Disney+, not all movies available

[Brad Johnson]

Signed up for Disney+ presuming they would have the entire Disney catalog available. Immediately discovered that isn't the case. One that I was really looking forward to, Hot Lead and Cold Feet, isn't there. Yes, it's cheesy mid-70's Disney assembly-line schlock, but it brings back good memories and it's a harmless way to spend 90 minutes.

Apparently I'm not the only one to be a little surprised at how incomplete the Disney+ catalog is, but I can also see why. Getting titles set up for streaming takes time so they went for what was already available, then focused on getting popular older titles coded first. Less popular stuff will be added over time, at least supposedly. There's also a backlog of stuff that was on multi-year contracts with other streaming services, usually as package deals for bulk blocks of less-popular titles (i.e. the "crank em out over the weekend" stuff from the late '60s through the early '80s).

https://whatsondisneyplus.com/over-300-disney-owned-films-and-shows-missing-from-disney-plus/

The "No R-rated" policy is no surprise, albeit still disappointing. However, scuttlebutt is they are creating a separate section for R-rated content. Makes sense given the extensive catalog of R-rated titles from many of Disney's subsidiary studios. I'm guessing unexpected R-rated blockbusters like Logan and Deadpool may have had something to do with it.

https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/disney-rumored-adding-rrated-adult-content/

Brad

[Nick1911]

Not directly related to your comment: but after how much Disney has screwed up copyright laws in the US, it is a company I refuse to support.

[zahc]

I was also disappointed in the available language options. Disney dubs all their movies into basically every language known to man. So I figured that on Disney+ they would have ALL the languages available, right? Why not? It should be fun to have access to obscure languages. But they actually have less language options than the DVDs.

As soon as I got Disney+ I wanted to watch the classic, vaulted animated movies in HD. I know I'm weird, but for me the French version of Lion King will always be The One True Version. I also like the Japanese version of Frozen, but I've only seen it on airplanes because the JPN version is hard to get on DVD. But no luck. So instead I rewatched Lion King SD version that I ripped from my DVD, through my Plex server. Hurray for progess.

[K Frame]

Had NO idea that Disney owns Firefly...

[AmbulanceDriver]

Had NO idea that Disney owns Firefly...

Wait... So Zoe, Inara, and Kaylee are all Disney princesses???

I'll be in my bunk.

[RoadKingLarry]

Wait... So Zoe, Inara, and Kaylee are all Disney princesses???

I'll be in my bunk.

Disney Owns M*A*S*H so that makes Klinger a Disney princess as well.

[zahc]

The Disney+ version of Splash is censored for nudity by cheap CGI. Apparently it's a special Disney+ version. I don't like how easy it is to change history with streaming media.

[Ben]

I mentioned elsewhere my annoyance of "stealth editing". I wonder if there is any entity that preserves the original versions of all media and makes them available for purchase? I know we have places like Gutenberg Press and the Internet Archives, but AFAIK, they are all public domain.

We're getting to a point where SJW and similar editing is changing our culture through clandestine means. It seems more important than ever to preserve original content, whether it's a historical document or an episode of The Simpsons.

[WLJ]

Wait... So Zoe, Inara, and Kaylee are all Disney princesses???

I'll be in my bunk.