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Klingon_Jedi
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Info: Recommended Editions of Disney Animated (and Partially Animated) Features
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23-Aug-2013, 5:12 AM

Hoping that they fix the issue with Part of Your World at least, since this is otherwise looking like a solid improvement over the awful platinum release. As has been pointed out - Ariel's tail is Ariel again and not green.

 

Concerning Sleeping Beauty, I do believe the 1997 and 2003 editions are actually one and the same. I own the widescreen 97 VHS which trumpets it as "Fully Restored". I believe the 2003 featurette is actually a laserdisc extra from the 97 release seen here - http://www.disneyinfo.nl/laserdiscdetail.php?film=739

The 2003 just used the same restoration as none of it's packaging claims it to be new. Though i wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't tweaked a bit. I remember renting it years back and noting how similar it was.

I'm told the 08 tends to follow the colors of the 87 transfer, but does have an odd number of issues unique to itself; mainly the green glow on Aurora, the changes in her Briar Rose garb from shot to shot, and the the bright floor when she's revealed unconscious. I've also heard conflicting things from animators. When I asked Ron Dias about it, he said the BD was wildly inaccurate, but I'm forever unsure if he was aware that the restoration wasn't the 97 version. Sadly, I'll now never be able to discuss it further with him like I'd wanted to. Another animator claims the BD is the closest it has ever been.

Amusingly enough, they've announced the Diamond release for next year and stated it will feature yet another full restoration. How many times can you fix a film in so many years?