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I don't watch a whole lot of anime, but you can pre-order FLCL: The Complete Collection for $33.99. Release date is 2-22-11.
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Another bundle dropped on Amazon. This time it's the Sci-Fi 3 Pack with Jumper/Independence Day/I, Robot for $20.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002G1WPOA?ie=UTF8&tag=evdaisafi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002G1WPOA
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Red posted:I don't watch a whole lot of anime, but you can pre-order FLCL: The Complete Collection for $33.99. Release date is 2-22-11. I wonder if they'll press more than, like, five of them this time around. I haven't been keeping up with FLCL news; is there any word on the video quality and stuff like that? I'd imagine that like most stuff digitally animated in the late-'90s-early-'00s era, there's little to no hope of getting a truly high-definition transfer here, since everything was probably rendered/composited at standard definition a long time ago. But I suppose it'll still be worth it to have them all on one disc (they are all on one disc this time, right?) with slightly less compression. And just, well, to have them at all. I've missed out on every release so far.
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Jan 6, 2011 15:43
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Sir Lemming posted:I wonder if they'll press more than, like, five of them this time around. It's probably not going to blow your socks off, but it's going to have way less artifacting than the DVD, I can promise that. Watch the manga section in the first episode and you can see how brutal that poo poo can look on DVD; if nothing else, it will have less motion blur/artifacting. It will also be on a single disc, which is fine since the entire series is under 3 hours and there aren't very many special features to begin with... That said, it had better retain the director's commentary track, because that poo poo was good. Really interesting and insightful, and makes the series seem a lot less insane and a lot more thought out than I'd previously assumed. Now we wait for Sony and Bandai (or whoever owns the series rights at this point) to release Cowboy Bebop on Blu, because I cannot watch the dirty, scratched DVD transfer of the movie upscaled without wanting to cry.
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Jan 6, 2011 16:09
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zenintrude posted:It's probably not going to blow your socks off, but it's going to have way less artifacting than the DVD, I can promise that. Watch the manga section in the first episode and you can see how brutal that poo poo can look on DVD; if nothing else, it will have less motion blur/artifacting. It will also be on a single disc, which is fine since the entire series is under 3 hours and there aren't very many special features to begin with... Check the Anime Blu-ray (Blu-Rei) thread, they're complaining about it. BUT I saw the shots and I liked it, so ymmv.
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Jan 6, 2011 16:29
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zenintrude posted:Now we wait for Sony and Bandai (or whoever owns the series rights at this point) to release Cowboy Bebop on Blu, because I cannot watch the dirty, scratched DVD transfer of the movie upscaled without wanting to cry.
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Jan 6, 2011 16:51
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For those looking (Pop over for all your anime BRD questions, I'll answer them for you) It's as Nate said, traditional cell animated series can benefit from all the glory of a proper restoration. Digital series were created at fixed resolutions and not a lot of companies, for whatever reason, have retained their source material and we're seeing a lot of upscales and some really loving average releases because of it. In the next week or so I'll be compiling a list of upscaled series that have currently been released (Somewhere in between my job killing me with 20 hour days) FLCL is an incredibly disappointing release because it comes from Studio Gainax; who are known for taking immaculate care of their releases. It's very unbecoming of them to release this upscale. As a very, very rough guide. Pre-2000 = Cell animation. 2000-2008~ = Digital animation produced below 1080. 2008+ = Digital animation produced and released on BRD at full 1080. If you don't own FLCL on DVD the BRD is probably worth grabbing, but I wouldn't recommend if it you really appreciate the series. For the Disney fans in the audience Studio Ghibli's latest re-release Laputa: Castle in the Sky has come out looking spec-loving-tacular. Infinitum fucked around with this message at 17:09 on Jan 6, 2011 |
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Jan 6, 2011 17:03
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Infinitum posted:If you don't own FLCL on DVD the BRD is probably worth grabbing, but I wouldn't recommend if it you really appreciate the series. This a bizarre and perplexing statement... what would be the optimal choice if we "really appreciate the series"? Not own it in any format?
