TMNT 17th Oct UK release date a smart move?
 

If the rumors are true, I think it sucks that TMNT is coming out on the 17th October in the UK but I'm starting to think it may be a smart move.

(I did notice on the Cineworld website that it says TMNT released on 26th of December but i'm hoping it's wrong)

I looked at UK movie release date calendar on IMDB and it doesn't look like there are any other bigger movies in October that could beat TMNT but I may be wrong.


2 October 2014
Bang Bang (2014)

3 October 2014
Gone Girl (2014)
Dracula Untold (2014)

10 October 2014
The Equalizer (2014)
Knockout London (2014)

17 October 2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
The Judge (2014)
Dolphin Tale 2 (2014) - I found this wierd that Mae Whitman is in this film as it's released on the same day as TMNT.

24 October 2014
The Maze Runner (2014)
Fury (2014)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)
The Book of Life (2014)
Paranormal Activity 5 (2014)

27 October 2014
Haunted II (2014)


So does anyone else think this could be a smart move.

It’s because of the World Cup. TMNT has a very staggered release schedule as a result of that. I think it’s probably a good move in the long run.

The World Cup starts in June and will end in July and then the new football season starts in August so it's got nothing to do with the football.

18th October was the date listed on all the posters I saw at Toy Fair.

Doesn't bother me, since I won't be seeing it regardless of release date, but I do think it might hurt the film over here in the long run - I have a feeling that a lot of people who would have paid to see it will just download/stream it illegally, rather than wait...

Is this a fully confirmed release date? If so, I think this will seriously hurt the film. I can genuinely say I won't be waiting 2 months to watch it with how release dates are these days. 2 weeks is acceptable, but 2 months is stupid.

Indeed it is.

How many people may turn to the internet to watch the movie if they know it is already out in other countries and feel frustrated at having to wait two extra months? Especially when the internet will be full of spoilers and reviews as soon as the movie is out and conversations on message boards.

I know I will get frustrated when the movie comes out in US first and will have to avoid spoilers for 2 months, which will be hard.

I'm hoping that when people here see it first they will be carefull of spoilers and make sure they use spoiler tags, maybe I could suggest that we could have 2 threads for reviewing the movie one for spoilers and one for no spoilers as I would like to read what peoples thoughts on it. Just a thought anyway.

I would never try and download it as I don't like downloading from an unknown sites.

I remember a few years back when the 1st Transformers film come out over a month after US and it come out the same week as The Simpsons Movie in UK which was a stupid move. Can't remember which movie got to no 1 though.

I wish I thought of this before and probably too late but I found Paramount Uk site and I sent a Email to them if they could get TMNT to come out earlier than October 17th and I think if anyone else here from the UK should try too and see if they reply back and get the date changed here's the site with a contact page http://www.paramountpictures.co.uk/contact.

No harm in trying I guess. But, as I said before, I know that if they choose to stick with this date, I probably might not end up seeing it at the cinema because, even if I don't watch a recorded copy, the US Blu Ray wouldn't be too far behind at this point.

Complete and utter bullsh*t move. I've always said I'd go see this film the week it comes out regardless of how bad it looks, because as a lifelong fan I would regret not going. I know I would. I want to find out for myself, on the big screen, just how good or bad this thing is. However, two months of trying to be spoiler free is impossible.

I love this forum, I'm on here everyday, I may not post that often but I always visit. I already avoid most of the Nick section because by the time we get the episodes over here their threads are buried, and I hate spoilers. I don't post in the comic section as much as I used to, and that was my home from home in these forums because to start off with us in the UK got shafted to begin with with delays (and nowadays I can't afford to pick up my comics weekly).

I hate being a knock off Nigel, but there's no chance I'm waiting two months to see this film after it's been released elsewhere. So yes I imagine that i'll watch it through some streaming site or other, there's a high chance it's going to be balls and I won't go to the cinema when it's released. A week or two I don't mind waiting, but not two months. I woulda been there opening week, more likely opening night but I'm not waiting that long.

I dunno, it just seems to me that TMNT fans here in the UK get shafted all the time, and I'm f*cking fed up of it...

