Betty Boop on DVDs

[mgchan]

Do you think Betty Boop cartoons should be digitized and cleaned up (not edited!) for distribution on DVDs?

I'm not talking about the low quality BB cartoons that are currently out on DVDs.

[BBooper]

i think thats a great idea!!!!

BBooper
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[GeorgeC]

They most definitely SHOULD do a new OFFICIAL Betty Boop animated shorts collection!

They, the rights holders, however, should remaster the cartoons and NOT repeat the Definitive Collection because the Definitive Collection used a cheapo digital device that removed character inklines intermittently through the bulk of the cartoons on that set. Basically, the restoration equipment used for that set could NOT tell the difference between scratches and inklines in some of the cartoons! Some extra ought to be spent remastering and bringing back Betty Boop up to the quality levels that Time-Warner is doing on the Popeye shorts.

People that buy this set or any cartoon will not put up with half-assed restorations and frankly the major studios have the money to spend doing a VERY good job restoring old films. People expect much better quality from DVD than what they saw on both VHS and laserdisc and frankly with all the money being made off home video (and DVD in particular) there is no excuse NOT to do these sets well.

I would also like to see the cartoons released in CHRONOLOGICAL release order because the Betty Boop Definite Collection skipped around in time organizing cartoons by theme and it was harder to get any sense of how Betty Boop developed over time.

I'm sorry to cause some concern by my multiple posting on this subject the other day (and I only use one screen name, BTW, I'm not an MPD!) but I saw a lack of posts on the animated series and it concerned that a site about Betty Boop had a lack of forum messages about the animated cartoons that made the character a legend in the first place.

I am not against licensed goods featuring the character's image, but goodness' sake the classic Betty Boop animated shorts ought to be available in officially licensed and restored DVDs, too!

[Bikerbettyboop]

yes, yes, yes!! Most definitely bring out a new high quality DVD so I can add it to my collection!!

[melisa73074]

There should be a collectors addition with a big BB box, that would be phat!!!!!!!!

[lilhommieb74]

man if dat came out on dvd i would go buy it rite now!!!! having a big box dat brings a bunch would b phat!!!

[BiG BeTtY FaN]

That sounds like a GRAND idea to me!!!

[Bikerbettyboop]

Hi Big Betty Fan!! Welcome to the forum!!

I hope they do release Betty's cartoons on DVD!!

[lilhommieb74]

hye mgchan is it possible dat u can put dose on da bettyboop store?

[Bikerbettyboop]

I'm sure they'll be in the Betty Boop store as soon as they are available... whenever that may be...... I hope it's soon. That would make an excellent Christmas gift, wouldn't it?

[Melissa Jones]

I have been waiting for just such a thing George C - i agree 100% with what you have said. All of my collection are stills, collectables, figurines and the like, but i have very few of the cartoons. I love them but would like so see them preserved and restored to their full potential and glory.

I'll put my order in now for a set.

[Bikerbettyboop]

I agree with George C!!! I hope he comes back and visits us again.

[Gerald]

Betty Boop's Definitive Collection is the only reason that I still keep my lasedisc player. I would love to see it remastered in dvd and finally sell my laserdisc player.

[bettyboopfan]

I would love to have betty on DVD!!

[Boopfan713]

I was looking in the bargain bin ( $ 5.99 ) at Best Buy and saw a Betty Boop double DVD set. 23 Betty Boop cartoons. I tried to find others on the internet and there were several. I saw them at the Barnes and Noble website.
John

[bettyboop68]

That would be great, I found one the old bboop vhs and my best friend bought me one at wal mart

[Spoiled14]

i didn't even know that they sold bb cartoons? I never see any of them. where do they have this cartoons at. i would like to see them

[lilhommieb74]

well actually they dont sell them...they used to but now ...i dont no wat happen i think we should pritest!!! bring bb back!!! bring bb back!!

[bettyboopfan]

Lil, they still sell BB cartoons.

