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Old 06-23-06, 10:37 PM
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Rocketman DVD

I had no idea that this was even available. I saw it on TV the other day and remembered how funny it was (yes I know it's very childish, but everyone has to have a little kid in them haha), so I tried to see if they ever announced a release date, and I saw that they are selling on eBay for like $40 because it's a Disney Movie Club exclusive (I had no idea they have exclusive movies). I tried searching for it on the club website and had no luck. Anyone have any idea where I could find it for a reasonable price besides eBay?
Old 06-23-06, 10:52 PM
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The Disney Movie Club. disney.videos.go.com

If you don't want to join, just ask somebody that has a membership and tell him to buy it for you.
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I searched on the website and couldn't find it. Unless, is it a DVD that you can only get if you already have a membership and isn't part of the enrollment DVD selection? If so, is there anyone that has a membership to the club that would be willing to purchase it for me? How much does it cost?

Thank you very much!
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You have to be a member of the club to be able to buy the movie which costs $19.99.
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Anyone know if the DVD in Widescreen of Full Frame?
It looks like most e-tailers are reporting the Region 2 release as full frame, so unfortunately the US release prob is as well.

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This doesn't really answer your question, but Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken was also a DMC exclusive that was released to general retailers a few months ago. The same will probably happen with Rocketman, if you can hold off for a while.
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How long did it take for the widespread release?
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Oh man! I've been waiting for this one forever! I had no idea an exclusive Disney club existed that has "secret" DVDs. I'll have to do some digging on this one. I hope it's widescreen too. I already have the fullscreen VHS.

I even filled out some form on Disney's website a few years ago requesting this one.

edit: Ehhh... looks like the Region 1 version is also fullscreen, according to the various auctions on Ebay.

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Old 06-24-06, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by dvdman47
How long did it take for the widespread release?
I think it was around 4-6 months.
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To tell you the truth, I don't even think I care that it's only available on foolscreen. I mean don't get me wrong, I'm a huge widescreen advocate. I'm just happy that it's on DVD at all and that I can throw out my old VHS haha. Maybe one day in a perfect world, we can get that 2 disc criterion of Rocketman that comes in a box set with Goodburger entitled, "The Ultimate Classics."

Is there anybody out there that has a Disney Movie Club membership??

If nobody is reading this that does, is there anybody that knows where I can go about finding someone? Is there a different forum that has things like that?
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Originally Posted by dvdman47
If nobody is reading this that does, is there anybody that knows where I can go about finding someone? Is there a different forum that has things like that?
Try the DVD Clubs sub-forum of DVDTalk.

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Thanks, I'll give it a try.
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The Disney Movie Club is the only place where you can buy "Song Of The South" on DVD.
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Are you serious?? I thought that it was never going to be released again.
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Was this one of the titles only available on Divx back in the day? If so, it may explain why it's fullscreen only, because many of the Divx titles were.
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This is such a funny movie...I saw it was $40 on Ebay, figured I'd just stick with my VHS copy for now....Screw you disney, release the dvd!
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A few days ago I was actually looking for this dvd and saw it in Amazons marketplace with a hefty price tag. Did some digging around and found the info about it being only available through the Disney Club. I'm glad there are other fans of this movie out there. Hopefully they'll release it to other major retailers soon.

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I have also been looking for this movie on dvd, but I don't know if its worth that kinda price since I havent seen that since I was like 10 or 11. Also another disney movie I remember watching around that same time with very similar corney humor that I enjoyed when I was younger was 'meet the deedles'-Paul walker was in this I think. But I dont see that on dvd anywhere either.
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This needs to be released to the GENERAL PUBLIC asap!...and in WIDESCREEN!
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From my research, unfortunately it looks like the only Widescreen release of this is the French R2 disc.
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Originally Posted by Brett
From my research, unfortunately it looks like the only Widescreen release of this is the French R2 disc.
"Now in French.... Chanel Number 5"

Bah. It always boggles my mind how other countries get better releases of American movies. Just doesn't seem like there's enough demand for this one. With my luck, they'll release this in widescreen on DVD the day after I buy an HD-DVD or Blu-Ray player.
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Anyone still want this from Disney? I'm in the club and it's still $19.95. PM me.
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Originally Posted by Xbox69
Anyone still want this from Disney? I'm in the club and it's still $19.95. PM me.

Thanks for the offer, but I think I'm gonna try and get my hands on the French R2 release since I believe its Widescreen. For anyone who's interested, it'd be about $22 shipped from Amazon.fr. Trying to find a cheaper place and confirm it is indeed WS since Amazon doesn't list any specs.

This site claims the UK and German release are WS, but I didn't think the UK release was.

http://www.ultimatedisney.com/international.html

UPDATE UK Release is FULL FRAME:

http://www.disneyinfo.nl/dvddetail.php?film=604

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I wouldn't mind seeing this film again. I don't even have a VHS copy of it and haven't seen it on TV in years. I would also like to finally see Song of the South. Jeez, I hadn't known that one had even a small release. They should just let these go to mass retailers and that's it.
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Originally Posted by Peep
The Disney Movie Club is the only place where you can buy "Song Of The South" on DVD.
You're kidding, right?

Back to "Rocketman", they are currently having a 20% OFF sale when I buy 2 selections priced at $19.95 and up. I would still pay shipping. $3.95 for the 1st movie and $1 each additional. Anyways -- 2 copies of "Rocketman" shipped to me for just under $37.

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