Balto Special-Edition DVD
Balto is an overlooked animated film, a 1995 classic and amazing film for the whole family, which deserves a better treatment on DVD.
It is also a franchise that has a big potential. A franchise which the owners, Universal Pictures, never really made an effort to promote.
Particularly, the current DVD version of the film is very disappointing : no widescreen format, no picture improvement, no deleted scenes, no commentaries, not a single interesting bonus, an underwhelming cover with mistakes on the characters' colors, a documentary mentioned on the cover but which can't be found anywhere on the disk... This dreadful DVD does not give any justice to the greatness of the film.
It is not too late!
The growing community of fans strongly think that the best hope for getting Balto more popular would be to release a good Special-Edition DVD, similarly to the ones released by other companies such as Disney, Dreamworks or 20th century Fox. Nowadays, even films less popular than Balto get Special-Edition DVDs.
Why does Balto always have to be the one everyone forget?
Please help us by signing this petition! We need to show them that there are enough willing consumers to go and buy a Special Edition of this wonderful film, based on a true story.
This petition is affiliated to the fansite Balto Source :
http://baltosource.timduru.org/en/
Balto is an overlooked animated film, a 1995 classic and amazing film for the whole family, which deserves a better treatment on DVD.
It is also a franchise that has a big potential. A franchise which the owners, Universal Pictures, never really made an effort to promote.
Particularly, the current DVD version of the film is very disappointing : no widescreen format, no picture improvement, no deleted scenes, no commentaries, not a single interesting bonus, an underwhelming cover with mistakes on the characters' colors, a documentary mentioned on the cover but which can't be found anywhere on the disk... This dreadful DVD does not give any justice to the greatness of the film.
It is not too late!
The growing community of fans strongly think that the best hope for getting Balto more popular would be to release a good Special-Edition DVD, similarly to the ones released by other companies such as Disney, Dreamworks or 20th century Fox. Nowadays, even films less popular than Balto get Special-Edition DVDs.
Why does Balto always have to be the one everyone forget?
Please help us by signing this petition! We need to show them that there are enough willing consumers to go and buy a Special Edition of this wonderful film, based on a true story.
This petition is affiliated to the fansite Balto Source :
http://baltosource.timduru.org/en/
Dear Universal,
We've already got in touch with you some months ago with the desire to help the Balto franchise, but nothing has changed. Not a single thing Balto-related has been released since then...
The whole Balto fan community agrees on the fact that there is a great need for a new Balto DVD. It hasn't been difficult for us to list many reasons for this :
- Customers will be more interested in buying the sequels if they own the first Balto. So, releasing the first Balto on DVD will boost the sequels sales, too.
- All of the animated classics films now have a special edition DVD, even less popular films- why not Balto?
- Balto has always made good sales on videos, the same would be sure to happen with a new DVD release.
- The current DVD release does not respect the film in any way : the cover is not appealing at all (such a cheap cover can even turn out people by thinking it's not the "true" Balto film), there are no real extras (where are the deleted scenes? the commentaries? things that BOTH kids and adults like...) As a reference, the cover for the VHS versions and the theatrical release was much better.
And the film ratio was transfered into a bad span-and-scan 4/3 format instead of the original theatrical widescreen format, which means a great part of the original image is cut. Also, most of the TV sets sold in the market now are widescreen, and most people don't like watching full screen DVDs on them.
- We've encountered lots of people who want to buy the film, but the current DVD cannot be found in local stores. The only way to find it is by ordering on web shops, which does not seem a good way to sell films to children. How do you expect that people will buy something they can't find? Also, you never released any DVD pack with the Balto films, so releasing Balto 1 as a single shouldn't be a problem.
- Balto is clearly a "sleeper hit" : a film which most people in the world don't know about, but which everyone who has seen it once liked immediately. Balto has never been promoted properly, as a result many people who could be interested in it just don't know about it. If they saw some advertisement for the film (for the occasion of the release of this SE DVD), they would be immediately attracted and would pick it up.
- Special Editions DVDs released for other animated films have always made good to top sales.
- Releasing a DVD costs much less than making a new sequel. Also, this will boost and revive the popularity of the Balto franchise by a lot, and it could bring more opportunities for this franchise in the future.
- Both the fans and "regular" customers would be interested in such a DVD, which is not the case when you release a sequel.
- Balto fits very well the current brand of franchises you're developing : a simple and clean film for the whole family.
