GKIDS acquires the home video rights to the Studio Ghibli catalog
09-20-17, 01:21 PM
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Re: GKIDS acquires the home video rights to the Studio Ghibli catalog
How is anyone supposed to answer that for you? It all depends on your priorities and how satisfied you are with the earlier versions (some of which do have various technical issues that may be resolved on these re-releases).
09-20-17, 04:04 PM
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What I mean is that these are the same old transfers Disney used, right?
09-20-17, 04:38 PM
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They're probably the same transfers, but they may be different encodes. Also, GKids has indicated that they're aware of some of the other technical issues and are interested in improving them where they can. For example, Disney's Ponyo disc has a lossy Japanese language track. This is something the GKids release may be able to better. How important something like that would be to you is your call.
09-20-17, 05:04 PM
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Re: GKIDS acquires the home video rights to the Studio Ghibli catalog
I take it from the actor names still associated with each title. and the description of the special features (behind the microphone), that these have the Disney produced English voice tracks. That kind of surprises me. but in a good way. As a fan of having both options I would have never purchased these new releases if they were Japanese only. Now if the improvements are worthy I would strongly considering re-buying them. Almost of all of all that collection are must have classics.
09-20-17, 05:36 PM
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If you go to post #2974, it goes in depth on what changes are on the new version.
http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread....33940&page=149
http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread....33940&page=149
09-20-17, 11:27 PM
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Curious what the full deal is with Kiki's Delivery Service and the english dub. From what I've heard over the years, whoever was in charge of directing the dub essentially let Phil Hartman improvise whatever he wanted & his character always said something when either off screen.
I believe the blu ray version released by disney removed some of his performance and one of the newer dvd releases, and that only the vhs and the original dvd from i think 2002 have his full performance
I believe the blu ray version released by disney removed some of his performance and one of the newer dvd releases, and that only the vhs and the original dvd from i think 2002 have his full performance
10-20-17, 08:09 AM
#34
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Re: GKIDS acquires the home video rights to the Studio Ghibli catalog
If you go to post #2974, it goes in depth on what changes are on the new version.
http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread....33940&page=149
http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread....33940&page=149
Based on all the data listed above, here's my recommendations:
•Castle in the Sky - Upgrade to GKIDS (fixed subs + add'l EN audio track w/ original synth soundtrack)
•Howl's Moving Castle - No need to upgrade (unless you want the somewhat significant additional extras originally from the JP release)
•Kiki's Delivery Service - Upgrade to GKIDS (fixed subs)
•My Neighbor Totoro - No need to upgrade
•Nausicaa - Upgrade to GKIDS (updated video transfer from JP "Miyazaki box" version and no hard-subbed dub credits, but extras are a mixed bag)
•Ponyo - Upgrade to GKIDS (lossless JP audio, better extras)
•Porco Rosso - No need to upgrade
•Princess Mononoke - Upgrade to GKIDS (fixed subs)
•Spirited Away - No need to upgrade
I'd also recommend retaining the either the domestic 2005 DVD or 2011 BD of Nausicaa (while still buying the GKIDS release) for the sake of keeping the excellent ~30 minute "The Birth of Studio Ghibli" documentary that isn't going to be making the transition to the new distributor. GKIDS' addition of the Japanese commentary track (w/ Hideaki Anno & Kazuyoshi Katayama) along with the "Nausicaa and Evangelion!" discussion do make up for it somewhat, though.
•Castle in the Sky - Upgrade to GKIDS (fixed subs + add'l EN audio track w/ original synth soundtrack)
•Howl's Moving Castle - No need to upgrade (unless you want the somewhat significant additional extras originally from the JP release)
•Kiki's Delivery Service - Upgrade to GKIDS (fixed subs)
•My Neighbor Totoro - No need to upgrade
•Nausicaa - Upgrade to GKIDS (updated video transfer from JP "Miyazaki box" version and no hard-subbed dub credits, but extras are a mixed bag)
•Ponyo - Upgrade to GKIDS (lossless JP audio, better extras)
•Porco Rosso - No need to upgrade
•Princess Mononoke - Upgrade to GKIDS (fixed subs)
•Spirited Away - No need to upgrade
I'd also recommend retaining the either the domestic 2005 DVD or 2011 BD of Nausicaa (while still buying the GKIDS release) for the sake of keeping the excellent ~30 minute "The Birth of Studio Ghibli" documentary that isn't going to be making the transition to the new distributor. GKIDS' addition of the Japanese commentary track (w/ Hideaki Anno & Kazuyoshi Katayama) along with the "Nausicaa and Evangelion!" discussion do make up for it somewhat, though.
•Castle in the Sky
•Kiki's Delivery Service
•Nausicaa
•Ponyo
•Arriety
The rest, I'm keeping the Disney versions and I'll purchase the Yamadas to complete my Ghibli collection.
10-20-17, 10:24 AM
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Re: GKIDS acquires the home video rights to the Studio Ghibli catalog
And by "Arriety", you mean, Mononoke.
10-22-17, 09:28 PM
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Re: GKIDS acquires the home video rights to the Studio Ghibli catalog
We pulled out our DVD of Spirited Away to watch tonight and while the image generally looked good, the windowboxing was terrible.
Does the Bluray fix that?
Does the Bluray fix that?
10-30-17, 03:36 AM
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Re: GKIDS acquires the home video rights to the Studio Ghibli catalog
I posted this in the Best Buy thread, but I also wanted to post it here, too. A majority of them are $12.99.
Hope this helps.
On sale at Best Buy are the GKIDS versions of:
Kiki's Delivery Service
My Neighbor Totoro
Spirited Away
Howl's Moving Castle
Princess Mononoke
From Up on Poppy Hill
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Castle in the Sky Pre-order
The Secret World of Arrietty (Pre-order)
Porco Rosso (Pre-order)
Kiki's Delivery Service
My Neighbor Totoro
Spirited Away
Howl's Moving Castle
Princess Mononoke
From Up on Poppy Hill
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Castle in the Sky Pre-order
The Secret World of Arrietty (Pre-order)
Porco Rosso (Pre-order)
10-30-17, 09:20 AM
#39
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Re: GKIDS acquires the home video rights to the Studio Ghibli catalog
Wow, definitely want to get that Spirited Away. Maybe a couple other DVD to Blu upgrades too.
10-30-17, 02:33 PM
#40
DVD Talk Hero
Re: GKIDS acquires the home video rights to the Studio Ghibli catalog
These turned out far cheaper than I expected. I was afraid these GKIDS releases would never get below $20.
