Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990 4k Restoration Petition

[crobb666]

I've started a petition to WB to grant Shout! Studios the licensing rights to perform a full 4K restoration and premium release of the original 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film.

Please of you love this movie as much as I do and would like to see it recieve a proper treatment as it deserves, consider signing and if possible sharing where you feel there may be interest. A week into the petition and we are up to 222 supporters. It will take a lot more, but I belive that we can see it come to life if we can show there is interest in this beloved classic and that it needs to be restored and preserved for future generations.

Thank you!!

https://www.change.org/p/grant-shout...edium=copylink

[batman2000]

Originally Posted by crobb666

I've started a petition to WB to grant Shout! Studios the licensing rights to perform a full 4K restoration and premium release of the original 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film.

Please of you love this movie as much as I do and would like to see it recieve a proper treatment as it deserves, consider signing and if possible sharing where you feel there may be interest. A week into the petition and we are up to 222 supporters. It will take a lot more, but I belive that we can see it come to life if we can show there is interest in this beloved classic and that it needs to be restored and preserved for future generations.

Thank you!!

https://www.change.org/p/grant-shout...edium=copylink

There is a 4k restoration out there it just hasn’t been released yet, blame Warner bros. discovery.

[bongozoid]

Why does it have to be Shout?

[DarknessDrightess]

Originally Posted by bongozoid

Why does it have to be Shout?

Because Shout has a bunch of Slipcover obsessed fanboys

[Batman90]

Originally Posted by DarknessDrightess

Because Shout has a bunch of Slipcover obsessed fanboys

I’ve never understood why people are obsessed with slipcovers. They won’t buy releases if they don’t have slipcovers.

[crobb666]

Originally Posted by Batman90

I’ve never understood why people are obsessed with slipcovers. They won’t buy releases if they don’t have slipcovers.

I wasn't even aware that people are obsessed with slipcovers. They actually annoy me. I have just enjoyed a lot of the releases that have been put out by Shout! I had contacted them to ask if they'd ever thought about doing a release of TMNT 1990, and they replied that they have been trying to obtain the license to do so, but that WB had been disinterested in doing anything at all with it. Typically, at least on the titles I've purchased I felt they've done a good job on the restorations. However, I've also really liked a lot of the stuff put out by Arrow, Vinegar Syndrome, and MVD, and of course, Criterion and of be happy with any of them handling it, however I highly doubt Criterion would care to touch it. With Arrow, I do like that the usually have reversible art with one side newly commissioned and the other the original art from the initial release.

But yeah. Nothing at all to do with slipcovers, lol.

[crobb666]

Originally Posted by batman2000

There is a 4k restoration out there it just hasn’t been released yet, blame Warner bros. discovery.

Really?! I wasn't aware. Had it been released anywhere at all? Who did the restoration?

[KMFDMvsEnya]

There is a new transfer of TMNT 1 and 2 on Paramount+ but at 1080p. Not the best HDR to SDR conversion but overall an improvement over the old HD telecine transfer.

[crobb666]

Originally Posted by KMFDMvsEnya

There is a new transfer of TMNT 1 and 2 on Paramount+ but at 1080p. Not the best HDR to SDR conversion but overall an improvement over the old HD telecine transfer.

Until we have better , I'll take what I can get, haha. Thank you, I'll check it out. I'm in Canada, so not sure it's available here, but hopefully!

[crobb666]

Originally Posted by KMFDMvsEnya

There is a new transfer of TMNT 1 and 2 on Paramount+ but at 1080p. Not the best HDR to SDR conversion but overall an improvement over the old HD telecine transfer.

Dammit. It isn't on Paramount+ in Canada.

[Egbert Souse]

Originally Posted by bongozoid

Why does it have to be Shout?

Shout would be an excellent label to handle the 4Ks. Warner isn't including extras anymore, nor producing anything new most of the time. And their art direction has been terrible lately.

At least with Shout, we could expect dual format, existing and new extras, plus theatrical poster art.

[SpiderNerd09]

Originally Posted by Egbert Souse

Shout would be an excellent label to handle the 4Ks. Warner isn't including extras anymore, nor producing anything new most of the time. And their art direction has been terrible lately.

At least with Shout, we could expect dual format, existing and new extras, plus theatrical poster art.

