Secret of NIMH SE in June?! - DVDfile.com forum for DVD, Blu-Ray, and HD-DVD

Monterey Jack · 02-12-2007, 04:42 PM

From the Toon Zone...

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"Secret of NIMH" Special Edition and High-Definition DVDs on the Way

By Ace the Bathound

A posting on Don Bluth's website states that The Secret of NIMH has just been remastered for HD DVD (see note dated Jan 17, 2007), and that they are hoping that it will be available by June or July 2007. The comment also states, "We're told that the new color master will be made available at full screen 1:1.33 (as it was shot), 1:1.85 letterbox (as it was projected in theaters in 1982)and 16X9 HD," and that producer/director commentary and an on-camera interview DVD extras are finished and should be on the final product.

Tattiana · 02-13-2007, 05:38 AM

WoooHooo!!!

i loved watching that as a kid!!

Iguana Man · 02-16-2007, 10:56 PM

NIMH = ????

Monterey Jack · 02-17-2007, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Iguana Man

NIMH = ????

National Institute Of Mental Health.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084649/

Pirate · 02-17-2007, 05:14 AM

I forgot that Wil Wheaton was in NIMH!

Monterey Jack · 02-17-2007, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by piratehunter

I forgot that Wil Wheaton was in NIMH!

And Shannen Doherty. And one of the inbetween artists on the picture was future Batman: The Animated Series co-creator Bruce W. Timm.

Monterey Jack · 04-04-2007, 05:02 PM

According to the DVD Journal, June 19th is the release date of the NIMH SE, which will be a 2-disc set.

Monterey Jack · 06-20-2007, 04:34 AM

Well, just watched the film today, and the new widescreen transfer is quite good. Most of the print defects and cel dirt have been scrubbed away, and the transfer is quite lovely.

The Bluth/Goldman commentary is excellent, although it would have been interesting if they got into their split with Disney. However...why is this a 2-disc set? The second disc only contains a 15-minute featurette and some crappy kiddie games. They couldn't fit that one the first disc?

Anyways, it's the film that counts. Now we just need some better cover art...

Buffalo Bill · 06-20-2007, 04:57 AM

I agree that the first disc of the NIMH SE is fantastic. I'm also completely stunned by the 2nd disc. Free promo discs at stores like CC & BB have more content. ONE featurette & 5 set top kiddie games. Other Family Fun Editions like Ferngully & Anastasia gave us lots of bonus content including Bartok (a whole movie as a bonus feature). And for this they put a featurette. What a waste of a disc.

Monterey Jack · 06-20-2007, 05:45 AM

Nice to see I can actually discuss this film here without getting laughed at.

Monterey Jack · 06-20-2007, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Buffalo Bill

I agree that the first disc of the NIMH SE is fantastic. I'm also completely stunned by the 2nd disc. Free promo discs at stores like CC & BB have more content. ONE featurette & 5 set top kiddie games. Other Family Fun Editions like Ferngully & Anastasia gave us lots of bonus content including Bartok (a whole movie as a bonus feature). And for this they put a featurette. What a waste of a disc.

Indeed. Why didn't they include Bluth's entire Banjo The Woodpile Cat short? That would have been a wonderful extra, kind of like Tim Burton's Vincent and Frankenweenie on the Nightmare Before Christmas DVD. Where's the still-frame archive of storyboards, character designs, background paintings, ect.? Where's the film's trailer, which was on the original DVD? Do even kids like those idiotic set-top "games"? And the insert...looked like a placemat from a fucking fast food restaurant.

The sad thing is, the featurette was very good, it just went by way too fast. I wanted to see more home movies, more live-action reference footage, more mention of the film's voice cast (I did like the still of young Shannen Doherty), but it was over practically before it started. Plus, the cover artwork sucked ass. I'm still waiting for someone to create a cool alternate cover.

Oh well, it's the movie that counts, but...*sigh*

Buffalo Bill · 06-21-2007, 03:14 AM

You're so right about that insert. Last time I saw something that looked like that I was ordering the Grand Slam breakfast at Denny's. At least we finally got Bluth's first solo classic & in both wide & full. I watched it both ways on my bigscreen & they're great. I gotta keep saying "it's the movie that counts" too. At least it was a very low priced two disc set even though the second disc is so lame.

Monterey Jack · 06-21-2007, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Buffalo Bill

You're so right about that insert. Last time I saw something that looked like that I was ordering the Grand Slam breakfast at Denny's.

Thank goodness I held onto the 8-page insert from the original DVD when I sold it months ago. Yeah, it was still kinda aimed at the kiddies, but at least it looked classy, and had the chapter titles.

