Author Topic: The Wizard of Oz: Two-Disc Special Edition - October 2005 (Read 5206 times)

hemisphere · « **on:** Feb 19, 2005 at 11:42 PM »

The Wizard of Oz (Three-Disc Collector's Edition)
List Price: $49.92
Amazon Price: $34.94 (30% off)
DVD Release Date: October 25, 2005
Number of discs: 3

The Wizard of Oz (Two-Disc Special Edition)
List Price: $26.99
Amazon Price: $18.89 (30% off)
DVD Release Date: October 25, 2005
Number of discs: 2

Special Features are scheduled to include:
*New documentary on the phenomenon of Oz and its impact around the world
*Making-of documentary hosted by Angela Lansbury
*Oz composer Harold Arlen’s home movies
*Musical outtakes including the Jitterbug dance
*Filmographies, story boards, costumes, and makeup tests
*New, graduated trivia game
*Feature-length sing-a-long

from http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=226720

classicman · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 20, 2005 at 07:07 AM »

finally, this well loved classic will get a DVD special treatment it rightfully deserves, it's time to dispose of my r3 copy, hehehe

.....thanks for the heads up, sir hemisphere

Mr. Hankey · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 20, 2005 at 10:19 AM »

If those are the special features, then the only new stuff not in the original release are:

*New documentary on the phenomenon of Oz and its impact around the world
*New, graduated trivia game
*Feature-length sing-a-long

So many of the special features of the single disc edition (like excerpts from other versions of "Oz" and cartoons, the Academy Awards clip, short MGM documentaries during the filming of the musical, the 1979 PBS interviews with surviving cast members, dozens of stills/still-based featurettes, character analysis, audio featurettes and more) are missing, or haven't been announced yet. Hopefully that really is just a partial list.

The Wizard of Oz was a very extensively full-featured single disc release. A double disc release is really just out to milk even more money from honest consumers. Foul, Warner, foul!

classicman · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 20, 2005 at 08:07 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Hankey on Feb 20, 2005 at 10:19 AM

If those are the special features, then the only new stuff not in the original release are:

*New documentary on the phenomenon of Oz and its impact around the world
*New, graduated trivia game
*Feature-length sing-a-long

So many of the special features of the single disc edition (like excerpts from other versions of "Oz" and cartoons, the Academy Awards clip, short MGM documentaries during the filming of the musical, the 1979 PBS interviews with surviving cast members, dozens of stills/still-based featurettes, character analysis, audio featurettes and more) are missing, or haven't been announced yet. Hopefully that really is just a partial list.

The Wizard of Oz was a very extensively full-featured single disc release. A double disc release is really just out to milk even more money from honest consumers. Foul, Warner, foul!

i just checked the back cover of my copy for the listed extras, you're absolutely right mr. hanky that the difference in the two releases in the matter of their special features is very minimal to warrant a double dip

.....but then again the above enumerated extras could just be an initial or incomplete list, medyo matagal pa naman ang october eh, anything is still possible

......wala man lang commentary na audio track which i think (correct me if am wrong) is always present in a warner's 2-disc SE releases, weird $:-\$ .....let's cross our fingers for a bountiful of extras......

keating · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 20, 2005 at 08:41 PM »

Warner should include a collectible booklet for this timeless classic and let's hope for more bountiful of extras.

baby · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 21, 2005 at 01:29 AM »

I'm content with my copy. Yun nga lang a got it for 595, then after a few days I learned than it will included on the sale.

Lets just wait and see if there is a very good reason for us to buy it.

classicman · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 21, 2005 at 07:09 AM »

Quote from: baby on Feb 21, 2005 at 01:29 AM

I'm content with my copy. Yun nga lang a got it for 595, then after a few days I learned than it will included on the sale. Lets just wait and see if there is a very good reason for us to buy it.

tama ka brod baby.....wait & see attitude lang tayo sa release na to......

av_phile1 · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 21, 2005 at 11:53 AM »

Quote from: Mr. Hankey on Feb 20, 2005 at 10:19 AM

The Wizard of Oz was a very extensively full-featured single disc release. A double disc release is really just out to milk even more money from honest consumers. Foul, Warner, foul!

Well, every hollywood studio wants to scrape the bottom of the profit barrel, as it were. Exploitation is the name of the game. As long as there are fans of a particular title, and there are often enough to justify a special DVD somwhere in the world, they'll make one or two.

If you noticed, at least in this section, a lot of 2-disc and n-discs special DVDs are coming out for old titles. Studios are digging their archives of outtakes and edited footages and making interviews of old or surviving cast and production crews of old films so they can somehow put in some more materials into a new DVD package. Might as well make money out of something that's just lying in their vaults, right?

There are truly many ways to skin a cat.

Mr. Hankey · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 21, 2005 at 04:24 PM »

It's really annoying. I don't mind in cases where the first releases had nothing on them - like Gone With the Wind and GoodFellas. But for this particular title, you literally have hours of GREAT special features already on the initial release, and they don't even announce anything new that seems worthwhile. Trivia and sing-a-long???

