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Does anyone have seen anywhere a comparison between the Fullscreen and Widescreen versions of this movie?

I personally have the first UK DVD release from 2001, which was in open-matte fullscreen. I couldn't find any comparison videos on YouTube but the DVDizzy review right here does have some side-by-side pictures.

http://www.dvdizzy.com/aristocats-specialedition.html

Going back to the cover-art options, I think that they are all simply mock-ups (the third cover-art possibly being a stand-in for the likely US cover). After all, why bother creating final cover art for something that could get thrown out the window?

The extras on the UK Disc

DISC 1 - BLU-RAY(TM) FEATURE FILM + BONUS

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

• 1080p High Definition
• English 5.1 DTS-HD MA
• English SDH Subtitles
• French 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound
• French Subtitles
• Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound
• Spanish Subtitles
• 1.66:1 Aspect Ratio

BONUS FEATURES:

• The Lost Opening
• "Oui Oui Marie" Music Video
• Classic Deleted Song: "She Never Felt Alone"
• The Sherman Brothers: The Aristocrats of Disney Songs
• The Great Cat Family (Excerpt)
• "The Aristocats" (Disney Song Selection)
• "Scales And Arpeggios" (Disney Song Selection)
• "Thomas O'Malley Cat" (Disney Song Selection)
• "Ev'rybody Wants To Be A Cat" (Disney Song Selection)
• Classic Bonus Short: "Bath Day"
• Play Movie With On-Screen Lyrics

DISC 2 - DVD FEATURE FILM + BONUS

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

• English 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound
• English SDH Subtitles
• French Track and Subtitles
• Spanish Track and Subtitles
• 1.75:1E Aspect Ratio -- Enhanced for 16 X 9 TVs (Original Theatrical Ratio)

BONUS FEATURES:

• Disney Virtual Kitten - Adopt Your Own Virtual Kitty. The More You Care For It, The More Hearts You Earn
• Virtual Kitten DVD-ROM - Two Mini Games And Your Very Own Printable Adoption License
• THE ARISTOCATS Fun With Language Game -- Play Along And Learn The Names Of A Variety Of Musical Instruments
• The Great Cat Family (Excerpt) Hosted By Walt Disney
• The Sherman Brothers: The Aristocrats of Disney Songs
• THE ARISTOCATS Scrapbook
• Deleted Scene

1.66:1 is better than 1.75:1 IMO. but it could always be a misprint. the DVD lists a 1.75:1 AR, which means that it's going to be the old version

I'm hoping it is a misprint. 1:75:1 is the Original Theatrical Ratio.

Lnds500, thanks for the comparison. To me, it looks like they removed a yellow tint, for the better. This yellow tint crap was a pretty common problem with low budget DVD restorations (well, it's still a problem every now and then).

Would anyone know if this Blu-ray release of The Aristocats restores the film's original Buena Vista logo at the beginning of the film? Or does it still have that blue Walt Disney Pictures castle logo at the beginning?

The reason I ask this is because all previous home video releases of the film (including the 2008 SE DVD) had the Walt Disney Pictures logo appearing at the beginning of the film, instead of the original Buena Vista logo.

Are you the same person I responded to before on Blu-ray.com? Here.

http://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p ... count=1383
http://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p ... count=1385

Actually, I'm not the same person you responded to on Blu-ray.com; that would be someone else.

Oh, and BTW, I saw the picture... it's really nice that the Blu-ray restores the Buena Vista logo, but I wonder if the 2012 DVD (which will also be included with the Blu-ray) will have it, too?