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,
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ye i would cuz i luv cartoons nd dis wasnt just a cartoon it was based on a true story nd balto desevies more poblisity den havin a dvd we need a better dvd tellin us all bout balto even though tere is a documentrytere should b a game a good 1.tere should b a balto playstation game!!!i wood bye it deffo im jealous ofmy mam cuz shes goin 2 new york nd shell props see d statue>:( ill tell her 2 see it nd take pics 4 me
i luv balto!!!!!!!! but d 2nd nd 3rd are kinda rip offs d charecters dont have d same voices nd they r drawn differently agspecilly baltos mam but sence ive watched balto wolves r my fav animals i have alld movies 3 in 1 but io was kinda disapointed wen bought it d next week in d shop i bought it fay didnt have it any more nd i want people 2 see it !!!!!!
yES I would. This film has shaped my life thus far. It began my lof=ve of art and was the only reason I ever touched a paintbrush. Also, special editions of old movies are always a pleasure. Plus, the children of today know nothing of it and are missing everything it can give them.
The sequels were a dissapointment due to their low budget butthe movie, although a "children's flick" was extremely warming and moving and i think the animations perfectly captured the sense of wonder at this true story. GO BALTO!!!! PLUS: BALTO IS OUR HERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is something you cpuld feel good about your children watching
Yes.
My children and I saw Balto2 for the first time on TV yesterday and really enjoyed it.
of course I would bye it.
I agree, it is overlooked far to much.
yes
really, i think this film is a great film!!! balto bis my hero since i've been 6!!
yes
they are so magical a great family movie
Yes I would. I have it in dvd, laser disc, vcr, miny disc. If they make a new one I would buy it.
I like them alot, so much I went to alaska to Nome myself to see the town myself. One day I would like to see the race to Nome. Now I have huskeys of my own. Thanks to Balto the movie.
I would Love the special edition DVD!I have all three and I could watch them over and over again
They are so awsome, they are so interesting and moving.They are also original with the characters, GO STEELE!
I would love the Balto DVD. They are brillent films. Im a big fan of Balto. I love it soooooooooooooooooooooo much!. please let us have a DVD PLEASE!!
THEY ARE SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO COOL. THEY HAVE SO MUCH MEANING. THEY PROVE EVRY ONE IS DIFFRENT IN A WAY. YOU MAY BE THE ODD ONE OUT [ LIKE MY SELF BECAUSE MY MATES ARE SKINNY AND IN THE FAT ONE] BUT IT DOSE NOT MATTER.
Yeah, of course !
Just love it !!!
Yes!!!
The Balto films are fabulous!
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I possitively adore it
it is the best movie ever
Yes of course!
It is a very good story about a wolf(or a dog)- hero. I love Balto!!!!!!!
When I was about three years old, I saw the movie Balto on a blockbuster film. I was completely obsessed with Balto then and I still am now. If Balto came out on a special edition DVD, I would scream until my brother's head popped.
I love Balto and to go see his statue when my mom goes to New York just makes me cry. I mean, how does it feel when your only hero (Besides your dad)is dead?
When I was a kid I saw Balto when it first came out. I used to get bullied at my old elementary school...so long ago...and Balto was someone who I could believe in. Years later I got a job helping people as a doctor. I was so thrilled when I knew Balto was coming out on dvd. But my happiness faded away, the dvd was SAD! No widescreen...oh, and the picture was GREAT!!! A good movie should not be like this.
GOOOO BALTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Balto DESERVES a widescreen special edition release... in fact, it deserved it a long time ago! I felt like I was cheated after buying the current release of Balto: not only did it only come in full screen (which means that I'm technically missing half the movie), but the "special features" that were supposed to be included on the DVD were also non-existent (the menu links don't work - I thought at first my dvd was faulty, but then everybody else said they had the same problem. We all paid for a dvd under the impression that it would include special features as the case implies... we were clearly CHEATED!!!!!!!!!). Universal owes the Fans a widescreen special edition of Balto!
I LOVE BALTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well I would love to own a balto movie with extras, it seemed to be disappointing that they havn't touched on the movie that is supposed to be a tribute to the real Balto
I absolutely love them, Balto 1 inspired me into drawing, and now i've got into an art school with a scholarship
Yes of course!
Balto is the greatest dog in the world!
yes
I would love to buy another Balto DVD, especially a Special-Edition one.
I love the Balto films. I think it is sad that they aren't very popular. I love every Balto movie.
Yes, I would but one as a matter of fact! :D
THEY ARE AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGGG! who wouldnt like them! If you don't your simply CRAZY!
Yes I would! I am 16 and I saw the movie when it first came out and I love it!
I necessarily would buy special edition Balto. It is very interesting cartoon film! I very much would like to look it on professional Russian translation! It would be desirable to see new additional materials. Special edition Balto will borrow a place of honour among mine DVD disks!