Apparently, it's still the 1980s for Warner, and Gordon Gekko is their idol: Greed is good.

hemisphere · « **Reply #9 on:** Jul 08, 2005 at 12:03 PM »

'Wizard of Oz' DVDs set to blow into stores
July 7, 2005 07:29:22
By Thomas K. Arnold

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Fans of "The Wizard of Oz" should be over the rainbow when the classic 1939 film is reissued on DVD on Oct. 25.

"Oz" will be available both as two- and three-disc sets, the latter boasting a new documentary about "Oz" author L. Frank Baum, Warner Home Video said Wednesday. They will be priced at $26.99 and $39.92, respectively. The film was originally released on DVD in October 1999 as a single disc.

Both versions of the upcoming "Oz" DVDs will include a new digital transfer of the original movie using Warner's proprietary "Ultra-Resolution" technology. The soundtrack has been remastered as well. Special features include a new commentary from historian John Fricke; four documentaries, including one on the restoration process; outtakes and deleted scenes; home movies made on the "Oz" set by composer Harold Arlen; and an "Oz Jukebox" of recording session materials, radio shows and promo spots.

The three-disc edition also includes four hours devoted to Baum; five pre-1939 "Oz" movies, the earliest of which dates to 1910; and reproductions of the invitation and program for the film's premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

Reuters/VNU

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/reuters/0,24012,1080268_10_0_,00.html

baby · « **Reply #10 on:** Jul 08, 2005 at 11:33 PM »

Great news. Nice addition to GWTW & Ben Hur

baby · « **Reply #11 on:** Jul 09, 2005 at 01:58 AM »

This is a nice set. Pero it's OOP na.

TThe Wizard of Oz (Gift set)

It was $44.98 at Amazon when it was still available.

I hope that the new release will also have a gift set.

classicman · « **Reply #12 on:** Jul 09, 2005 at 09:27 AM »

Quote from: hemisphere1234 on Jul 08, 2005 at 12:03 PM

'Wizard of Oz' DVDs set to blow into stores
July 7, 2005 07:29:22
By Thomas K. Arnold

The three-disc edition also includes four hours devoted to Baum; five pre-1939 "Oz" movies, the earliest of which dates to 1910; and reproductions of the invitation and program for the film's premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

i think this 3-disc edition is well-worth the double dip

.....time to dispose my r3 copy

diver · « **Reply #13 on:** Jul 09, 2005 at 09:32 AM »

Quote from: classicman on Jul 09, 2005 at 09:27 AM

i think this 3-disc edition is well-worth the double dip .....time to dispose my r3 copy

Sir classicman, I concur !!!

hemisphere · « **Reply #14 on:** Jul 17, 2005 at 12:25 PM »

artworks from DVDANSWERS:

baby · « **Reply #15 on:** Jul 17, 2005 at 03:07 PM »

Very nice cover. I guess the 2 disc will only be in ordinary keep case with or without slip case & the 3 disc will be in digipak with embosed letters.

hemisphere · « **Reply #16 on:** Jul 17, 2005 at 03:24 PM »

may slip case ata both releases bro..

keating · « **Reply #17 on:** Jul 17, 2005 at 03:48 PM »

Its time to rejoice for this timeless classic. Three months to go before it hit the stores.

mongaddi · « **Reply #18 on:** Jul 18, 2005 at 08:51 AM »

nice colorful cover forthe 2 disc release.

classicman · « **Reply #19 on:** Jul 24, 2005 at 10:44 AM »

these 2 new versions are now up for pre-orders at amazon

.....may kamahalan nga lang ang 3-disc CE at $34.94

The Wizard of Oz (Three-Disc Collector's Edition)
List Price: $49.92
Amazon Price: $34.94 (30% off)
DVD Release Date: October 25, 2005
Number of discs: 3

The Wizard of Oz (Two-Disc Special Edition)
List Price: $26.99
Amazon Price: $18.89 (30% off)
DVD Release Date: October 25, 2005
Number of discs: 2

baby · « **Reply #20 on:** Jul 24, 2005 at 12:22 PM »

Quote from: classicman on Jul 24, 2005 at 10:44 AM

these 2 new versions are now up for pre-orders at amazon .....may kamahalan nga lang ang 3-disc CE at $34.94

oo nga medyo mahal. Maybe it will be lowered just like the other releases.

baby · « **Reply #21 on:** Jul 26, 2005 at 10:44 PM »