Seriously, we need someone to create a new cover art for this.

sub780lime · 07-12-2007, 05:24 PM

I think I need to pick this up for the wifey. Didn't realize it came out, I stop in the animated forum so seldom.

Monterey Jack · 07-13-2007, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by sub780lime

I think I need to pick this up for the wifey.

Has she seen it before?

sub780lime · 07-16-2007, 07:02 PM

Its one of her favorite movies, I actually gave her the DVD (plus some other stuff of course) two years ago for Christmas.

Monterey Jack · 07-17-2007, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by sub780lime

Its one of her favorite movies, I actually gave her the DVD (plus some other stuff of course) two years ago for Christmas.

Ah. Then she should love the gorgeous new transfer.

02-13-2007, 05:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tattiana Actress Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nebraska	WoooHooo!!! i loved watching that as a kid!! __________________ "...you're going to burn in a very special level of hell. A level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater."

02-16-2007, 10:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
Iguana Man Ex-BadHumor Man Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Jersey, USA	NIMH = ???? __________________ Get outside and have fun! Nacho Website Focus

02-17-2007, 05:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
Pirate Moderator Emeritus Loves Yellow Subtitles Join Date: Jun 2003	I forgot that Wil Wheaton was in NIMH! __________________ Early Adopting So You Don’t Have To.

04-04-2007, 05:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
Monterey Jack Wants to be John Smith Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Walpole, MA U.S.A.	According to the DVD Journal, June 19th is the release date of the NIMH SE, which will be a 2-disc set. __________________ Lol VHS forty dollars??? more like dvd's 5 dollars hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha skip a long to blu ray disc and get with the freakin program!!!!!!!! LOL -ty_guy123321@hotmal.com

06-20-2007, 04:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
Monterey Jack Wants to be John Smith Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Walpole, MA U.S.A.	Well, just watched the film today, and the new widescreen transfer is quite good. Most of the print defects and cel dirt have been scrubbed away, and the transfer is quite lovely. The Bluth/Goldman commentary is excellent, although it would have been interesting if they got into their split with Disney. However...why is this a 2-disc set? The second disc only contains a 15-minute featurette and some crappy kiddie games. They couldn't fit that one the first disc? Anyways, it's the film that counts. Now we just need some better cover art... __________________ Lol VHS forty dollars??? more like dvd's 5 dollars hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha skip a long to blu ray disc and get with the freakin program!!!!!!!! LOL -ty_guy123321@hotmal.com

06-20-2007, 04:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
Buffalo Bill Hapless Actor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Walden Puddle.	I agree that the first disc of the NIMH SE is fantastic. I'm also completely stunned by the 2nd disc. Free promo discs at stores like CC & BB have more content. ONE featurette & 5 set top kiddie games. Other Family Fun Editions like Ferngully & Anastasia gave us lots of bonus content including Bartok (a whole movie as a bonus feature). And for this they put a featurette. What a waste of a disc. __________________ "Brick Tamland is married with 11 children and is one of the top political advisors to the Bush White House." (now everything makes sense) "The fundamentals of the economy are sound" John McHoover.

06-20-2007, 05:45 AM	#10 (permalink)
Monterey Jack Wants to be John Smith Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Walpole, MA U.S.A.	Nice to see I can actually discuss this film here without getting laughed at. __________________ Lol VHS forty dollars??? more like dvd's 5 dollars hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha skip a long to blu ray disc and get with the freakin program!!!!!!!! LOL -ty_guy123321@hotmal.com

06-21-2007, 03:14 AM	#12 (permalink)
Buffalo Bill Hapless Actor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Walden Puddle.	You're so right about that insert. Last time I saw something that looked like that I was ordering the Grand Slam breakfast at Denny's. At least we finally got Bluth's first solo classic & in both wide & full. I watched it both ways on my bigscreen & they're great. I gotta keep saying "it's the movie that counts" too. At least it was a very low priced two disc set even though the second disc is so lame. __________________ "Brick Tamland is married with 11 children and is one of the top political advisors to the Bush White House." (now everything makes sense) "The fundamentals of the economy are sound" John McHoover.

07-12-2007, 05:24 PM	#14 (permalink)
sub780lime Can't Spell Bilbo Join Date: May 2002 Location: A Galaxy Far Far Away	I think I need to pick this up for the wifey. Didn't realize it came out, I stop in the animated forum so seldom. __________________ love comes and goes, but an avatar . . . that's forever. - Pirate

07-16-2007, 07:02 PM	#16 (permalink)
sub780lime Can't Spell Bilbo Join Date: May 2002 Location: A Galaxy Far Far Away	Its one of her favorite movies, I actually gave her the DVD (plus some other stuff of course) two years ago for Christmas. __________________ love comes and goes, but an avatar . . . that's forever. - Pirate

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