Sammy's Great Escape AKA A Turtle's Tale 2 3D Blu-ray (2012) [Region Locked / Free]

[WaverBoy]

There sure is a lot of threadcrapping in this thread. A pox on Sammy haters. Just got this one in and watched it, and except for the serviceable-but-inferior-to-the-original-film’s voice cast, it’s almost up there with the first film. That’s right, I’m a huge Sammy fan, and I don’t care who knows it. LOL at anyone who thinks the plot of the first film is lame/boring/offensive/whatever. One of my fave modern animated films, with a perfect voice cast (British version of course), a sweet straightforward simple but compelling story, and perfectly integrated 3D that literally unfolds all around you like nothing else I’ve ever seen. The sequel isn’t quite as good as the first one but it’s still really good — if it could have had the same voice cast it would have been a lot closer, although I did like the Big D gangster seahorse voice characterization quite a bit. The long chase scene of the legit scary sharks coming after Ricky and Ella is worth the price of admission alone. Unbelievably crazy 3D. My jaw was on the floor. nWave, I’m now obsessed with ye. I’ve seen six films now — Sammy 1 & 2, Thunder, Bigfoot 1 & 2, and Corgi — and absolutely loved the first five; I was only let down a bit by Corgi, which is something of a mindboggling misfire, yet still undeniably interesting and never boring, and the 3D is fantastic, so I’m still glad to have it. I have Robinson Crusoe on the way and am really looking forward to it.

I must say that Thunder remains my fave nWave, but Sammy 1 and both Bigfoot films are nipping at his heels…

[WaverBoy]

Originally Posted by the13thman

The latter. A Turtle's Tale is nowhere near as good a film as anything Pixar have done (excepting WALL-E which I dislike intensely) but in 3D it's a better visual experience than any other animated film I have seen, 2D or 3D.

It's not just that things pop out, it's the fact that so much of the action takes place out of the screen that it's like the screen isn't there at all, something you could never say about anything Pixar have produced.

I’d strongly disagree on everything you said there except for the 3D praise. I’d put Sammy right up there with the best of Pixar enjoyability-wise, a simple but compelling sweet story. And, WALL-E is one of Pixar’s best IMO. I really hope the 3D re-rendering surfaces at some point.

[WaverBoy]

I just watched this one again last night, showed to my girl who hadn’t seen it before. She loved it. And, so did I, liking it more on this second go-round than I did the first time. Picked up on some very clever background business this time that I hadn’t before. And it has one of the best sequences of any 3D film I’ve seen, when the sharks chase Ricky and Ella through all kinds of nasty shit. Absolutely harrowing. If John Hurt had been the voice of Sammy I would rate it just as high as the first film, but it’s only just below it as it is. Excellent sequel.

[cdx47]

Originally Posted by WaverBoy

I just watched this one again last night, showed to my girl who hadn’t seen it before. She loved it. And, so did I, liking it more on this second go-round than I did the first time. Picked up on some very clever background business this time that I hadn’t before. And it has one of the best sequences of any 3D film I’ve seen, when the sharks chase Ricky and Ella through all kinds of nasty shit. Absolutely harrowing. If John Hurt had been the voice of Sammy I would rate it just as high as the first film, but it’s only just below it as it is. Excellent sequel.

I'm not a kiddie movie person even though I like family movies, but I picked a copy for a a couple of dollars. I did have a quick look and the 3D is stunning, the story doesn't look too bad either. But what I'm really looking forward to receiving is the Queen's Corgi.

[Joe D.]

Originally Posted by cdx47

. But what I'm really looking forward to receiving is the Queen's Corgi.

Hi cdx,

Isn't the queen's corgi going to King Charles?

[cdx47]

Originally Posted by Joe D.

Hi cdx,

Isn't the queen's corgi going to King Charles?

Yep and in 4DX too You might need to think about this one

[Joe D.]

Originally Posted by cdx47

Yep and in 4DX too You might need to think about this one

Hi cdx

Royal breeding?

