Giles

and Disney wants to make money off the of the 3D converted theatrical engagements of Toy Story 1 and 2.

DthRdrX

I'm just happy we are getting the Pixar releases at a fairly good pace.

Raffurar

You know it! Though I don't have a problem with this. I'm happy with my dvds for now, and am looking forward to seeing these in the theater again. I wish reissues weren't going the way of the Dodo. Growing to love a film with nostalgia, and then being able to see that on the big screen again is a wonderful experience wholly different from a first run.

DVD.guy

Bug's Life and Monsters Inc...don't mind the double-dip. Great news! I can't wait for Finding Nemo.

lizard

They also only work in certain theaters. The nearest one that takes them is 95 miles from me, so it is not cost-effective to use the "free" tickets. For most people in big cities, that shouldn't be a problem of course.

Giles

has Disney listed what all the extras will be on the discs? or is that aspect what we're waiting to know? (TBA)

shaun3000

Did you even read the thread? I mean, seriously? Read the FIRST FREAKING POST!

lizard

I sold my Monsters, Inc. DVD set on Wednesday (in just two hours at Amazon) in preparation for the BD. But with the outrageous $40.99 MSRP it may be a year or more before we see a decent sale price for this title. A catalog title like this should have an MSRP of $28.95 or $29.95 IMHO. Disney/Pixar makes Fox discs look like bargains!

Acting Up

Disney already said Toy Story 1 & 2 will be out on Blu-Ray before Toy Story 3 hits.

redbill

so if they keep this same pace, that would put TS1&2 out around this time next year, and then Incredibles and Nemo in 2011. With the new releases in late fall.

jack999

I agree. I'll have to verify I can definitely use the movie money before I'll think about buying either of these. Leave it to Disney to charge to the max.

Gizmo

Pixar/Disney will be pumping out their animated films at a much faster pace then their previous DVD versions. I imagine seeing Incredibles and Nemo sometime this Holiday season.

bluetoast

Yeah I expect to see Nemo sooner rather than later, especially since it was originally slated to come out by now, meaning that they've probably done all of the work for the release.

rexinnih

That would make the holiday season for me!

Qui Gon Jim

That means my two favorites won't be out until 2011.

Still, this release is great news!

Doctorossi

Don't worry; redbill doesn't know what he's talking about. The Toy Story releases are being timed to tie in to the 3D theatrical re-releases which, in turn, are being timed to prime the pump for Toy Story 3. Nemo will very likely be out this year (possibly simultaneous with Up's BD release), as work on it had been underway for a long time now (it was announced for release and then delayed). The only one MIA is The Incredibles- its timing is anyone's guess.

Gizmo

Nemo will be this year.

Darth Maher

Can we assume this includes the Collector's Edition special features?

My birthday is May 5... I'm just asking for gift cards this year, I think.

joefrog91

Just recently went Blu, so please excuse my ignorance here. I just watched my SD copy Toy Story and it looked amazing on my Blu-ray player. How much more does the BD of Pixar movies improve the picture quality? Is it really worth the upgrade?

Big Worms

I would say yes.

shaun3000

For me, if I'm going to upgrade a disc, it needs to be a movie I really like and be something that would really benefit from the higher resolution. Any of Pixar's movies would fit the bill but I'm not going to bother upgrading Office Space.

lizard

In general, animated movies upscale better than live action movies*. So they tend to look very good on upscaled DVD in terms of resolution. But the colors may be more vivid on the Blu-ray Disc versus the DVD. Compared to BD, DVD colors sometimes look "washed out". However, animated movies tend to use such vivid colors to begin with, think The Incredibles for example, that the difference between DVD and BD may not be very noticeable.


* Why? Because the relatively simple lines, textures, and swathes of color in animated pictures are easier to interpolate accurately when upscaling.

Doctorossi

I've done lots of DVD-to-BD comparisons on the BD-available Pixar movies. I can hardly watch the DVDs any more. And those are some very nice DVDs. For me, the upgrade is very, very substantial.

Jim

I had the same questions over a year ago, then we upgraded from the SD version of Cars to the Blu-ray version. The audio improvements and the pop of the image really made that movie come much more alive. I think when Finding Nemo comes out on BD it is going to be extraordinary. That said, I'll still upgrade on a case by case basis since our funds are finite.

Doctorossi

There's some HD Finding Nemo footage in the excellent The Pixar Story documentary on the Wall-E BD. A-B it with the Nemo DVD and it will blow your mind!