Author Topic: Lion King Region 3 (Read 29396 times)

eriol · « **Reply #60 on:** Oct 06, 2003 at 09:45 PM »

Quote from: firewired on Oct 06, 2003 at 08:54 PM

The good news (sort of) is that the Amaray-cased R3 sets will be in stores by tomorrow. Retail is the usual P750. I saw them today but couldn't tell from the labels if the features were intact. If you can't wait, you may want to consider this release as an alternative purchase.

I don't think that the R3 will have the same features as the R1. From what I remember, Buena Vista distributes the same version for most of Asia, and they usually take out most of the documentaries, galleries and featurettes from the R1 release. What they leave in is just the games.

At least, that's what I noticed from the R3 Snow White and Beauty and the Beast DVDs...

RDyENT · « **Reply #61 on:** Oct 06, 2003 at 10:04 PM »

Quote from: firewired on Oct 06, 2003 at 08:54 PM

I was called to an impromptu meeting in Viva today and they explained what happened. The R1 sets arrived last week and have been stuck in a warehouse ever since. The strange thing is, customs allowed the R3 sets through without a problem. Apparently, the officials in charge were actually aware of the difference in value between the 2 versions. "Mainit sa mata yung packaging" was how the the R1 release was described.

So we'll just have to wait for further updates before trooping to Astrovision?

I heard there's also a kiddie cap for early buyers tomorrow.

Mr. Hankey · « **Reply #62 on:** Oct 06, 2003 at 10:25 PM »

Quote from: utena on Oct 06, 2003 at 09:45 PM

I don't think that the R3 will have the same features as the R1. From what I remember, Buena Vista distributes the same version for most of Asia, and they usually take out most of the documentaries, galleries and featurettes from the R1 release. What they leave in is just the games.

At least, that's what I noticed from the R3 Snow White and Beauty and the Beast DVDs...

Not really, utena. Not for those two titles, at least. Komikero posted the differences between the two versions of Snow White here. The only feature that seems to be missing is the disc two guided tour.

Same for Beauty and the Beast. In this thread, firewired lists all the features of the R3, and they're almost identical to the R1.

But your observation is true for Sleeping Beauty. The R3 lacks most of the features of the R1. But then again, there's Pinocchio, where the R1 lacks most of the features of the R3... but those features kind of suck, anyway.

eriol · « **Reply #63 on:** Oct 07, 2003 at 02:18 AM »

Oops, I stand corrected then. I was basing that off of the list of festures at the back of the DVDs, which you must admit aren't really that comprehensive.

L O R D · « **Reply #64 on:** Oct 07, 2003 at 11:50 AM »

Hi,

Who won the free dvd raffle for the pre-order promo?

Hope we can get the Lion King R1 dvd by Friday.

firewired · « **Reply #65 on:** Oct 07, 2003 at 11:58 AM »

The raffle DVD will be mailed to the winner. We'll announce the winner on the same day that Lion King is released, then mail it off.

MultipleAngles · « **Reply #66 on:** Oct 07, 2003 at 12:45 PM »

The Region 3 version of Lion King is out for Php750. Here are the specs from the back:

Disc 1:
Languages: Orig 5.1 Dolby, Home Theater 5.1 Dolby, Thai, Mand, Cantonese
Subtitles: English, Thai, Chinese, Simple Chinese, Bahas
DVD 9 Dual Layer Single Sided, Widescreen

Disc 2:
Languages: English, Mandarin, Korean
Subtitles: English, Mandarin, Korean
DVD 9 Dual Layer Single Sided, Full Screen

BONUS FEATURES

DISC ONE:
-Two versions of the Film
-Disney's Enhanced Home Theater Mix
-Audio Commentary (Don Hahn, Roger Allenrs, Rob Menkoff)
-Grasslands
-Tree Of Life
-Jung
-Elephant Graveyard

DISC TWO
-Timon and Pumbaa's Virtual Safari
-Story Journey
-Film "
-Stage "
-Music "
-Animal "
-Non-journey Elements

It also comes with a cap. It's black, it's a bit tight for my noggin. The front has a colored Young Simba looking mischievous with the words "I Can't Wait..." next to him. The back says "To Be King!" The Right part of the cap has a barely readable "The Lion King 2-Disc Special Edition" Logo, with text next to it going "Own it ON ORIGINAL Video & Disney DVD".