The studios wonder why so many people stream recorded shows and movies online. In the uk you either have to wait 6 months later or pay silly money to the likes of the Murdoch empire of crooks if you want to see shows shortly after the US.

It's the same with toys. We are so far behind the US for TMNT and Transformer releases. Most people probably end up buying the toys online, then the high street retailers wonder why the toys don't sell when they finally do release them six months later.

I really did not realise that the UK would be getting this movie in October...that is so disheartening...why are we being screwed like this?

Is TMNT not perceived as being a global franchise? I would've thought the UK wouldve been the second biggest market for the TMNT after the US, so this move makes no sense at all?

Agree with others, I am literally going to have to go underground for 2 months to avoid any spoilers... Which will basically be impossible.

Gutted.

I'm in the same boat as you.
I really was getting excited for August to see TMNT.
Pretty much what you said above, I assumed we'd be the second mass audience for TMNT too and feel annoyed we always get left behind Its always happened with TV shows, not having Sky it's worse for me as CITV takes forever to show TMNT eps after they've been out on Nick.

Still at least we get the IDW comic the same day as the US, That'll keep me going - but everyone on here will discuss the movie so I think for a few months i'll 'go dark' on here though i may just stick to the comic thread.

The merchandise for the movie will be delayed too - if its anything like gijoe retaliation those toys will never hit the shelves :(

Wow, didn't realise we were getting this so late. That's a bit lame.

GI joe is having a hard time selling their toys for what ever reason, they aren't even making large waves of toys. It's kind of annoying seeing as im a big gi joe fan and love there newer figures they just dont make them much anymore. They started slowing down since before Retaliation. which suck because it was the better movie IMO

I loved the pursuit of cobra line, have a few here. That and resolute I think we're the best lines.
Although ultimate storm shadow was fantastic. A great mold

Just found out about this now, and agree with this, as well as the post about the Murdoch empire. Been busy with life and the World Cup so just arrogantly assumed that the film would be released here within a couple of weeks of the US, like most films. ****ing raging it isn't.

Like you say this may well be a bollocks film, but I too wanna go and see for myself as a lifelong fan. As it is I will probably stream it and if it's shite not bother paying to go and see it a couple of months later. I imagine many people will do the same so this will be harmful in the long run. At least if it came out around the same time as the US but was rubbish they'd still have our money.

Ahh well.

It's annoying for me because I want the film out right now!

However, patience is a virtue. They may be planning to hit each country with extra goodies before the film comes out there. Maybe there is a marketing plan for each date of release in every country?

I'm hoping that the whole Pizza Hut / Ninja Turtles combo happens over here. I'd love to host a pizza party, preferably before I see the film.

There is little actual merchandise hitting the stores yet in the UK. It is infuriating because (thanks to the power of the internet) I can see the Americans having all the fun. They'd better do something amazing to make up for our staggered release date.

It has never made sense to me why European premiere's are staggered like this. Two months is a long time. There is the possibility of people downloading the film in the meantime which will scupper any profits the filmmakers are going to get. If people are that desperate to see the movie the chances are they'll find a way to do it.

At the moment, I'm seriously considering hopping on the nearest plane in the luggage hold (like Leo did in TMNT, CG movie)

Haven't got a passport, so stealth is the only way I'm gonna do this thing. lol

Here here! I feel exactly the same as you dude. It's like we just get forgotten about until the last minute! It sucks!!!

Agreed. We don't get all the DVD's, haven't had a new episode for months and most of the merchandise comes out about 6 months after the US. Living in the UK is hard for a Turtle

Pfffft!

Try Norway, it's worse.

I didn't know there was a more annoying place than the UK for Shellheads

I think it's pretty much anywhere outside of the US! I think iv'e read on here that even Canada get things late too!
I think i'm gunna have to stay clear of the forums until i see the film in full at the cinema to avoid any spoilers.
I'll miss you all! HAHAHA :P

Sorry, I got all worked up.

Ranted about it on my blog.

http://rpwp.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/t...-tmnt-fan.html

While I agree with everything you brought up, need I remind everyone here that Iron Man 3, The Amazing-Spider Man 2, Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: The Winter Soldier were all released in the UK before the USA? Cap 2 premiered in the USA first but wasn't fully released until after the UK.
Guardians of the Galaxy is also out on July 31st, 1 day before the USA. So the UK doesn't always get the short end of the stick. Sometimes we even get stuff a few days/weeks after everyone else, so why we're not getting the new TMNT movie for over 2 months is kinda weird.