Adding onto this; ideally a 4K Box Set would look like this;

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (1990)

DISC ONE (4K UHD)
- NEW 4K Scan of the Original Elements
- Archival Audio Commentary with Director Steve Barron
- Theatrical Trailer (1:24)

DISC TWO (BLU-RAY)
- NEW 4K Scan of the Original Elements
- Archival Audio Commentary with Director Steve Barron
- NEW Interviews with Cast & Crew
- Vintage "Behind the Shells: The Making of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" 1991 featurette (28:36)
- Vintage TV Report on the films Animatronics (5:09)
- NEW Alternative Scenes (3:01)
- NEW Alternate Ending (2:24)
- NEW Still Galleries
- NEW 4 TV Spots (1:49)
- NEW Video Promos (1:50)
- NEW International Ads (2:46)
- Theatrical Trailer (1:24)

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II: SECRET OF THE OOZE (1991)

DISC ONE (4K UHD)
- NEW 4K Scan of the Original Elements
- Archival Audio Commentary with Director Michael Pressman
- Theatrical Trailer (2:16)

DISC TWO (BLU-RAY)
- NEW 4K Scan of the Original Elements
- Archival Audio Commentary with Director Michael Pressman
- NEW Cast & Crew Interviews
- Vintage "Behind the Shells: The Making of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" 1991 featurette (28:36)
- NEW Still Galleries
- NEW 6 TV Spots (2:36)
- NEW Vintage Promo Video (2:34)
- NEW VHS Promo (0:32)
- NEW International Trailers
- Theatrical Trailer (2:16)

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III (1993)
DISC ONE (4K UHD)
- NEW 4K Scan of the Original Elements
- Archival Audio Commentary with Director Stuart Gillard
- Theatrical Trailer (2:02)

DISC TWO (BLU-RAY)
- NEW 4K Scan of the Original Elements
- Archival Audio Commentary with Director Stuart Gillard
- NEW Interviews With Cast & Crew
- NEW Still Galleries
- NEW 7 TV Spots (2:35)
- NEW VHS Promo (0:32)
- Theatrical Trailer (2:02)

[KMFDMvsEnya]

For TMNT 1990 what would be extremely interesting is the inclusion of a new edit that more closely resembles what the director had originally intended before the bigwigs interfered with it.

[crobb666]

Originally Posted by Egbert Souse

Shout would be an excellent label to handle the 4Ks. Warner isn't including extras anymore, nor producing anything new most of the time. And their art direction has been terrible lately.

At least with Shout, we could expect dual format, existing and new extras, plus theatrical poster art.

My thoughts exactly. Shout! Or Arrow would do a great job IMO

[crobb666]

Originally Posted by SpiderNerd09

Adding onto this; ideally a 4K Box Set would look like this;

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (1990)

DISC ONE (4K UHD)
- NEW 4K Scan of the Original Elements
- Archival Audio Commentary with Director Steve Barron
- Theatrical Trailer (1:24)

DISC TWO (BLU-RAY)
- NEW 4K Scan of the Original Elements
- Archival Audio Commentary with Director Steve Barron
- NEW Interviews with Cast & Crew
- Vintage "Behind the Shells: The Making of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" 1991 featurette (28:36)
- Vintage TV Report on the films Animatronics (5:09)
- NEW Alternative Scenes (3:01)
- NEW Alternate Ending (2:24)
- NEW Still Galleries
- NEW TV Spots
- NEW International Ads
- Theatrical Trailer (1:24)

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II: SECRET OF THE OOZE (1991)

DISC ONE (4K UHD)
- NEW 4K Scan of the Original Elements
- Archival Audio Commentary with Director Michael Pressman
- Theatrical Trailer (2:16)

DISC TWO (BLU-RAY)
- NEW 4K Scan of the Original Elements
- Archival Audio Commentary with Director Michael Pressman
- NEW Cast & Crew Interviews
- Vintage "Behind the Shells: The Making of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" 1991 featurette (28:36)
- NEW Still Galleries
- NEW TV Spots
- NEW Vintage Promo Video (2:34)
- NEW International Trailers
- Theatrical Trailer (2:16)

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III (1993)
DISC ONE (4K UHD)
- NEW 4K Scan of the Original Elements
- Archival Audio Commentary with Director Stuart Gillard
- Theatrical Trailer (2:02)

DISC TWO (BLU-RAY)
- NEW 4K Scan of the Original Elements
- Archival Audio Commentary with Director Stuart Gillard
- NEW Interviews With Cast & Crew
- NEW Still Galleries
- NEW TV Spots (1:31)
- Theatrical Trailer (2:02)

This would be incredible! Pretty much my dream set.

[crobb666]

Originally Posted by KMFDMvsEnya

For TMNT 1990 what would be extremely interesting is the inclusion of a new edit that more closely resembles what the director had originally intended before the bigwigs interfered with it.

Yes!! Man, if we could get Barron's Director's Cut, that would be amazing. Judith Hoag managed to get most of the cast and crew together on her Yiutube channel for the 30th anniversary, so you never know, he may still be interested in getting his original vision out there.

[Nailwraps]

You know what would be cool for covers; the original side contains the theatrical art while the reverse side contains the original VHS covers.

