Walt Disney's The Little Mermaid: Platinum Edition 10.03.06
09-19-05, 03:14 PM
#26
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Originally Posted by RichardW
Another Limited Edition to replace. 
I know it's not an LE, but I hope Disney replaces Hercules at some point like they did with Mulan.
I know it's not an LE, but I hope Disney replaces Hercules at some point like they did with Mulan.
I actually put up Lady & the Tramp at the same time as TLM, and it just sold already as well. Nice.
09-19-05, 10:37 PM
#27
DVD Talk Hero
Originally Posted by The_Infidel
Some people (probably sexually-repressed middle-age housewives) decided that one of the towers in the background looked like a penis. At least, that's what I remember.
EDIT: I found a link that tells more about it:
http://www.animatedbuzz.com/WB/39.html
EDIT: I found a link that tells more about it:
http://www.animatedbuzz.com/WB/39.html
09-19-05, 11:16 PM
#28
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Is there a difference between how Disney handles these Platinum releases and their regular SEs, like the new The Emperor's New Groove?
I know the Platinums get sold for a certain amount of time and then get "put in the vault."
Do all of their titles go into the vault, because I'm not interested in TENG right now, but we have a lot of Disney in the house and I'll get it if it's gonna be locked away and selling for $50 or more for the next decade?
Thanks.
I know the Platinums get sold for a certain amount of time and then get "put in the vault."
Do all of their titles go into the vault, because I'm not interested in TENG right now, but we have a lot of Disney in the house and I'll get it if it's gonna be locked away and selling for $50 or more for the next decade?
Thanks.
10-14-05, 11:42 AM
#31
Originally Posted by dolphinboy
Is there a difference between how Disney handles these Platinum releases and their regular SEs, like the new The Emperor's New Groove?
I know the Platinums get sold for a certain amount of time and then get "put in the vault."
Do all of their titles go into the vault, because I'm not interested in TENG right now, but we have a lot of Disney in the house and I'll get it if it's gonna be locked away and selling for $50 or more for the next decade?
Thanks.
I know the Platinums get sold for a certain amount of time and then get "put in the vault."
Do all of their titles go into the vault, because I'm not interested in TENG right now, but we have a lot of Disney in the house and I'll get it if it's gonna be locked away and selling for $50 or more for the next decade?
Thanks.
10-14-05, 03:48 PM
#33
Senior Member
We actually saw the box art to this movie in our Psychology class.
The issue was that if looked at in a certain way, the castles looks like penis kingdoms.
The funny thing is most of us did see the effect. It was kind of funny really.
And yes. The priest does get an erection. We also saw this part of the movie. Let's just say I had a very interesting Psychology section. It was fun though.
Also there was the moment is The Lion King with the sand & in Aladdin with the Princess Jasmine potty mouth scene.
The issue was that if looked at in a certain way, the castles looks like penis kingdoms.
The funny thing is most of us did see the effect. It was kind of funny really.
And yes. The priest does get an erection. We also saw this part of the movie. Let's just say I had a very interesting Psychology section. It was fun though.
Also there was the moment is The Lion King with the sand & in Aladdin with the Princess Jasmine potty mouth scene.
10-14-05, 03:55 PM
#34
DVD Talk Godfather
Originally Posted by island007
I guess this means it is time to sell the LE, or did I miss that boat already?
Going the half route you are looking at around $15. ebay about the same up to about $25.
10-14-05, 05:13 PM
#35
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The 'erection' is really the priest's knee- it just looks like an erection if you want to think it is.
02-02-06, 08:27 PM
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'Mermaid' Swims to DVD Oct. 3
Author: THOMAS K. ARNOLD
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Posted: February 2, 2006
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The Little Mermaid will be the next Walt Disney animated classic to get the full VIP treatment on DVD.
The 1989 film won two Oscars (for best song and best original score) and is credited with revitalizing Disney’s animated features after a long dry spell. It will arrive in stores Oct. 3 (prebook Aug. 8) at $29.99 as the studio’s eighth “Platinum Edition” DVD, a designation that brings with it significantly more bells and whistles than a standard DVD release.
