Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20011101091801.00adf628@osfn.org> Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2001 09:30:09 -0500 To: megami@ml.usagi.org From: Anne B Subject: R2 DVD quality/comments on the DVD (long) In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20011031163511.00a51580@email.sjsu.edu> Reply-To: megami@ML.usagi.org X-ML-archive: http://www.win.ne.jp/~doi/ML/ Precedence: bulk I haven't seen the R2 release, but I had some comments about my R1 DVD. The picture isn't that bad, but there is something weird in the photo gallery feature on disc 2. The feature works with a slide show of images set to music from the soundtrack. Well, in my copy during the second half of the slide show it sounds like someone is doing construction work in the background. You can hear something like hammering, or maybe just someone adjusting a mic (you know that "whoomp" sound when you adjust a live mic?) It almost sounds like they made it in someone garage. I hate to complain, because hey, at least they're finally on DVD, but frankly I was disappointed with the total package. The extras are not that exciting, most of the images in the photo gallery have been floating around the web and on other merchandise for a while. The music only track and dub your own track are neat, but I can't help but think it was kind of a cheap way to get an extra feature. Basically all they had to do was remove a couple sound tracks and poof - extra feature. As for the commentary, I think someone else mentioned this, but it's more like a bunch of friends sitting around talking during the movie rather than commenting on their work. It got especially irritating during Volume 2. It bugged me to have Pam Weidner making cracks about "going to the trough" and "Chicken and mashed potatoes" during the really dramatic scenes of episode 5. Maybe I'm a freak, but that was like sacrilege to me. Also, how hard would it have been to get some cast bios included? You know, a head shot of the voice actors (both Japanese and English) with a little blurb about other stuff they've done. Scott Simpson and Juliet Cesario kept talking about their stage work, and I would have been interested to see what kind of shows they'd been in. Overall, I'm happy (imagine that!) but for all the delays I would think they could have produced something of a better quality. Here's hoping Pioneer comes through with the movie. Anne, aka the picky b**** --------------------------------------------------- ah918@osfn.org http://www.bulin.com/anne "Ever since she came, everyday has been so full of happiness that I've forgotten all my troubles." - Morisato Keiichi