Director's Cut of TMNT (1990)?

[Roseangelo]

I'll be posting more info on my blog over the coming weeks and months, but for starters you can read this.

I've also started a MySpace account that I'll be cross-posting to over time.

I agree that this is a long shot, but I think now's the time to get loud and vocal about it if we ever want a chance of this happening. It can't happen with just the group of us here; it has to go more mainstream. So put the word out as much as you can, especially to any non-TMNT forums where there might be crossover interest.

[Archon_Turtle]

http://www.theturtlevan.com will also be doing what it can

[Kendamu]

Raphroehler2003, just remember to not buy a copy when it finally comes out. I don't wanna have someonthing rip you off your homework of planet Wbatcouldabeen prematurely.

[twopinacoladas]

Like I posted on Murphs blog, when me and my friends were at Walmart last night there were a tone of copies of the first 3 turtle movies. They are still selling them and still making money off those movies. Why not make a special edition they could discontinue the other ones and or more people who have the original may buy them. I know I would buy them no question, Im sure others who dont have the origingal or only have the VHS tapes would probably pick up the special edition over the old dvd. Plus they could charge more and hence make more money then they do for the standard dvds.

[Tinuvielsdreams]

Damn I am late to the celebration! I am incredibly happy to hear this of course! Good news first thing in the morning. I was just checking out your myspace Rose and the other blogs. Its great everyone!

[Spitfire]

Just because one studio won't release it doesn't mean another won't. I see this working solely because the push to re-release everything Bluray is happening. Now is the time if there ever was one.

[Drtooth]

Originally Posted by Spitfire

Just because one studio won't release it doesn't mean another won't. I see this working solely because the push to re-release everything Bluray is happening. Now is the time if there ever was one.

I'm really hoping that they release it on Blu, just so they can make a special edition regular DVD. I mean, if the director has a collection of stuff behind the scenes, and bloopers, and stuff like that, it's possible.

Even Beetlejuice is getting a special edition, with bonus cartoon episodes.

[Buslady]

I don't know much about blue-ray, someone educate me. Can they format old movies to it? I thought newer movies shot with digital or a really high resolution film could be Bluray?

[Spitfire]

Well your right newer movies are in some cases shot with higher resolution but most are still shot the old fashion way and transfered to a computer to be edited.

HD is a process of uping the quality on a movie. It's not as hard to do as one would imagine. Remember back when Lucas remastered Star Wars? He up'd the quality on it by a lot and that was before HD was even thought of. That's what they did to movies when they were put onto DVD I believe. How they do HD I'm not completely sure but it's an up convert process. It has something to do with turning the movie into a digital format and using a converter or compressor to up the quality.

Speaking of Bluray players still play DVDs so rebuying your collection wouldn't really be needed. Also if this turtles movie does come out it'll be in upconvert format for the DVD so you can play it on an HDTV in HD still. It won't technically be as good looking but in all honesty I've seen both and I hardly see the littlest difference. But I don't have a huge HDTV mines a 32 inch.

[Kendamu]

There is now a MySpace page and a Facebook group containing a lot of the latest info on the matter:

http://www.myspace.com/tmnt_dvd

http://www.facebook.com/groups/edit.php?gid=21999876663

Take a look, join/friend, and get in on the action!

EDIT: Whoops! Looks like Rose beat me to it with the MySpace link!

[Extreme_Enigma]

Now THIS is what we need. Please make the Special Edition Director's Cut DVD.
It's perfect for the 25th anniversary. I'm crossing all my fingers.

[Lil G]

what's a directors cut? i dont really know.

[Buslady]

Originally Posted by Lil G

what's a directors cut? i dont really know.

A "drector's cut" aka Special Edition is a loaded DVD with cut scenes, behind the scenes, added scenes into the movie, and any other related material to the movie.

[Spitfire]

Technically speaking it's the cut of a movie the director himself intended people to see. It may contain scenes that weren't in the first release and sometimes shorter scenes. Directors cut can be totally different from the original.

What Buslady described is an Unrated or Extended Cut which is where they toss in everything that wasn't used. Most of the time their pointless scenes that make the movie drag on or their just extra fighting or gore that wasn't in the normal release. Their almost never better. Some directors get mad like Ridely Scott did when they re-released "Alien" with footage he didn't think needed to be in the film.

[Kendamu]

Originally Posted by Spitfire

Technically speaking it's the cut of a movie the director himself intended people to see. It may contain scenes that weren't in the first release and sometimes shorter scenes. Directors cut can be totally different from the original.

What Buslady described is an Unrated or Extended Cut which is where they toss in everything that wasn't used. Most of the time their pointless scenes that make the movie drag on or their just extra fighting or gore that wasn't in the normal release. Their almost never better. Some directors get mad like Ridely Scott did when they re-released "Alien" with footage he didn't think needed to be in the film.

That's why I'd like to see a "Director's Cut" and not just an "Extended Version."

[TMNT]

For years, we've heard and seeen numerous things that would make us believe there is an alternate version of this film out there. But to finally hear the director openly state it (I'm not sure if he has before), it'd be a real shame if Warner Bros. didn't act on it now.

I know it's too early but besides a rough cut and some extra scenes, I'd love a commentary track by the director (he seems eager to bring it back so it'd be fitting) and perhaps a reunion track from Judith and Elias. Perhaps even the voice actors could do a track. This DVD would be worth every penny if done right. Let's just hope it all works out.

And since it's been brought up, do you think they'd release Special Editions of the two sequels. Granted, their directors haven't put any word out, but I'm sure if WB goes ahead with one, they may release the others. In the end, it's about money and I'm sure they'll sell well.

[Drtooth]

Originally Posted by Spitfire

Technically speaking it's the cut of a movie the director himself intended people to see. It may contain scenes that weren't in the first release and sometimes shorter scenes. Directors cut can be totally different from the original.

What Buslady described is an Unrated or Extended Cut which is where they toss in everything that wasn't used. Most of the time their pointless scenes that make the movie drag on or their just extra fighting or gore that wasn't in the normal release. Their almost never better. Some directors get mad like Ridely Scott did when they re-released "Alien" with footage he didn't think needed to be in the film.

So, we could just wind up with the movie with extra scenes either added to the film itself otr as "deleted/alternate" sequences?

It would be great to have some of the British sequences that weren't in the movie as bonus features. I know there had to have been some alternate takes.

And BTW, I just signed up for the Turtles Special Edition site myself. We need as many people as possible, right?

[cowabunga14]

Originally Posted by Roseangelo

I've also started a MySpace account that I'll be cross-posting to over time.

Posted a bulletin about that yesterday, so I'm trying to get (more) people to care.

[Roseangelo]

Originally Posted by cowabunga14

Posted a bulletin about that yesterday, so I'm trying to get (more) people to care.

Stay tuned - There's more to come.

[Spitfire]

Originally Posted by Drtooth

So, we could just wind up with the movie with extra scenes either added to the film itself otr as "deleted/alternate" sequences?

It would be great to have some of the British sequences that weren't in the movie as bonus features. I know there had to have been some alternate takes.

And BTW, I just signed up for the Turtles Special Edition site myself. We need as many people as possible, right?

Yeah unless he plans to re-edit and really doctor it up the point where it's noticeable I'd say it's better to leave all that crap as a bonus feature. That or put both versions of the film on the disk. I also think they should include the script that has the scenes that weren't filmed in it as a bonus.