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DVD Title |
Appleseed: Limited Collector's Edition |
International Title |
Appleseed |
DVD Length |
Original Length |
105 Minutes |
103 Minutes |
Company |
Year of Manufacture |
Geneon |
2005 |
Language |
Subtitles |
Japanese, English |
English |
Region |
Number of Discs |
1 |
2 |
Aspect Ratio |
Sound |
1.85:1 (Anamorphic) |
5.1 Surround |
Extras |
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Menus (English) |
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Chapters (34) |
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Trailers: Appleseed
(#1, #2, US), Fafner, Tenjho Tenge, Gankutsuou
- The Count of Monte Cristo, Kyo Kara Maoh!, Samurai
Champloo (US), Paranoia Agent (US), Appleseed
Soundtrack |
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Director and Producer Commentary |
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Music Cues (5) |
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Staff Profiles: Shinji Aramaki, Shirow Masamune,
Fumihiko Sori, Yusaku Toyoshima, Yasuhiro Ohtsuka,
Tetsuya Takahashi |
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"Birth of 3D Live Anime" - Making of
feature (36 minutes) |
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Design Archives |
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Image Gallery |
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Appleseed Information Guide |
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"Dive for You" Music video by Boom Boom
Satellites (3 minutes) |
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Captures |
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Review |
When they set their mind to it, there really
is no topping Geneon. Being a Japanese movie production
firm themselves, it's no surprise that they take
the utmost care with their region 1 DVDs, and
this disc is a prime example. All across the board
this release is excellent, from an outstanding
video presentation, to a flawless audio mix, and
then topped off with a wealth of extras to keep
fans of the movie happy.
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Video: |
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One's hat must go off for Geneon's efforts
here. This is really a remarkable video transfer,
with everything falling perfectly into place.
High marks are really deserved all around as the
colors are vivid, there are no apparent digital
inconsistencies, and the print used in the transfer
is flawless with a sharp range of detail, which
is really no surprise given that they used a "High
Definition" master.
Appleseed is presented in its original
aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and is Anamorphic for widescreen
TVs.
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Audio: |
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No complaints to be had here. In total there
are three audio tracks present, all done in 5.1
surround. Two of them are Dolby Digital supported,
which includes a Japanese track and the English
dub, while the last one is formatted for DTS sound
systems. Overall, the tracks sound fantastic,
with a rich array of depth to the speaker distinction,
while everything comes through crystal clear without
any distortion.
The audio can be accompanied by, removable, English
subtitles that correspond to the Japanese track.
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Extras: |
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This set has been packed with extras. Everything
found in the regular one disc set is present here,
which includes: the Director and Producer commentary,
the five music cues, the staff profiles, and the
previews (excluding ones for Appleseed).
The second disc features another load of extras,
each exclusive to the Limited Edition set. The
main attraction here is the thorough behind the
scenes look called "Birth of 3D Live Anime".
The 36 minute feature displays a lot of background
information on what went into the production,
such as designs. It also documents some aspects
of the motion capture technology that was utilized
for the film. The extra is in Japanese and comes
with, removable, English subtitles.
The other supplemental content on the second
disc, while not as lustrous, is more than worth
looking over. The design archives, for example,
is another great feature that has tons of small
videos that will document how something went from
the concept art stage to full CGI. The image gallery
is also another nice extra, that has many multi-angle
views of the characters and mechs from the film.
There is also a nice text based "encyclopedia"
type feature that provides some limited, about
a paragraph for each, background into the characters,
mechs, and weapons. Rounding out the disc is a
small 3 minute music video of Boom Boom Satellites'
"Dive for You" song.
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Overview: |
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Bottom line, both the Limited Collector's Edition
and the regular edition, simply called Appleseed,
are excellent releases. In regards to which is
the better buy, it all comes down to preference.
If one only has a passing interest in the film,
then the regular edition is a better suited purchase,
while fans of the movie will likely enjoy the
wealth of incite provided by the more expensive
two disc set.
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- Anthony Romero |
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