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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie Collection (25th Anniversary Collector's Edition) (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / Secret of the Ooze / Turtles in Time / TMNT)

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**WARNING TMNT FANS**

--This set contains absolutely nothing new from the previous 2 releases of the live action films and the cgi movie is simply a port of the standalone disc with regards to special features and the transfer--

I'm not sure what all of the 5 star reviews are all about for this so called 25th anniversary boxset so far, but let me be the first to offer a counter to those "generous" scores with a dose of the reality of the situation.

This set offers nothing new from what is already available on the standalone dvds, safe for a few cheap gimmicks like 4 cloth masks and some temporary tattoos. The only thing new here is the package art and believe me it isn't worth $30, which is actually Amazon's price, the MSRP is actually more. There is no commentary on any of the movies except the most recent one which is simply ported over from the other single disc release. The transfers are the same that was used for the initial 1998 dvd releases of the 3 movies and the age really shows on the films, especially that of the live action ones. No deleted scenes or making of featurettes talking about Jim Henson's creature shop for the live action films. No Elias Koteas (Casey Jones) interview or anything. Nothing but the theatrical trailers.

Here's a fun fact for all of you turtles fans. The director of the 1st turtles movie (the best one) has come out publicly and stated that he has deleted and extended scenes in his possession that he would like to contribute to a special edition of the 1st movie along with contributing directors commentary if WB were interested. Apparently they are not. They would rather whore out this franchise and continue to kick loyal fans in the face. The only shellebration going on here is one of greed and laziness on behalf of WB Studio with there franchise. This franchise deserved much better for it's 25th anniversary than a cheaply slapped together rerelease. One can only hope that for the 30th anniversary and no doubt next "shellebration" that WB will decide to put together a real boxset as opposed to expecting fans to "shell" out more money for nothing new. I hope if anything that the 1st movie gets an eventual 2 disc special edition that it so richly deserves with a new hi def transfer and all the special features that the director has and wants to contribute because it is the only one that really holds up anyway today. Thanks for nothing WB.

1 out of 5 stars for the piss poor effort by WB for this storied franchise that deserves better. For those of you who already have 1 of the 2 prior releases of the live action movies, stick with your previous copies and don't contribute a dime to Warner Bros. Studio. They put no effort into this boxset. For those of you who don't own any of the movies yet, I urge you to go and pick up the standalone movies for dirt cheap. You can find them for $5 a piece on most retail sites and brick and morter stores and you'd be getting the exact same content on them that is on this boxset as well as the same transfer so you're not missing a thing and saving your money. Don't contribute to WB's lazy and cheap triple dip. Show them we expect more for this franchise and maybe they will listen for the next go round.

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This set consists of the three original live-action Turtles films from the early-to-mid 1990s, and the computer-animated TMNT film from 2007, along with a sheet of temporary tattoos - all packaged in a standard plastic keepcase, with two double-sided pages inside, one disc per side. The tattoos are stored under the literature clips on the inside cover, and there's nothing on the inside back cover.

Each of the four discs is a bit-for-bit copy (a "disc image") of a previous DVD release. All four movies are 16:9 widescreen, with Turtles 2 & 3 also containing 4:3 fullscreen versions. (Full disc specs are below.) Apparently in the original releases, Turtles 1 & TMNT were dual-sided discs with widescreen on one side and fullscreen on the other - and they only used the widescreen sides for this re-release. That's fine with me.

These same four discs (with the same disc art) and temporary tattoos are also available in a "25th Anniversary Collector's Edition" box set, which adds in some cloth masks and puts the discs in what appears to be a round CD holder, which is then apparently stored in an outer cardboard box with the masks. I bought this for 25 bucks at Walmart, which had a sticker on front proclaiming "Only At Wal*Mart - Includes Turtle Tattoos". Since the tattoos are available in the "25th Anniversary Collector's Edition" box set, it must be the standard packaging that's exclusive to Walmart.

I like that it's in standard packaging, and doesn't include the masks and CD holder that I have no desire to buy, but I wish the price were significantly cheaper. What hurts even more is that less than a year after I bought it, Warner Bros. put out the 4 Film Favorites - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles two-disc set, which includes all of the same video content (one "disc image" per disc side), but usually sells in Target for 9.99 - two and a half times LESS than what I paid!

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
* Year: 1990
* Runtime: 1:33:23
* Video Format: 16:9 Widescreen
* DVD Production Date: February 27, 2003 (Nero InfoTool gives this date, but it should be 1998 or 1999)
* Region: 1
* Layers: 1
* Audio Languages: English, French
* Subtitle Languages: English, Spanish, French
* Extras: The T-Files (character biographies of Donatello, Michaelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, Splinter, The Shredder), Theatrical Trailer, "Sewer Maze" Game, "Monkey Trouble" Trailer, "The Adventures Of Pinocchio" Trailer, "Theodore Rex" Trailer.
* Notes: This is a live-action movie.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II: THE SECRET OF THE OOZE
* Year: 1991
* Runtime: 1:28:19
* Video Format: 16:9 Widescreen, 4:3 Fullscreen
* DVD Production Date: July 2, 2002 (Nero InfoTool gives this date, but it should be 1998 or 1999)
* Region: 1
* Layers: 2
* Audio Languages: English
* Subtitle Languages: English
* Extras: Theatrical Trailer, "Pick That Flick" Game.
* Notes: This is a live-action movie.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III
* Year: 1993
* Runtime: 1:35:33
* Video Format: 16:9 Widescreen, 4:3 Fullscreen
* DVD Production Date: July 18, 2002 (Nero InfoTool gives this date, but it should be 1998 or 1999)
* Region: 1
* Layers: 2
* Audio Languages: English
* Subtitle Languages: English
* Extras: Theatrical Trailer, "Pick That Flick" Game.
* Notes: This is a live-action movie.

