Damn man, the wait for this is killing me!
It's quite strange, as I've heard the R2 DYRL was among the very first anime films released to dvd. It came out when...sometime in 1998? I know I bought it in 1999. Was the first edition that came in a limited edition LD Sized box. Paid like $100 for it. But it was worth it, as the disc itself is now signed by practically every major player who worked on the film(Kawamori, Ishiguro, Mikimoto, Iijima, etc.)
You'd think that a visual tour de force like this would've been given the remastered treatment by now. I'm sure GitS Innocence looks nice and all, but I honestly don't think its art style can match DYRL or even Mac+.
Curious but does BV, or anyone else for that matter, need permission from Big west to remaster and release the film? Hasn't Big West been known to be somewhat stingy?
I want DYRL on BR or HDDVD so badly I would probably buy a BRAND NEW SONY PEARL 1080p projector and sell my BenQ 8720(720p) just to see this film in full 1080p.