Big Slate Of October Animation And Special Effects DVD And Video Releases
Here is a viewers guide to the notable animation and special effects releases on DVD and VHS for the month of October, 2001:
October 2:
THE MUMMY RETURNS
That pesky mummy is resurrected via special effects by ILM. Not only do you get to see The Rock turn into a giant scorpion, but consumers will receive a FREE bag of Tootsie Rolls, Tootsie Pops or Charm Blow Pops candy with the purchase of THE MUMMY RETURNS DVD or VHS. Yum! DVD features include exclusive advanced footage from the Spring 2002 release, THE SCORPION KING starring The Rock, a behind-the-scenes featurette, interactive visual and special effects formations, commentaries with the director and editor, deleted scenes, outtakes and more. Suggested retail price: DVD (full-frame or widescreen anamorphic version) $26.98; VHS $22.98.
October 9
SCOOBY-DOO AND THE CYBER CHASE
Zoinks! Just in time for Halloween this all-new feature-length movie finds the gang zapped into a high-tech computer game. Hi-jinks ensue. DVD features include the world premiere of an all-new Scooby-Doo music video, a virtual detective game and a “making of” featurette. Suggested retail price: DVD $24.98; VHS $19.96.
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
The first full-length, full-color animated feature ever produced is restored and remastered and available in a 2-disc DVD box set (VHS release to follow in November). Both discs feature the animated Magic Mirror as a navigational guide. In addition to the film, Disc One includes "Dopey's Wild Mine Ride" game, THE GODDESS OF SPRING, an animated short which served as a test for the character Snow White, a karaoke sing-along, a new rendition of "Someday My Prince Will Come," sung by Barbra Streisand and audio commentary gathered from rare archival recordings of Walt Disney and hosted by film historian John Canemaker. Disc Two features highlights of Walt Disney's life and career, storyboard to film comparisons, preliminary designs and deleted concepts, original designs and renderings, camera and filter tests, a featurette on the original voice talent from the film, four partially animated (and one fully-animated) scenes that did not make the final film version, a short documentary about the restoration process, plus the original RKO opening and end credits and more. Preorder the SNOW WHITE DVD by October 8, 2001 from the Disney online store and receive a bonus lithograph, a collectible pin and one free Disney DVD. Suggested retail price: DVD (2-disc set) $29.99.
October 16
CATS AND DOGS
Ninja kitties abound. Dogs fight back. DVD features include a trivia game, storyboard to scene comparisons, commentary from actor Sean Hayes, producer Chris DeFaria, art director James D. Bissell and director Lawrence Guterman. Suggested retail price: DVD (full frame or widescreen anamorphic) $26.98; VHS $22.98.
STAR WARS: EPISODE ONE THE PHANTOM MENACE
The arrival of EPISODE I marks the first film of the STAR WARS saga to debut on DVD. Features include commentary by George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman and others. Exclusive deleted-scenes documentary features seven new sequences completed just for this DVD release, all-new hour-long documentary film culled from over 600 hours of footage including an insider's look at Lucasfilm and ILM during production, multi-angle storyboard to animatic to film segments featuring the submarine and pod race sequences, award-winning twelve-part Web documentary series that chronicles the production, never-before-seen production photo gallery with special caption feature, posters, trailers and DVD-ROM Weblink to exclusive STAR WARS content. Widescreen anamorphic format. Suggested retail price: DVD (2-disc set) $29.98.
Before the DVD, AWN met with Rob Coleman to discuss “The Animated Side of Star Wars.”
October 23
FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN Special Edition
October 2:
THE MUMMY RETURNS
That pesky mummy is resurrected via special effects by ILM. Not only do you get to see The Rock turn into a giant scorpion, but consumers will receive a FREE bag of Tootsie Rolls, Tootsie Pops or Charm Blow Pops candy with the purchase of THE MUMMY RETURNS DVD or VHS. Yum! DVD features include exclusive advanced footage from the Spring 2002 release, THE SCORPION KING starring The Rock, a behind-the-scenes featurette, interactive visual and special effects formations, commentaries with the director and editor, deleted scenes, outtakes and more. Suggested retail price: DVD (full-frame or widescreen anamorphic version) $26.98; VHS $22.98.
October 9
SCOOBY-DOO AND THE CYBER CHASE
Zoinks! Just in time for Halloween this all-new feature-length movie finds the gang zapped into a high-tech computer game. Hi-jinks ensue. DVD features include the world premiere of an all-new Scooby-Doo music video, a virtual detective game and a “making of” featurette. Suggested retail price: DVD $24.98; VHS $19.96.
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
The first full-length, full-color animated feature ever produced is restored and remastered and available in a 2-disc DVD box set (VHS release to follow in November). Both discs feature the animated Magic Mirror as a navigational guide. In addition to the film, Disc One includes "Dopey's Wild Mine Ride" game, THE GODDESS OF SPRING, an animated short which served as a test for the character Snow White, a karaoke sing-along, a new rendition of "Someday My Prince Will Come," sung by Barbra Streisand and audio commentary gathered from rare archival recordings of Walt Disney and hosted by film historian John Canemaker. Disc Two features highlights of Walt Disney's life and career, storyboard to film comparisons, preliminary designs and deleted concepts, original designs and renderings, camera and filter tests, a featurette on the original voice talent from the film, four partially animated (and one fully-animated) scenes that did not make the final film version, a short documentary about the restoration process, plus the original RKO opening and end credits and more. Preorder the SNOW WHITE DVD by October 8, 2001 from the Disney online store and receive a bonus lithograph, a collectible pin and one free Disney DVD. Suggested retail price: DVD (2-disc set) $29.99.
October 16
CATS AND DOGS
Ninja kitties abound. Dogs fight back. DVD features include a trivia game, storyboard to scene comparisons, commentary from actor Sean Hayes, producer Chris DeFaria, art director James D. Bissell and director Lawrence Guterman. Suggested retail price: DVD (full frame or widescreen anamorphic) $26.98; VHS $22.98.
STAR WARS: EPISODE ONE THE PHANTOM MENACE
The arrival of EPISODE I marks the first film of the STAR WARS saga to debut on DVD. Features include commentary by George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman and others. Exclusive deleted-scenes documentary features seven new sequences completed just for this DVD release, all-new hour-long documentary film culled from over 600 hours of footage including an insider's look at Lucasfilm and ILM during production, multi-angle storyboard to animatic to film segments featuring the submarine and pod race sequences, award-winning twelve-part Web documentary series that chronicles the production, never-before-seen production photo gallery with special caption feature, posters, trailers and DVD-ROM Weblink to exclusive STAR WARS content. Widescreen anamorphic format. Suggested retail price: DVD (2-disc set) $29.98.
Before the DVD, AWN met with Rob Coleman to discuss “The Animated Side of Star Wars.”
October 23
FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN Special Edition
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