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09-15-04, 09:44 AM
Question about TLA Releasing's "2LDK" dvd.
DvdVerdict.Com says this:
"TLA Releasing is also to be praised for providing this provocative film in a wonderful DVD package. Tsutsumi's control of color is important to understanding the world in which these women live, and the 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer is flawless in recreating this particular palette. The contrast is super-sharp, and the occasional monochrome moments (the director likes the delicate shifts between similar hues) are delightfully detailed. Aurally, the Dolby Digital Stereo is equally superb. From the voiceover narration that starts the film to the individual moments in which Nozomi or Lana "thinks" out loud, the sonic scenarios are integrated marvelously. This is a film that swings wildly between near silence and outrageous cacophony, and never once does the Japanese soundtrack (with accompanying English subtitles) let us down."
MonstersAtPlay.Com says this:
"2LDK is almost universally excellent, but watching it on this DVD is a bit of a mixed blessing. The picture exhibits a healthy amount of grain, especially in dark areas, though I'm not sure if this is due to the transfer or if it was present on the original print. The films' audio suffers as well; voices on the Dolby 2.0 track are weak and muffled, and the internal voiceovers are nearly unintelligible. 2LDK was never an audiovisual powerhouse, but it still manages to underwhelm a bit on TLA's package. It's nothing you can't live with, but the real kicker is the fact that the subtitles are not removable. They're burned onto the print, which not only means that you can't switch to another subtitle language, but the text itself is blurry and ends up being hard to read in places."
Anyone here care to comment the quality of the dvd since those two reviews contradict so much that I don't know what to think.
DvdVerdict.Com says this:
"TLA Releasing is also to be praised for providing this provocative film in a wonderful DVD package. Tsutsumi's control of color is important to understanding the world in which these women live, and the 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer is flawless in recreating this particular palette. The contrast is super-sharp, and the occasional monochrome moments (the director likes the delicate shifts between similar hues) are delightfully detailed. Aurally, the Dolby Digital Stereo is equally superb. From the voiceover narration that starts the film to the individual moments in which Nozomi or Lana "thinks" out loud, the sonic scenarios are integrated marvelously. This is a film that swings wildly between near silence and outrageous cacophony, and never once does the Japanese soundtrack (with accompanying English subtitles) let us down."
MonstersAtPlay.Com says this:
"2LDK is almost universally excellent, but watching it on this DVD is a bit of a mixed blessing. The picture exhibits a healthy amount of grain, especially in dark areas, though I'm not sure if this is due to the transfer or if it was present on the original print. The films' audio suffers as well; voices on the Dolby 2.0 track are weak and muffled, and the internal voiceovers are nearly unintelligible. 2LDK was never an audiovisual powerhouse, but it still manages to underwhelm a bit on TLA's package. It's nothing you can't live with, but the real kicker is the fact that the subtitles are not removable. They're burned onto the print, which not only means that you can't switch to another subtitle language, but the text itself is blurry and ends up being hard to read in places."
Anyone here care to comment the quality of the dvd since those two reviews contradict so much that I don't know what to think.