Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) Film - Distributor?

[adamclark83]

I bought this movie from EzyDVD many years ago and it doesn't even say on the cover who the distributor was. When I bought it, it wasn't listed on any DVD websites.

[Cevolution]

This doesn't have a scheduled Australian blu release, so it didn't really need it's own thread. I don't know about the local DVD release, but it is available on blu in the U.S in a trilogy and quadrilogy boxset, and is distributed by WB, which I assume would be the same if it was ever released here.

[xxmatthewxx]

When we get the DVD in at work it comes in a generic box as if no one even owns it. Took years to come out. The cover is dodgy as.

[Cevolution]

^ Yeah I checked that, a company by the name of 'Duke' is the Australian distributor of the 1st movie on DVD, and 20th Century Fox are the Australian distributors of the 2nd and 3rd films on DVD. So if they were ever released here on blu, Fox would probably be the distributor not WB like the U.S.

[80sfanboy]

I have the region free Blu-ray box and have only watched the first movie so far as I haven't had much motivation to continue. The first movie is one of my worst looking releases purchased to date. I played them side by side with my US released DVD and they are almost identical. It is seriously pathetic. I was told they get better

[adamclark83]

Originally Posted by Cevolution

^ Yeah I checked that, a company by the name of 'Duke' is the Australian distributor of the 1st movie on DVD, and 20th Century Fox are the Australian distributors of the 2nd and 3rd films on DVD. So if they were ever released here on blu, Fox would probably be the distributor not WB like the U.S.

In the distributor list for database entries, the only one saying "Duke" is "Duke Marketing".

[adamclark83]

Looking at the Devoted DVD website, it looks like the copy I have was released by L.A. Entertainment in 2008.

[DooK]

Less than a week before Umbrella re-issues the movie on bluray. Featuring lossless DD 2.0 (for purists), and DD 5.1 audio.

https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/prod...n-blu-ray-1989

[Markgway]

Originally Posted by DooK

Less than a week before Umbrella re-issues the movie on bluray. Featuring lossless DD 2.0 (for purists), and DD 5.1 audio.

https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/prod...n-blu-ray-1989

I couldn't in good conscience pay money for such shit.

Not sure I can ever recall a distributor showing such contempt for a non-exploitation film.

[mikezilla2]

i Know it Probably wont happen in AU but a 4k Set or single films would be Nice .....

there isn't a 4k transfer out there is there ?

[DooK]

Originally Posted by mikezilla2

there isn't a 4k transfer out there is there ?

Not that I know of. It's up to New Line or whoever owns the rights to the movie now.

[crobb666]

Originally Posted by DooK

Not that I know of. It's up to New Line or whoever owns the rights to the movie now.

WB has the rights, as they acquired New Line and all of its properties. I've actually started a petition just recently on change.org to WB to grant the license to Shout! to perform a 4k restoration and release of the original 1990 film. If you don't mind and would like to help you can sign it here please!

http://chng.it/p/grant-shout-factory...edium=copylink

[DooK]

I recently got the Umbrella bluray reissue, and skimmed through the disc.

Video and audio is great, the video is probably the same HD scan as the German bluray, and the audio is in both DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (for purists), and 5.1, and the movie comes with English subtitles. I will watch the movie at some point. But to summarize the bluray: It's the definite edition of the movie to date until we get a remastered bluray or 4K UHD release.

[NLScavenger]

DVDCompare review of the Stink-O-Vision edition: https://www.dvdcompare.net/review.php?rid=7448

[IvyMike]

Any idea if that 2.0 is a true original or fold down?

[DooK]

Originally Posted by IvyMike

Any idea if that 2.0 is a true original or fold down?

That review doesn't state the authenticity of the 2.0 track other than being good but that the 5.1 track is better balanced.