[Just_Discovered_3D]

Originally Posted by cdx47

Yep and in 4DX too You might need to think about this one

Too bad we won't get a spinoff that follows up on the Top Dog. Maybe for 2025?

[cdx47]

Originally Posted by Joe D.

Hi cdx

Royal breeding?

I hadn't gone quite that far lol.

[Zivouhr]

This Turtle's Tales 2 3D was one of NWave's best and strongest 3D titles. And one of the strongest 3D titles anywhere. A real understanding of what makes 3D exciting, unlike the timid efforts of 3D for many other CGI animation studios.

Keeping things realistic, House of Magic is solid too for 3D along with Son of Bigfoot, but those seem to dial things back more often with medium layers of 3D, and then save the more unique moments for stronger 3D. It's not consistently strong 3D from start to finish in House of Magic or Son of Bigfoot.

I haven't seen Queen's Corgi or Bigfoot Family 3D to know how those turned out, but overall, NWave is still the leader of stereo 3D out of all the other studios for the strongest 3D collection of animated CGI films.

[cdx47]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

I haven't seen Queen's Corgi or Bigfoot Family 3D to know how those turned out, but overall, NWave is still the leader of stereo 3D out of all the other studios for the strongest 3D collection of animated CGI films.

I don't know how to describe the 3D in Corgi because even at its weakest the 3D is still stronger than in many other movies. Medium 3D in an nWave movie is strong in many others. But I would say Madagascar 3 is a close equivalent, medium/strong 3D all the way through with great pop-outs, but M3 has the more outrageous ones.

[WaverBoy]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

This Turtle's Tales 2 3D was one of NWave's best and strongest 3D titles. And one of the strongest 3D titles anywhere. A real understanding of what makes 3D exciting, unlike the timid efforts of 3D for many other CGI animation studios.

Keeping things realistic, House of Magic is solid too for 3D along with Son of Bigfoot, but those seem to dial things back more often with medium layers of 3D, and then save the more unique moments for stronger 3D. It's not consistently strong 3D from start to finish in House of Magic or Son of Bigfoot.

I haven't seen Queen's Corgi or Bigfoot Family 3D to know how those turned out, but overall, NWave is still the leader of stereo 3D out of all the other studios for the strongest 3D collection of animated CGI films.

I wouldn’t call Thunder and the House of Magic’s 3D level medium with some strong spots; I’d call it medium strong to strong throughout with some very strong spots. I’d call both turtle films very strong throughout with some extremely strong spots. Those turtle films take the prize for the strongest 3D with best use of the negative parallax, but Thunder and the Bigfoot films aren’t far behind. Robinson Crusoe too. I love all those films.

[jchung30]

I see there are nearly a dozen different releases listed. (British, Canadian, French, Italian, HK, Australian, Mexican, etc...)


Plus the BD-25 US release which I have.


Are any of them BD-50 releases? Any of them region free?

[jchung30]

While I'm hesitant to call any version the "DEFINITIVE" release, I recently obtained the Belga Films release of:



So far, it appears to be the only Region Free release. I have yet to determine if it's a 50gb pressing until a friend tests it for me.

Sadly, this release from Belgium is pretty hard to get. I recall another Belga Films 3-D title, Space Chimps 2, is also region free but very difficult to obtain. Anyone have the Russian release? They seem to be more relaxed when it comes to region coding their movies...

Regardless, there's around 12 different releases (SEE prior message), so it's not like consumers are hurting...anyone can obtain this prime 3-D movie. Every 3-D aficionado should have this movie in their collection.

[WaverBoy]

I wish Random Space Media would release an nWave 3D box set, with:

Fly Me to the Moon
A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures
A Turtle’s Tale 2: Sammy’s Escape from Paradise
Thunder and the House of Magic
Robinson Crusoe
The Son of Bigfoot
Bigfoot Family
The Queen’s Corgi
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness