Transformers Special Edition???
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Transformers Special Edition???
A friend of mine mentioned that he heard there was a Transformers: The Movie Special Edition coming out sometime. Has anyone heard about this and if so do you have any more info on it? Really any reply on this would be appreciated.
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Steve
PS. I just bought the Unicron figure. Freakin' Sweet!
Thanks.
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PS. I just bought the Unicron figure. Freakin' Sweet!
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It was mentioned on a few occassions that Rhino was interested in a 2 disc special edition, but I have not heard anything new on this for at least 6 months or so. The new release was to include the "lost" widescreen version of the film.
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I damn well hope so and I hope we get it in wide screen but don't see that happening in the end I own it already god damn I love this movie.
Where did you see this new any link would be nice. I also don't see this SE on DDD.
Where did you see this new any link would be nice. I also don't see this SE on DDD.
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Here are a couple links:
http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=82420
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=310576
http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=82420
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=310576
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Originally posted by mijang
Here are a couple links:
http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=82420
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=310576
Here are a couple links:
http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=82420
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=310576
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Originally posted by TOPDAWG
Where did you see this new any link would be nice. I also don't see this SE on DDD.
Where did you see this new any link would be nice. I also don't see this SE on DDD.
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The "Special Collector's Edition" is anything but. It's got a couple of throwaway storyboards and a 10-minute interview with the composer.
There is a new edition coming out in R2 next year with a newly uncovered print that has more picture...still no widescreen. The debate still rages in Transformers circles over whether such a thing even exists. It also is supposed to have a lot of features. There's also a current two-disc set in Australia with a number of extra features also.
Rhino is allegedly losing the rights to Transformers content next year, so a lot of people have doubts that their rumored 2-disc set would get released so close to the rights expiring.
Hope that helps.
There is a new edition coming out in R2 next year with a newly uncovered print that has more picture...still no widescreen. The debate still rages in Transformers circles over whether such a thing even exists. It also is supposed to have a lot of features. There's also a current two-disc set in Australia with a number of extra features also.
Rhino is allegedly losing the rights to Transformers content next year, so a lot of people have doubts that their rumored 2-disc set would get released so close to the rights expiring.
Hope that helps.
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Originally posted by wedge
The "Special Collector's Edition" is anything but. It's got a couple of throwaway storyboards and a 10-minute interview with the composer.
There is a new edition coming out in R2 next year with a newly uncovered print that has more picture...still no widescreen. The debate still rages in Transformers circles over whether such a thing even exists. It also is supposed to have a lot of features. There's also a current two-disc set in Australia with a number of extra features also.
Rhino is allegedly losing the rights to Transformers content next year, so a lot of people have doubts that their rumored 2-disc set would get released so close to the rights expiring.
Hope that helps.
The "Special Collector's Edition" is anything but. It's got a couple of throwaway storyboards and a 10-minute interview with the composer.
There is a new edition coming out in R2 next year with a newly uncovered print that has more picture...still no widescreen. The debate still rages in Transformers circles over whether such a thing even exists. It also is supposed to have a lot of features. There's also a current two-disc set in Australia with a number of extra features also.
Rhino is allegedly losing the rights to Transformers content next year, so a lot of people have doubts that their rumored 2-disc set would get released so close to the rights expiring.
Hope that helps.
Now Rhino did have the wide screen print but they said it was to much to repair my guess is beyond what they were willing to spend to fix it.
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Anyone know which episode of Transformers the "Battle Beasts" make their appearance in. I am a big collector of the old toys and would like to buy the appropriate season set if I knew which episode they premiered in. Thanks.
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The Battle Beasts appear in an early episode of the japanese series called "Head Masters" (I think the episode is between numbers 5 and 8). It was the first show the japanese did alone. It replaces the last 3 episodes of the series so that the head masters aren't those little people. The battle beasts live on a planet that the Autobots and Predacons (called Decepticons in the US) visit.
