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Topic: What is the matter with "DerAnns Little mermaid"?

Jeroen van Ooijen
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 823
From: The Netherlands
Registered: Mar 2008

posted March 08, 2009 07:11 AM

Hello everybody,i want to buy the little mermaid not right now but once a day.
I heard some stories over this movie,that quality is poor,the movie is not sharp,bad colors and so on.
Now i'am not sure to buy that one,it is one of my favorites.
I see that most of the people here has DerAnns little mermaid,and my question now is,what is your meaninf og this movie and your advice?tell me is it a good choice to buy this movie or not.

Thanks for all your answers.

Jeroen [Wink]

with a big greet from the Netherlands.

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Douglas Meltzer
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From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted March 08, 2009 06:26 PM

Jeroen,

There were negative problems with this title (Derann's first Disney feature) that resulted in color variations from one reel to the next and an overall lack of sharpness. My print has very nice color and great sound, so I still enjoy the film, but I make sure that the projected image isn't too large, since the lack of definition becomes more noticeable.

Doug

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Adrian Winchester
Film God

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From: Croydon, London, UK
Registered: Aug 2004

posted March 08, 2009 10:29 PM

I have a print that I'm quite happy with, apart from some mysterious 'specks' on reel 3. I think the 'problem' was that other releases around the same time (eg 'Mickey's Christmas Carol') indicated that greater sharpness was possible. However, it's by no means bad and if you were to compare it with the Disney shorts or cut downs, I'd say it's better than most.

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David Erskine
Expert Film Handler

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From: Letchworth Garden City, Herts
Registered: Aug 2008

posted March 09, 2009 05:27 AM

My print is fine for quality, sound etc. I'm aiming to move it on because I don't regard it as a 'proper' Disney!! It is plastic-y, CGI bland and boring - I don't know why I bought it in the first place. Maybe because Derek sweet-talked me into it!!
Cheers, David E

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Jeroen van Ooijen
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 823
From: The Netherlands
Registered: Mar 2008

posted March 09, 2009 04:54 PM

Okay guys,this enough for me,i have Disney shorts and i'am
happy with them.
Really people i thought this movie from the little mermaid
was ver very bad.
Now you help me people to buy that one and put in the list of sales wanted.

Thanks all,

Jeroen. [Smile]

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Jeroen van Ooijen
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 823
From: The Netherlands
Registered: Mar 2008

posted April 20, 2009 06:20 PM

Hello everybody,tonight i have seen the little mermaid and for me the quality is okay.
I know for sure that this movie only is in this quality.
I was operator in 1998,and i had also the same focusproblem as this super8 print,and that was the original 35mm cinema release,the same sharpness as derann.
So it isn't the fault of derann but it is a fact that only the dvd release is sharp.
Super8 or 35mm from Buena Vista it is the same.
Thank you david for this beautiful print i have enjoy it,and it's a juwel in my collection. [Wink]

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Alan Rik
Film God

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From: New York City, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted April 20, 2009 07:21 PM

When I saw the print in the theatres (35mm Print) here in the states it was Pin Sharp!
I had the Derann print and I had to sell it. I tried living with it but I use to be a projectionist for a film lab...I couldn't take the blurriness!

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Osi Osgood
Film God

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From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005

posted April 20, 2009 10:31 PM

Are any of the other Derann/Disney features having the same problem? I only have two of the full features from Derann, (Fantasia 2000, Snow White, and reel one of Rescuers Down Under) and they are pin sharp.

Now, on the other hand, the sound on my Snow White is atrocious.
I was stunned at how muddy the soundtrack was.

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Jeroen van Ooijen
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 823
From: The Netherlands
Registered: Mar 2008

posted April 21, 2009 10:08 AM

It is not pinsharp you're right i have beauty and the beast and that one is much sharper,but i don''t have a problem with it,really i don't make a joke with the second release from the little mermaid in 1998 i was the whole time busy with the focus. [Big Grin]

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