nightscape94 965 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Yeah, I've seen those. The GKIDS versions have a somewhat darker looking transfer, which is apparently the same transfer as the Japanese version of the Miyazaki Collection released in 2014. The Disney version(s) used the 2010 Japanese Blu-ray transfer which was pretty bright comparatively. I will probably end up picking up some or all of the new sets, provided I can afford it. They were recently on sale for fairly cheap, but I didn't snatch them up in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,323 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 1 hour ago, BloodBoal said: EDIT: To learn a bit more about that: HAYAO MIYAZAKI’S CATALOG RETURNS TO BLU-RAY IN MAGICAL NEW EDITIONS (REVIEW) Cool article, thanks for that. Here's a key piece from it Quote So if you slept on picking up the Disney editions (which are now out of print, obviously), you don’t have to fret too much. Each of these films looks and sounds so crisp and clear in these Blu-ray editions, you’ll forget any other version of you’ve seen. You can see the individual elements used for the animation, in the backgrounds and characters, and they’re gorgeous things to behold. I hadn't realized the Disney ones had gone out of print. Fascinating that they would let this license get away from them, or that Ghibli would even want to go with another US distributor after everything Disney did for them. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 7 hours ago, BloodBoal said: Looks like Miyazaki films are getting new Blu-Ray releases (done by Shout! Factory), some of them featuring a new transfer and new bonus features, as well as some fixed dubbing/subtitles issues. Thought this might be of interest to people like @nightscape94. Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The WindLaputa: Castle In The SkyMy Neighbor Totoro Kiki's Delivery Service Porco RossoPrincess Mononoke Spirited AwayHowl's Moving CastlePonyo On The Cliff By The Sea The Castle Of Cagliostro and The Wind Rises didn't get a new release yet (I'm guessing Cagliostro will probably be skipped because it's Miyazaki's least known film). Cagilostro probably isn't getting released with the set because to my best knowledge it's owned by a different studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 Ah, right! As for The Wind Rises, I guess it'll be released in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,323 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Chinese poster for Spirited Away, to be screened for the first time in China Nick Parker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,323 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 All 21 Studio Ghibli Films to Stream Exclusively on HBO Max I still can't believe Disney let these get away from them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,398 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 It's not like they actually care that much, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 HBO's streaming service is hot garbage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, Not Mr. Big said: HBO's streaming service is hot garbage This particular service (HBO Max) hasn't launched yet, but when I was an HBO Now subscriber I didn't have any particular issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 24 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: This particular service (HBO Max) hasn't launched yet, but when I was an HBO Now subscriber I didn't have any particular issues. The video quality of the HBO Now app was on the level of pre-2010 YouTube. The compression was so bad. Plus it crashed all the fucking time. Doesn't give me hope for this new thing if their main one doesn't even work Plus they cropped 2:35 movies to be 16:9, which earns them a special place in h*ll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, Not Mr. Big said: Plus they cropped 2:35 movies in 16:9, which earns them a special place in hell This I didn't realize, because I never really used it to watch catalog films, just HBO originals. Yeah that's horrible. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,323 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I don't understand why Netflix and Amazon Prime can offer great 4K streams, but HBO, who has been filming their original shows in 4K for years, does not offer any 4K streaming at all - and charges SO much more than those other services. And their interface is the nut low Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,499 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 42 minutes ago, Not Mr. Big said: The video quality of the HBO Now app was on the level of pre-2010 YouTube. The compression was so bad. Plus it crashed all the fucking time. Doesn't give me hope for this new thing if their main one doesn't even work Exactly my experience from earlier this year when I tried one month free for GoT. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,323 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,323 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Anyone else contemplating re-watching Miyazaki's feature filmography ahead of the new film coming out this summer? I kind of want to, though don't know where I'll find the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,478 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Just now, Jay said: Anyone else contemplating re-watching Miyazaki's feature filmography ahead of the new film coming out this summer? I kind of want to, though don't know where I'll find the time Yes, I plan to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,689 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 11 minutes ago, Jay said: Anyone else contemplating re-watching Miyazaki's feature filmography ahead of the new film coming out this summer? I kind of want to, though don't know where I'll find the time I’m looking forward to the Ghibli fest and live Spirited Away, so I’ll see a few of them that way. I’ve got got all of them on Blu-Ray, but haven’t seen any on in the big screen. But I won’t revisit Grave of the Fireflies. That film wrecks me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,323 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 That wasn't directed by Miyazaki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,689 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Yeah, I know. But it’s a Ghibli film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,323 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Yea I'm tempted to revisit via those theatrical showings too! I own all his movies on blu ray, but they're all the Disney editions; I can't remember now if there are different English dubs now with different actors, and I've never seen any of them in the original language with subtitles, so maybe nows the time for that too. Not sure what I want to do... And man, I had never heard of that live Spirited Away before I saw the Fest trailer; it looks trippy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,689 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 I can’t watch the dubbed versions. Way too distracting. Original language+subs is almost always the way to go, IMO. filmmusic and Holko 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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