https://youtu.be/Qbe_7Fa_giY?si=qCRSwA4deZg0QNz8

https://youtu.be/1wJQEMmxhjw?si=9BAzFCuzSaqffpAb

Note: yes the original scan has a detail in one character that was misinterpreted as an erection

while the original 1989 theatrical negative of the feature film has not been technically lost because Disney has the original source confidentiality secured, it was never used again post-1991 home media releases and was never probably shown ever since. Until this past Sunday.

Plus, According to Michael Putluck,”It's worth noting that this is 1.85:1 aspect ratio as theatrical movies generally are in that radio or the wider, skinnier 2.39:1 ratio. These are known as flat or scope respectfully, with scope using an anamorphic lens to fit a wider picture within a film cell that is the same width (22mm, with the remaining 13mm consisting of sprocket holes to propel the film through the projector and optical soundtracks which are read by lasers).”

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For the first time since the 1990 VHS and laserdisc, Disney’s iconic original variant of their production sleeping beauty logo ident is been rediscovered in its original, native 1:85:11 widescreen aspect ratio from a French dub 35mm 1990 film scan. The Little Mermaid was originally released on November 1989 in the US before additional releases nationwide afterwards. After making $84 million, Disney decided to finally release newly produced animated films on home video forgoing the tradition of rereleasing classic films to make revenue and it also become a major success on VHS and laserdisc. It was at one point one of the highest selling home media releases at that point , surpassing Pinocchio, before being surpassed by Aladdin and to this day The Lion King. The Little Mermaid is commonly referred as the return of form to Disney by starting a Renaissance and marked one of the best animations since Snow White.

The Little mermaid was re-released in theaters and home media with newly mixed audio presentations, remastered visuals including updated color correction, digitize noise reduction and all others. The original variant of Disney’s logo has been replaced by later iterations in 1997, 1999, 2006, 2011, and 2019. The original variant was exclusive in the 1990 4:3 pan and scan VHS and laserdisc, as it by the way the only legal way to watch the film in its original print from start to finish and laserdisc but the widescreen format for the original theatrical scan has never been seen the light of day in any version of the film from start to end until now.

For the movie 35mm scan as a whole, it was a French fellow But for whatever reason the unnamed scanner added ai upscaling, which is troubling.

Despite the odd ai upscaling seen in some areas, it’s not terrible. French dub mov and mp4, two versions of the English one. https://gofile.io/d/RZiv1R