- It is the perfect time to release special edition DVDs : almost everyone own DVD players now, including children.
- All Balto fans are waiting for such a DVD eagerly, and the Balto fan community is growing bigger and bigger...
We would like to suggest this Special Edition DVD to be spanned on 2 discs.
If possible, the first disc should contain the film in its original widescreen format, and audio commentaries from one of the Balto film creators. Of course, there should be subtitles for all the languages included.
The second disc should contain extras : deleted scenes, making of, interviews (Steven Spielberg, Simon Wells, James Horner, the voice actors such as Kevin Bacon...), pictures gallery (paintings, sketches, storyboards...), bloopers, documentaries on the film or the true story, trailers for the two direct-to-video sequels, interesting games like trivia games...
Please consider this as both a suggestion and a very strong will from us.
And, the most important : please don't forget Balto!
Thank you for reading,
Of course i would, ive loved balto from when i was a kid
Ive loved them all i1st is the best and the ones fallowing were good, but couldn't hold up to it
Yes, off course
Balto are, and will always be me hero!
yes of corse i would even if it cost 100 dollors
they are severly neglected! there was barly any advertisment for them and almost no items made for balto,we need this special dvd!
I would definately buy the special edition Balto DVD. It's such an inspiring and cute story where the underdog wins. Its a classic.
I love the Balto films. They are cute and inspiring and just good classic movies that entertain no matter how many times that you've seen them.
hell yeah i'd buy it!
they're awesome films!
Yes, a special edition Balto would be great. It may also be nice if they released a version that has the sequels as well.
I have liked Balto ever since I was little. To a point were I would really like to see a fourth movie, or maybe a series to keep the name alive.
I love these films, I am a little disppointed that not many people have heard of them. I hope that the special addition DVD would be available in England too, I would buy it.
I think they are all amazing, but the first in unboubtedly the best. The plot and characters are all brilliant, it is a fantastic experience to watch.
Yes id buy it!
I love the film series, one of my all time faves!
One of the best made - I Love it!
Of course I'd buy it!!!
My feeling are that the films are great and hopefully that they will make this Special Edition DVD and hopefully Balto 4 if any possibility.
OF COURSE!!!!!
I love all of them! They should definitely make more!
Of course!
I love all of them! They should definitely make more!
YES!!!
balto is my ABSOLUTE favorite movie!!!!!!!! i would buy it in a heartbeat!
I would absolutely love to buy a special edition of this film.
I would buy the dvd.
They are the best movies i've ever seen they made it to my top ten movies in the second, third and fourth place.
I would love to buy the Balto Special Edition DVD! I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!
It is an amazing movie,i grew up with it and i love it a lot!
you can count on it, its an awesome movie it deserves much more recognizing
the movie the story and the event's are awesome i mean the iditarod dog race is a tribute to Balto and the path Balto and all the other dog teams took he deserves to be famous once again LET IT BE KNOWN
Balto is an amazing film
Because since I was a kid, I have always loved Balto, and I'd watch the Special Edition DVD every chance I got! The animation is great and I love the characters! Each character was well-drawn and made the movie so much better!!!
The first Balto was by far, the best. But the second one was pretty great too. I love his daughter! The third one was okay, but not nearly as great as the first and second one! When I was a kid, I loved the first one so much, I named one of my toys after Steel! I still have that toy!
I would definitely buy a Balto Special Edition dvd.
I think the Balto movies are awesome. Very good storytelling and very good characters. A true underrated classic.
yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love them sooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Balto you rock!!
Yep if I had more money
Balto Rocks!
It`s my favourite Movie! Of course, I`ll buy it!
Balto is the best!
yes i loved it since i was born
i love them to death!
I would absolutely purchase a Special Edition DVD copy of Balto. I have looked high and low for a copy of the film hereabouts (strangely there were plenty available on Oahu), and the only copy I found was packaged with The Land Before Time, and An American Tale. The film is in standard screen and clearly shows wear. This is an unacceptable treatment of a grandly underappreciated film that is highly due a proper DVD/Blue-Ray transfer.
