Sci-Fi
April 20th, 2004, 01:59 PM
From Sci-Fi Online news:
Thunderbirds movies to be reissued on DVD
MGM is re-releasing the two original Thunderbirds movies to tie in with the live action adventure - although no UK release date has yet been confirmed.
The region 1 launch is 27 July and both films will be anamorphic widescreen transfers but this time with newly created Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 soundtracks alongside the original mono ones. Better still, each movie arrives with a full set of extras.
Thunderbirds Are Go will include:
History and Appeal: a 10-minute retrospective looking at the development of the feature films.
Factory of Dolls and Rockets: a 9-minute featurette on the puppets and model vehicles.
Epics in Miniature: an 8-minute featurette discussing the difficulties of filming in miniature scale.
There’s also a 3-minute animated photo gallery of 50 behind-the-scenes stills, the original theatrical trailer, a Who Said That? quiz and a pair of 30-second Easter Eggs, Come With Me to the Rushes and What Does FAB Mean?
Thunderbird 6 will include:
Lady Penelope: a 10-minute featurette on the creation of International Rescue's London Agent.
Building Better Puppets: an 8-minute featurette on the development of the Supermarionation puppets.
Tiger Moth: a 6-minute featurette discussing the filming of the Thunderbird 6 Tiger Moth bi-plane).
There’s also a 3-minute animated photo gallery, the original theatrical trailer, a Craft Mission Match-Up quiz and a pair of Easter Eggs, A Call From Stanley Kubrick (1 minute) and A Television Tribute (30 seconds)
If only Carlton would return to the TV series and finally remaster all 32 episodes to the same standard as, say, Captain Scarlet or Joe 90. Rumours are circulating that the company is considering a special collector's set with additional extras but no firm details are available.
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Thunderbirds movies to be reissued on DVD
MGM is re-releasing the two original Thunderbirds movies to tie in with the live action adventure - although no UK release date has yet been confirmed.
The region 1 launch is 27 July and both films will be anamorphic widescreen transfers but this time with newly created Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 soundtracks alongside the original mono ones. Better still, each movie arrives with a full set of extras.
Thunderbirds Are Go will include:
History and Appeal: a 10-minute retrospective looking at the development of the feature films.
Factory of Dolls and Rockets: a 9-minute featurette on the puppets and model vehicles.
Epics in Miniature: an 8-minute featurette discussing the difficulties of filming in miniature scale.
There’s also a 3-minute animated photo gallery of 50 behind-the-scenes stills, the original theatrical trailer, a Who Said That? quiz and a pair of 30-second Easter Eggs, Come With Me to the Rushes and What Does FAB Mean?
Thunderbird 6 will include:
Lady Penelope: a 10-minute featurette on the creation of International Rescue's London Agent.
Building Better Puppets: an 8-minute featurette on the development of the Supermarionation puppets.
Tiger Moth: a 6-minute featurette discussing the filming of the Thunderbird 6 Tiger Moth bi-plane).
There’s also a 3-minute animated photo gallery, the original theatrical trailer, a Craft Mission Match-Up quiz and a pair of Easter Eggs, A Call From Stanley Kubrick (1 minute) and A Television Tribute (30 seconds)
If only Carlton would return to the TV series and finally remaster all 32 episodes to the same standard as, say, Captain Scarlet or Joe 90. Rumours are circulating that the company is considering a special collector's set with additional extras but no firm details are available.
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