You can find them at Wal-Mart.

Not very good quality though..........

[Spoiled14]

really i never see them

[maria]

:o i have 3 dvd of betty boop for long time and 2 video i love to wacth it:P

[Bikerbettyboop]

I enjoy getting out a Betty Boop cartoon or two when I need a good laugh... some of them are pretty funny!!

[bettyboopfan]

Yea, they are pretty funny!

I enjoy watching them with my daughters.
The first time we watched a B & W BB cartoon together, my oldest daughter said, "turn the color on".

[Biker Babe]

It would be very nice to have a collection of Betty Boop DVD's.

[bettyboopfan]

I would love to have a collection of BB DVDs!!

[Bikerbettyboop]

ha that's funny that your daughter wanted to see Betty in color. I remember those days when we didn't have color tv yet.... sure is nice seeing color but the old Betty cartoons are funny in black and white.

[bettyboopfan]

Kids say the funniest things!!

I enjoy the B & W too!!

[Candlesnboop]

I have 3 of my own Betty Boop VHS's, but with VHS's going out of style thanks to the DVD's I would love to have the DVD's. My hubby says that there is some way you can turn your VHS to DVD. Not sure how though, he is just a computer nerd and stero nerd as well and tries to find the best ways to hadles someting like that.

[bettyboopfan]

My father-in-law was telling me that you can record your VHS on to DVDs now.

I will have to find out how so I can transfer my BB VHS on to DVD.

[Bikerbettyboop]

Hmmm.... is it a special vhs player to dvd recorder? Or do you play the movie by VHS and record it on DVD as it plays???????

[bettyboopfan]

I believe he said it is a VHS/DVD player and recorder.
He said they were rather expensive right now because it is something new.
I will have to check again with him and find out because I think it would come in really handy.

[Bikerbettyboop]

Any news on this??? Would sure make a nice holiday gift item, wouldn't it?

[Candlesnboop]

Hmm, Yes it would indeed!!:D

[Bikerbettyboop]

It must not be available yet because I think I would've heard about it or MGCHAN would've told us about it by now.

[Candlesnboop]

They do make a new combo. The VHS/DVD player it is all one unit but I am not sure if you can record the VHS to the DVD on the other hand ya all have to check out this site. Make sure to scroll down cause there are other Boop cartoon DVD's on that page as well.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000X61WS/103-5904744-3823809?v=glance

All of the Betty Boop items you see are on DVD!!!

[bettyboop68]

:D Yes they should.

[bettyboopfan]

He did say it was available now but rather expensive.

I have been unable to locate one.

[boopcrazy]

that would be way cool if they put betty on DVD.

[lilhommieb74]

yea i hope ppl consider it!!! i would love to c bb on dvd ....especially since dvd is wat ppl are using now a days!

[bettyboopfan]

I agree, LIL!

[Candlesnboop]

I found one at Walmart.com for under $90. That is a pretty good price. That was the cheapest one I could find. The better ones are more expensive though.

[bettyboopfan]

Is this the one that you can record your VHS on to DVDs?

[DebbieWebby]

I think DVD are soo much better then VHS. I have about 5 bb dvds already, and i found them at the dollar store :) now thats a deal!

[bettyboopfan]

I found some of my VHS at the dollar store.

I need to see if they have them on DVD!!

[bettybooper25]

i totally agree;)

[bettybooper25]

Originally posted by DebbieWebby
I think DVD are soo much better then VHS. I have about 5 bb dvds already, and i found them at the dollar store :) now thats a deal! i find a lot of them at walmart, though u must be careful in your selection, cause some are exactly the same even though the box is different

[DebbieWebby]

yea i have about 5 dvd and alot are repeats lol o well they get better everytime u watch them. yea actually over the weekend i bought one from walmart too. i'm hoping the big bb collection that was put out on VHS gets put on dvd, it prolly will within the next couple of years.

