GitS: SAC - The Laughing Man - R1 vs. R2J vs. R2UK

Lourdes · Post by **Lourdes** » 24 Oct 2007, 15:56

R1 is 95% progressive
R2J is interlaced
R2UK is progressive

R1 Top, R2J Middle, R2UK Bottom

Lourdes · Post by **Lourdes** » 24 Oct 2007, 15:57

Not a hard call... But it's a shame that the JP DD5.1 is as per usual slightly better on the R2J.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 24 Oct 2007, 15:58

Is this film nothing more than compilation of footage from the show's first season, or does it have some new animation?

Lourdes · Post by **Lourdes** » 24 Oct 2007, 16:01

EvaUnit02 wrote:Is this film nothing more than compilation of footage from the show's first season, or does it have some new animation?

There's new footage and it's not so much a sequential compilation, it's more a re-edit so it works better as a standalone film. At a glance it seems decent, it's 140 mins which is about 27% of the series (sans OP/ED etc) and you get the best bits.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 24 Oct 2007, 16:05

Ah, okay. Is it worth buying? Did Nightjar do the authoring again?

Incidentally I finished 2nd Gig tonight. On a whole, it was weaker than the first season.

Lourdes · Post by **Lourdes** » 24 Oct 2007, 16:37

Yes it's Nightjar. Once I watch it I'll let you know if it's any good.

Lourdes · Post by **Lourdes** » 06 Aug 2008, 12:04

Added the R2UK, amazingly it doesn't have dubtitles and the subs contains signs - although there's no separate signs track. The subs are also nice and white rather than a crappy yellow.
Video quality is definitely better, a good bit sharper. Cap #5 looks poor but that's not indicative of problems as it as a poor choice of frame to use (shot that stresses the DVD standard).

I'd be doing a BD comparison for this sometime, along with the Individual 11 BD and R2UK.