Song of the South may be out on DVD

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conntom

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There is a Rumor that the 60th Anniversary Edition DVD is rumored for Fall 2006 if you would like to see were I found this go to DisneyTVMovies
go to bottom of the page look for Upcoming Release Schedule you will
find it there you can send a E-mail to Disney about this Movie there
again its a Rumor I hope you find it.
 
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mkepcotmgmak

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some guy was selling a dvd from a european verision, but guaranteed it to work on all american dvd players...
FOR FIFTY DOLLARS...
i remember the movie parts being real boring, especially for 50 dollars... haha.
 
mrsatta

mrsatta

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Can you give my the web site. I entered the name you gave and get nothing. I would be glad to watch Song of the South. I have heard it is a great movie. Thanks for your help :)
 
frankd1962

frankd1962

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It would be nice to see it finally.......BUT........ho PC will it be? I mean they've kept it in the vault because they've felt it was wrong to reaease it during the 60's and 70's due to ravial items. Are they going to clean it up and per chance ruin the storyline or let it out as is?
 
MKCustodial

MKCustodial

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Woody13 said:
If you want to be notified as soon as Song of The South is going to be released on DVD, then just send an email to this address;
songofthesouth@ultimatedisney.com

No need to type in a subject or any text. Fall 2006 is the tenative date.
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Is it semi-confirmed? I can't wait for this release. Hopefully they'll release it as part of the Treasures, so no cuts will be necessary.
 
KevinPage

KevinPage

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I had someobe convert the PAL version to a NTSC VHS version for me. I only watched it 1 time many years ago and was bored to tears during the movie parts.

I wasn't all that thrilled for the animated parts either. Splash Mountain is 50X better than the movie ever would hope. :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
MKCustodial

MKCustodial

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KevinPage said:
I had someobe convert the PAL version to a NTSC VHS version for me. I only watched it 1 time many years ago and was bored to tears during the movie parts.

I wasn't all that thrilled for the animated parts either. Splash Mountain is 50X better than the movie ever would hope. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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I guess it got to a point where you Americans have gotten more used to Splash Mountain than the movie, since it's the only source you've had for so long. Down here, it has always been on TV fairly often, and I have it on tape, so I'm always watching it, and I certainly like it a lot. In fact, I like it a lot better than other Disney movies that many Disney fans prefer, like Old Yeller or So Dear to My Heart.
 
slappy magoo

slappy magoo

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frankd1962 said:
It would be nice to see it finally.......BUT........ho PC will it be? I mean they've kept it in the vault because they've felt it was wrong to reaease it during the 60's and 70's due to ravial items. Are they going to clean it up and per chance ruin the storyline or let it out as is?
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I would guess they'd treat it with the same sort of delicacy that certain animated shorts in the "Treasures" series get. There will be an intro by Leonard Maltin or someone Maltin-esque to point out that some of the movie's tone or attitude or dialogue would be considered inappropriate in this day and age, but that Walt Disney was trying to tell a story that took place in a time where there was more racial intolerance than there is now. They would then put on the happy face with a comment that, ultimately, Song of the South is a story about friendships and how wonderful they are despite any differences in age OR race, and that there is a hope that the occasionally politically incorrect subject matter doesn't detract from that ultimate moral or your joy of watching the movie in general.
 
Lovecraft

Lovecraft

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I think the problem with Song of the South in the US was that some people felt it was wrong to portray the south as being so idyllic during the time frame invovled (either during slavery or share cropping -- I don't think they clearly defined when this takes place).

That is, while the movie is not a racist movie, it was felt that it portrayed the plantation owners in too nice a light.

I guess, at least in the US, all plantation owners must be portrayed in movies as evil demons ready to whip and be cruel to all but themselves... which, of course, is nonsense.
 
MKCustodial

MKCustodial

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Lovecraft said:
I guess, at least in the US, all plantation owners must be portrayed in movies as evil demons ready to whip and be cruel to all but themselves... which, of course, is nonsense.
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That's what I was thinking. It's incredibly improbable that every single plantation and/or slave owner was a sadistic racist. I believe the majority just acted according to what society ruled. You must've had the bad guys, the good guys and the neutral guys. Song of the South portrays some of the good guys.

At least, that's the way I see it.
 
tazhughes

tazhughes

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I bought a bootleg DVD from some guy on ebay for $10, before they shut him down, I never thought they would rerelease it, it would be nice to get a digitally remastered copy.
 
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WDWCP

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Lovecraft said:
I think the problem with Song of the South in the US was that some people felt it was wrong to portray the south as being so idyllic during the time frame invovled (either during slavery or share cropping -- I don't think they clearly defined when this takes place).

That is, while the movie is not a racist movie, it was felt that it portrayed the plantation owners in too nice a light.

I guess, at least in the US, all plantation owners must be portrayed in movies as evil demons ready to whip and be cruel to all but themselves... which, of course, is nonsense.
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In addition to portraying the plantation owners as being "too nice", Song of the South has also caught a bunch of heat for portraying the slaves as being "too happy".

I'll grant you that there were a number of scenes where the slaves were singing, smiling and laughing, but I don't think anyone is naieve enough to believe that this "happy" portrayal was infact the way the slaves ALWAYS felt.

Not being an expert in slavery, I still believe that people will realize that while many slaves were treated horribly and it was a miserable life, that there were also times when singing and laughing and smiling did actually take place as well.

Overall opinion = The hype is way overrated and Disney's decision to withhold the release in the US is way to conservative. We don't always have to be so darn "PC"!!
 

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