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Release dates:

Toy Story:
USA: 22nd November 1995
UK: 22nd March 1996

A Bug's Life:
USA: 25th November 1998
UK:5th February 1999

Toy Story 2:
USA: 24th November 1999
UK: 11th February 2000

Monsters, Inc.
USA: 2nd November 2001
UK: 8th February 2002

Finding Nemo
USA: 30th May 2003
UK: 10th October 2003

The Incredibles:
USA: 5th November 2004
UK: 26th November 2004

Cars
USA: 9th June 2006
UK: 28th July 2006

Ratatouille
USA: 29th June 2007
UK: 12th October 2007

Wall-e
USA: 27th June 2008
UK: 18th July 2008

Up
USA: 29th May 2009
UK: 9th October 2009

and the one that is annoying me most at the moment:

Toy Story 3
USA: 18th June 2010
UK: 23rd July 2010

Admittedly some of them aren't *too* bad, but on a few films it's as if they want to annoy people and encourage file sharing :mad:
 
Up was such a joke. Toy Story 3 is out on the week of my birthday here, but I don't think I'll be able to resist the urge of searching the net to watch it.

And film companies wonder why there is a demand for piracy... :rolleyes:
 
There's self control in buying something and putting in on your credit card than saving up the money and waiting but there is no reason why pixar films cannot be released world wide within days of each other. FACT

Why shouldn't we have it right away, the US has.

This is the reason why piracy is rampant
 
The thing I dislike about Pixar films is the way it seems mandatory for every single one to feature an anthropomorphised 'pulling together' sequence choreographed to a fast remix of 'Gonna Make You Sweat'.
 
Up was something of a throwback. Been a long time since you could buy the DVD from America before it's even been released at the flicks here (which is exactly what I did). But isn't it down to Disney distribution, rather than Pixar themselves?

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Mark
 
Also, does Pixar actually decide when the films get released here? Does John Lasseter have English term dates programmed into his iPad, or do the British distributors make those decisions?
 
It's their films, they can do what they like with them. Maybe when you have your own very successful critically acclaimed movie studio you can can be in a position to judge.
 
What an outrageous statement. That's like saying "You can't complain about the government; when you've been elected into power by millions of people, then you're in a position to judge".

:rolleyes:
 
the english distros make the call. All this bleating just to help people self-justify watching a crappy camcorded version on their crappy laptop makes me want to puke. If you were an kind of film fan you'd wait the few short weeks. BOO HOO.
 
Horse. Shit. The reason why piracy is rampant is because people would rather pay peanuts (or nothing at all) than cinema prices, simple as that. If people can wait ten years for this film, another month won't kill them. If they pirate, it's because they want to, not because they're forced.
 
These are decisions taken by Disney in each individual country.

Occasionally they will allow a film to be released in the UK first, if there is a good argument for it.

Generally the reason for moving films is to avoid competition and find the best possible slot.

For example, Ratatouille was moved to Autumn in Europe to avoid Harry Potter.
 
Chances are most copies of this film will be digital. Hence no need for multiple copies on film.

I was in EuroDisney last April, and I'm sure they had French copies in cinemas then, on general release MONTHS before the Brits had it.

If they're trying to swerve World Cup, why postpone it an extra 2 weeks, then?

You also have to bear in mind US holidays, and if Pixar are trying to get their product in the marketplace before some Star Wars behemoth crushes anything. Will they be able to get the likes of Hanks on Letterman etc in a prime spot, or will he be sharing the sofa with Will Smith etc.?

Also by then, Toy Story might have no competition for kiddie money from Twish%^$e.
 
Spot on, I can't wait to see this in a cinema.

It's just people being stingy, it's not that long a wait when you consider the 11 years we've wait so far.
 
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