[78-L] Fleischer's Gullivers Travels coming in March

[David Lennick]

I've already begun noticing that some Blu-Ray releases (not this one, 
obviously) are selling for less than their equivalent standard DVD 
versions..who'da thunk it? Especially when standard DVDs are being dumped right 
and left.

dl

Steve Ramm wrote:
> Just got this info!
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> Steve
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> KOCH VISION OFFICIAL NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT
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> Dateline 11-24-08:
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> KOCH VISION ANNOUNCES THE MARCH 2009 RELEASE OF…
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> MAX FLEISCHER’S 1939 ANIMATED CLASSIC...
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> GULLIVER’S TRAVELS
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> NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON BLU RAY
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> Presented in Widescreen on DVD and Blu Ray for the first time ever, with both the original mono and newly enhanced stereo and 5.1 soundtracks, both the DVD and Blu Ray have been magnificently restored and re-mastered. 
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> Jonathan Swift’s celebrated and timeless fantasy is brought back to splendid life to enchant yet another generation of families like never before. 
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> Following the adventures of the shipwrecked sailor Gulliver among the tiny inhabitants of Lilliput, the family classic has long been considered one of the greatest achievements in feature animation history. 
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> Nominated for two Academy Awards (Best Original Song and Best Original Score), the music-filled Gulliver’s Travels features such songs as “All’s Well,” “Faithful Forever,” and “It’s a Hap Hap Happy Day.” The releases boast such Bonus Features as two classically collectible “Gabby” cartoons and the Fleischer Studios documentary “The Making of a Cartoon”, thus creating two distinct and highly collectible discs.
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> Planned for release on March 10, 2009, pre order for both the DVD and Blu Ray versions is set to February 10, 2009. 
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> Priced aggressively, the Blu Ray Edition is set at only $19.98 SRP, and the standard DVD Edition at only $14.98 SRP. 
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> KOCH Vision plans a GIANT-SIZED marketing and publicity campaign to support the release with extensive print, radio and online advertising + major editorial outreaches to parents, children, animation and collectors publications and sites. 
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> Attached please find the full color sell sheet for your perusal. 
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> Item Set Ups
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> GULLIVER’S TRAVELS (DVD)
> KOC-DV-6659 / 7-41952-66599-1 / 1-4172-3193-9 
> $14.98 SRP
> 77 minutes + bonus
> Audio: Original Mono + Enhanced Stereo and 5.1
> Aspect Ratio: 16x9 
> Production Year: 1939
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> GULLIVER’S TRAVELS (BLU RAY)
> KOC-BD-6660 / 7-41952-66609-7 / 1-4172-3194-7 
> $19.98 SRP
> 77 minutes + bonus
> Audio: Original Mono + Enhanced Stereo and 5.1
> Aspect Ratio: 16x9 
> Production Year: 1939
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> Pre order both items on Feb. 10, 2009. 
> National Release Date: March 10-2009