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NEWS: Section 23 Films to Release Gainax's Wings of Honneamise Film's 4K Remaster




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mdo7



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 2:08 pm Reply with quote
Nice to see this film is getting a 4K UHD BD release. I hope Section23 can fix the aspect ratio issues that plague the previous release. If you don't know what I'm talking about, here's some screenshots from the previous BD release:







As you can see, the previous BD release for Wings of Honneamise was windowboxed (1:74:1, which shouldn't be correct) rather then using the correct aspect ratio of 1:85:1 (or 1:78:1 in most direct-to video release these days) as originally intended. I hope that will be address for this upcoming release.
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Tanteikingdomkey



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 2:17 pm Reply with quote
Am I the only one who actively hates this movie, and it's lead "romantic" pair
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pachy_boy



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 3:12 pm Reply with quote
Tanteikingdomkey wrote:
Am I the only one who actively hates this movie, and it's lead "romantic" pair

I don't know about "hate", but that particular questionable scene between them has certainly helped age this movie as well as 'Blade Runner'. If not for that I could be more agreeable with its classic status.
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penguintruth



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 4:23 pm Reply with quote
This is my favorite anime movie. I only wish I had a 4K player!
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TarsTarkas



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:35 pm Reply with quote
Don't know if I could call them romantic partners. They seemed to be on separate wavelengths, especially with how things ended.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 11:24 pm Reply with quote
I hope they keep all the chapter stops. And I can't imagine why they wouldn't. My favorite way to watch is to skip past 'that scene', and just watch like the last one fourth. I really love the ending; I don't re-watch stuff a lot, but I have watched it this way two or three dozen times. Really love the ending. I do re-watch the whole thing occasionally, ( minus 'that scene' ), maybe every couple of years or so.


As an aside about 4K and anime: trying to do it on the cheap doesn't work. Try to get at least a 55 inch set, from one of the.better lines. I got a cheap ( $250 ), 'small' 42 inch Toshiba-labeled set in 2020, and for me, it really doesn't do much at that size. Also, the brightness and color are nothing remarkable. I think saving up and moving up to the $800US range would make a noticeable difference.
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TheOtakuX



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 11:58 pm Reply with quote
I already have this on VHS and Laserdisc, but I GUESS I could buy it agian.
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Ingraman



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 1:51 am Reply with quote
penguintruth wrote:
This is my favorite anime movie. I only wish I had a 4K player!

I’ve had a 4K player for a few years, but I still don’t own a 4K TV. I figured that I’d get one eventually, so I might as well start buying 4K discs.
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KlarkKentThe3rd



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 3:28 am Reply with quote
Tanteikingdomkey wrote:
Am I the only one who actively hates this movie, and it's lead "romantic" pair

There is nothing in the movie that screams you have to like it. It's a dysfunctional pair, and it doesn't work out. Don't see what's wrong with that, since the movie is NOT about romance.
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KlarkKentThe3rd



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 3:30 am Reply with quote
Also, I sure wish this is not a visual downgrade, like the new Nadia BD was.

I sure hate downgrades. Will make a wild guess and say everyone else does too.
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