Excellent Blu-ray transfer. ZERO bonus features.
It can be argued that Lilo & Stitch is one of the strongest and most beloved Disney animated films. This holds true for many (especially myself), so you can imagine my excitement when Disney finally announced a Blu-ray release for the film. They even chose to include Stitch Has A Glitch, an excellent follow-up to the series and TV show. This also made me excited for a separate 2-pack with Stitch! The Movie and Leroy & Stitch.
That eagerness quickly faded.
As stunning as the transfer is on this Blu-ray release, it is completely lacking -ANY- bonus features. That's right, no deleted scenes, no special interviews, and ESPECIALLY lacking is the excellent commentary that many fans enjoyed for its thoroughness and loving care towards the film's creation. The back of the box has the audacity to claim that Stitch Has A Glitch is THE bonus feature, "with more fun, laughter and adventure for the entire family". Yes, the movie is a nice supplement to the main film, but it...
Shame on Disney for taking out ALL the special features!
My ONE star rating is not for the actual animated film, which is one of my favorite Disney films. I would give the actual film a FIVE star rating.
BUT, I can't in all consciousness give this so-called "special edition" Blu-Ray/DVD combo version more than ONE star. In fact, if I could, I would give it a ZERO. For anybody who had the two DVD releases, "Lilo & Stitch" came with a bunch of special features including some of the cute teaser trailers featuring other Disney characters and one of the BEST and LONGEST "making of" featurettes I've seen on a Disney DVD.
Instead of putting any special features, they try to trick us into thinking the so-called sequel IS the special feature.
I HATE, HATE, HATE, HATE, HATE that Disney Home Entertainment has been bundling their first run animated classics with their straight to video so-called sequels. They did it with Pocahontas and Mulan, which I didn't mind so much because they included special features...
Great Movie, Rotten Blu-ray
It's disheartening to see Disney continue to release their Blu-ray titles with little or no extra content. They did this with "Avengers" and "Wreck it Ralph" but this takes it to a whole new level! I can't in good conscience purchase this release due to the zero extras in the Blu-ray, and I adore the movie itself! They could have at least tried to add in the extras from their prior DVD releases but they couldn't even do that! I really hope Disney will stop this trend of lack of extras but I fear as long as consumers buy their products and they continue to cut costs, don't expect anything less from the mouse.
Click to Editorial Reviews
No comments:
Post a Comment