[bendermac]

i just saw with a friend the korean anime wonderful days on dvd in dolby digital 5.1 and i have to admit we were blown away. the audio is simply stunning with DEEP BASS and rich soundusage and many split sourroundeffects.

http://www.wonderfuldays.co.kr/engli...s/poster_3.jpg


and here is the trailer (direct link)

 

[Kris Deering]

where did you find the DVD, I can't seem to find anyone selling it??

 

[bendermac]

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Originally posted by Kris Deering where did you find the DVD, I can't seem to find anyone selling it??

with a little help of google you should find this

 

[Kris Deering]

Is the release in anamorphic widescreen and how is the presentation?? The product details are in Korean.

 

[bendermac]

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Originally posted by Kris Deering Is the release in anamorphic widescreen and how is the presentation?? The product details are in Korean.

the video is anamorph @ 1.85:1 and with dd 5.1, dts + audio comentary. i can't say much about the 2nd disc because i just watched the film and the quality is very good.

 

[Kris Deering]

sweet, I will order today, THANKS!!


The trailer on the official site looks absolutely amazing. Looking forward to checking this one out, and I'm not even that big a fan of anime.

 

[trailergod]

YES .. get this DVD !!!!


It has one HOT soundtrack!!!! .. It’s definitely a movie for BASS Fanatics.. Bendermac even had turn down the volume to -25 coz it was simply too HOT ...hehehe


in terms of visuals, the movie is definitely a great Eye Candy

 

[bendermac]

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Originally posted by trailergod Bendermac even had turn down the volume to -25 coz it was simply too HOT ...hehehe

and we just listened to the dolby track

 

[Josh Z]

If you're going to be importing discs anyway, the Region 3 edition of Hero from Edko has a stellar full bit-rate DTS track that blows the pants off the half-rate DTS track on the Superbit Crouching Tiger, which I used to think sounded pretty good but now sounds sonically dead in comparison.

 

[Kris Deering]

Thanks for the recommendation Josh. I have two different versions of Hero now but both sound pretty weak. I will look into that one.

 

[wallinski72]

I agree with everything being said here about Wonderful days. Also bought a copy of the Korean dvd and man was it loud??!! Real gutpunching bass. Although I thought that the sound came mostly from the front soundstage with not as much surround effects as I would have liked. They do come alive once in a while. Listened to the dd 5.1 sound and not the DTS. I actually liked it better than DTS which is pretty rare for me. Thought it sounded a little bit more "wide". Great film. A cool mix of science fiction ideas taken mostly from other movies actually but iut worked for me. And the visuals were amazing. Apparently a mix of cgi, traditional animation, miniature models and real rain and water in some scenes. Looked very cool and unlike anything ever seen. Worth getting.

 

[NetworkTV]

What region coding is this?

 

[trailergod]

i think Korea & Japan have REGION 2 but NTSC

 

[bendermac]

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Originally posted by trailergod i think Korea & Japan have REGION 2 but NTSC

ntsc = yes

korea = region 3

japan = region 2

 

[Kris Deering]

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Originally posted by wallinski72 Listened to the dd 5.1 sound and not the DTS. I actually liked it better than DTS which is pretty rare for me. Thought it sounded a little bit more "wide".

I don't understand your statement. You say you didn't listen to the DTS track but you liked the DD one better?


I hardly ever find a real difference between DTS and DD anymore. With levels being matched properly, the difference is trivial.

 

[wallinski72]

Kris, what I meant was that I listened to both soundtracks for a little while before actually sitting down to watch the movie. It's one of those discs that you can switch between DTS and DD on the fly. Sorry for being unclear, english is not my native language

 

[Kris Deering]

No problem. Thanks. I can't wait to take a listen myself.

 

[wallinski72]

It also has a very high bitrate. On par with the superbit titles. Excellent picture quality.

 

[cyclones22]

Hello all. New member but have been reading the forums for a while and have enjoyed it.


My question about this movie is that I own a Philips Q50AT (USA) DVD player and was wondering if there was a way to be able to enable it to play this particular DVD, since it is out of region.


The movie looks awesome from the trailer and I would love to view it on my HT. Any advice would be appreciated.


Thanks in advance.


Cyclones22

 

[Kris Deering]

Well I got the disc in and checked it out. You weren't kidding, the audio for this film is outstanding. I haven't heard surround use this good in quite sometime. Very immersive. The low end is incredible to, clean and very tight.


The video presentation is also outstanding, I didn't notice any kind of compression noise in backgrounds which is very rare on DVD.


The only issue I had with the film was the blending of computer animation with traditional hand drawn. Sometimes it just didn't fit very well. It almost seemed like the hand drawn stuff wasn't near as good as the CG stuff. Not all the time, just in particular scenes, like right before the initial break in. There are a bunch of people at a party but they aren't even moving. They just look like quick drawings that stay static, but the background is breathtaking.


If you have a region free player, definately pick this one up!!!! Thank you very much wallinski for the recommendation.