And for the record, I haven't seen a single bit of marketing for the new movie here in the north of England whatsoever other than the occasional 10-15 second TV spot.

Well apparently they wanted Transformers and TMNT kept away from each other because they predicted Transformers that it's going to gross big and it is. I don't get this beacuse 3 Marvel films were released within a few weeks of each other

They also brought Transformers forward a week but wasn't officially not in the UK Box Office chart yet.

I thought why couldn't they release TMNT in September, no big movies in that month for UK. But I'm wondering they wanted it released in October because it's near half term (from Oct 27th in my county but maybe a week earlier in other counties) so kids will be off school so they know it make a bit of money.

The 2007 movie come out the same time as the US but it came out the same week as The 300 in the UK (which come out March 9th in the US) so it ended up at no 2 in the UK Box office and it only lasted about 3 weeks in the top 10 and it was a few weeks before easter holidays started and it only made 5 million.

So i'm wondering they didn't want to make the same mistake with this film but it may end up being a mistake as some people will probably download it and it will lose money.

Do you think that the movie premiere could be around the demise of Season 2 in the UK?

Yeah, it's probably why we haven't had any new episodes for a while, don't no when we getting new episodes, maybe in August as we got 12 episodes left and it's 14 weeks till we get the movie.

Like we have said, Nick have no idea of priorities

I haven't seen much in regard to season 2. The first DVD has come out with the first five episodes of season 2 but not much since. Problem is, you can watch them all in REALLY LOW QUALITY on you tube which kinda spoils it a little.

If only they didn't make us wait so long .....

All of Season 1 and some episodes of Season 2 are all on I Tunes.

Also you can get Season 1 and Season 2 vol 1 from Amazon.

I think later release dates are bad for any movie really. It just gives more reason to pirate it.

Yeah that could be a problem but which countries are worse that do pirates, I'm assuming it's countries like Russia, Japan and China ect that do it but Japan release date is in December and have no idea when China's release date is as it's no on IMDB yet. I expect it depends on which country have the movie in english but with different language Subtitles as I doubt people would download a movie to see it dubbed in a different language. But I'm not 100% on the pirate movies knowledge.

I did ask a workmate who downloads pirate films but he says that the quality of the pirate movie gets better when the movie releases in the UK :lol:

Getting a bit off topic, but does anyone know when the next DVD will be available over here? It probably will be available with a movie ticket in September. Also, are the UK getting the new pringles cans?

No idea, nothing new on Amazon yet.

Don't no about the Pringles can's as it's still too early but i'll keep a look out but the marketing will probably be different in the UK as if US got Pizza Hut promoting the movie we probably have McDonalds (I work for McDonalds so if anything pops up, i'll tell you. Also Mcdonald's in the US had TMNT/Furby toys in the Happy Meals, we only had Furby toys, which makes me think that they are delaying TMNT toys till October) or Burger King promoting it.

We'll if they are, we'll know where most of the latest "Playmates" toys come from :lol::roll::trazz:

THIS is why I download the Nick series from the US the day after it airs. :tcool:

It's interesting how the entire 1st season was released on region 2 before region 1, but they appear to have stopped airing season 2.

I don't think it's a smart move at all.

I've been very vocal about not caring for most about this movie but concede I'd probably have gone to see it anyway.

But I'm not avoiding spoilers and reviews and discussion on this movie for two months and any curiosity will have long since faded by October. Unless it gets hyped as the best TMNT thing ever it'll be the first TMNT movie I don't see in a cinema.

Also with a lot of people eager to tear this a new one the fact that it can't boast international figures straight away will be used against it.

If it's to do with a half term holiday tie in then that just doesn't make sense. Start of August is perfect for school summer hols! And it DEFINATELY would've been a summer smash for kids!

Epic fail by the studio.

As I said before in previous posts, Paramount UK didn't want Transformers 4 and TMNT release dates too close together.

Here's the story from September last year.

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/teen...-ninja-turtles