Much as Shout! has made mistakes recently (which should still be corrected), I still trust them in providing us a box set of the original movies. The 2007 CGI film and a new set of the original 1987 on DVD since the Lionsgate releases are (going) OOP and Nick/Paramount has a deal with Shout! (also Blu-ray sets of the 2012 and Rise TV series).

Since SpiderNerd09 gave their idea of what they want to see in a box set:

Disc 1: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Blu-ray 4K)
Tech Specifications:
-All New 4K Restoration From The Original Camera Negative created by Warner Bros. supervised by Steve Barron and John Fenner
-2160p Resolution
-HDR10 and DolbyVision
-Anamorphic 1.85:1 Widescreen
-English Dolby Atmos
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Original Stereo
-Optional English Subtitles
Special Features:
-Audio Commentary with Steve Barron
-Audio Commentary with Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas, Josh Pais, Brian Tochi, Corey Feldman, and Robbie Rist
-Audio Commentary with Kevin Smith, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and Jeff Rowe
-Audio Commentary with Todd W. Langen and Bobby Herbeck

Disc 2: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Blu-ray)
Tech Specifications:
-All New 4K Restoration From The Original Camera Negative created by Warner Bros. supervised by Steve Barron and John Fenner
-1080p Resolution
-Anamorphic 1.85:1 Widescreen
-English Dolby Atmos
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Original Stereo
-Optional English Subtitles
Special Features:
-Includes the Original Theatrical Version and the Korean/Japanese Cut (in English and in standard definition)
-Audio Commentary with Steve Barron
-Audio Commentary with Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas, Josh Pais, Brian Tochi, Corey Feldman, and Robbie Rist
-Audio Commentary with Kevin Smith, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and Jeff Rowe
-Audio Commentary with Todd W. Langen and Bobby Herbeck
-"Lean, Green and On The Screen: The Making of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" all new 90 minute documentary
-"I Love Being a Turtle!: Playing and Voicing a Ninja Turtle" all new 39-minute featurette with the voice actors and the actors in the suits
-Behind The Scenes Footage
-Deleted Scenes, Alternate Scenes, Alternate Opening, and Alternate Ending
-Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots
-Music Videos
-Photo and Still Galleries

Disc 3: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (Blu-ray 4K)
Tech Specifications:
-All New 4K Restoration From The Original Camera Negative created by Warner Bros. supervised by Michael Pressman and Shelly Johnson
-2160p Resolution
-HDR10 and DolbyVision
-Anamorphic 1.85:1 Widescreen
-English Dolby Atmos
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Original Stereo
-Optional English Subtitles
Special Features:
-Audio Commentary with Michael Pressman and Todd W. Langen

Disc 4: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (Blu-ray)
Tech Specifications:
-All New 4K Restoration From The Original Camera Negative created by Warner Bros. supervised by Michael Pressman and Shelly Johnson
-1080p Resolution
-Anamorphic 1.85:1 Widescreen
-English Dolby Atmos
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Original Stereo
-Optional English Subtitles
Special Features:
-Audio Commentary with Michael Pressman and Todd W. Langen
-"You Ooze, You Lose: The Making of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II" all new 58 minute documentary
-"Go Ninja, Go!" all new interview with Vanilla Ice
-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mania: Behind the Shells
-Behind The Scenes Footage
-Deleted Scenes
-Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots
-Music Videos
-Photo and Still Galleries

Disc 5: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (Blu-ray 4K)
Tech Specifications:
-All New 4K Restoration From The Original Camera Negative created by Warner Bros. supervised by Stuart Gillard and David Gurfinkel
-2160p Resolution
-HDR10 and DolbyVision
-Anamorphic 1.85:1 Widescreen
-English Dolby Atmos
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Original Stereo
-Optional English Subtitles
Special Features:
-Audio Commentary with Stuart Gillard

Disc 6: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (Blu-ray)
Tech Specifications:
-All New 4K Restoration From The Original Camera Negative created by Warner Bros. supervised by Stuart Gillard and David Gurfinkel
-1080p Resolution
-Anamorphic 1.85:1 Widescreen
-English Dolby Atmos
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Original Stereo
-Optional English Subtitles
Special Features:
-Audio Commentary with Stuart Gillard
-"Turtles in Time: The Making of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III" all new 54 minute documentary
-Behind The Scenes Footage
-Deleted Scenes
-Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots
-Photo and Still Galleries


I have more ideas for more commentaries and interviews, just FYI.

[crobb666]

Originally Posted by Nailwraps

You know what would be cool for covers; the original side contains the theatrical art while the reverse side contains the original VHS covers.

Much as Shout! has made mistakes recently (which should still be corrected), I still trust them in providing us a box set of the original movies. The 2007 CGI film and a new set of the original 1987 on DVD since the Lionsgate releases are (going) OOP and Nick/Paramount has a deal with Shout! (also Blu-ray sets of the 2012 and Rise TV series).

