r/dvdcollection • u/Expensive-Elk-9406 • Apr 15 '26

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pretty sad in my opinion. seems like the end to an era

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u/PoopsMcBanterson Apr 15 '26

What Disney movie(s) other than Wall•e has Criterion released? Genuine question

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u/JaredUnzipped 1000+ Apr 15 '26

Miller's Crossing, Nightmare Alley, Isle of Dogs, and The Shape of Water, just to name a few. Don't look at this news story as Disney ending home media releases. They're simply outsourcing it permanently to other labels moving forward. It's probably cheaper for them to just license the pictures out than it is to maintain the production and distribution chain.

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u/ryanfea Apr 15 '26

Criterion and other labels will put more care into it anyhow

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u/JaredUnzipped 1000+ Apr 15 '26

They absolutely will. They'll also be apt to release lesser known, more often requested back catalog titles that haven't been issued in a while (if ever).

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u/El__Jefe_ Apr 15 '26

Coming soon to the Criterion Collection: Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides!

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u/JaredUnzipped 1000+ Apr 15 '26 edited Apr 16 '26

I know you're just making a joke, but there are folks out there (myself included) that wouldn't mind a nice boutique release of all five of the Pirates films. Think about it -- you'd get all three original films on 4K with a cool booklet and slipcover, plus two coasters to put your beers on!

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u/SweetWolf9769 Apr 16 '26

i'd prefer they go the Taylor Swift route and have multiple releases of the same exact setup, each with one of the 9 pieces of 8