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Old 01-20-2009, 02:12 PM   #106
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so what is the 23 about? i am still confussed.
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Old 01-20-2009, 02:17 PM   #107
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It reads "Are you 23?" right? This would seem to indicate an age or a numbered something . . . I just keep getting visions of that kids book "Are you my Mother?"
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So...let's run with the 23 Classics on Blue-Ray....what 23 would it be???? (hey, it gives us something to do until March!! LOL!!)

Here's my guesses: (Some of them may already be out on BR, I'm behind the times I don't have one yet!! I'm just guessing!)

1. Cinderella
2. Sleeping Beauty
3. Snow White
4. Fantasia
5. Fantasia 2000
6. Pinocchio
7. 101 Dalmations
8. Peter Pan
9. Alladin
10. Beauty and The Beast
11. Little Mermaid
12. Dumbo
13. Bambi
14. Lion King
15. Lady & the Tramp
16. Alice in Wonderland
17. Pochohantis
18. Mulan
19. Robin Hood
20. The Jungle Book
21. The Aristicats
22. Hurcules (Although I would much rather see Oliver and Company)
23. Tarzan
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Old 01-20-2009, 06:48 PM   #109
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Another thought I had today...could it be some sort of a game that Disney is going to release? I'm not a gamer, so I don't know what Disney has done so far with games in general...but the "are you" part seems to indicate something interactive to me.
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OK, in the gym this morning, I caught the end of a commercial for a new movie/documentary of some type. It got my attention with a scene with a polar bear, and then it said "EARTH," and then it was "Disney pictures", and I thought I saw the release date as 4/23. But I haven't seen anything since. Could this be related??
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So...let's run with the 23 Classics on Blue-Ray....what 23 would it be???? (hey, it gives us something to do until March!! LOL!!)

Here's my guesses: (Some of them may already be out on BR, I'm behind the times I don't have one yet!! I'm just guessing!)

1. Cinderella
2. Sleeping Beauty
3. Snow White
4. Fantasia
5. Fantasia 2000
6. Pinocchio
7. 101 Dalmations
8. Peter Pan
9. Alladin
10. Beauty and The Beast
11. Little Mermaid
12. Dumbo
13. Bambi
14. Lion King
15. Lady & the Tramp
16. Alice in Wonderland
17. Pochohantis
18. Mulan
19. Robin Hood
20. The Jungle Book
21. The Aristicats
22. Hurcules (Although I would much rather see Oliver and Company)
23. Tarzan

From that list, the only movie out on BR so far is Sleeping Beauty. Pinocchio comes out in March and will be on BR though.
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Saw the commercial too while watching Biggest Loser but didn't catch the release date. It follows different animal families in nature. Looked kind of like the old Animal Kingdom movies they used to do (long ago when I was young)
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OK - to take this to a whole different level - how about genetics? Could this be some really bizarre cross-promotion with 23andME?
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it's not going to be 23 Blu-ray (not blue-ray) releases. Disney has already announced their Blu-ray releases for 2009. These include Pinocchio, High School Musical Remix, High School Musical 3, Snow White, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Monsters Inc, Bug's Life, Swing Vote, Miracle At St. Anna, Blindness, Morning Light, Space Buddies, Pretty Woman, Microcosmos, Rounders, Lost: The Complete First and Second Seasons, Sin City, Miracle, Sling Blade, The Greatest Game Ever Played, Pulp Fiction, and Good Will Hunting.
The chances that they would randomly choose to a tuesday in March to make some other announcement about a different 23 Blu-ray movies doesn't make sense.
Here's a link to the article with the announcement - Link.
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it's not going to be 23 Blu-ray (not blue-ray) releases. Disney has already announced their Blu-ray releases for 2009. These include Pinocchio, High School Musical Remix, High School Musical 3, Snow White, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Monsters Inc, Bug's Life, Swing Vote, Miracle At St. Anna, Blindness, Morning Light, Space Buddies, Pretty Woman, Microcosmos, Rounders, Lost: The Complete First and Second Seasons, Sin City, Miracle, Sling Blade, The Greatest Game Ever Played, Pulp Fiction, and Good Will Hunting.
The chances that they would randomly choose to a tuesday in March to make some other announcement about a different 23 Blu-ray movies doesn't make sense.
Here's a link to the article with the announcement - Link.
That's awesome, thanks for the link!! Can't wait for Snow White, Monsters Inc., and Greatest Game Ever Played!
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the ones i've already preordered are Pinocchio, High School Musical Remix, High School Musical 3, Snow White, Monsters Inc, Bug's Life, Lost: The Complete First and Second Seasons, Sin City, Sling Blade, Pulp Fiction. can't wait.
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the ones i've already preordered are Pinocchio, High School Musical Remix, High School Musical 3, Snow White, Monsters Inc, Bug's Life, Lost: The Complete First and Second Seasons, Sin City, Sling Blade, Pulp Fiction. can't wait.


PS - Amazon Prime is awesome if you're into movies.
Might trade in my LOST box sets and pick up the Blu-Rays too. Hey wait.....isn't 23 one of the LOST "numbers"??? LOL I think someone might have already mentioned that, this thread is getting too long to remember.....
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March 10 is Disney's annual shareholders' meeting in Oakland, CA, so something related to this "23" must be an announcement at the meeting.
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this 23 thing is driving me crazy.
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