Keyser_Soze Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 For the film's 20th anniversary they have finally decided to release it on blu-ray. I recall pimping this all the time back on IGN so I'm happy to see this finally come to blu-ray. I hope this means that Millennium Actress and Tokyo Godfathers are soon to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdeaOfEvil Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Sadly reviews are out that GKids didn't have the original film elements and this bluray release is a DNR of the non-2k UK bluray release from 2015. And then the Japanese licensors decided that the US release couldn't have the lectures and bonus contents from the older dvd releases, leaving this kinda bare-bones =/ I gladly sold my older Manga dvd for $20 to afford this new bluray, if anything, for the chance that dvd disc rot wouldn't affect me. But still, it's kinda sad =/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 14 minutes ago, IdeaOfEvil said: And then the Japanese licensors decided that the US release couldn't have the lectures and bonus contents from the older dvd releases, leaving this kinda bare-bones =/ As someone who looks at bonus content 1% of the time I don't really mind. I still have the original Manga release and don't even remember any lecture stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdeaOfEvil Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 9 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: As someone who looks at bonus content 1% of the time I don't really mind. I still have the original Manga release and don't even remember any lecture stuff. It's more of a statement of how under-appreciated this movie is. Japan didn't hold the extras back for any exclusivity for themselves, and once again US distributors can only make due with they're given =/ Even the UK is being given an exclusive boxset that's the same video encode and missing extras... Japan just needs to get their shit together with these types of releases and let fans of any nation create a worthy release for once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 Yeah Japan is slow to come around on a lot of things sadly. Edit: I take my extras thing back. According to my DVD AF I said the extras were good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Honestly, fans are doing the best job via uploads of a lot of older anime, but if the release gets good reviews I always try to buy if I can. Perfect Blue is definitely on that list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokt Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 I've had this on my watch list for a long time. This arrived at my house yesterday and I'll watch it this weekend. I have heard this is pretty underrated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 Millennium Actress is in theaters for two nights, "digitally remastered" so perhaps a blu ray is around the corner? @Greatoneshere you going? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Keyser_Soze said: Millennium Actress is in theaters for two nights, "digitally remastered" so perhaps a blu ray is around the corner? @Greatoneshere you going? I am not going but very much looking forward to the bluray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 @Greatoneshere Looks like December 10 https://www.amazon.com/Millennium-Actress-Blu-ray-Miyoko-Shoji/dp/B07WWB1VYF/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 @Greatoneshere I got my copy today, I haven't watched it yet According to the box it has been restored and remastered from a 4k transfer. Let us celebrate by listening to the GOAT song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 @Greatoneshere Tokyo Godfathers on Jun 2nd! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 @Greatoneshere Time flies. Tokyo Godfathers came out yesterday, my copy arrived today. I might watch it later and give you my impressions. My first thoughts are: It comes in a slipcase! But the slipcase has a rotten tomatoes sticker on it (who gives a fuck!) Also this one is supposedly remastered on a 4K scan as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 14 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: @Greatoneshere Time flies. Tokyo Godfathers came out yesterday, my copy arrived today. I might watch it later and give you my impressions. My first thoughts are: It comes in a slipcase! But the slipcase has a rotten tomatoes sticker on it (who gives a fuck!) Also this one is supposedly remastered on a 4K scan as well Definitely interested in impressions, let us know! Did you end up watching the Perfect Blue or Millenium Actress blurays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I recently watched Perfect Blue because of this thread actually. I'm not an anime guy whatsoever and I can't remember if I commented on it in the general movie thread as a disclaimer. I thought it was definitely interesting and visually very cool on many occasions which is the main thing that stuck with me. I'm interested in checking out another film by him though to see if I get into his work in general. What would be a good one to go with next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Bloodporne said: I recently watched Perfect Blue because of this thread actually. I'm not an anime guy whatsoever and I can't remember if I commented on it in the general movie thread as a disclaimer. I thought it was definitely interesting and visually very cool on many occasions which is the main thing that stuck with me. I'm interested in checking out another film by him though to see if I get into his work in general. What would be a good one to go with next? Perfect Blue was his first work, so you may as well go in chronological order: he next made Millenium Actress, then Tokyo Godfathers, then the 13-episode anime TV series Paranoia Agent, and finally the film Paprika before his untimely death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 9 hours ago, Bloodporne said: I thought it was definitely interesting and visually very cool on many occasions which is the main thing that stuck with me. I'm interested in checking out another film by him though to see if I get into his work in general. What would be a good one to go with next? Basically what @Greatoneshere said. Unfortunately his body of work is very small. That being said Paranoia Agent is hard to find so I’d just suggest sticking to his movies. Tokyo Godfathers is probably his most “normal” movie with Paprika being a bit more imaginative. If you want some deep cuts check out Roujin Z which Kon did the backgrounds on. Also, I don’t remember if I mentioned it in this thread (and too lazy to look) but there is a book called Satoshi Kon The Illusionist that came out in 2009 (? Seems so long ago) which is a pretty much a biography of him and an outline of his career and such. A good read if you can get ahold of it. 11 hours ago, Greatoneshere said: Definitely interested in impressions, let us know! Did you end up watching the Perfect Blue or Millenium Actress blurays? I did not lol but maybe I’ll have a marathon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 23, 2020 Author Share Posted November 23, 2020 @Greatoneshere It's official. Someone is reading this thread. Paranoia Agent on blu-ray December 15th. F me in the A! Also, a sexy steelbook edition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 @Greatoneshere I pre-ordered this and totally forgot it came out today. It came in the mail. The steel case is pretty nice. It comes with a digital funimation copy, maybe I'll give it away if someone's interested. I'll probably start watching this soon (unlike how I've done with the rest of these movies ITT ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 I kind of only mentioned it briefly but Satoshi Kon always seems to use the music of Susumu Hirasawa in his soundtracks and the same is for this show, and he really nails it in the intro Truly an intro that only @Dodger can appreciate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 13 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: I kind of only mentioned it briefly but Satoshi Kon always seems to use the music of Susumu Hirasawa in his soundtracks and the same is for this show, and he really nails it in the intro Truly an intro that only @Dodger can appreciate Susumu Hirasawa will always get all the credit for the Berserk 1997 soundtrack. Perfectly fit that manga/show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 34 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said: Susumu Hirasawa will always get all the credit for the Berserk 1997 soundtrack. Perfectly fit that manga/show. He had nothing to do with this song though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 9 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: He had nothing to do with this song though. Nope, but I still love the Berserk opening and its song separately as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share Posted March 2, 2022 @Greatoneshere Steelbook edition of Millenium Actress coming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 45 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: @Greatoneshere Steelbook edition of Millenium Actress coming. I am very much of the opinion that this is Satoshi Kon's best movie. That reminds me, this one is actually free of YouTube. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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