Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19980402000208.00a99bb0@pop.is.csupomona.edu> Date: Thu, 02 Apr 1998 00:02:08 +0100 To: tenchi@usagi.jrd.dec.com From: "Andy Sze (Rambling Baka/FOBio)" Subject: MNE LD /domestic Reply-To: tenchi finally got the MNE LD. from my previous post, i'm not happy about MNE in general. but now it's time to point things out on the LD. general info on the LD. CLV, 60 mins, widescreen 1.85:1, I believe this LD is pressed at Pioneers Carson facility. 2 sides. Side #1 has 26 chapters.. it's just over 1 hour. Side #2 is not listed on the LD cover, but it has 1 chapter, the Japanese Promo and the Theatrical trailer. now my gripes 1) The LD is CLV. MNE is 60 minutes, they could have done a 2 sided CAV instead.. but i guess they went cheap on mastering costs. Perhaps they couldn't make it fit? they could have trimmed off the theatrical trailer or a little off the FBI warning and Kadokawa logo. 2) Flimsy LD cover. The cardboard is could have been better quality. 3) The says it's CLV, in small letters.. it's bolded but still very small. very hard to spot. It's part of the fine print. 4) Perhaps this is a matter of taste, but the cover doesn't have same appeal of the Japanese release cover. the cover of the Japanese release seems more classy, more stylish. MNE(US) seems more childish.. looks like ti woudl appeal toa younger audience. the animation was great(very detailed backgrounds), the transfer was great...I don't have too many good things to say, I was anxious for days to get this release but I just wasn't impressed with the movie or hte qualtiy of the packaging. However, the LD only cost $23.98. Dirt cheap for an LD. I'll try to get a high quality scan in the next too weeks. Andy....