 | Third Man on the Mountain
Buy new: $18.49 / Used from: $8.90 Beautiful scenery of the Pen-nine Alps and the Matterhorn trashed by use of a poor master recording.
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 | In Search of the Castaways
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $5.49 Another film with fantasy-like scenery ruined by P&S.
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 | Miracle of the White Stallions
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $7.66 A very nice movie with beautiful European scenery, ruined by P&S.
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 | The Moon-Spinners
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $7.69 Oh, this one really kills me. Breathtaking cinematography of Greece simply trashed by P&S and full of film artifacts. Very sad to see as Uncle Walt prided himself on filming in far away locations.
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 | That Darn Cat!
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $7.70 This being Hayley Mills (one of Disney's major film assets) final Disney vehicle; the film transfer is fairly good but alas, still in P&S. Out of the six films done for Disney, Ms. Mills has been dishonored with only half of her work being displayed in letterbox.
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 | Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $8.14 A fair Dick Van Dyke offering with lush verdant island scenery and colorful special effects not helped with P&S.
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 | The Gnome-Mobile
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $7.68 Another fun family movie with wonderful scenery of the American northwest spoiled by P&S. Video transfer is good.
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 | Blackbeard's Ghost
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $4.55 Probably the best example of pure corporate greed by the suits at Disney! I'm not sure they even bothered to 'Pan' and just 'Scanned' this one. There is a scene with two people sitting side by side in a car and you almost see just two noses talking to each other. Looks like it was mastered from a 25 year old top-load VHS tape. SAD!
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 | The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Buy new: $15.49 / Used from: $8.42 A pretty good film with a lot of actors crowded on screen because of P&S.
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 | The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (The Kurt Russell Collection)
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $5.82 A nice family film; P&S.
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 | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $4.75 Great Kurt Russell film that was designed for television, but probably was filmed in wide-screen.
Kurt Russell, another bread & butter asset for Disney is also shown no respect as only one of his seven films are letter-boxed, (not counting 'Miracle').
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 | The Barefoot Executive
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $6.90 Another Kurt Russell vehicle that Disney just doesn't care about.
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 | Snowball Express
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $7.18 A funny Dean Jones film; again with beautiful snow covered scenery trashed by P&S.
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 | Night Crossing
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $7.63 This is a great Hitchcockian film from Disney that really needs to be released in its OAR for its dramatic theme!
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 | The Journey of Natty Gann
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $5.99 This movie is one of the finest post-1980's film from Disney. This one also has breathtaking cinematography of America and is simply decimated with P&S.
Query: Why is this movie and so many other like it available in wide-screen letterbox in DVD Region 2 Europe? Does Europe deserve our American video treasures before us?
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 | High School Musical (Encore Edition)
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $2.14 This movie is actually a DCOM film that was originally shown on the Disney Channel. This was originally filmed in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio but Disney absolutely REFUSES to release this DVD in its OAR.
Ah corporate extortion from the Disney Empire. Sorry for what they have done to your company Walt!
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 | High School Musical 2 (Extended Edition)
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $2.87 ARGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!! Here we go again with the Pan & Scan releases for standard DVD. There are still millions that have not bought into Blu-ray & HD-DVD. They film in an aspect ratio of 1.78:1 - dang it, give us a standard DVD the same way!
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