the difference?
That's what happens when you have people that don't know what they're doing working on stuff. On Disney's website they reference the adult Simba model as being Mufasa. :horror:
Man, that's so retarded!Quote:
Originally posted by Mufasa
On Disney's website they reference the adult Simba model as being Mufasa. :horror:
lol well people do make mistakes, >.< but it would be nice to fix them lol
Disney?s The Lion King
Platinum Edition DVD ? 1994 (2003)
By Mufasa (leahalalela.com)
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It was supposed to be a filler movie to wet the public?s appetite until Pocahontas was released the following summer. Instead, The Lion King left Pocahontas in the dust and went on to become the highest grossing animated movie (traditional) of all time.
After nine years, The Lion King has finally come home to DVD.
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[score]Movie 9/10[/score]
The film is of course, exceptional. Everyone here knows the story so there?s no reason to go over it. But one thing worth mentioning is the highly hyped ?All New Song? that is included in this release: Morning Report. The movie suffers with this addition because it slows down the pacing and feels awkwardly placed. Fortunately, there is an option to watch the original version of the movie which is much better.
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[score]Picture 10/10[/score]
The best part of the new DVD is the picture. Presented in an anamorphic 1.66:1 widescreen ratio, The Lion King has never looked this good. Throw away those old VHS tapes (keep those Laserdiscs for the extras) because the difference is night and day. But, and there?s always a but, Disney changed a few frames of animation. Most notorious are the singing crocodiles from ?I Just Can?t Wait to Be King? as seen below:
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Other modifications include the waterfalls from ?Can You Feel the Love Tonight? and the controversial ?SFX? dust Simba left in the air on a cliff near the end of the movie. Some parents complained that the dust spelled out ?SEX? and that it was inappropriate for their children to see that word. Stupid. Nevertheless, while these changes do hinder the film in its original form, the quantum leap in image quality more than enough makes up for it.
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[score]Sound 10/10[/score]
The sound on the DVD is phenomenal. The Dolby Digital 5.1 track is great but where the sound really shines is in the Disney Enhanced Home Theatre Mix. If you have the proper setup, The Lion King will sound better at home then it ever did at the theatre.
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[score]Extras 7/10[/score]
The extras included on the DVD are mostly superficial. How popular The Lion King has become etc. Many of the extras from the Laserdisc were not included which is unfortunate because those extras were much more interesting than the DVD ones. Some of the highlights from the DVD extras are three deleted scenes (all featuring Timon and Pumbaa) and an audio commentary with the directors.
[score]Overall 36/40[/score]
Go get it, what are you waiting for!
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Excellant review your Highness! I liked what you said about keeping the LD version of TLK!(to bad I don't have one.) That's what some of the other sites said about the LD too. I guess us TLKers think alike! LOL!
After reading a review like this, I'm wondering if you should look into doing something like that for a living. You're good at it.
Yah! Mufasa! You're a superb reviewer! ^_^
Thanks! :lol:
I plan on reviewing Simba's Pride next for those living in a cave the last few years. :cheese:
Fantastic. Indeed you've inherited some of the brains in the family, brother. :jejeje:
Now that the TLK DVD has been released in most regions of the world, the question is do you have it yet? :cheese:
I'm broke. -_-
Got it on the Swedeish release date: 15 october! Have only watched the whole movie once. The same with the second disc, extra-material.
Got that DVD 20 october and i have watched that movie 5 times now ^^
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i got it the day it came out...and i cant count how many times I've watched it
well that DVD comes out 20 october in Finland so me too ^^
Got the dvd the 15 october ( come here the 15 october in france)
Got it, watched it, and enjoyed it! Of course, I wish it included a little more extras. Some T.V trailers would have been nice, and the "Making of The Lion King" was a must! I remember mom recorded it when it first aired back in 94' on the Disney Channel, but it's been long gone. Does anyone know where you can get it at?
Of course I have it, I got it the first day. And we have a new Widescreen TV and The Lion King looks great on it! ^_^ And I just love the Home Theater Mix!