TMNT
* Year: 2007
* Runtime: 1:26:45
* Video Format: 16:9 Widescreen
* DVD Production Date: May 18, 2007
* Region: 1
* Layers: 1
* Audio Languages: English, Spanish, French
* Subtitle Languages: English, Spanish, French
* Extras: Commentary with writer/director Kevin Munroe, Alternate Opening (with forced commentary by Kevin Munroe), Alternate Ending Temp/Scratch Test (with forced commentary by Kevin Munroe), "Mikey's Birthday Party" Full Sequence (with forced commentary by Kevin Munroe), "Raphael's Rough House Fight" Test (with forced commentary by Kevin Munroe), "Monsters Come Alive" Storyboard Comparison (with forced commentary by Kevin Munroe), "Donny's Digital Data Files" Featurette, "Rooftop Workout" Rough Scene (with forced commentary by Kevin Munroe), "Still Wanna Fight" Temp/Scratch Test (with forced commentary by Kevin Munroe), "Splinter Gets Cake" Additional Scene (with forced commentary by Kevin Munroe), Internet Reel, "Voice Talent First Look" Featurette
* Notes: This is a computer-animated movie. The back of the case incorrectly lists a Fullscreen copy, in addition to the Widescreen copy.

For the last 6 months since before the release of this set. I and many others have been waiting for what we hoped would be the Ultimate Turtle Movie set.. Sadly this is just another cheap cash-in yet again. Buy the movies for under [...] a piece or cheaper else where. Adding in some Cheap Masks and some removable Tattoos does not make a DVD set. Extras, Content, Interviews, commentaries, and especially new transfers... Now that makes a DVD set... maybe a better more suiting release will finally come out after this new TMNT movie gets off the ground in a couple years. Until then.. save your dough!

I bought this movie set for our three grandsons and they were enthralled with the kungfu action as well as the " talking turtles ) . They're well worth the money they cost just for the absolute joy and enjoyment the boys received .

They were shocked by a few of the words used though ( damn etc. ) , I guess they're just a little over protected .

If you want a collection of all the Ninja Turtles movies in a nice-looking cover, this is the one for you. Not only does it have the most decent cover for a Ninja Turtle movie, it also doesn't occupies much space (the way I like it) because all 4 movies come well placed in the space of a single DVD. Don't worry cause this is not the case where you open the case and all movies pop-up everywhere, as I said, they are well placed.
First three discs don't have extras and that is the reason I gave 4 stars to the product. Also movies 2 and 3 don't have Spanish subtitles. Even though, if there is a Turtle collection decent enough to buy, this is it.

wow i just got mine today and i am so amazed how cool looking it looks and also when i opened it up wow the dvds are very well protected so cool, and you get the masks and the tattoos what a great buy. If you love the movies or the cartoon id say get this dvd set before it is gone, 4 movies so cool,

I am so glad that these films are getting a re-release. I also think they should be released in these editions individually, for people who want one of the films, or doesn't want a box set or slim pack. I, for one, went out and bought TMNT 1 & 2 earlier this year, and searched and searched for TMNT 3 forever before I realized that the third Turtles movie only comes in the 3-Pak and good luck trying to find it individually because stores don't have it. So I wasted my money on the first two movies, and was gonna trade them in for like 0.50 cents each and buy the 3-pak until I heard about this a few months ago. I am ecstatic. I sincerely hope there's special features cuz the original releases had no extras! This will be a cool box set, cool DVD design too!

Hi everyone , okay i recently bought this from a book store online and i got it in the mail a few days ago and i'm sad to say for a re-release of the dvds THERE ARE NO SPECIAL FEATURES AGAIN. It's pretty much the same dvds as the orignals and the second set that was release with newer cover art. the only diffrence really is the dvds come in a metal and nylon sewer lid dvd holder with all three movies plus the cgi one. It does have extra sleves to put more stuff in so i guess if you wanted it for cds or something.But the dvds themselves have no cases.And it comes with four cloth turtles masks and one sheet of temp tatoos of the cgi movie and that's it.I think for the 25th aniversary they could have had making of special features behind the scenes or a photo gallery at least or bloopers but nothing. I only gave it a 5 because i'm a hugh fan of the turtles and i love the movies to death and it is a nice set to get someone if they don't have the movies already but just don't expect anything new other then some tatoos and a dvd case and somes nice masks.

These movies came out in 1990, 1991 and 1993 That was 19, 18 and 16 years ago, How did they come up with 25TH Anniversary?

Great Movies Though.