[bettybooper25]

Originally posted by DebbieWebby
yea i have about 5 dvd and alot are repeats lol o well they get better everytime u watch them. yea actually over the weekend i bought one from walmart too. i'm hoping the big bb collection that was put out on VHS gets put on dvd, it prolly will within the next couple of years. i used to have that $80.00 box set on vhs...but i think my husband sold it...i hope too to find it on dvd one day

[DebbieWebby]

no way! o boy if that was me ww3 would be going on in my house. hmm.. did he steal it bc u watched it too much or he's also a fan?

[bettybooper25]

just cause he needed money..he supports me bein a fan...he is the one who bought it for me he only would have gotten 10 dollars out of it

[bettyboopfan]

Sorry to hear about your BB box set, bettybooper25!
Maybe you can get another one.

I need to check around at my Wal-Mart for some BB DVDs. All I have seen are VHS.

[Bikerbettyboop]

I haven't ever seen any BB cartoons on DVD... would be nice.

I have the boxed set and it's never been opened.

[bettybooper25]

i really need to learn to not open my bb stuff....it keeps better value if you dont....lol

[bettyboopfan]

I do open alot of my things. It is so hard not to!!

[bettybooper25]

i know...the excitment over whelmes you and you just have to see it out side the package and feel it....lol

[bettyboopfan]

That is exactly how I feel!!

[flirting boop's]

Agree with MgChan !

[flirting boop's]

Waiting news for that DVD ya....
;)

[booplady]

i would totally want Betty on DVD

[ooohlala]

ok........is it normal to actually have a dvd of Betty? Cus i have...and it's not a copy

[BBooper]

mine isnt either :D but its just not licenced i guess or official

BBooper
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[ooohlala]

mmmmm.......i'll look 2 see if it's licenced....... i think it is

[BBooper]

it might not be becuase there is only one or 2 that are! i'm not bothered though, its still Betty!

BBooper
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[ooohlala]

nope...it's not liscenced......mmmmmmmm.....but it's still bb......i have 3 videos of her that my granddad gave me tha are from the 30's!! There in a kind of bad state!

[BBooper]

they'll be worth alot though! I have one video which i found in a 2nd hand bookstore and got it for a bargin 3.40!!!

BBooper
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[ooohlala]

coooooooool! I never though of looking in a bookshop.......

[BBooper]

lol, w ll there ya go, another place to search :D

BBooper
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[ooohlala]

mmmmmmmm......yeah........another place to drive my mom mad!

[BBooper]

lol! my mams given up on me and lets me wander around wherever i am untill i find something, lol!

BBooper
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[ooohlala]

lol! I'm sure my mom will do that as soon as i'm old enough( wat she probaly means is wen she feels i'm mature enough!)

[BBooper]

lol! well, its better to stay with your muwhile your somewhere big and busy, i do, lol!

BBooper
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[ooohlala]

aaaargh.....so u feel safe!

[BBooper]

yeah! there are some dodgy people out there! its probably that your mum trusts you but not them.

BBooper
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[ooohlala]

ther sure r sum dodgy peeps around............i was stalked by txt message for around 2 months...but thats another story xx

[BBooper]

o dear! did you change your sim card?

BBooper
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[ooohlala]

nah....i had a nu fone

[BBooper]

so, has it stopped now?

BBooper
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[Bikerbettyboop]

ooohlala... what kind of phone did you get?

[ooohlala]

a vk 207i! Its pink!

[ooohlala]

i'm a grand booper...........whoooooooooooooooooooa!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

[Bikerbettyboop]

Congrats on becoming a Grand Booper! Way to go!! ;)

[Boop'n'Cheeks]

that would be nice to have em' remastered and everything!

[bettybooper25]

i am still waitin for the movie to come out...lol...that would be my most favorite boop on dvd

[Bikerbettyboop]

I think the quality of DVD is so much more superb than on VHS... so hopefully we'll see it happen someday.

