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Summary: Great films; not so great DVD
Review: The good: "Death" and "Rebirth" are outstanding films. "Death" is for fans of the series only: it is a recap of the series told in a rather disjointed, freeform manner that will confound an Eva newbie. Eva fans on the other hand should enjoy the dramatic presentation of many of the highlights of the series. "Rebirth" is all new, but is only the very beginning of the "Rebirth / End of Evangelion" sequence that brings the series to an awesome (though befuddling) conclusion. In fact, "Rebirth" ends in the middle of a fight sequence (starring Asuka, and maybe one of the best fight sequences ever in anime). I would ideally like to have "Rebirth" and "End of Evangelion" on the same DVD because you can't really watch one without the other, but as long as both are released I will be happy.The indifferent: There are plenty of extras, but I don't care for them. I have no interest in watching "Death & Rebirth" with commentary by the English language cast; why can't we hear from some of the people at Gainax who actually created the films? I am not impressed with the English voices, and would never watch these films dubbed. The bad: Most widescreen movies released on DVD are "anamorphic" or "widescreen enhanced": they are formatted to use all 480 lines of resolution to display the actual picture, and not to waste any on the black bars that appear at the top and bottom on a standard television. Granted you need a TV that supports a widescreen enhanced mode to take advantage of this resolution, but many newer TV's (27" and up at least, analog included) do support this. For some reason Manga didn't go this route with "Death & Rebirth": the movies are presented in widescreen, but the black bars are a permanent part of the picture, wasting about a quarter of the vertical resolution. This means significantly less detail, fatter scan lines, and more obvious interlacing artifacts. I don't regret buying this DVD because the content is great, but I am sorely disappointed in Manga. I guess it's too much to hope that they'll do "End of Evangelion" right.
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Summary: Wounderful edition to a great anime...BUT...
Review: there is probibly one priblem with this DVD and ill say it know to get it out of the way. DEATH, some what meaningless yet somewhat cool. It was a nice recap and is really good for newcommers to Eva. but it was way to long, about 40min ormore for a recap! tolong. But rebirth was fantastic, finally Asuka is backin action and people are fighting people! This has great action but itmakes you mad that END OF EVA. isnt out yet! Go for this then get END OF EVA. Last i checked MANGA will be making a BOX SET in NOVENBER w/ both so its your choice!
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Summary: only if your a hardcore evangelion fan
Review: This was a real let down for me. When i saw on the box that it was almost 2 hours long i was realy happy, i was expecting it to be a movie, but insted it tournd out to be nothing but a cheesy colash of jumbled flashbacks from the series, only about 25 to 30 minuts is original, and the extras were pretty {terrible} i would only suggest this only for hardcore evangelion fans like me who wernt happy with the confusing and meeningless ending of the original
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Summary: A very Good movie
Review: This movie does justice to the series, it is wonderfully done, the soundtrack is superb. But all in all this movie is a brain fryer and will really make you think about what has happened and what is going on. It leaves off on a very good cliffhanger on Rebirth which picks up on The End of Evangelion. The intermission for this movie is very good with music directly from the soundtrack itself which also is excellent in itself. Well for those who haven't seen the End of Evagelion i will tell what happens in my next review. Ta Ta For now
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Summary: the first part of the finale to neon genesis evangelion!
Review: i have been looking forward to this dvd since it was announced early last year. it was set for an october 2001 release but it was delayed along with End of Evangelion. i was pissed. needless to say when i was at comic-con and i saw some geek dressed as Rei Ayanami carrying a copy of Death and Rebirth i rushed to the Manga booth and bought myself one. On the train back to my house i slipped this into my portable DVD player and watched this movie from beginning to end. the first part (Death) was just an hour long recap of the entire Neon Genesis Evangelion series with some added scenes. The second part (Rebirth) is a replacement for the second to last episode of Evangelion. It is the greatest of all the episodes. the scene where Asuka's EVA fights the SELEE marines is better than any Angel fights. I wont spoil anymore, since you have to see it for yourself. Now for the extras. This DVD has a lot of extras for an anime disk. there is a commentary with Amanda Winn Lee (the english voice for Rei Ayanami), her husband, and the guy who does the EVA and Angel voices. The commentary is funny and informitive. there is some Mokoji interactive thing which i havent tried yet and there is information for all of the characters. Overall this DVD is the best anime disk yet. You also need to buy End of Evanglion which comes out in September.
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Summary: Good, but pointless
Review: Death and Rebirth is simply a recap of the whole Neon Genesis: Evangelion series followed by the first 15 minutes of End of Evangelion, an alternate ending to the series. You don't exactly need this DVD, as it doesn't really contain anything new, and the 15 minutes of End of Evangelion contained in Rebirth is also included in End of Evangelion. Most of the footage in Death is included in the series also. It's pretty cool, just an unnecessary addition to the series. I got it for collector's sake. It is a good thing to have if you can't remember everything that happened in the series and want to refresh your memory. The music is good too.
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Summary: A Deep Assult on the senses with a great Anime..