I very much like first part Balto. It is based on real events. All characters are very good. Unforgettable music and the moments in which would be desirable to cry...
Well DUH I would buy one. Multiple language DVDs? No problem. I'd buy 'em all. I LOVE BALTO I LOVE BALTO why does this thing say Balto is spelled wrong? STUPID CHAT BOX oopsies back on track...WE WANT YOU TO RELEASE A SPECIAL EDITION DVD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Balto films? ME LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE! Unfortunately, Balto 2 sucked bigtime.
yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh of course i would balto is like soo cool
I love balto :)
I would definitely buy a special edition DVD! AS would the majorityof my fellow students at school, an estimated 900 children! We love this movie, but the DVD we have now is too disappointing. A special edition would help us all to relive the experience and make it come to life!
There excellent! What more can i say?
But of course, hope to achieve a good number of signatures, the very love Balto, is a charming story, unfortunately I will have to wait to arrive in brazil, but the important thing is to be launched!!
The films were great, loved, Balto is charming as ever!
Would you buy a Balto Special Edition DVD? Yes I would!
What are your feelings about the Balto films? The first film deserves better treatment on DVD, and it's better than most of the garbage that passes for animation nowadays.
Hell yea I would defo by a special edition.
Awesome film that needs more popularity, most don't know about it now
YES!!! I`d give ANYTHENG for new Balto film!
I`m crazy about it! I can`t live vith out Balto!
Balto in high definition? Of course! That would make the series flawless.
I love them all. They were great cartoons and I enjoyed watching every one. I wish someone would continue the series.
Most likely.
An incredible, TRUE story! Children need more truth-based stories of heroism and success and this one is simply beautiful. It absolutely deserves more attention than it has received.
YESSAH!
Balto was my fave film as a child, and still its great, sadly the sequels messed thinhs
I would love to buy a special edition DVD because, I want to see the Balto films be known more
I think that the current films are good for kids but, I dont think it would appeal to the older audience
Yes!
It's a great story!
YES!!! Ofcours!
I just LOVEEE them!!! They are the best!!! Balto FOREVR!!!
Hey!!! Alex Valiquette, ill sign cuz ive got no clue what this is, but im 100% sure youll show me next time im at ur house!
Can you plz plz plz plz make another balto movie or revive the 1st one and make a special Edition i would really like it and all the fans of Balto would to.
They're awesome! i love them all i liked Wolf quest the best because it was more exciting but the original balto was also good
Maybe
I dont really know them my friend made me sign.
Hell ya I would.
They are really good I love them.
Yes I would buy it.
They are really good and interesting.
Yes I would it would be very nice
The Balto films rock they are awesome.
Yes, i would buy a special edition dvd.
I love the Balto films i think they should make a real life film like the cartoon.And make a final one about what Balto does with the rest of his life.
Of course yes!
I just love it.
yes i would
it's sad and good
Yes I would buy the special edition DVD because it is a great idea.
I think that the balto films are amazing in every way and should be respected by more people.
I'd like to see a Balto special edition DVD. I'd like to see something nice, and not too blantly thrown together as I'd like to see other classics such as An American Tail or Land Before time in a special Classics DVD series with either modernized art or the old art. I think it would benefit quite a bit in your profits, as most of the kids from the 90's are old enough to go buy it themselves. Being from 1988, at 20 I can buy these movies and kids from the 90's may be younger, but they can encourage there parents to buy it for them I suppose. My point being, the 90's kids are growing up. And we're gonna LOVE showing these films to our kids. I reccomend if you start tossing around idea for a Classic return series to appear maybe sometime around 2010-2015, the 90's kids will be older, and some of the younger 80's will have kids to show this to. So true, the longer you wait the more profit there is; however it wouldn't hurt to release classics as listed at the years listed, too.
Balto was a great story. It made me, as I got older grow up and research the story itself. I hope someday to visit Balto's memorial in New York and be prideful for the film in true story itself.
I would love to have Balto special edition dvd! The movie was based on an american hero so it should have bonus features like deleted scenes, commentaries, restored picture, and the story of the real Balto. I think this would great to have.
I love the Balto films. The first one was the best,but that's just me. The stories are beautiful and heartwarming.
Balto needs to be released as a widescreen dvd! Its one of the greatest non-Disney animated films of the 90's!
Definitely, provided there were plenty of extra features to make it worth buying.
Love them! Absolutely love them! Was one of my favorite films as a child and is still one of my favorites!
I would by a Special Edition Balto if it came out!
The second one isn't to great but the others are AWESOME!
I would buy a special edition balto film
I think the balto films are awsome!!!!
yes i would buy it because its the best
it is a great great movie one of my favorite disney movies, but also very sad because of what he went through he is a hero
Yes I want to buy a special edition of Balto !
Balto is my favorit film !
