A few weeks ago the Disney channel was showing kids movies at mid morning that included Tinker Bell, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure, Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue, and Return to Never Land (Peter Pan II) all in high definition. To end the week right before Easter, Disney's Aladdin was going to air.
Months earlier, I purchased The Little Mermaid on DVD (Diamond) and while it's a landmark film, it looked like garbage on my Sony Bravia. "Aladdin will probably be another DVD rendition from the 90's." I told myself and it would not look good at all just like The Little Mermaid appeared.
I was surprised! Aladdin was in High Definition, crystal clear with superior sound. My little one asked me when it was over if she could watch it again...... The answer, sadly was "No." Although in high definition, the Blu ray is no where to be found and has not been released to date. Amazon has a spot for it, but it's not there.
I guess if I could ask Disney a question, it would be this - "If you released and aired Aladdin on the Disney channel in High Definition, and the work has been done to render all the original film cells, artwork, and sound, why would you not put this film out on Blu-ray?" My only conclusion is that it's a distribution issue as well as Aladdin not carefully injected into the release schedule that seems to get everyone out running for the latest and greatest title little by little and also during major holidays like Christmas. Until the official release date, we will sit and wait and unfortunately I have to tell my kids that even though they saw this great movie, they can't have it on Blu-ray.
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