Big ROTJ Uncut DVD News! (SPOILERS)

[Reliable Source]

Good evening, fellow bat-fans! I'm back after a much-needed sabbatical. Now I'm tanned, I'm rested, and I'm ready to give you all the biggest scoop since Lois Lane got a peek beneath Batman's cowl.

Ever wonder why WB is dragging their feet about releasing "Return of The Joker" uncut? You'd think with all the fuss raised by fanboys (and fangirls) across the world, crying out for blood over the editing of this movie, the folks at Warner Brothers would want to make the uncut version of the film available, right? Well, the truth is... they already have.

As usual, I have to keep my sources a secret. But, a high ranking official within the WB offices told this reporter what the real buzz is, and it looks like Paul Dini and Bruce Timm got the real last laugh in this game. The uncut version of the movie is actually a hidden feature on the DVD of the regular version of the movie!

"Those sneaky sons of [expletive deleted], Paul Dini and Bruce Timm, paid off an engineer to sneak it on there," my source explained. "They were really cheesed off that WB was screwing with their masterpiece, and they wanted to show everyone that they weren't going to take it lying down, I guess."

Hidden features on DVDs are not uncommon. Many newer DVDs, such as Fight Club and X-Men, contain special "Easter Eggs" that are only accessible if you know the secret to unlocking them.

"Only Dini, Timm, and this elusive engineer know how to get to the uncut version on the disc," my source continued. "And, since they've all parted ways with WB, they ain't tellin' us anything."

This has created a stalemate, of sorts. WB is afraid that if they release the unedited version, Timm will let out the secret to unlocking the existing disc. "Then WB will be out a ton of money, because no one will buy the movie once they realize they already have it. It's the perfect way to screw the WB, but unfortunately right now it's just screwing the fans," my source said.

"All that needs to happen right now is for some clever fanboy with a DVD player to start clicking around, and unlock the secret for themselves."

And when they do, you'll know who to thank. 'Til next time, this is Reliable Source... more as I hear it.

[I.R Joey]

You're joking right? I mean these guys are proffesinals, and I'm hard pressed to believe that they'd stoop to that level.

Plus Dini and Timms may not like "one another" more then either of them don't like KWB.

[James Harvey]

For those who are new or forgotten, RELIABLE SOURCE is a joker poster. Essentially everything he posts are just jokes and are to be taken with a grian of salt. He's been around here since the insidetheweb.com days. DOn't take his posts seriously - because they aint.

[I.R Joey]

Yeah I figured that from his name.

"If it sounds to good to be true it probably is."

[Bird Boy]

LOL. I have to laugh at that..but it's sweet..too bad it isn't true... I love it!! Keep em' coming RS! :D

-BB

[Russkafin]

What? You mean it's not true?!? And after I just spent the last two hours clicking around my ROTJ DVD trying to find the secret version!! ;o) JK!!

[Vigo Sprax]

This is soooooo cool, and guess what...I figured it out!

At the title screen, do the following:
Hit Right 3 times
Push Down 2 times
Hit up 3,563 times
Turn subtitles on & then off
Nows the tricky part, hit everysingle button on your remote at the exact same time until something happens. I'm not sure of the exact # but if it doesn't occur after an hour of doing this, start the whole process over.

[Trent Lane]

wow, i'll have to find a few days to try that :D

too bad it isn't true, though. i'd be nice...

[Beyond Batman]

I've actually unlocked that secret code to reveal the unedited version, I can't believe it. I was skeptical, but it actually worked. Here's what you do. On your DVD remote, do the following.

Up, Up
Down, Down
Left, Right, Left, Right
B, A [Start]

This secret code will allow you to utilize 100 extra lives on the acclaimed NES game Contra.... uhhh... wait a minute. Wups... wrong code.

Dick Grayson (moderator) thanks for the heads up on this phony post. It seemed unlikely a newbie with 1 post would be credible enough to post ground breaking news.
:D

[Bird Boy]

RS posted on the old boards too..I just guess he couldn't come up with a decent phoney post to make, thus being his first! :)

-BB

[Inque]

the closest thing you could get to a rotj dvd is to burn a vcd of the unedited rotj from your computer and play it in a dvd player.

[oranthal]

i don't have any DVD's but how does the "easter egg" thing supposed to work? i know there is the menu for you to choose from but if it is not there for you to choose from, how do you find them?

[Calhoun07]

Not to mention there are credible websites out there, such as eeggs.com and dvdreview.com and dvdangle.com and others, who would have found this easter egg, provided it existed, LONG before "reliable source" posted about it.

[Vigo Sprax]

Originally posted by Inque
the closest thing you could get to a rotj dvd is to burn a vcd of the unedited rotj from your computer and play it in a dvd player.

Actually the best solution is to get a bunch of friends to watch the movie with you, assign parts, and whenever a line thats been edited comes up have the right person say it correctly. For some scenes you may have to act them out.

When acting out scenes, try using real stuff rather than props: "Okay Jimmy! I'm the Joker and you be Tim! Now its time to torture you!"

[Calhoun07]

Watching ROTJ with you must be quite an experience, to say the least.

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by Vigo Sprax
Actually the best solution is to get a bunch of friends to watch the movie with you, assign parts, and whenever a line thats been edited comes up have the right person say it correctly. For some scenes you may have to act them out.

How do you act out the 360-degree pan in the opening fight sequence? Do you rent a merry-go-round? :D