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  1. Matthew_Brown

    HTF Anime Discussion Part VII

    Hi-de-hi folks. Nice to be back after a long long period away from the evils of Internet life and of course the good stuff like you fine folk of the HTF anime thread. :D I've been away from all things technical except as related to my work unfortunately but I'm back in civilization now and...
  2. Matthew_Brown

    Advanced Anime Discussion Part VI

    It's HIM!? Swine!! ;)
  3. Matthew_Brown

    Advanced Anime Discussion Part VI

    Lol! You appreciate this is an anime involving a guy who has a twin brothers disembodied soul tied to a large piece of plate armour and can change the base properties of the materials around him simply by clapping his hands together and willing it right? ;) As far as imports go the improved...
  4. Matthew_Brown

    Advanced Anime Discussion Part VI

    The island with foliage THAT shirt blends into must be a fascinating place. ;)
  5. Matthew_Brown

    Advanced Anime Discussion Part VI

    Kong, My bad, I am on unicorn and the character Deflores should be available to befriend but to be honest I must have been online a total of like 10 minutes to half an hour over the last week. :frowning: Works been extra hellish, I had friends down on Friday & Saturday, then just when I...
  6. Matthew_Brown

    La Dolce Vita - is it coming?

    The Medusa R2 is a pretty good edition to boot.
  7. Matthew_Brown

    "Showgirls" ?

    Lol. A 30 minute documentary on the process of adding cg bikinis. Now THAT'S entertainment. ;) I'd love to hear a Verhoeven commentary on this one. He's almost always extremely entertaining to listen to.
  8. Matthew_Brown

    Advanced Anime Discussion Part VI

    John : Oh I don't know, if we can get away with row, row, row, roe then so can they. ;) *sigh* You might be right. I live for the day I can read through a Japanese newspaper or magazine and not have to refer to my dictionary though. :D
  9. Matthew_Brown

    Advanced Anime Discussion Part VI

    Kanji are the Japanese's way of getting back at their kids. I weep when I see some of them, honestly it would have been a much better idea to stick with the syllabries[sp?] which would have been much simpler. I remember learning 'yoko' for the first time, in hirigana it's like 2 squiggles...
  10. Matthew_Brown

    Advanced Anime Discussion Part VI

    Darn. The release has dubtitles rather than true subtitles, and it's the voice over I know from my crappy VHS copy. Oh well, at least I have it in the OST now even if I do need to read between the lines. Aside from that this anamorphic picture looks pretty decent and clean. About what I'd...
  11. Matthew_Brown

    Advanced Anime Discussion Part VI

    I'll let you know this evening. I'm still at work. :frowning:*sniff*
  12. Matthew_Brown

    Advanced Anime Discussion Part VI

    I said my next post would be about anime and fortunately my Limited Edition Ghost in the Shell box arrived today. It's luvverly. The packaging is rather beautiful in a minimalist sort of way. Solid black with silver text used sparingly, the only things on the front of the box are the...
  13. Matthew_Brown

    Asian Cinema on DVD

    Just to add a word of caution (and to ensure that this doesn't become an all rave review thread. ;)) I'd like to mention that of all the HK specifically and Asian films in general the ones that translate least well to the novice viewer are often the comedies. Take God of Gamblers for example...
  14. Matthew_Brown

    Advanced Anime Discussion Part VI

    Thanks for that Kong, I shall probably get online and start my (To be-Bard)/White Mage combo late tonight (9pm my time) probably. GF permitting. Sorry about that all, I promise my next post will be about Anime. ;)
  15. Matthew_Brown

    Advanced Anime Discussion Part VI

    Kong, any chance you could worldpass me up for FFXI? :D
  16. Matthew_Brown

    Asian Cinema on DVD

    Matt, you say the fox releases of the HKL line look better? As a UK resident I've been wallowing in the great HKL releases and the wealth of extras generally on offer but depending on the films I might not be adverse to double dipping for an improved picture. Do any of the foxes have...
  17. Matthew_Brown

    Lost in Translation (Alliance) - insert?

    No insert in mine either.. although I note the cover is reversable.
  18. Matthew_Brown

    Advanced Anime Discussion Part VI

    Sweet baby J, what a week for shipments this has been. First off I get my Lost in Translation and Passion of Joan of Arc DVD's delivered yesterday, I will be getting my FFXI tomorrow morning along with Juon and today cd japan let me know they've shipped the LE Ghost in the Shell reissue...
  19. Matthew_Brown

    The official BLADE RUNNER SE thread. (Check out page 8 and #790.)

    Such a shame this has to happen to this film. Why couldn't something deserving of a DVD impasse like intolerable cruelty get stuck in legal hell instead. :frowning: *sigh*
  20. Matthew_Brown

    Advanced Anime Discussion Part VI

    That's right, it's by the same director and it shares quite a few similarities with Versus in style of direction. It's also got a few of Versus' flaws though. Eg only about half the cast can act and things happen just because they're kind of cool. On the other hand it's still quite a bit...
  21. Matthew_Brown

    Advanced Anime Discussion Part VI

    Yeah, that's par for the course on Japanese extras discs though. I can't think of any I own that have subs off the top of my head.
  22. Matthew_Brown

    Advanced Anime Discussion Part VI

    Pff, they don't count, they're Fukasaku films. Still whilst we're on the subject - Since you're Japanese enabled you may want to pick up a few R2 Kurosawa films since they sometimes have access to better film elements out there. Criterions are generally excellent but a couple have bucked the...
  23. Matthew_Brown

    Advanced Anime Discussion Part VI

  24. Matthew_Brown

    Advanced Anime Discussion Part VI

    Not exactly rolling in the new Anime here at the moment.. I simply HAD to have those tickets to the upcoming Pixies reunion gigs and they were costly. :b Favourite. Band. Of. All. Time. The greatest band to boot. So it'll be worth it. However I DO have FFIX on order and I should be...
  25. Matthew_Brown

    "Showgirls" ?

  26. Matthew_Brown

    Forcing DVDs to skip the garbage...

    Gah, whatever the solutions I think it's agreed it's something we would like to do without. Especially (or even specifically) on bought home DVD's rather than rental versions.
  27. Matthew_Brown

    Petition For Interim Version Of Blade Runner

    Absolutely, add my nameto the list of people who would just love to see a decent anamorphic release, let alone any rumoured special edition. This is a given triple dip for me and many of my friends. Do the right thing Warner! :emoji_thumbsup:
  28. Matthew_Brown

    Advanced Anime Discussion Part VI

  29. Matthew_Brown

    Advanced Anime Discussion Part VI

    Aye, the problem with the Love Hina anime (one of my guilty pleasures really) is that it doesn't really finish properly at all. I kept waiting for additoinal episodes. Still it's a fun ride while it lasts and you can't help but feel sorry for Keitaro. All that tempting flesh and not a chance...
  30. Matthew_Brown

    Advanced Anime Discussion Part VI

    John : Yeah, there's like 8 tracks on the third disc (all of them in stereo rather than dolby digital). Japanese through to Portugese. So it could well be the space issue. Seems more than a touch redundant though considering the excellent Japanese and English soundtracks on disc 1, it appears...
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