Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles "Triple Feature"

[Moviefan2k4]

In terms of picture quality, I'd give the second and third films a solid 4/5, with the first about a half point lower. The worst scene in the original is when Splinter tells Danny about his past; there's a lot of noise in the flashbacks. I contacted the on-site reviwer here for the 2009 set, and he said it's the same on that disc as well.

[Nissen]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

In terms of picture quality, I'd give the second and third films a solid 4/5, with the first about a half point lower. The worst scene in the original is when Splinter tells Danny about his past; there's a lot of noise in the flashbacks. I contacted the on-site reviwer here for the 2009 set, and he said it's the same on that disc as well.

Yes, as it's always been, on my VHS, my Laserdisc, my DVD. It's part of the source, but I wonder why those particular shots are so bad? Looks like they were shot under difficult lighting conditions, but that shouldn't apply to studio work like that. Maybe it's due to optical processing, fades etc?

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by Nissen

Yes, as it's always been, on my VHS, my Laserdisc, my DVD. It's part of the source, but I wonder why those particular shots are so bad? Looks like they were shot under difficult lighting conditions, but that shouldn't apply to studio work like that. Maybe it's due to optical processing, fades etc?

Well, I noticed it a little on the DVD version, but I guess HD brings out every trace of it. With all the tech-savvy stuff possible now, you'd think they'd go in and at least reduce the amount of it. I wonder if it was that way in the theatrical release; I don't remember.

[Edword]

Was able to find a copy the other day. I spent a good 10 minutes roaming the electronics dept trying to find it only to find out they had a special display of all the triple features near the photo section.

[blurayjunkie]

I like the grainy look of the first film. I would have to say the grainiest part of the film would be when the Turtles April and Casey find Danny in there hideout. That whole part up to where Casey follows Danny to the foot clans hideout.

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by blurayjunkie

I like the grainy look of the first film. I would have to say the grainiest part of the film would be when the Turtles April and Casey find Danny in there hideout. That whole part up to where Casey follows Danny to the foot clans hideout.

I wasn't talking about grain, but distorted noise. That one scene with Splinter & Danny has quite a bit of it.

[blurayjunkie]

Oh Ok

[u_nick]

ooo, thanks for the heads up on this. i held off on the pizza-box release too. i'll definitely be doing some shopping for this later today.

[Skrimaging]

Originally Posted by Nissen

Yes, as it's always been, on my VHS, my Laserdisc, my DVD. It's part of the source, but I wonder why those particular shots are so bad? Looks like they were shot under difficult lighting conditions, but that shouldn't apply to studio work like that. Maybe it's due to optical processing, fades etc?

I recently listened to the German DVD Audio commentary where director Steve Barron explains that he intentionally used a super 8 camera to shoot the scenes from Splinter's past to give it a flahsbacky and gritty look and also to save money as this first movie was very low budget. Honestly love the blu ray release of all three TMNT 90s movies!