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The Jungle Book – Remastered for Blu-Ray in Royal Fashion

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Disney’s classic animated feature “The Jungle Book” was one of the last to have some input from Walt Disney himself. He died in the middle of its production.

Even without Disney’s death the film had a troubled production. The original director Bill Peet quit over the direction Walt wanted to take the film. The end result produced a movie that was almost nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award (years before Beauty & The Beast took that honor) and holds a special place in the hearts of Disney fans everywhere.

The studio painstakingly polished up the film for this blu-ray release. It remastered it into ABC 1.75:1 with a 1080p encode. The artist’s scratchy line drawings really come through in the new transfer. The painted backgrounds shine throughout and are really art works of their own. Even the sound got an upgrade to include some surround sound. All-in-all it’s the best this movie has looked in over 45 years.

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The new release keeps many of the original DVD extras. There’s a 5-part Making of series, four featurettes, a discussion of a deleted storyline that would have included a new character (Rocky the Rhino), delete songs, and some sing-along lyrics with a music video.Read More »The Jungle Book – Remastered for Blu-Ray in Royal Fashion

UK Pop Singers Robbie Williams and Olly Murs Take on Classic Jungle Book Song on TV

In November 2013, pop stars Robbie Williams and Olly Murs appeared on an episode of the UK’s The Graham Norton Show and performed “I Wanna Be Like You” from Disney’s Jungle Book. It was a fun and high energy version of the classic song that… Read More »UK Pop Singers Robbie Williams and Olly Murs Take on Classic Jungle Book Song on TV

Marvel’s THOR: The Dark World Available Now in 3D and HD Digital

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Disney has started doing this thing where they release the digital download versions of a movie, a few weeks before the physical DVD comes out. That’s the case with Marvel’s THOR: The Dark World, which is available now in 3D and HD Digital! The 3D Combo Pack (3D Blu-ray™, 2D Blu-ray, Digital Copy), Single-Disc Blu-ray, DVD are still available for pre-order for a February 25th, 2014 date.

To get everyone excited, Disney and Marvel have put together some new clips and a trailer. I like this one full of bloopers and featuring Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, Chris Hemsworth and Jaimie Alexander:

More bonus videos below the jump:

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Watch Tom Hiddleston as Captain America in Thor: The Dark World Out Take

Warning: Thar’ be spoilers ahead for those who did not see Thor: The Dark World in theaters last fall. It’s not a major spoiler, but it is a pretty good guffaw moment in the movie. Actually, if you read the headline of this post you’ve… Read More »Watch Tom Hiddleston as Captain America in Thor: The Dark World Out Take

US Release Schedule for Walt Disney Studios Films on DVD in 2014

Walt Disney Studios has released their schedule for films to be released on DVD in 2014, and it contains a mixture of classic favorites and new projects.

Here are the dates to mark in your calendar:

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February 11 – The Jungle Book: Diamond Edition

For the first time ever, this classic movie will be available on Blu-ray in high definition. The release will also feature new behind-the-scenes bonus features. It will be available in a Blu-ray combo pack, regular DVD, and digital formats. Save up to 30% by pre-ordering today.

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March 18 – Frozen

Of course, Disney’s newest animated hit will hit the shelves in Spring 2014. If you pre-order the blu-ray DVD combo box, you can save 49% off the retail price. Can’t beat that deal.Read More »US Release Schedule for Walt Disney Studios Films on DVD in 2014

Pre-order Thor: The Dark World on DVD, Blu-Ray, and 3D

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Get ready to marvel at the power of Asgard’s favorite son. Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World arrives on 3D Combo Pack, Single-Disc Blu-ray, and DVD on February 25th and will be available on Digital 3D and Digital HD on February 4th! Bonus features include an exclusive first look at Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, never-before-seen extended and deleted scenes and more!

Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World continues the big screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvel’s The Avengers, Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.

The further adventures of Thor was a great film. It picked up where The Avengers left off with Thor and his buddies doing a little cleanup around the 9 worlds and ended with a fantastic battle that showed Thor’s earthly companions can hold their own, at least when it comes to technological solutions. Of course, the whole movie was stolen by Loki (in more ways than one) and I can’t wait to see more of the two brothers from Asgard battling wits versus brawn in future films. Someone make that happen. In the meantime, definitely add this movie to your shelf.

Pre-order your favorite combination of Thor: The Dark World DVD and bonus features today, save up to 30% off the retail price, and support The Disney Blog

Bonus Features for 3D Combo Pack, BD, DVD & Select Digital Retailers below the jump:Read More »Pre-order Thor: The Dark World on DVD, Blu-Ray, and 3D

Monsters University Now Available on DVD

The general consensus around Monsters University was that it was a solid effort from Pixar, which still places it above the vast majority of animated features. I certainly enjoyed it in the theater, and again when watching the DVD at home for this review. Yes,… Read More »Monsters University Now Available on DVD

Disney Replacing Little Mermaid Blu-Ray DVD due to Editing Error

The October release The Little Mermaid in a remastered Diamond Edition Blu-Ray DVD has run into an unfortunate bit of trouble. Fans have reported the modern Disney animated feature has numerous changes and editing errors that modified it from the original. There are a couple… Read More »Disney Replacing Little Mermaid Blu-Ray DVD due to Editing Error