[Lady_Me]

EVERY WHERE I GO, I DONT SEE ALOT OF HER THANGS IN ANY STORES, THAT I GO TO. AND I THINK THAT IS BAD CAUSE EVERYWHERE U GO THERE IS MICKEY, SPONGEBOB, DORA, AND OTHER CARTOON'S, SO AM THINKIN WHAT'S DA BIG DEAL IF PTHER STORE SELL BETTY BOOP ITEMS. AN IN SOUTH JERZEY, AND IN MY WALMART THERE IS FEWER THANGS OF BETTY BOOP THERE, AND AM VERY HAPPY ABOU THAT, BUT I THINK ALL STORES SHOULD MORE ITEMS. :( :eek: :rolleyes:

[scotbooper]

oui,oui,BB on DVD for me.and i want it now :P

[Bikerbettyboop]

I think we're all in agreement here about the availability of Betty Boop items!!

[BBooper]

yup!!!

i think it would be good for BB to come out on DVD becuase some people today don't have a video player! i know i don't! only DVD players!

BBooper
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[Bikerbettyboop]

We have both and I prefer DVD because the quality is better and they take up less storage room than tapes do.

[BBooper]

We have both and I prefer DVD because the quality is better and they take up less storage room than tapes do.

yes! there's that too!! :cool:

BBooper
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[Bikerbettyboop]

We have accumulated so many tapes over the years, I asked Don to go through some of them and let me give them away or sell them on eBay... but he can't bear to part with any thing.. men... sometimes they are worse than women when it comes to keeping things.. hhah.

[Gerald45]

I have a two boxed Laserdisc collection with all Betty Boop's cartoons ever made called "The Definitive Collection" Vol 1 and 2 by Republic Pictures. It would be great to see this collection remastered in dvd, blue-ray, HD-DVD...etc. I wonder why it's taking so long.

[Bikerbettyboop]

I also have it in VHS format but DVD would be so much better!

[Boopalicious101]

Thats an awesome idea!!

If I had to make the betty boop DVD's i would make it like you collect a DVD each week from newsagent and then on the side of the DVD its got a bit of the pic ture so when you put them alltogether it makes a picture of Betty Boop!:D :D

Byezz!
Boopalicious101
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[Kokolossal]

I have a two boxed Laserdisc collection with all Betty Boop's cartoons ever made called "The Definitive Collection" Vol 1 and 2 by Republic Pictures. It would be great to see this collection remastered in dvd, blue-ray, HD-DVD...etc. I wonder why it's taking so long.

Gerald, how many toons are on your two LDs? I have two Republic BB LDs, and I have Betty Boop: The Definitive Collection on VHS, an 8 tape set. I believe it has 115 toons, totalling almost 800 minutes. That wouldn't fit on two LDs. Besides, I heard that BB:TDC was originally intended as a LD set, but was never released on LD. I am just about finished transferring all my tapes to DVD. I am putting them in chronological order, by release date. I plan on watching them ALL, in order, when I am done. Probably do it over the holidays, when I have some time off.





If I had to make the betty boop DVD's i would make it like you collect a DVD each week from newsagent and then on the side of the DVD its got a bit of the pic ture so when you put them alltogether it makes a picture of Betty Boop!:D :D


Well, they did that very thing with the 8 tape VHS release.

[bboop480]

that would be a great idea to do....im for it!

[Meg***]

i have her on dvd already

[MrsBoopster]

That would be a great idea. I have the vhs tapes and they are getting wore out.

[Beckiboop87]

I dont know where, but my dad found a BB digitaly remastered dvd for me last year in one of our local shops. But there should definately be more!!!!!!!

[Beckiboop87]

I dont know where, but my dad found a BB digitaly remastered dvd for me last year in one of our local shops. But there should definately be more!!!!!!!

:D

[baybay]

i know i would love to have one i love to see betty boop

[chess nut]

The laserdisc version of The Definitive Collection Was released in 2 volumes, with four laserdiscs in each volume.