Xeros

I really want to know what you guys are smoking... it looks cheap as hell.

Whereas GiTS did a good job of mixing CG and cells (by using CG mostly for computer displays and such), the new 3D segments stand out because they look totally different than the rest of the film.

For those that haven't seen it, the only redone segments are the opening scene where Matoko jumps off the building and the scene where she's swimming, so it's clear they didn't want to do much more than just model her and some backgrounds. They also redid all of the helicopters in 3D... but no other vehicles. The whole effort makes no sense, as the added CG effects to the cell scenes look terrible, the 3D doesn't mesh and the whole thing just reeks of messing around with something that didn't need to be fixed.

It's far worse than something like the Star Wars Special Editions, where you could kind of justify by saying they didn't ave the technology back then or it didn't look as good... But truth is, GiTS looks better than just about any other modern anime film, and it sure as hell didn't need a bunch of extra CG cr*p to "modernize" it.

I would agree with you in that the CGI alone doesn't justify the whole movie, after all it's looks like the done the new CGI only for test the technology in preparation for the Sky Crawlers movie. But there's not the only additions inluded, they re-recorded the dialogs and even the have some variations from the originals, and the remastered music sounds even great, or did you make the anology with Star Wars because the sound were remastered in Skywalker Sound? xD

Anyway my point in this is that the CGI is cool, but it seems to me most likely you did a poor check in the material and anly focuses on the animation and obviously you dislike Oshii's work

The bottom pics are the originals

To me is logical that you see the original animation better because the detail level on each frame is insane (like the others works of Mamoru Oshii) but IMO the CGI animated secuence looks better

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEarWEgUB7Y

Just put my hands on the DVD

Wow

The CG modifications are great, the diving scene is awesome

But I still hope for a new movie or even a new season of S.A.C

Good news here

Via ADC I just managed to acquire all the scripts for the rest of the series, so I'll finish this project first meanwhile Gubaba finish to check the scripts on Frontier

At least the guys of aegisub claims that his program works on Mac, since I'm use windows I've no idea

And hey! I'm no longer at the Sharon Apple concert. Too bad, really. Being a Macross II Surivivor isn't nearly as much fun.

So, now you are in a parallel universe? xD

Boo hoo...sniff...sniff... sad.gif

My friends on my local general anime fanboard all hate Macross Frontier - and what's worse - mainly for the reasons I love it. They like the action sequences but are upset that instead of squashing all the bugs the bugs actually turn out to be ok kind of folks and everyone lives happily ever after thanks to the power of song.... they complain that too much time was spent on the love trianlge and not enough time killing people, and they don't like Ranka (and not in the same way as peple here playfully debate whos' songs are better - because they don't like any of the songs) ....

Boo hooo sad.gif ... sure is lonely apparently being the only person in a country of 40 million that actually like Macross Frontier ... all the more reason why it's cool to have this forum smile.gif

Pete

I have to ask, the guys of your local fanboard are teens? if the answer is yes I wouldn't be surprised

You guys are scaring me, a little.

Personally, I think someone who doesn't know the difference between Macross and Robotech should be pitied (and instructed) rather than censured.

(If, however, upon seeing Macross, they still say Robotech is better...then by all means, hit 'em with everything you've got.)

I try to instruct them, but first I've fun with them

That's a good idea. Here's the e-mail I just sent to them:

Greetings Big Bad Toy Store Staff and Management-

I am writing to you today to express my concern and dissatisfaction in regards to your recent decision to stop selling Yamato-manufactured Macross products at the behest of Toynami's request and/or threat.

As we have all learned through years of legalese and threats, Harmony Gold has yet to provide legal proof to their claim of ownership of the Macross franchise (a claim that has varied wildly from "worldwide rights [outside of Japan], to North American distro rights, and anywhere in between). In 2002, Harmony Gold made a similar attempt to prevent small online retailers from selling imported Macross merchandise based on the same claim. When some of those retailers obtained legal representation, Harmony Gold dropped any further attempts to enforce their claim. At the time, and since, representatives from Harmony Gold have provided, at times, wild and outlandish statements meant to back up their claim of Macross rights

Now, however, you are allowing a company to dictate what product you sell. While it may be true that Toynami products (of all brands) may sell more than the Yamato Macross products, your capitulation in this case has lost one infrequent (yet loyal) customer. Until such a time as you deny a company to dictate which products you sell, I will look elsewhere for the products that I used to purchase from BBTS.

Thank you for your time,

Jeff Sorley

In a world where money talks, this is the most rational thing to do

I still want to throw a DE on HG HQ xD

Still, the issue here is not the licences thing and conspiracy plots. Even here at Chile when a company request and/or threat another for sell his products in detriment of other one that company gets sued for a big bunch of money

Well, always when I meet people like him, the first word that I say is HERETIC, and then I invite them to check even wikipedia for a culture shock

Hmmm...coulda sworn this thread had been locked...

+1 xD

Maybe they play basquetball on valks xD

Anyone knows when the original with Eng sub for DVD and BR will be out? Not those one disc per packaging like now, can't afford that.

Never

You know whom blamimg of it

Well, I'm go with the download option because buy them from here, with shipment cost and all is too much money

So, if you guys wants a cool DVD subs just wait

I'm still waiting for gubaba for corrections of the scripts so I istill have the originals extracted direct of THORA release

look in the OST 3

Sheryl's Aimo is just to die for!!! It was so good, it literally sent shivers down my spine!

+1

Is too good, I wonder why this track was left out in the series

He can confirm it, He's doing the sub work

Regarding the Shinsen translation, here is my comment

http://macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?s=&a...st&p=682509

I thought that they still were the benchmark. Who has taken their place?

If there are no such websites yet, I would be astounded. Maybe its because a lot of the real old fashioned die hard trek fans are too old to understand the internets or can't get out of their bed in the nursing home.

Taksraven

Well, in the local websites here the desscusion is how someone can be consider a geek or a pseudo tech fan if didn't know Star Trek.

I don't remember were I read it, but an explanation for the Enterprise being constructed in earth was something about calibration on a gravitational enviroment for warp travel

I'm most interested on the Trekkies civil war than the movie for now

saraba chikyuu yo tabidatsu fune wa

uchuu senkan ENTERPRISE!

Enter Sandman for almost 6 years in midi format, and now almost 2 years as MP3

well, now I see 3 seeds

Sure...you get Mikimoto to do "Macross: The Origin," the character designer from Zero can do "Focker's Deleted Affair(s)," get some other big name character designer to do a side story called "Macross 2042," and then a bunch of no-name people to do a bunch of other comics that no one will really care about. It'll be GREAT!!

(Nah, I'm sure it'll be better than that...but still, I'm a little worried.)

I just hope that Macross doesn't end as a "flavored" franchise as Gundam with shows and merchandise À la carte