Since SpiderNerd09 gave their idea of what they want to see in a box set:

Disc 1: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Blu-ray 4K)
Tech Specifications:
-All New 4K Restoration From The Original Camera Negative created by Warner Bros. supervised by Steve Barron and John Fenner
-2160p Resolution
-HDR10 and DolbyVision
-Anamorphic 1.85:1 Widescreen
-English Dolby Atmos
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Original Stereo
-Optional English Subtitles
Special Features:
-Audio Commentary with Steve Barron
-Audio Commentary with Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas, Josh Pais, Brian Tochi, Corey Feldman, and Robbie Rist
-Audio Commentary with Kevin Smith, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and Jeff Rowe
-Audio Commentary with Todd W. Langen and Bobby Herbeck

Disc 2: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Blu-ray)
Tech Specifications:
-All New 4K Restoration From The Original Camera Negative created by Warner Bros. supervised by Steve Barron and John Fenner
-1080p Resolution
-Anamorphic 1.85:1 Widescreen
-English Dolby Atmos
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Original Stereo
-Optional English Subtitles
Special Features:
-Includes the Original Theatrical Version and the Korean/Japanese Cut (in English and in standard definition)
-Audio Commentary with Steve Barron
-Audio Commentary with Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas, Josh Pais, Brian Tochi, Corey Feldman, and Robbie Rist
-Audio Commentary with Kevin Smith, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and Jeff Rowe
-Audio Commentary with Todd W. Langen and Bobby Herbeck
-"Lean, Green and On The Screen: The Making of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" all new 90 minute documentary
-"I Love Being a Turtle!: Playing and Voicing a Ninja Turtle" all new 39-minute featurette with the voice actors and the actors in the suits
-Behind The Scenes Footage
-Deleted Scenes, Alternate Scenes, Alternate Opening, and Alternate Ending
-Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots
-Music Videos
-Photo and Still Galleries

Disc 3: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (Blu-ray 4K)
Tech Specifications:
-All New 4K Restoration From The Original Camera Negative created by Warner Bros. supervised by Michael Pressman and Shelly Johnson
-2160p Resolution
-HDR10 and DolbyVision
-Anamorphic 1.85:1 Widescreen
-English Dolby Atmos
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Original Stereo
-Optional English Subtitles
Special Features:
-Audio Commentary with Michael Pressman and Todd W. Langen

Disc 4: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (Blu-ray)
Tech Specifications:
-All New 4K Restoration From The Original Camera Negative created by Warner Bros. supervised by Michael Pressman and Shelly Johnson
-1080p Resolution
-Anamorphic 1.85:1 Widescreen
-English Dolby Atmos
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Original Stereo
-Optional English Subtitles
Special Features:
-Audio Commentary with Michael Pressman and Todd W. Langen
-"You Ooze, You Lose: The Making of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II" all new 58 minute documentary
-"Go Ninja, Go!" all new interview with Vanilla Ice
-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mania: Behind the Shells
-Behind The Scenes Footage
-Deleted Scenes
-Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots
-Music Videos
-Photo and Still Galleries

Disc 5: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (Blu-ray 4K)
Tech Specifications:
-All New 4K Restoration From The Original Camera Negative created by Warner Bros. supervised by Stuart Gillard and David Gurfinkel
-2160p Resolution
-HDR10 and DolbyVision
-Anamorphic 1.85:1 Widescreen
-English Dolby Atmos
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Original Stereo
-Optional English Subtitles
Special Features:
-Audio Commentary with Stuart Gillard

Disc 6: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (Blu-ray)
Tech Specifications:
-All New 4K Restoration From The Original Camera Negative created by Warner Bros. supervised by Stuart Gillard and David Gurfinkel
-1080p Resolution
-Anamorphic 1.85:1 Widescreen
-English Dolby Atmos
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
-English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Original Stereo
-Optional English Subtitles
Special Features:
-Audio Commentary with Stuart Gillard
-"Turtles in Time: The Making of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III" all new 54 minute documentary
-Behind The Scenes Footage
-Deleted Scenes
-Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots
-Photo and Still Galleries


I have more ideas for more commentaries and interviews, just FYI

I've found my people!

I love all of this!

[SpiderNerd09]

Originally Posted by crobb666

I've found my people!

I love all of this!

Couldn’t have said it better myself. Fantastic stuff.

I made a YouTube Playlist for the TV Spots that I could find. If anyone here finds any rare promo stuff for the trilogy, let me know so I can add it.

[Nailwraps]

Originally Posted by SpiderNerd09

Couldn’t have said it better myself. Fantastic stuff.

I made a YouTube Playlist for the TV Spots that I could find. If anyone here finds any rare promo stuff for the trilogy, let me know so I can add it.

Get the heck outta town! So did I!