The image of Simba isn't anything to write home about. It uses three or four simple flat colors and isn't rendered very well. Hopefully, this isn't the cap that'll be bundled with the R1.

More to come!

MultipleAngles · « **Reply #67 on:** Oct 07, 2003 at 12:49 PM »

Decided to check out the Region 3 version of Lion King. Posted my initial findings here

MultipleAngles · « **Reply #68 on:** Oct 07, 2003 at 01:03 PM »

Intertior contains: 2 DVDs, one insert with chapter index, and an ad for Disney on Ice.

DISC ONE:

Theatrical and Special Edition versions are intact. Kinda strange, there's no way of picking which version to watch except by going to the languages section. Widescreen is intact

As far as the bonuses go, here's what I found inside:

TREE OF LIFE
- "Circle of Life" Video with Disney Stars
- Sing-Along Track

GRASSLANDS
- Making of "Morning Report"
- Personality Profile Game

JUNGLE
- Grab-A-Grub
- Sound Sensations

ELEPHANT GRAVEYARD (Deleted Scenes)
- Bug Football
- Hakuna Matata
- Can You Feel the Love Tonight

DISC TWO PREVIEW

DISC TWO

It's hard to put everything down here, because a lot of the features overlap in sections. And, trust me, there are a LOT of them here. I'll just give the gist of the disc.

There are two main sections, the journey elements and non-journey elements. The journey elements include STORY, FILM, STAGE, MUSIC, ANIMALS, and the VIRTUAL SAFARI. Clicking on one will bring you to a list of featurettes that can be watched either individually, or as a complete "journey" - except for the VIRTUAL SAFARI, which is basically an interactive tour/game with Timon and Pumbaa as guides.

In the non-Journey elements, you choose among a bunch of continents, and are shown several features (most of them, i believe, can be found in the journey), including galleries.

It's a bit of a mess. With all these features overlapping you can't tell if you've missed one or not. Still, there seems to be a lot to check out.

Please note, I haven't seen the DVDs in their entirety. I'm just basing my findings on the menus, and what little I've seen already. I cannot give assurance that everything I put down here is intact. So far so good, though.

teemto · « **Reply #69 on:** Oct 07, 2003 at 02:35 PM »

hmmm... sounds pretty close... sana we have a nicer cap... :>

mission-x · « **Reply #70 on:** Oct 07, 2003 at 03:16 PM »

OKs na yan libre naman. Beggars cant be choosers.

Mo®pHeOu$ · « **Reply #71 on:** Oct 08, 2003 at 10:07 AM »

Going for P750.

MultipleAngles · « **Reply #72 on:** Oct 08, 2003 at 04:09 PM »

Quote from: M°RpHeÖuS on Oct 08, 2003 at 10:07 AM

Going for P750.

Oops! Thanks Morpheous. I've updated my post above

tofi · « **Reply #73 on:** Oct 08, 2003 at 05:37 PM »

Hope we can get the R1 version on Friday for a nice weekend!

viper · « **Reply #74 on:** Oct 08, 2003 at 10:44 PM »

Quote from: firewired on Oct 06, 2003 at 08:54 PM

I was called to an impromptu meeting in Viva today and they explained what happened. The R1 sets arrived last week and have been stuck in a warehouse ever since. The strange thing is, customs allowed the R3 sets through without a problem. Apparently, the officials in charge were actually aware of the difference in value between the 2 versions. "Mainit sa mata yung packaging" was how the the R1 release was described.

The good news (sort of) is that the Amaray-cased R3 sets will be in stores by tomorrow. Retail is the usual P750. I saw them today but couldn't tell from the labels if the features were intact. If you can't wait, you may want to consider this release as an alternative purchase.

Viva should have brought in the R1s first, had it released by customs and release it to the market. Then after a few weeks, bring in the cheaper version para walang point of comparison yung mga mukhang PPPP sa customs.

Naging peligroso tuloy yung Finding Nemo later this year!

diver · « **Reply #75 on:** Oct 08, 2003 at 11:33 PM »

Any news on the R1 version of Lion King that's being held by customs ? May pagasa pa ba yon ? Grabe pa naman customs when they are hot on a shipment, pahihirapan ka talaga at hahanapan ng butas

so that they can make things harder for you and then force you to make "lagay" para lang malabas yung shipment !

