I just did a quick comparison of the first three shots in Samurai 1 off that page. The subtitles seem to be the same as displayed in the second(PAL) image when they are in the tree, but the image quality is much brighter and seems clearer. That could just be monitor versus screen though. The...
I got the set today. It is a set, three dvds pf the three Musashi films in one large amaray case with paper slip cover. I'm sorry to say I haven't seen the films before so I can't comment on the video quality as compares to the Criterion DVD's. It's not a very good picture, scratches and choppy...
I've ordered the 15 dollar set off DDD. They moved the release back to 5/18(same as Criterion...strange). I figured what could I lose? I'll post back when I get it.
I can't post links until after 15 posts, or I would've included them already. But if you search for the words 'First Samurai' on Deep Discount DVD you can see the title I'm speaking of. I did some more searching before posting here and couldn't find much more info. I found some other sites...
I understand what you are saying, but then what is the Book of the Five Rings 15 dollar DVD? Under the description of it on Deep Discount DVD and several other sites it says: "This program contains three classic martial arts dramas based on the life of samurai Miyamoto Musashi: MUSASHI...
Is this: Samurai Trilogy from Criterion the same as the Samurai: The Book of the Five Rings DVD that was apparently just released??? I understand the bottom one probably wouldn't have the Criterion transfers but I've heard they're not that good anyways. So what's the difference between...