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Jan 6, 2011 17:06
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Would you pick up a regular movie if it had a lovely BRD release? If you're Joe Schmoe, it'll look good enough.
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Jan 6, 2011 17:07
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Infinitum posted:Would you pick up a regular movie if it had a lovely BRD release? I guess this is the version to get then. $30 per episode... fuuuuuck.
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Jan 6, 2011 17:14
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Sorry, the Japanese release is poo poo too (The American version is using the same version, just hold your horses and get that release and save yourself a lot of money)
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Jan 6, 2011 17:24
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zenintrude posted:I guess this is the version to get then. Really, it comes down to the original R1 DVDs looking like poo poo and this being an upgrade over that. Unless you are really going to be all  about it and import the Japanese DVDs or something you might as well get the BDs if you like the show.E: Now if you want something to complain about with regards to Japanese BD prices, Kara no Kyoukai (gorgeous looking series of supernatural/psychological thriller films) are going to be released in February at cool price of ~$600. But have no fear, Right Stuf is offering to let people import it through them at the very cheap price of $400 
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Jan 6, 2011 17:30
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Once Upon a Time in America reviewed  ehhhhhhh
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Infinitum posted:Would you pick up a regular movie if it had a lovely BRD release? If it were pretty much technically impossible to present it in any higher-quality format? Yeah, probably. I despise the fact that the original artwork wasn't preserved more carefully, but there's probably not much they can do about it now. I want the best-quality version possible even if it's only marginal, and short of a miracle, it looks like this is gonna be it.
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Jan 6, 2011 18:18
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doctor thodt posted:Once Upon a Time in America reviewed Good enough for me. Selling my DVD copy to upgrade this one 
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Jan 6, 2011 19:10
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Once Upon a Time in America looks pretty good. Nothing mind blowing, but a good upgrade over the DVD. Besides, now we can have it on one disc.
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Jan 6, 2011 19:43
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Better than the DVD at least. It'd be nice if they didn't have all those dubs taking up valuable space and could have pushed the bitrate to 20Mbps, but it looks like an old transfer anyway.
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Jan 6, 2011 20:54
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Oh hey what have we here:Lucasfilm press release posted:Pre-order Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray Now!
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Jan 6, 2011 21:16
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So we can assume that the original trilogy release is going to be the same content wise as that of the DVD release, right? Han shoots first, ghost Hayden, etc.
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Jan 6, 2011 21:21
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FitFortDanga posted:Order yours on Amazon today! You can't. 
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Jan 6, 2011 21:22
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Skychrono posted:You can't. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003ZSJ212/
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Jan 6, 2011 21:24
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Dreading to find out if they look worse than the HDTV masters
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Jan 6, 2011 21:24
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doctor thodt posted:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003ZSJ212/ Already 6 reviews! Amazing! Ah well $45 for the OT isn't bad.
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Jan 6, 2011 21:26
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hitze posted:Dreading to find out if they look worse than the HDTV masters I doubt they'll look worse.
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Jan 6, 2011 21:27
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TheManWithNoName posted:Already 6 reviews! Amazing! I hate people. 5 stars... for a product that you not only haven't seen, not only won't be out for 8 months, but was JUST ANNOUNCED an hour ago. But gently caress yeah, 5 stars, because STAR WARS YAAAAAY!!!
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Jan 6, 2011 21:30
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In the time since Blu-Rays were first released and this new announcement, I realize I'm not that excited about Star Wars on Blu-Ray anymore. This isn't to be edgy or nerd-ragey, I'm just honestly surprised. I might end up buying them, but definitely not full price.
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Jan 6, 2011 21:38
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I enjoy them completely ignoring the elephant in the room.
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Jan 6, 2011 21:47
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morestuff posted:I enjoy them completely ignoring the elephant in the room. The elephant was only added into the room in the Special Editions.
