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Release Date: 25 June, 2002 Retail Price: $39.98 OUR Price: $35.98 You SAVE: $4.00! Cast: Complete Cast (5 total) |
Armitage - Dual Matrix/Poly Matrix Reviews
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Everybody is entitled to their opinions and I respect it, but I just want to clear some misunderstanding from the previous review.
Yes, the Armitage:Poly-matrix was edited from the OVA to make a single movie. But here is more fact that you might have not heard. Polymatrix movie had scenes edited out, but it also had several scenes added in (ala Macross Plus movie). Also they never recorded Japanese language for those extra scenes, so the Japanese language couldn't be included with the DVD.
The Armitage:Dual Matrix is Uncut and have both original Japanese and English language. And Pioneer had stated that they WILL release the individual Armitage:Poly Matrix OVAs later with Original Japanese Language and Uncut.
As for Green Legend, this was one of the first DVDs that Pioneer made, when DVD was still in its infancy, and nobody really knew what to expect from its format. Now Pioneer had never done that since, and made quality releases with menu in all of them.
As for Akira, I never listen to English when watching anime but I know where you are coming from. It would have been nice to include the former English version, but that could have been difficult with licensing issue, disc space, etc. Now I am one of those people who think that Pioneer doesn't listen to their fans, but in this case Pioneer did great job Remastering this release. They have cleaned up the video and remastered the audio with better translations. Also the extras are the best and most extensive for Anime releases. I know several people who didn't like the former English too, this is just matter of opinion, and I think Pioneer tried to release the best product possible with this release.
As a person who owns over 400 anime DVD releases, I don't think its fair to judge the company with only two purchases. I think Pioneer is greedy and don't listen to fans, but they do make quality releases. My only complaints, Make the DVDs with Higher episode counts and Make the BOXES Separately!!!!!!!!!
Anime at its Best... Unless You Haven't Seen Poly-Matrix
I loved Armitage III: Poly-Matrix, so I pre-ordered Dual-Matrix as soon as I possibly could. The differences between the two versions are like night and day, but they are both narratively excellent - fully engrossing and complete with twists and surprises.
The main difference between the 1980s Poly-Matrix and the new Dual-Matrix is the animation style. This is similar to the difference between the original 1980s Bubblegum Crisis series and its late-1990s rehash. In both cases, the latter versions use much "cleaner" animation; in the case of Dual-Matrix, there is a very heavy use of CGI, which creates some stunning visual effects, but is generally not very seamless at all. This seamlessness detracts very much from the viewing experience and momentarily jars the spectator away from the narrative, in much the same way as Macross Plus or Blue Submarine No. 6; despite its relative "age," the seamless use of CGI in Ghost in the Shell is still the benchmark which other anime series and films must strive to achieve.
Another difference is the voice-acting. The North American audience has only commercially had access to the dubbed version of Poly-Matrix; the voice-acting in that film was absolutely brilliant, although not quite on the level of excellence of My Neighbor Totoro. Although Juliette Lewis returns as the voice actress of Naomi Armitage in Dual-Matrix, her voice has definitely changed in the intervening years, which itself changes Armitage's personality in unexpected ways. Unfortunately, she is the only returning voice-actor for the English dub, which also means that Ross Syllabus' personality undergoes severe changes with the new voice-actor.
Dual-Matrix is an excellent film, and is definitely one which any true anime fan should see and cherish. However, those who have not seen Poly-Matrix will certainly miss a lot of the character motivation in Dual-Matrix. While Dual-Matrix does begin with a brief synopsis of what has happened in the intervening years since the end of Poly-Matrix, it truly glosses over the details of the original film, resulting in utter confusion for those unfamiliar with Poly-Matrix.
Dual-Matrix is an EXCELLENT film, and the DVD balances this nicely with good extras. Particularly interesting is the film trailer, which itself is worthy of awards. The PlayStation2-compatible DVD is nicely constructed, and definitely worthy of a "5" rating :-)
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