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I love Oliver & Company since I was a little boy. I see it as a cult classic because it was written and made as an original movie instead of an adaptation it was based on (Oliver Twist). Since 1988, Disney has not used the theatrical version of Oliver & Company on home video in the US as they only released the film on video from the 1996 theatrical rerelease. The 1991 variant of the Walt Disney Pictures logo has permanently been placed in all vhs, dvd, bluray and Disney+ versions of the film worldwide. Except that's not fully true.
Until recently, the only source of the original logo by Disney was from rare screenshots of the 8mm, 16mm and 35mm cels of the 1988 lpps of Oliver & Company online. Unfortunately the 35mm/16mm film lpps were already sold out on ebay before i get the chance to purchase it.
This year, I bought the 1997 France VHS and laserdisc of Oliver & Company to see how the film looks in SECAM tapes. I went to a professional video duplication service in Miami Beach, FL. After it was digitized via USB, i was watching the film from the USB in my PC. To my surprise, the original 1985 Walt Disney Pictures logo from the 1988 theatrical print appears at the beginning and end of the movie. I thought the original studio logo they used from 1988 was lost forever since Disney has no interest in restoring the original version of the movie in 4k anytime soon.
While the movie visuals from the tape is virtually identical to the US version, i can see materials above the finished film dust, dirt, one scratch as it was possibly from a 8mm, 16mm or 35mm film print from the France 1989 release or an OCN, interpositive telecine and better looking than i expected. My question regarding this tape is why Disney did agree to release the original theatrical print on France home video and not US. Right now i am trying to convert the France laserdisc of the movie that was released the same time as the vhs version. My current problem is that i don't have a pal laserdisc player because the laserdisc is also PAL formatted. The laserdisc version is widescreen.
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If anyone still has the original 1988 theatrical super 8, 8mm, 16mm, 35mm lpp film stock, I would like to see the see the original version of that logo and uploaded online in full HD or 4K when you scan and digitize the film. Do the same thing for The Great Mouse Detective like the rare screenshot of the 1985 original Disney logo from Great Mouse Detective below.
Until recently, the only source of the original logo by Disney was from rare screenshots of the 8mm, 16mm and 35mm cels of the 1988 lpps of Oliver & Company online. Unfortunately the 35mm/16mm film lpps were already sold out on ebay before i get the chance to purchase it.
This year, I bought the 1997 France VHS and laserdisc of Oliver & Company to see how the film looks in SECAM tapes. I went to a professional video duplication service in Miami Beach, FL. After it was digitized via USB, i was watching the film from the USB in my PC. To my surprise, the original 1985 Walt Disney Pictures logo from the 1988 theatrical print appears at the beginning and end of the movie. I thought the original studio logo they used from 1988 was lost forever since Disney has no interest in restoring the original version of the movie in 4k anytime soon.
While the movie visuals from the tape is virtually identical to the US version, i can see materials above the finished film dust, dirt, one scratch as it was possibly from a 8mm, 16mm or 35mm film print from the France 1989 release or an OCN, interpositive telecine and better looking than i expected. My question regarding this tape is why Disney did agree to release the original theatrical print on France home video and not US. Right now i am trying to convert the France laserdisc of the movie that was released the same time as the vhs version. My current problem is that i don't have a pal laserdisc player because the laserdisc is also PAL formatted. The laserdisc version is widescreen.
.
If anyone still has the original 1988 theatrical super 8, 8mm, 16mm, 35mm lpp film stock, I would like to see the see the original version of that logo and uploaded online in full HD or 4K when you scan and digitize the film. Do the same thing for The Great Mouse Detective like the rare screenshot of the 1985 original Disney logo from Great Mouse Detective below.
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