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Originally posted by Judremy
The Battle Beasts appear in an early episode of the japanese series called "Head Masters" (I think the episode is between numbers 5 and 8). It was the first show the japanese did alone. It replaces the last 3 episodes of the series so that the head masters aren't those little people. The battle beasts live on a planet that the Autobots and Predacons (called Decepticons in the US) visit.
The Battle Beasts appear in an early episode of the japanese series called "Head Masters" (I think the episode is between numbers 5 and 8). It was the first show the japanese did alone. It replaces the last 3 episodes of the series so that the head masters aren't those little people. The battle beasts live on a planet that the Autobots and Predacons (called Decepticons in the US) visit.
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Not that I could find. Got a link?
Not that I could find. Got a link?
http://www.soundthesirens.com/review...rsthemovie.php
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Did we not get the head master stuff in the US? I remember watching it on Sci-fi a long time ago and that kid in the movie was riding in that pick robot lady's head.
Did we not get the head master stuff in the US? I remember watching it on Sci-fi a long time ago and that kid in the movie was riding in that pick robot lady's head.
Originally posted by TOPDAWG
The movie was done in wide screen for a fact. I saw a trailer for the movie online and the voice over said the first cartoon movie on the big screen to be done in wide screen. It was something along them lines.
Now Rhino did have the wide screen print but they said it was to much to repair my guess is beyond what they were willing to spend to fix it.
The movie was done in wide screen for a fact. I saw a trailer for the movie online and the voice over said the first cartoon movie on the big screen to be done in wide screen. It was something along them lines.
Now Rhino did have the wide screen print but they said it was to much to repair my guess is beyond what they were willing to spend to fix it.
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I have the Australian DVD. It's only one disc. The trailers and toy TV spots are cool to have, but the video and audio presentation on the movie itself is worse than the R1 version in my opinion.
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I think Paramount has the rights to Transformers since they have been doing distributing the newer Transformers Energon Series DVDs. Plus they will be releasing the movie theatrically in 2006.
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Originally posted by wedge
No widescreen print is known to exist in the world. Rhino has admitted only to searching for one, not to finding one. There is no concrete evidence one way or the other. If it does exist, it is likely cropped from an open matte image and the full-screen editions contain more picture. Some collectors have uncovered a handful of original animation cells and a study of them finds that they are very close to the images already on the DVD. [/B]
No widescreen print is known to exist in the world. Rhino has admitted only to searching for one, not to finding one. There is no concrete evidence one way or the other. If it does exist, it is likely cropped from an open matte image and the full-screen editions contain more picture. Some collectors have uncovered a handful of original animation cells and a study of them finds that they are very close to the images already on the DVD. [/B]
It was only 18 years ago afterall and I would think some of the folks who originally worked on it are still around. I might be missing some complexities here - but it sounds like we're trying to confirm the authenticity of the Dead Sea Scrolls or something
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I'm gonna be superbly pissed off if Paramount doesn't release any Beast Machines DVDs.
Or if no one ever finishes releasing the sets of Armada. I know it's definitely not the best Transformers, but I'm still a fan.
Anyone know if any distributor in the United States owns the rights to Headmasters or any other of the Japanese exclusive Transformers shows?
Or if no one ever finishes releasing the sets of Armada. I know it's definitely not the best Transformers, but I'm still a fan.
Anyone know if any distributor in the United States owns the rights to Headmasters or any other of the Japanese exclusive Transformers shows?
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The first four episodes of the Headmasters are available for download if you know where to go. They are about 230MB a piece. What was said before is true, this series is totally different than the three episodes that were shown here. The Headmasters are actually a race of Transformers that lived on a planet called Master. Instead of humans or whatever inhabitting their head, its actually the transformers brain that changes to a robot. By the way this series is quite violent in comparison to the American version. Also you see alot of Generation 1 transformers in this series such as Hound and Blue Streak that were never seen after the second season. The show's not great but if you're a fan its worth seeing. Transformers: Masterforce is also available for download but its pretty bad.