The film is Disney’s eighth Platinum Edition DVD — following Lady and The Tramp, which streets Feb. 28 — and marks the first time The Little Mermaid will be available on DVD in seven years.
“The Little Mermaid is a monumental film in the history of Disney animation that is beloved by everyone,” said Gordon Ho, EVP of brand marketing and business development for Buena Vista Home Entertainment. “It signaled the beginning of a new era of animation at the Walt Disney Studios that included Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King.”
Ho said Mermaid is the most-requested Disney movie for release on DVD and will be backed by a massive marketing campaign similar to that for Cinderella, last year’s holiday-season Platinum Edition release. Cinderella went on to sell more than 6.5 million units and, according to Nielsen VideoScan data, is the No. 8 DVD seller of 2005, outselling such major new theatricals as Batman Begins and Ray.
Like other Platinum Edition releases, The Little Mermaid will be a two-disc set, with one disc reserved solely for bonus materials. Several cutting-edge features still are being developed, along with such expected extras as deleted scenes, commentaries, and featurettes on various aspects of the making of the movie. The DVD also will include several musical bonuses.
Ho said the film itself has been digitally restored, as has the audio track.
And like Cinderella, Ho said, Disney Consumer Products is working with a variety of partners to develop “a whole range of licensed products” to hit stores at the same time as the DVD, from costumes and other apparel to dolls and toys — more than 2,000 new products, in all.
“One of the greatest things about working on DVD releases like The Little Mermaid is that unlike a big theatrical release, we have the ability to plan very far in advance because we don’t have to guess whether the film will become a hit,” Ho said. “It already is.”
'Mermaid' Swims to DVD Oct. 3
'Mermaid' Swims to DVD Oct. 3
Author: THOMAS K. ARNOLD
[email protected]
Posted: February 2, 2006
Email this Story to Friend
The Little Mermaid will be the next Walt Disney animated classic to get the full VIP treatment on DVD.
The 1989 film won two Oscars (for best song and best original score) and is credited with revitalizing Disney’s animated features after a long dry spell. It will arrive in stores Oct. 3 (prebook Aug. 8) at $29.99 as the studio’s eighth “Platinum Edition” DVD, a designation that brings with it significantly more bells and whistles than a standard DVD release.
The film is Disney’s eighth Platinum Edition DVD — following Lady and The Tramp, which streets Feb. 28 — and marks the first time The Little Mermaid will be available on DVD in seven years.
“The Little Mermaid is a monumental film in the history of Disney animation that is beloved by everyone,” said Gordon Ho, EVP of brand marketing and business development for Buena Vista Home Entertainment. “It signaled the beginning of a new era of animation at the Walt Disney Studios that included Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King.”
Ho said Mermaid is the most-requested Disney movie for release on DVD and will be backed by a massive marketing campaign similar to that for Cinderella, last year’s holiday-season Platinum Edition release. Cinderella went on to sell more than 6.5 million units and, according to Nielsen VideoScan data, is the No. 8 DVD seller of 2005, outselling such major new theatricals as Batman Begins and Ray.
Like other Platinum Edition releases, The Little Mermaid will be a two-disc set, with one disc reserved solely for bonus materials. Several cutting-edge features still are being developed, along with such expected extras as deleted scenes, commentaries, and featurettes on various aspects of the making of the movie. The DVD also will include several musical bonuses.
Ho said the film itself has been digitally restored, as has the audio track.
And like Cinderella, Ho said, Disney Consumer Products is working with a variety of partners to develop “a whole range of licensed products” to hit stores at the same time as the DVD, from costumes and other apparel to dolls and toys — more than 2,000 new products, in all.
“One of the greatest things about working on DVD releases like The Little Mermaid is that unlike a big theatrical release, we have the ability to plan very far in advance because we don’t have to guess whether the film will become a hit,” Ho said. “It already is.”
'Mermaid' Swims to DVD Oct. 3
02-03-06, 01:09 AM
#47
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Originally Posted by Atreus
I will probably even buy the collectors set of this even though they usually just come with some extra fluff thing like a story book.
I bought the box set of Aladdin when that came out
