Posted by GMAN on 01/08/08 18:05

In article <6rd5o354mt50uckpup2n2fnru1ru3kmdgo@4ax.com>, noone@nobody.com wrote:
>On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 12:28:49 -0800 (PST), The alMIGHTY N
><natlee75@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>I've been able to download high-definition versions of many of Walt
>>Disney's animated classics on Xbox Live Marketplace. Granted, these
>>are not 1080p (or even full bitrate 720p) versions but they're still
>>high-definition and they're still watchable right now by anyone who
>>owns an Xbox 360.
>>
>>It just seems strange that with an obvious need to attract more
>>consumers to Blu-Ray, big studios like Disney, Fox and MGM have been
>>so slow to release their big catalog tentpole franchises which would
>>surely provide incentive for movie fans to make the transition to high-
>>definition.
>>
>>If I can watch The Aristocats, Oliver and Company, 101 Dalmations, and
>>Treasure Planet (not that I would ever want to watch that) on Xbox
>>Live Marketplace in HD (albeit more to the lower end of the spectrum),
>>why can't I watch those movies on Blu-Ray on my Playstation 3?
>
>
>Well, I've waiting long enough for "Song of the South," and finally
>bought an underground DVD at a flea market. I would gladly buy an
>official Disney release, but they won't do it.


I'll be right in the line with you to buy that one. I too bought a pirated
copy from ebay, but would love to have an original. If Gone with the Wind can
be on DVD, why cant a movie like Song of The South?

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