Hello everyone! I'm Aaron and I'm so glad I stumbled upon this message board. I've been lurking for about a year now and just recently decided to make the jump to owning a laserdisc player.
This place is incredibly inspiring to me. I've always wondered why people are not an advocate for original theatrical mixes to the same degree as original aspect ratios. In a perfect world, my home theater would always present a film in the same quality that would happen if I could time travel back to opening night.
I'm very much looking forward to finding where to acquire rips so I can do my own syncing BUT I also plan on contributing as much as I get back. I hope to bring to this forum as much as I get from it. I just ordered my very first laserdisc player. I've been entranced by them since the early 90s when a 10-year old.
I'm trying to decide what my first rip should be. Is there a list of wants? I know I saw this one:
I see it is from 2016 though and so I wanted to make sure it wasn't out-of-date. I'm definitely interested in helping with WILLY WONKA, SORCERER, and ENTER THE DRAGON. I would have to buy all three but all three deserve to be preserved.
As long as the laserdisc is reasonably priced (sub-$20), I'm down for whatever. I'm considering starting with a rip of the analog surround version of PURPLE RAIN. I'm also looking to rip the LETHAL WEAPON films although I imagine someone might have ripped those.
So excited to be here and to contribute! Thank you for reading this!
So I'm thinking about putting together a collection of Alien related material / bonus features that aren't available on the official discs, a bit like what was done with the Dawn of the Dead Ultimate Edition. This is what I can think of so far - I wondered if anyone else can add to it? Any TV Specials or Interviews?
Alien with the laserdisc Sensurround audio
Alien Makers Discs 1-5
2 x H R Giger Documentaries
Aliens Electronic Press Kit
Aliens Ride Footage
Alien 3 Workprint
Alien Vs Predator Fox TV Special
6 x Alien 40th Anniversary Shorts
Posted by: jolennon - 2020-04-29, 09:10 AM - Forum: Released
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I spent the last weeks putting together the most Disney commentaries I could find. They're all .ac3 and seem to be untouched. You can download them to use in projects or just for completeness sake. In some cases (The Little Mermaid and Aladdin) I had to use DVD sources from previous editions because Disney changed the original logo in the BD.
Here's the list of each audio commentary uploaded (the source is in the file name):
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - animation historian John Canemaker, with archival audio excerpts by Walt Disney
Pinocchio - film critic Leonard Maltin, Disney animator Eric Goldberg, and Disney historian J.B. Kaufman, with archival audio excerpts by animators Ward Kimball, Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, and Eric Larson
Fantasia - animation historian John Canemaker, with archival audio excerpts by Walt Disney Fantasia - Roy E. Disney, conductor James Levine, and restoration supervisor Scott MacQueen Fantasia - Disney historian Brian Sibley
Dumbo - animation historian John Canemaker Dumbo - Pixar director Pete Docter, Disney historian Paula Sigman, and Disney animator Andreas Deja, with archival audio excerpts by writers Dick Huemer and Joe Grant, animators Ward Kimball, and Wolfgang Reitherman, sound designer Jim MacDonald, and layout artist Ken O’Conner
Peter Pan - Roy E. Disney, animation historian Jeff Kurtti, with archival audio excerpts by Walt Disney, animators Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, Marc Davis, and Ward Kimball, live-action reference model Margaret Kerry, voice actor/live-action reference model Kathryn Beaumont, film historian Leonard Maltin, and animation historian John Canemaker
Sleeping Beauty - Disney historian Leonard Maltin, Pixar director John Lasseter, Disney animator Andreas Deja, with archival audio excerpts by Walt Disney, production designer Eyvind Earle, and supervising animators Marc Davis, Ollie Johnston, and Frank Thomas
The Jungle Book - composer/song-writer Richard M. Sherman, supervising pencil animator Andreas Deja and voice actor Bruce Reitherman, with archival audio excerpts by director Wolfgang Reitherman, directing animators Ollie Johnson and Frank Thomas, and co-screenwriter Larry Clemmons
The Little Mermaid - writers/directors Ron Clements and John Musker, and composer Alan Menken
Beauty and the Beast - producer Hahn, directors Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale, with archival audio excerpts by composer Alan Menken
Aladdin - producer Amy Pell, directors Ron Clements and John Musker Aladdin - supervising animators Andreas Deja, Will Finn, Eric Goldberg, and Glen Keane
The Lion King - producer Don Hahn and directors Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff
Pocahontas - producer James Pentacost and directors Mike Gabriel & Eric Goldberg
The Hunchback of Notre Dame - producer Don Hahn and directors Kirk Wise & Gary Trousdale
Mulan - producer Pam Coats and directors Tony Bancroft & Barry Cook
Tarzan - producer Bonnie Arnold and directors Kevin Lima & Chris Buck
Fantasia 2000 - executive producer Roy E. Disney, conductor James Levine, and producer Don Ernst Fantasia 2000 - directors and artists Don Hahn, Pixote Hunt, Hendel Butoy, Dean Gordon, Bill Perkins, Eric Goldberg, Susan Goldberg, Michael Humphries, Roy Disney, Gaëtan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi, and Carl Jones
The Emperor's New Groove - producer Randy Fullmer, director Mark Dindal, art director Colin Stimpson, character designer Joseph C. Moshier, story supervisor Stephen Anderson, and supervising animators Nik Ranieri and Bruce W. Smith
Atlantis: The Lost Empire - producer Don Hahn and directors Kirk Wise & Gary Trousdale
Treasure Planet - directors Ron Clements and John Musker, producer Roy Conli, supervising animators Glen Keane and John Ripa, associate art director Ian Gooding
Home on the Range - producer Alice Dewey, director Will Finn and director John Sanford
Chicken Little - director Mark Dindal, producer Randy Fullmer and visual effects supervisor Steve Goldberg
Meet the Robinsons - director Stephen J. Anderson
The Princess and the Frog - co-writers/directors Ron Clements and John Musker, producer Peter Del Vecho
Moana - directors Ron Clements and John Musker (2017 Blu-Ray)
Bonus: Tangled (from The Animation Podcast) - Amy Smeed, Adam Dykstra, Jennifer Hager, Miyuki Kanno-Long, Adam Green, Daniel Peixe, John Wong, Zach Parrish, Marlon Nowe, Doug Bennett, Joel Reid, Mark Mitchell, Kira Lehtomaki, Patrick Osborne, Darrin Butters, Becky Bresee, Chris Cordingly, Chadd Ferron, Clay Kaytis, John Kahrs, Chad Sellers, Jason Figliozi, and Malcon Pierce
In case you didn't noticed I also uploaded an unofficial commentary (in mp3) for Tangled made in 2012 by some animators who worked on it for a podcast.
Unfortunally I couldn't find every one of them, so if anyone here have it or could capture it, here's the list of missing commentaries and where to find them:
Sleeping Beauty - Disney historian Jeff Kurtti, with archival audio excerpts by production designer/background artist Eyvind Earle, voice actor Mary Costa, supervising animators Ollie Johnston and Marc Davis, background artist Frank Armitage, Pocahontas director Mike Gabriel, and Pocahontas art designer Michael Giaimo (2003 DVD)
Pocahontas - producer James Pentecost, co-directors Mike Gabriel & Eric Goldberg, composer Alan Menken, lyricist Stephen Schwartz, art director Michael Giaimo, and co-writer Carl Binder (1996 Laserdisc)
Lilo & Stitch - writers/directors Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois and producer Clarke Spencer (2009 "Big Top Edition" DVD or 2013 "Two Movie Collection" BD)
Also, Tarzan, The Emperors New Groove and Meet The Robinsons are sourced from PAL DVDs, so a little tweak in the audio will be necessary unless someone find their NTSC DVD counterparts (or BD, on "Robinsons"' case)
I intend to collect all 35mm prints that I can find and are sold now and in the future.
Most of them come from different sellers and I will note which ones have been used alot and those that have been used better, if possible.
Everyone will probably not think that a specific movie is worth preserving, but it can be fun to see what title can get all our attention and maybe even be scanned.
*List updates when item are gone, or new sale item is available.
E.T Extra Terrestrial -"Very good condition, no scratches, very minor wear, splices are only at the head and tail as expected, color is great, a very wonderful print."
I've been looking into fan restorations of films for a while. I discovered fanres a few days ago when looking into Marvel films, as I'm doing a marathon at the moment and was wondering if there were alternate copies available out there.
I'm intrigued by the projects I've seen on here and will do whatever I can do to contribute. I don't have much to offer but am happy to discuss film and restoration with anyone willing to! I did a Master's paper on old film restoration and have been fascinated by the process for years.
I am George from Athens. I started collecting old Disney movies for my daughter and found the forum while searching "The Sword In the Stone" OAR release, a few days ago. The amount of effort and work you have done is astonishing.
I am a VFX professional so I am all about digital video for 20 years now. Before YouTube I was also part of a scene release group, capturing and encoding music videos. If anyone needs any help for any projects let me know. I don't have any resources but I can help with image processing, encoding, syncing, etc. I will keep an eye on the Requests, proposals, help board too.