This is why the 3 disc is at $34.94

Disc 1:
New 2005 "Ultra Resolution" digital master from restored film elements
New commentary by historian John Fricke with selected archival audio comments by Barbara Freed-Saltzman (daughter of Arthur Freed), Margaret Hamilton, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Ken Darby orchestral and vocal arranger), John Lahr (son of Bert Lahr), Jane Lahr (daughter of Bert Lahr), Hamilton Meserve (son of Margaret Hamilton), William Tuttle (make-up artist), Buddy Ebsen(The original Tin Man), Mervyn LeRoy, John Lee Mahin and Jerry Maren
Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration of Oz
We Haven't Really Met Properly...supporting cast profile gallery, narrated by Angela Lansbury
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz storybook, read by Angela Lansbury
Theatrical trailer gallery
5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack
Original mono and music-and-effects-only audio tracks
Languages: English (Both Dolby 5.1 & original mono) & French
Subtitles: English, French and Spanish (feature film only)

Disc 2:
Documentaries on the movie's creation and impact:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic hosted by Angela Lansbury and Memories of Oz -- two original TV specials
All-New: The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz, Because of the Wonderful Things it Does: The Legacy of Oz
Harold Arlen's onset home videos
Outtakes and deleted scenes
It's a Twister! It's a Twister! The tornado special effects tests
Vintage vault featurettes
Extensive stills gallery
More than six hours of audio-only treasures, including an "Oz jukebox" of recording session materials, radio shows and promos

Disc 3:
Four hours devoted to Oz creator L. Frank Baum, who published his first Oz book in 1900.
New documentary L. Frank Baum: The Man Behind the Curtain
Pre-1939 versions of Oz on screen

The Wizard of Oz (1910)
The Magic Cloak of Oz (1914)
His Majesty, The Scarecrow of Oz (1914)
The Wizard of Oz (1925): restored silent version featuring Oliver Hardy and Larry Semon, with a new, fully orchestrated score by Robert Israel
The Wizard of Oz (1933 Cartoon)

Some other bonuses include print reproductions of:
The Wizard of Oz Comes to Life
Eight-page Grauman's Chinese Theatre Souvenir Premiere Program from August 15, 1939
Studio's Invitation to The Grauman's Premiere and the envelope that included tickets to the original Opening Night -- with a newly designed commemorative ticket
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio News
Sixteen-page edition of the studio's internal "house organ" newspaper, celebrating the release of The Wizard of Oz for the week of August 14, 1939
Photoplay Studies
Rare secondary-education study guide to the film -- Volume V, Number 12 (circa August 1939) -- completely devoted to The Wizard of Oz, with articles revealing surprising insights from its producer, director, cameraman and scenarists.
Deluxe Collectors' Portfolio
Reproductions of original 1939 Kodachrome publicity stills, including nine portraits and on set photographs.

classicman · « **Reply #22 on:** Jul 27, 2005 at 06:56 AM »

thanks for the detailed info brod, i guess this CE set is a bit heavy in weight considering the numerous freebies inside it so it wouldn't be wise to ship this via JAC, patay ka sa shipping costs, hehehe

ryu · « **Reply #23 on:** Jul 27, 2005 at 08:53 AM »

Since its Warner, baka meron R3 release at a cheaper price?
Will wait for that one.

ThePatriot · « **Reply #24 on:** Jul 29, 2005 at 09:46 PM »

ganda ng cover art nung collector's edition...

musta na kayo mga brod...

xage · « **Reply #25 on:** Aug 21, 2005 at 04:02 PM »

Quote from: baby on Jul 09, 2005 at 01:58 AM

This is a nice set. Pero it's OOP na.

TThe Wizard of Oz (Gift set)

It was $44.98 at Amazon when it was still available.

I hope that the new release will also have a gift set.

I rather go for this OOP/Limited Deluxe Gift Set. Than the latest.

Add this old classic 1998 DVD Gift Set on my Wish list

xage · « **Reply #26 on:** Aug 29, 2005 at 08:54 AM »

Quote from: xage on Aug 21, 2005 at 04:02 PM

I rather go for this OOP/Limited Deluxe Gift Set. Than the latest.

Add this old classic 1998 DVD Gift Set on my Wish list

The OOP is the number one factor next is the excellent packaging and lastly the original script reprint

This set is awesome!

Thanks baby for posting a related info in this gorgeous 1998 OOP DVD Deluxe Set

baby · « **Reply #27 on:** Aug 29, 2005 at 10:50 AM »

Quote from: xage on Aug 29, 2005 at 08:54 AM

The OOP is the number one factor next is the excellent packaging and lastly the original script reprint

This set is awesome!

Thanks baby for posting a related info in this gorgeous 1998 OOP DVD Deluxe Set

Your welcome bro. How much did you det it bro? I'm also interested in this Deluxe set aside from the upcoming release.

xage · « **Reply #28 on:** Aug 29, 2005 at 02:51 PM »

Quote from: baby on Aug 29, 2005 at 10:50 AM

Your welcome bro. How much did you det it bro? I'm also interested in this Deluxe set aside from the upcoming release.

PM you baby

xage · « **Reply #29 on:** Sep 11, 2005 at 12:51 AM »

I'm having second thoughts of double dipping