Who Framed Roger Rabbit fans can REJOICE!

Colin, I love your website and have it bookmarked! I check it often, a fine job indeed...

 

I got it. The packaging, albet paperboard-style, it's done with class. Inside the outer slipcase, the folder looks like a case book with Jessica Rabbit glossy and a picture of Roger circled with pen; "Find Rabbit" scrawled.

I can't wait to see this in widescreen tonight. It'll be my first time in 16:9 for this picture. My full screen laser disc has rotted horribly (EP).

 

I didn'tknow that...A busy little bee indeed!, spreading the DVD word!

 

He does? This falls into the "news to him" category - please tell me more, as I'm curious to know if I've got an imposter!

Thanks much!

 

Posted by Dan C
I was in high school when it came out and was blow away too. When the film made it to the "dollar theater" (remember those? ) a couple of friends and I saw it at least 20 times over a few weeks! We never failed to see something new we missed and the movie NEVER got old or boring.

Dan- Is it safe to say you were stoned a lot in high school?
I saw this film when I was about 11 or 12 and I thought it was great. I was going to pick it up, but decided to just rent it. What with the Anthology coming out next week, plus DSOTM, Futurama, and The Muppets this week I have to make cuts somewhere. I am sure I will rent it next week and enjoy it.

 

I bought mine yesterday at Target for a mere $15.
Haven't had a chance to watch it yet, hope to tonight.

There's a "trade in" coupon for those of you with the old DVD who'd like a small rebate.
Dan C

 

Stoned? No. Not until college.
I'm with you, too many good things and not enough cash! Decisions decisions...
Well at least I got my Ed Sullivan Beatles DVDs before the money ran out!

Dan C

 

Got mine at Target also for $15.99, the best available price.

JohnG

 

Damned wannabes!

 

Check the second disc my son!

 

Yup. Donno why I totally missed that. I like this DVD, Nice layout, great features. Trying to get used to the picture sharpness since all I used to have was the EP LD.

 

Wal-Mart dropped their price to $14.99 as of Thursday morning - I got mine at Best Buy for $17.99, but I had a gift card for $20...

 

So, final word, is the new one uncensored? Does the new disc set contain the widescreen version?

I read the thread, but I just want to be 100% clear. I looked at the back of the case in Tagret last night and they covered up some of the text with their stupid security sticker. Judging from the box, I could not fully determine what was what because of this. Then, a clerk said she got the word that it was only being released in full screen. After hearing that, I said "no thanks" and bought something else.

I am also concerned about any censorship. I don't want my movies censored! I don't have children, and I don't want to be treated like one. I don't have any religious or cultural restrictions.

 

The double disc pack does contain the widescreen version, on Disc 2. I watched it night before last. In the store I almost didn't buy it because all I could see at first was "Fullscreen" in the text on the back. Then I looked a little closer and saw that in the second block of text describing Disc 2, it says it's the widescreen version.

And, as far as I can tell, the two scenes--with Baby Herman and Jessica--are censored. I can't comment on the short since I never saw it theatrically.

Also, Disc 2 gives my player fits. It's locked up and gone all screwy when it hits the layer change. Anyone else had that problem?

 

The layer change seems to be right where Eddie V. walks into an empty bathroom with no floor in Toontown. It took 4 seconds for my player to rebuffer the video.....

I agree, it's the biggest cliff my DVD has jumped off. Usually, it's not that bad.....

The set is definately worth getting, especially if you did not pick up the other 4 released version (VHS, LD, DVD1) but I see censored sections. In the commentary, you can hear them mention some frames removed.

Interesting that, until the very end of post production, they didn't know if the film would be owned under Disney or Touchtone.

 

Yup, that's where it is. Two times my player threw a fit, and once it made it, but it only took a second or two.

Nice double entendre!

 

Thanks, Ken!

 

Thanks Ken and thegauge.

I'm now thinking they censored those scenes so they could get a PG rating instead of a PG-13 or an R rating. I could be wrong, because my memory is fuzzy, but I thought the original theatrical version was an R rating.

 

Ken,

Obviously, many people DO notice those things, or else there would be no discussion about them.

You do know, of course, there are people who spend their time looking for sexually objectionable things in movies. Many of them may live in Utah, but...uh...let me explain that before I get Gorted! There is a video rental chain place in Utah that edits movies, copies them, and rents the copies of the censored tapes. The movie studios do not like this one bit, but have not come out and publically denounced this or have not sicked their lawyers on them. I guess they don't need the publicity.