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Jan 6, 2011 21:49
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"highest possible video and audio" sounds like utter bullshit. Lucas is probably going to spend the entire budget adding more poo poo into the original trilogy and there will be no money left for remastering.
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Jan 6, 2011 21:53
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morestuff posted:I enjoy them completely ignoring the elephant in the room. Nobody in marketing wants to lose their job
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Jan 6, 2011 21:55
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Those prices and configurations are downright reasonable. I was perfectly content with just buying the Original Trilogy, but those bonus discs in the complete saga may lure me into buying the whole shebang. I guess those of us still wanting the non-CGI'd original trilogy can only hope that Lucas "finds and restores the original masters" in time for the 3D blu-ray release.
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fenix down posted:"highest possible video and audio" sounds like utter bullshit. Lucas is probably going to spend the entire budget adding more poo poo into the original trilogy and there will be no money left for remastering. The original films were scanned directly at 1080p for the 2004 SEs (rather than 2K for the 1997 SEs) and you know they'll use those exact same scans for the Blu-Ray. It's sad that now my 'great hope' for the BDs is actual film grain and non-pink light sabers rather than the original cuts.
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It's mind-boggling just how stubborn George Lucas is. Stubborn because at this point, everybody KNOWS that releasing the original versions of the OT would be a HUGE selling point for a very large portion of the population, and yet he still just doesn't freaking do it because he thinks his new versions are better and all these other people are wrong. What other excuse could he possibly have? The budget isn't there?
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Jan 6, 2011 22:44
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Sir Lemming posted:What other excuse could he possibly have? I don't know how true this is, but I heard an explanation that his ex-wife owns 50% of the royalties / rights / whatever to the true OT, and that if he releases it commercially she would be entitled to 50%. The versions with his changes are not the same film (apparently?) and thus she doesn't get 50% of the sales. This would be why the only DVD release of the non-hosed-with-version was a bonus disc feature. Again, no idea if that's correct. If it is, I suppose it makes sense, in a greedy George Lucas kind of way. If that isn't the case, well...
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Jan 6, 2011 22:50
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No, his wife does not own the 'rights' to the Original Trilogy, and if she did, the SE would certainly still count as being the same film. This article covers the state of the original Star Wars negative, how the SE came about and evolved from George wanting to replace the Mos Eisley sequence, and technical details on the 1997 and 2004 releases. Also covers the fact that Lucasfilm can confiscate non-SE prints from theatres. Regardless of whether or not the negative now exists in some bastardised SE-only version, the sections removed as well as the individual elements are all in the Lucas vault. Also, the non-fading Technicolor dye print in George Lucas's basement used to colour time the original version back in the 90s? A similar print was 'illegally' screened theatrically last year and looks absolutely fantastic. When George dies maybe... frumpsnake fucked around with this message at 23:07 on Jan 6, 2011 |
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Jan 6, 2011 23:02
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Joe Don Baker posted:Pre-ordered. ^^^^^  edit: vvvvv Steve Yun fucked around with this message at 00:17 on Jan 7, 2011 |
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Jan 6, 2011 23:03
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Joe Don Baker posted:Pre-ordered. Makes two of us.
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I wonder how many Prequel sets they'll sell? 4? e: quote:With the new 2004 SE existing partly to link the six films, this was indeed the case as the original trilogy was lowered in resolution to that of the first three episodes. Ironically, as Lucas moved into more "high tech" digital arenas, the quality of the image slowly declined, going from a 35mm original, to a partly-2K 1997 SE and then a fully-1080p 2004 SE. According to Videography, the negs were scanned on a Cintel C-Reality telecine, at 1920x1080 resolution, in 4:4:4 RGB, recorded to Sony SR tape. [37] Jorge Lucaaaaaasss 
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Pre-ordered the full set. All 6 movies and 3 discs of extras for $90 is not bad at all.
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