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#687103
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Transformers: The Movie (1986 animated version) (a WIP)
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The Headmasters LD box set had photos of the prototypes from the Takara Museum.  I know there are photos of protos for Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Gnaw.  There are possibly a few others, as well.  I've yet to find the photos in any other publications and the images I've found online are really tiny with the text generally cut off or unreadable.

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#685729
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Transformers: The Movie (1986 animated version) (a WIP)
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I could use some feedback on one of the features.  I plan to put together character galleries with information on the main characters in the film.  Currently, I only have the new characters introduced in the movie along with Optimus Prime and Megatron.  Should I include bios and info on the pre-movie characters as well?  I would probably have to split up the characters among multiple slideshows if I did include them.

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#685461
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit? - uncensored HDTV airing(s) (Released)
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Several brief scenes were cut after the initial release:
1 - The gorilla picking up Eddie by the lapels after the line "Who are you calling a chump, chimp!
2 - The beginning of Roger's reaction as the weasels cross the road to Eddie's office
3 - A brief dialogue exchange between Eddie and Smartass while Roger is hiding in the sink

I had actually looked into these scenes.  There is no solid evidence that they were changed from the theatrical version of the film.  IMDB is like Wikipedia in a lot of areas in that users can edit sections without any major moderation, so incorrect information can make its way into various sections.

1 - The gorilla does grab Eddie by the lapels in all video versions and then the scene cuts to Eddie being thrown out the door.  Bob Hoskins isn't wearing a harness so there really isn't much that could be done beyond what is seen in the film before the cut and the scene after the cut is not composed to show the gorilla picking him up.

2 - Roger's reaction appears to be complete in all video versions.  There isn't anything that could be added to the beginning of the animation since it starts with a couple of frames of him looking out of the window after the cut.

3 - There isn't any dialog in any of the scripts for the film that would indicate that dialog was missing during the scene where Eddie hiding Roger by pretending to wash his socks in the sink.

On top of that, the edits that Disney made were all due to material that was considered objectionable.  None of the edits listed would make sense in this context.

As far as the phone number in the bathroom, there has been more evidence submitted that it's a false rumor than any evidence to prove that it actually existed.  Every time someone claims they have a video with it, I ask for proof in the form of a screenshot  of some form.  I've yet to see ANYBODY pony up a screenshot, but a TV special that was shown during the time the film was first released in theaters has the scene as it appeared in all video versions, so I still have to believe it's a false rumor until valid proof otherwise is presented other than "I saw it there!"

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#685076
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Transformers: The Movie (1986 animated version) (a WIP)
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Actually, Hot Rod was supposed to be light magenta based on the original cels used for the animation.  They changed him to red in the cartoon series to reduce the color palette needed for painting the cels.

That being said, the DVD and blu-ray releases all seem to be over-saturated, which leads a lot of colors to come out way too bright, including Hot Rod's magenta.

Also, the Australian Blu-Ray is region free.  The only issue is that all the extras are in PAL and most of them suffer from field blending.

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#684675
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Sheena 1984 *RELEASED*
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I haven't had the time to watch the movie all the way through, but I've skimmed through the film, checking out the different audio tracks and general quality.  The picture quality is good though I did notice a few short scenes where there was a lot of grain and noise, no doubt due to limitations in the available source materials, but overall the picture quality is really good, given the age of the film.  The audio came out better than expected after the issues with the 5.1 track and digital capture of the laserdisc analog audio were worked out and provide a good variety for all tastes. 

The printing on the inside of the cover with the track listings and additional artwork was nice and the miniature lobby cards was a nice touch.  I'll post some photos when I get a chance to take a few pictures.

Also, it seems like all the racy scenes are conveniently marked with chapter stops.  I'm not sure if these were the chapters on the DVD/LD release or a creative decision by Team Blu. ;)

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#684671
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The White Buffalo 1977 (Released)
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I got my copy and I've had a chance to skim through the film.  The picture quality is really good, given the age of the film and the available source material.  All of the audio tracks sound really good and I didn't see any noticeable instances of sync errors, so it looks like that was fixed up.  The extras are kind of limited being only the theatrical trailer but that's mostly due to the lack of extra material being available for the film, in general.

The reversible cover is a really nice touch, as well.  I'll post photos when I have a chance.

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#682612
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Transformers: The Movie (1986 animated version) (a WIP)
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I got the Intrada CD in the mail today.  It's really nice and definitely a worthwhile purchase for any fans of the movie that don't have the original Botcon releases of the score.  That being said, it's missing two short tracks (Destruction Of Moon Base 2 - parts 1 & 2) and the remaster doesn't really sound any better or worse than the "Lighting Their Darkest Hour" release, so at least I won't have to re-do the isolated music and score track.

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#682247
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Transformers: The Movie (1986 animated version) (a WIP)
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I think Sony has the distribution rights for the movie in the US but Metrodome has the original transfers and source material.  The Sony DVD transfer is different from the HD transfer used on the UK and Australian Blu-rays.  Maybe Sony has been unable to reach an agreement necessary to acquire the HD transfer or maybe they are just waiting a couple more years so they can release it as a "30th anniversary edition".

Sunbow is now owned by TV Loonland, so Sony would probably have to license the title from them.

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#679043
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Transformers: The Movie (1986 animated version) (a WIP)
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Don't get me wrong, when Intrada releases the soundtrack, I'll be buying it either way.  I know that on several of their soundtracks they included multiple edits of many of the tracks including tracks that were significantly different between the complete score version and the film edit.  It would be nice to see this with a few of the tracks on the TFTM score since the actual in-film versions are quite different from what was on the original score album due to editing.  The Botcon "Til All Are One" CD has all the score music that was in the movie and then some, it just required a lot of editing and looping some segments to create the isolated score.

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#678948
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Transformers: The Movie (1986 animated version) (a WIP)
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Great news on the Intrada release, whenever it gets released.  Hopefully it will have the complete Autobot/Decepticon Battle theme without the extra fade out at the end.  I doubt they will include the original soundtrack since that would create additional licensing and cost issues, but a definitive version of DiCola's score would be great in it's own right.

Really, outside of that one track, the entire score has been released via BotCon CDs but the music in the film was heavily edited from what appears on the CDs.  If Intrada plans to do this right, I suspect that they will basically be including all the tracks that were released previously along with alternate versions edited to match how they were presented in the movie.  We'll know in January, I guess.

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#677038
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Transformers: The Movie (1986 animated version) (a WIP)
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Thanks reave.  If you have the colors of the original cels to compare the blu-ray video to, that would be nice just to make sure none of the colors were significantly altered.  Keep in mind that the theatrical presentation doesn't always match the color of the original cels, though.

Well, I now have a bunch of different versions of this movie on video for comparison. :)

Along with the Australian Blu-Ray and US 2-disc DVD set, I managed to get the original US Rhino release, the Metrodome 2-disc "ultimate edition", and I have the Metrodome "reconstructed" release on it's way in the mail (It was $5 after shipping so, eh, why not.  I want to hear the notoriously bad 5.1 mix they created for it, anyway).  Thankfully, I got all the DVDs I as used copies for cheap.

I'm looking for more of the storyboards for the unused scenes.  I have what was on the Sony/Metrodome DVDs, the extra storyboards from the Rhino DVD, a handful of extras that I found from various sites, but there are still a few segments I would like to find or get better quality versions.