Death Note - Best DVD Version?

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 30 Oct 2008, 18:42

I'm really interested in the "Death Note"-live action films. Does anybody know which DVDs are the best out there? The UK discs seem interesting.

http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/5541044/ ... oduct.html

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 30 Oct 2008, 18:53

Welcome back LD!

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 30 Oct 2008, 19:22

Hey Grim! So you have no idea?

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 30 Oct 2008, 19:25

Some reviews of different discs

R1
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/34981/death-note/
http://dvd.ign.com/articles/915/915073p1.html

R3HK
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=64809

R3K
http://dvdfreak.bloudil.cz/freak.php?p=deathnote&dz=0

R4
http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Reviews/Re ... sp?ID=8171

I don't know which one is the best.

dvdfromkorea has the 3 disc kr set (probably R2J ports, since jp subs present) for $18

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 30 Oct 2008, 19:58

Thanks Hung, very much appreciated! Just bought the R4.

Thread can be closed now.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 30 Oct 2008, 21:31

Unfortunately not LD, just wanted to say hi

diceman · Post by **diceman** » 20 Nov 2008, 21:10

I heard, that the Korean Release is supposed to have good picture quality, but the subs are poor; grammatical mistakes and all.
Somehow I came to like the movies, both of them. I loved the characters and the concept, although it tends to get pretty ridiculous and chaotic in the second part. That's why I'm currently reading the Manga, which by volume 3 becomes pretty ridiculous, too, but offers a lot more insight into characters' motivations. If you put up with it, "Death Note" can be a lot of fun.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 20 Nov 2008, 21:23

I ordered the HK dvd of Part 2. Something to watch during the christmas holidays. Saw part 1 on big screen a couple of months ago and thought it was pretty good.

How about L Change the World? It was huge last summer (the ads at Shibuya, and trailers in every damn dvd store) but I the feedback hasn't been overly positive...

diceman · Post by **diceman** » 20 Nov 2008, 21:37

There was a huge Genre-Filmfest around here in Germany where I've been watching quite a few cool flicks, but just on that day when "L: Change the World" was on, I had to be present on my very kind Grandma's 80th birthday.
I heard a lot of positive stuff, though, from various sources, but there's also supposed to be a Fanservice-thing going on with this movie: if you liked the L's character, you'll most likely fall in love with "Change the World", too. But not because it's particularly well written or has lots of good action to offer, but just because L will be there, and he's eating sweets and acting weird, which you'll agree on is pretty cool (or not).
I, for my part, will probably like it. The DVD has been on my wishlist for quite some time now.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 03 Jan 2009, 15:25

I watched the HK dvd of The Last Name. There's a couple of typos in the subs but I didn't find that too bad. They also lag a tiny bit but I may be overly picky here (either way, these subs wouldn't meet my own fansubbing standards). As far as image goes I was a bit bothered by the edge enhancement. Looking at the KR caps here it seems like the KR release might have better picture.

HK cap

KR cap stolen from dvdfreak

More HK caps

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 07 Mar 2009, 18:11

Has anyone got the UK editions? What are the running times? I can't find a single review, and other websites are an unreliable mess (some stating ntsc length and others pal length). The dvd distributor's own website is listing ntsc running time part 1 and pal for part 2.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 21 Mar 2009, 22:27

Amazon user comments concerning L Change the World UK dvd

- My main issue with this film is that from scene 19 to the end the is picture headache-inducingly jittery.

- I bought this yesterday and had it replaced today due the the jitter in the last 40 minutes. Needless to say the replacement was just as bad. It doesn't seem quite as bad on my PC, but upscaled to 1080P via my PE3 it is terrible - it's first really noticeable starts as they're pushing their bicycles up a hill; if you pause and step advance they literally take two steps forward and one step back.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R2QDJIRT ... hisHelpful

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 23 Mar 2009, 12:18

This film series is trash, don't get so hang up on finding the best DVD releases, especially since we're in the HD era. Just watch the infinitely superior anime and be done with it.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 23 Mar 2009, 14:45

Cartoons? Blah. The live action films feature lovely cute boys that look like boyband members. I think I need to try the UK disc on part 1 because I wanna see behind the scenes footage of these guys.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 23 Mar 2009, 15:17

Do you swing that way, Hung?

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 03 Apr 2009, 15:22

L Change the World HK dvd is quite similar to The Last Name. The image looks good but comes with noticable edge enhancement. However, I found it a bit less distracting than last time. Maybe this is because Ken'ichi Matsuyama cuteness stole my attention. Anyway, the transfer is progressive, but turns interlaced for about 15 minutes around 67 min. The subs are again well done, except that the timings lag again. Extras on disc 2 do not feature English subtitles. That’s a shame, cause the film is quite good.

First I though the girl was played by Mitsuki Tanimura. But it's actually Mayuko Fukuda. They look quite similar, although Mitsuki is 4 years older. But I don't know either of them so well; I've seen Mitsuki in one film and this was the frst time I saw Mayuko.

Mayuko ----------------------------- Mitsuki

diceman · Post by **diceman** » 05 Apr 2009, 16:35

Hung-Fist, which DVDs do you own ("Death Note", "DN: Last Name" and the "Change the World" Spin-off)? How are the respective subs?

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 05 Apr 2009, 16:48

Death Note: UK (but I haven't watched this yet. I saw the film in cinema)
Last Name: HK. Subs lag a bit, but are otherwise good
Change the World: Same as Last Name