I have song of the south on dvd.
I’ve got the Disney Goes to War set complete with the short where Donald has a dream that he’s Hitler and another one where he almost commits suicide: good times kids today are pandered to.
It was never really hard to get, they were just ashamed of it due to how badly it bombed.
lots of us still watch VHS tapes
I’m curious if it’s the 1990 Fantasia release:
This is my absolute favorite home video release as it is the last one featuring Deems Taylor’s real voice. After this, the audio tracks were so badly degraded for the higher resolution releases that they rerecorded the whole thing. To me, this is the “official” release even though it did have a couple of scenes altered due to the black horses. I looked everywhere in college for the original film as I had a way to transfer it digitally at the campus media center. I found the 1942 Roadshow version and Song of the South canister films online and still have then in my collection.
few reasons
My only sealed VHS copy is the January 1999 release of The Rescuers:
I was working at Duckwall/ALCO at the time when we got a recall notice on it, due to a picture of a naked woman in the background of two frames. I immediately bought a copy before I pulled the stock. Three months later, Disney rereleased it in identical packaging with the only difference being a red sticker on the plastic that said “Special Reissue”.
LOL, of course!
few reasons
1. the most obvious being even in 2022 some movies can simply only be viewed on VHS. take for example the ebay listing I posted in this very thread for 555. I haven't been able to find a stream for that flick anywhere. I will agree that with streaming this has become much less of a problem, but still some movies can only be found on VHS
2. some movies look better on VHS. I know this might sound absurd, but lots of 70s and 80s low budget flicks actually look worse at higher resolution/cleaner image. take for example Rawhead Rex.
I recently rewatched this on Shudder streaming. it was objectively a worse experience because the costume looked crappy at the higher resolution.
3. there is something comforting about watching films on VHS. the experience of browsing through your VHS library, grabbing a tape, sticking it in the VCR, and watching it in all its grainy beauty feels like a warm hug, reminiscent of my childhood where I would spend hours in the local movie rental store. the whole process of watching a flick on VHS, from admiring the amazing cover art to just finding joy in using something like a VCR in 2022, is just really special. to be fair, I'm fairly nostalgic about old tech in general. I still use several computers that are +20 years old, mp3 players that are +20 years old, etc. old tech is comforting for me.
there is nothing quite like VHS/beta tapes.
few reasons
1. the most obvious being even in 2022 some movies can simply only be viewed on VHS. take for example the ebay listing I posted in this very thread for 555. I haven't been able to find a stream for that flick anywhere. I will agree that with streaming this has become much less of a problem, but still some movies can only be found on VHS
2. some movies look better on VHS. I know this might sound absurd, but lots of 70s and 80s low budget flicks actually look worse at higher resolution/cleaner image. take for example Rawhead Rex.
I recently rewatched this on Shudder streaming. it was objectively a worse experience because the costume looked crappy at the higher resolution.
3. there is something comforting about watching films on VHS. the experience of browsing through your VHS library, grabbing a tape, sticking it in the VCR, and watching it in all its grainy beauty feels like a warm hug, reminiscent of my childhood where I would spend hours in the local movie rental store. the whole process of watching a flick on VHS, from admiring the amazing cover art to just finding joy in using something like a VCR in 2022, is just really special. to be fair, I'm fairly nostalgic about old tech in general. I still use several computers that are +20 years old, mp3 players that are +20 years old, etc. old tech is comforting for me.
there is nothing quite like VHS/beta tapes.
only one. I’d like more but unfortunately they weigh as much as a horse. Also wife wouldn’t be too happy.
She’s a good sport - doesn’t watch them but doesn’t mind me buying them
I never understood this take. How is this movie racist? It takes place after the Civil War on a plantation. Everybody loves Uncle Remus and his stories. He sings Zippidy Doo Dah. Uncle Remus was such a great character James Baskett became the first black man to receive an Oscar. Disneyland still has a ride based on the movie (Splash Mountain).Edit: also fuck you /s I just bid on a copy of Song of the South on eBay I worked at Disney Interactive so can’t resist having physical evidence of how racist Disney used to be
I agree with you the movie isnt as bad as people make it out to be. It's Disney's fault the movie has so much notoriety, cause they banned it in the late 80s.
It’s being rethemed more because of its age than anything. And the ride is still currently open.
