han22735
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Do the European copies work OK for you? I've heard that some of them are coded for different regions and may not work on US DVD Players.
As long as they state they are region free they work fine.
Do the European copies work OK for you? I've heard that some of them are coded for different regions and may not work on US DVD Players.
Don't even get me started on Song of the South!!!!...sigh
I don't mean to hijack here or anything, but I finally watched Song of the South last night. (Found a mostly tolerable quality one on youtube) I found it to be nothing short of delightful. The character of Uncle Remus was very heartwarming and the animation was wonderful! I do not understand why this is so "offensive" to people and why it won't get released... but then again I never understood why King Louie in the original Jungle Book was offensive either... I guess I'm just super naïve? I would love for this to be released and it made me love Splash that much more!
One offensive thing about the movie was that the boy's mother seems to have a fit at the thought of her son being best friends with a black man. Which isn't necessarily racist in itself, since the mother is a basically unsympathetic character.
But the most offensive part that I recall was that whenever Uncle Remus was speaking with a white adult, the actors and camera were positioned so that the whites were literally looking down on the black man. It's hard to say if it was done as a racist gesture, to reassure the (supposedly) bigoted southern audiences "we know how things should be" or if it was anti-racist, intended to show the difficulties of being black in the south and evoking sympathy for Uncle Remus.
Yeah I'm not sure where you see that, but all I see is VHS, PAL version, i.e. won't play in the US. I don't see any DVD at all.Just did a quick check on ebay and there are several listed for sale, VHS and DVD. Some DVDs are $25 including the shipping.
There were several listed when I made the post; I even ordered one which should be arriving soon. Maybe DIS readers bought them all up?Yeah I'm not sure where you see that, but all I see is VHS, PAL version, i.e. won't play in the US. I don't see any DVD at all.
Dang it. Let us know if it's a good copy!There were several listed when I made the post; I even ordered one which should be arriving soon. Maybe DIS readers bought them all up?
They may show the short, but the books have all been changed to the "Glue Baby". I find it highly amusing. I am pretty sure that it takes place during The Reconstruction era. I have never seen Song of the South, but have never been offended by it.Regarding Song of the South, I find it hilarious they won't release it, but have no problems showing the tar baby cartoon segment.