I am not complaining but merely asking if meron new update. I do understand that sometimes things like these happen

firewired · « **Reply #76 on:** Oct 09, 2003 at 10:13 PM »

Bad news guys. Got another update from Viva. Looks like the Customs issue is far from resolved. Best estimate they can give me is next Thursday. Arrgh. Mukhang iniipit talaga.

They were very apologetic. I got the impression that the whole debacle was stressing them out, so I told them to just send me updates over the next several days.

diver · « **Reply #77 on:** Oct 09, 2003 at 10:28 PM »

Yikes grabe talaga

Is there a difference ba between the R1 & R3 version ?

daigoro · « **Reply #78 on:** Oct 09, 2003 at 10:48 PM »

the difference between the r3 and r1 lion king is mainly in the packaging. the r1 comes in a cardboard slipcase like the beauty and the beast r1 & die another day r1. the features are pretty much the same.

silhouette · « **Reply #79 on:** Oct 10, 2003 at 08:58 AM »

naman, naman!!! grrr!!!!!!!

diver · « **Reply #80 on:** Oct 10, 2003 at 09:17 AM »

firewired : Is it okay lang ba for me to get nalang the R3 version or is it against the rule to back out of the R1 because of this bulilyaso with customs ?

Anything will do for me kaya lang kasi i want to get na my copy before i end up having nothing if this thing with customs worstens.

Yan customs is one part of gov't na mahirap ayusin, daming kurakot dyan eh

Mo®pHeOu$ · « **Reply #81 on:** Oct 10, 2003 at 09:21 AM »

diver - hirap talaga mamili. Pricing difference din kasi but the R1 looks really really great with it's packaging. Maiisip mo tuloy, kung yung great packaging for the R1 is enough reason for you not to save the P450 bucks that you save if you buy the R3.

Mr. Big Boy · « **Reply #82 on:** Oct 10, 2003 at 09:43 AM »

M°RpHeÖuS : Ganyan exactly yung iniisip ko. Lumalabas na worth 450 yung cardboard slipcase nung Lion King - is it worth it?

Pero kung gagastos ka na rin lang and you will have to live with your Lion King DVD for a long time why not add 450 para totally satisfied ka na sa product and also if you have the Beauty and the Beast R1 with the same cardboard slipcase it would look really nice kung ganun rin yung Lion King and the other Platinum series that will come out later. Yun yung consideration ko gusto ko pareho sila ng Beaty and the Beast ko.

Snow White did not came with the same cardboard slipcase right? Sayang.

galahad · « **Reply #83 on:** Oct 10, 2003 at 09:47 AM »

Its fine with me kung ma-delay for another week as long as makarating sa akin yung dvd...

Mo®pHeOu$ · « **Reply #84 on:** Oct 10, 2003 at 09:55 AM »

Mr. Big Boy - sakto!! Okey na reason yung naisip mo ha! Thanks. I guess I rather wait na lang for the R1

gaol · « **Reply #85 on:** Oct 10, 2003 at 01:29 PM »

I got the R3 version with bonus cap last Tuesday ( I forgot about the R1 promo here, and when I saw the R3 version at Astro, I thought this was the same as the promo, well, anyway...)

I don't know if anyone else has noticed this. At the end of the additional song "Morning Report" in the Special Edition version, there's a second or two where the voice/sound goes out (and you can see that the characters are supposed to be saying some thing). I suspect this is where the transition from the inserted scene into the original film happens.

Anyone else with this problem?

GAOL

firewired · « **Reply #86 on:** Oct 10, 2003 at 01:31 PM »

You're under no obligation to keep your R1 preorder if you'd rather shift to the R3 version. PinoyDVD merely facilitates these promos for distributors and retailers like Astrovision. Just let us know in advance if you'd rather pull out your reservation.

Jett · « **Reply #87 on:** Oct 10, 2003 at 02:01 PM »

firewired, which Astrovision branch can the R1 preorders be claimed? I've been thinking of preording but I can only get it from the Glorietta branch.

galahad · « **Reply #88 on:** Oct 10, 2003 at 02:13 PM »

bro, any astro branch will do as long as you specify it along with your order.

I will claim my preordered dvd at glorietta.

silhouette · « **Reply #89 on:** Oct 10, 2003 at 09:03 PM »

guys,

i'm just not sure how true, but as per the counter person in glorietta (who happens to be the CP before at mega) i can already pick up the R1 tomorrow.
will drop by astro glo tomorrow to get my copy. sana meron na nga.

btw, got my matrix @ P100 off due to SMART promo. wawieee!!!!!

silhouette