GHOSTBUSTERS II:
COLLECTOR'S SERIES The original Ghostbusters film received a collector's edition release, so why shouldn't the top-notch sequel get the same treatment? Don't get me wrong, I am very pleased with the standard release of Ghostbusters II last summer. I was happy to see both standard and widescreen formats, and I appreciated the cast bios and credits (which was only on DVD-ROM for the first film). But I strongly feel that Columbia should go all-out with a special edition for this classic 1989 comedy. They saw the success that the special edition of Ghostbusters met. So, please let us have a feature-filled edition of this worthy follow-up. What it should have: Basically, Columbia should go back and do a full-blown Ghostbusters II DVD in the same way they did for the first Ghostbusters. I can see why they would not have done it originally at the same time as the first movie, because they were taking a gamble as to whether or not people would take a liking towards the feature-filled original. But now that they have witnessed the success of the Ghostbusters: Collector's Series DVD, one of the best selling discs of all-time, they should give us some features along with this terrific sequel. Lastly, a minor comment, the DVD should have the basic "no ghost" logo on the cover for the reason that well, this is going to be on its own. The two Ghostbusters movies released together had the same type of artwork design for the disc covers. Well give us the original Ghostbusters II logo on a black background. It would look great and would differentiate between the standard and collector's versions if the movie. |
HOME IMPROVEMENT EPISODES Of course, it would be terrific to have some episodes, if not all available on DVD. The classic episodes would be make perfect additions to anyone's DVD collection. I'm thinking they could fit 10 episodes or so per disc. These episodes would of course be the official shows, the commercial-free 22-minute episodes. They probably wouldn't put more than 5 episodes per disc, but they should put as many as they can or whatever seems feasible. The episodes would be the perfect recordings, no editing mistakes, no commercials, no voice-ins that appear on FOX. Full-screen in stereo, with some extra features, like cast biographies and filmographies included on each disc, in addition to behind-the-scenes footage of the making of the show, commercials, and special television features such as E! Behind the Scenes: Home Improvement. If they released twenty discs with 10 episodes each, plus an additional 21st disc with just the series finale...it would be absolutely great. I highly doubt Touchstone and Buena Vista would release classic episodes on DVD, so for the time being it looks like our video tape collection is the best thing. If they do release any episodes, I wouldn't be surprised if it was just the series finale, as that is the only episode currently available to buy on video cassette. Alternatively, they may package the episodes by seasons. For example, Buena Vista could release a DVD of the Halloween Episodes, Thanksgiving Episodes, Christmas Episodes, etc. They could even release a new DVD each month.... Another thing they could
do is release three episodes from each season, two
seasons to a disc. That way, three episodes from Season 1
and three episodes from Season 2 would be on Disc 1. Disc
2 would have 6 episodes (3 from the third season, three
from the fourth), and so on... If they did it that way,
there would be 24 episodes available on four discs, plus
there would likely be a fifth disc with the entire Season
Finale. Twenty-five episodes out of 201 wouldn't be very
many, but it would be cool. My suggestions for the three
episodes from each season (so many hard decisions, since
I would love to have official recordings of all of them): DISC ONE: |
TOY STORY: COLLECTOR'S
EDITION As the first entirely computer-animated film, Toy Story would receive a direct digital transfer from Pixar Studios. This means that Pixar would transfer it from their computers right onto discs, as they did with the standard and collector's editions of A Bug's Life. It is official that the film is coming to DVD, and I would expect a full-blown version with features galore. So what should the Toy Story DVD have? A lot....here's what I would love to see on this disc when finally released... the 1995 film in
anamorphic widescreen and standard formats Disney and Pixar really should go all out with this DVD, one of the most-anticipated in the industry. Why not just include everything they can. Even if it becomes a somewhat pricey 2-disc set like A Bug's Life: Collector's Edition, I'm all for it. This is an incredible movie, and it deserves a worthy DVD version. The picture is going to look incredibly clear, as it does on Bug's Life, I just can't wait for this. |
TOY STORY 2: COLLECTOR'S
EDITION I'm pretty sure that a movie of this nature from Pixar deserves a collector's edition. This 1999 critically-acclaimed sequel is just hitting much of Europe now, after making a HUGE splash in the USA. The second highest grossing animated film ever, TS2 is one of the 20 most grossing films of any kind in America, and the Best Picture (Musical/Comedy) at the 2000 Golden Globe Awards. Well, I am very excited for a DVD version, which will be released in the middle of Spring, if all goes well. It will definitely contain the outtake credits featured in the re-release of the film. A collector's edition would also hopefully contain the following: film in anamorphic
widescreen and fullscreen (perhaps Pixar will even go
all-out with the reformatting process it did for A
Bug's Life) This is one DVD that EVERYBODY is heavily anticipating, and it certainly will be released soon (but not soon enough)...so hopefully Pixar goes all out and does a class A job with the DVD of TS2 this spring. |
JUNGLE 2 JUNGLE Surprisingly, nothing has been slated by Disney yet for a release of this classic 1997 family comedy. While more live-action Disney films are being released in digital format, this film has been overlooked thus far. It would make a great DVD for sure. What it should have: I know it's a lot to include, but if you're gonna do a DVD release for such a good film as this, why not do it right the first time? While I don't see Disney and TFI releasing the disc anytime before the fall, it is one that will be nice to own...provided it's done right and contains a bunch of bonus goodies. |
MAN OF THE HOUSE As Jonathan Taylor Thomas' best non-animated film, Man of the House is a comedy the whole family can treasure. Nothing, not surprisingly, has been announced from Disney about releasing the 1995 movie, which co-stars Chevy Chase and Farrah Fawcett, onto DVD. But here's what it should include: Movie in FULLSCREEN (a
widescreen version would be nice, but should be
secondary) |
TOM AND HUCK Like Man of the House, Disney has not expressed any interest in releasing this 1995 adventure film to DVD. What could be neat and included is the alternate version of the movie that the Disney Channel has ran. What it should consist of: Film in FULLSCREEN and
widescreen Nothing much else to say, it's just one of those enjoyable movies that should be available in DVD format, but isn't. |
PRINCIPAL TAKES A HOLIDAY Just a suggestion, more than a most wanted DVD. It's Zach's best movie, and hasn't been released on video. So a feature-less DVD (expecting nothing more from Disney) would be welcome. The movie in fullscreen and maybe a few trailers and cast bios. |
THE LION KING Well for now, my VHS version of the movie is more than fine, many people want a DVD release of this film. In fact, it is one of the most requested DVD titles today. Disney could sure make a load of money off a disc release for this movie, with or without features. Perhaps a standard and collector's version would happen. It's odd that its direct-to-video inferior sequel has been released on DVD, but not this one. Maybe Disney is going to go all out with features (which would not be hard to do with all the movie-related footage they could include) and is planning a release in time for Christmas 2000....well, I doubt it, judging from past Disney work on DVDs. |
For now, these DVDs would be great, and are among the few titles that are both worthwhile and not available on DVD yet. An improved version of The Santa Clause (which was one of the very first Disney DVDs back in the fall of '98) would be appreciated, but not too much else I can think of. As you see, most of this is related to "Home Improvement" and that's just because the show has not only produced so many classic episodes which equate to hours and hours of entertainment, but its cast has made some very enjoyable films on the side of their sitcom work.
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