Balto is one of the underappreciated animated films of our time. It is also one of the most mature animated films of recent years. Balto was not made for children, a fact which the egregious direct-to-home-release sequels have overlooked. Though all of the characters are dogs they are mature dogs, who do not burst into song at the drop of a bone. They quarrel with each other over issues of racism, they fall in love, and they have motivating backgrounds which they do not feel motivated to exposition. Above all the characters of Balto are well drawn because do not know everything about them. We do not know just how Balto’s parents came to meet and why he lives with Boris, of why Steele is such a hard-ass, or why Boris does not choose to fly with the other geese. These are open questions that could have been explored and answered in later films, and so many fanfictions have attempted to draw their own conclusions. They are questions which we are deserved to ponder while seeing the film as its creators intended.
Yes! It was one of my favourite childhood movies, and it is tied for first place, with the Lion King, for my all time favourite animated films.
I think the first one was amazing. The second was good, but not up to the Balto standards. The third was... alright.
Yes I would i love the story of balto he is a true hero.
He is a true hero thats needs more attention I LOVE BALTO
i would buy a balto special edition dvd
the balto mvies are moving, and heartfelt stories, that are great for the whole familty to watch
i love all the balto films because ther all a wonderful films to reach out n explain a true story
I would definitely buy the Special Edition of Balto. This movie played a major role in my childhood, and it does deserved a better DVD.
Since the movie Balto was released near the same time as Toy Story, it didn't receive much "hype". The Balto movie was amazing, and I still watch it on video cassette today!
i would buy it the first day it comes out!
they mean alot too me and my childhood, i love that film and it should be realised on special edition dvd!
not now, but maybe later
Very good films.
i would so buy a special edition balto movie
i love the balto films thy are so good and heartfelt
yes i would
i love balto so much!
Heck yes
Balto is one of my favorite animations growing up I'd love to see it on dvd
Yes, I would buy it.
The Balto films, are just heart-warming stories for children and adults who are children at heart. It is also some what educational because it is based off of a true story.
Yes, simply just yes!
Well, I only catch a small glimpse of the films on one of my mate screen and later on I get interested then later I became a fan of it ROCK ON BALTO!
Yes, I would buy one those at the first moment it was release and I hope writing this has some sort of meaning and a REAL impact on this cause and not a pure waste of time like other senseless junks on the internet and when that 2,000 signature meter is fill up I will see that my efforts and the other are NOT in vain I will be waiting for it.......
Actually I would rather prefer a complete "REMAKE" of the whole trilogy since I think there a couple of things that still require a couple of tweaking such as the story lines and plots for the both sequel but at any rate posh looking special edition DVD box would rather make a GREAT replacement to my and previous DVD release of it....
yes
Yes, but not online.
As always the first one is always the best but all in all, the trilogy is pretty good.
This movie was a classic. it was my favorite movie as a kid
That movie and the sequles really touched me. They really impacted my life
I would love to watch the Balto special edition.
I really loves dogs and this movie has enough dogs and animals to warm my heart so i strongly suggest BALTO should be more worldwildly recognized.
I would love to buy a Balto special edition DVD because they only sell Balto on video and my video is very old and the tape on it is snapped so I think that they should bring a Balto SE DVD!
The Balto films are amazing especially for animations!
i would so buy ot
awesome rewind and lets play them again
I would totally buy this DVD.
The Balto films are amazing and they are part of my childhood.
I would definatly buy a special-edition dvd of Balto.
I have loved this movie since it cam out. It's my favorite children's movie of all time.
Yes, without a question.
These movies were my whole childhood, to see them come back to life would mean the world to me.
Yeah totally buy it
More Features maybey like create your own balto for dvd rom and comentary and widscreen version and deleted sceens too. It is such a great movie and there was no efort put into any othe the dvd movies for special features or any thing
Absolutley. I already own a Balto DVD and it's not impressive other than the movie running smoothly. I'd love a little more care put into it since so many of us love this movie, and since other animated films get more attention, this one should too.
The two Balto sequels, in my opinion, are rather weak in both animation and story, but I still own both sequels just because they're part of Balto I guess. I'd rather they have a really good sequel made by artists willing to recreate the characters more true, but it's an old movie! Just leave it as a classic. I'd still buy them though, that's how much I love this wolf-dog.
Yes, I would buy it.
They are all great films about showing who you really are.
I would buy a Balto Special Edition DVD as soon as it came to Fox Lake, Illinois Blockbuster.
I love Balto 1 to death, but number 2 and 3 I will not bother watching. I think that 2 and 3 r retarded, cuz it's like making a sequel to Titanic, or Valkarie. You just can't change real stories into sequels, unless u put it into parts...