Review: I missed out on seeing the rest of the evangelion series and whey they made this and when I seen it..I got a good view on what I missed and what is yet to be. What's so cool about this is that its two versons the "Alpha" and "omega" both which explains what people who are new to the series what that story its all about and some like me who missed some or most of them what we missed out and what the final series (even though there were some parts that I didn't undertand and I might thave to get End of evangelion to understand more) which is very good and very graphic. All in all, Evangelion is a masterpice at work both with music and its controversal story lines that makes this series the best in show. and with the DVD which gives you a certain feature that you can get more info on the characters and the Angels that attack during the previous series this is something worth getting for the true fan at heart or just for someone who is starting out in the series..I say its better than buying the entire collection that is very expensive cause it IS the entire collection and recap all in one but its a suggestion that you should get the entire series to understand the gist of it. But I must warn you..teh final series is one of the most saddest and graphic of them...cause it deal with alot of sad events all at once and it leaves you in a cliffhanger for the next movie "The End of Evangelion" which I hope will explain more and I would suggest for any body who feels the same way but all in all this IS a worth while get!!
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Summary: Poor quality release holds back excellent film...
Review: I purchased this DVD today, and frankly, I am disappointed. I have been waiting a long time for a North American release of the Evangelion movie(s), and had hoped that such a behemoth title would demand a quality release. Manga has, on the other hand, produced a sub-par product; although many will agree that this is not an uncommon occurrance with Manga DVD releases, this is Evangelion, people; do it right! What made it so dismal, you ask? 1) Video transfer was never above average, and at some points poor, during 'Death' portion of the film. 2) A 5.1 audio track is included, but only in dubbed English; for those of us who like to enjoy our anime in its original Japanese form, we are relegated to a simple stereo audio track. 3) Instead of opting for a multilayer disc, Manga has released this as a double-sided disc -- no label, people. Film is on one side, "Extras" reside on the other. This causes two problems: i) It becomes difficult to handle the disc without fingerprinting a data layer, and
ii) It has forced Manga to label the sides using a small ring on the interior of the disc, bordering the "hole", in dark letters on a black background; this, of course, makes it even more difficult than it already is to spot the small text. One more note on the labeling: the sides are labeled "alpha" and "omega" -- why? Why not label them as "Film" and "Extras", or anything less obscure than "alpha" and "omega"? 4) This will more than likely not be a problem for most of you, but it definitely was for me; my old, first generation RCA DVD player cannot play the "Extras" (omega?) side of the disc. It loads, displays the Manga logo, and dumps me back to the DVD Player Menu with an error stating that the disc "May Contain Bad Data". This side does, however, play correctly in 2 other DVD solutions I have tested, which causes me to wonder about this problem. (Side note: there have been issues with other Manga DVDs performing in this fashion -- the Street Fighter movie, for example.) There are, of course, positive aspects of this disc too. Though it may seem trivial, the cover art is beautiful. The video transfer for the 'Rebirth' section of the film is excellent, and the subtitles are fairly unobtrusive. (Note: the subtitles do, however, contain some typographical and grammatical errors; watch for "it's" instead of the correct "its" in some places.) Overall, this disc is not terrible, but does not live up to the standards that I, and I believe many other fans of Evangelion, expected it to. Buy it, and enjoy it -- the film itself is fantastic -- but don't expect stellar quality from this Manga release; it's just not there. (PS: I apologize for not being able to review the "Extras" section of this release; as you have read, it just was not feasible. I am sure that there are useful reviews right here on Amazon that will contain detailed information regarding the extras.)
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Summary: Not for Eva fans... Only a SUMMARY
Review: I was told by several people that this was a good movie. When i saw it was onsale locally for [price] i went out and bought it. I've been an eva fan for about a year now, and GEeZ! Nobody told me it was only a summary for those too lazy to watch the whole series! This is ridiculous. I've seen the whole movie and the only thing interesting was the 4.23 minute intermission and the string quartet! This is definately NOT a movie for avid eva watchers. The only thing it does is shows the characters information and large events from the series but not in chronological order. Also, it gives the first 20 minutes of the movie that comes out in teh US in mid september. DEfinately, if you're an eva fan watch the series and then watch "The End of Evangelion".... Death and Rebirth is ridiculous and a waste of money for true fans.
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Summary: I'm pleased. This is a much better ending for the TV show
Review: Besides being a more lucid and a more entertaining ending than the last TV episode was, it made the previous Evangelion episodes tie together into a much better finale. The movie is divided into two stories "Death", and "Rebirth". "Death" is a recap of all of the Evangelion episodes defining the characters, the situations, and the events that got them there. "Rebirth" is what happens after the last "Angel" is defeated. "Rebirth" is very violent and is not for children. The violence is there as a plot device rether than for entertainment value. The circumstance that brings on the violence is that NERV headquarters is under attack because the body politic of planet earth now fears the potential abject power that Nerv has with the EVA units. Hence, all NERV personel are targets, especially the EVA pilots. And subsequently these children are targeted to be killed. No spoilers here, but during the melee, a particular EVA pilot has a wonderful epiphany and just shreds her foes hardware into "razor blades". I also liked the scene whereas Misato rescues a particular EVA pilot in a dramatic shoot out! The English voice acting has greatly improved. Perhaps it was the budget, maybe the fan criticism of the previous episodes made the actors take note, or maybe it's the way it is edited together, I can't figure it out. Nonetheless it is a great improvement. The musical score is beautiful. Thumbs up to Sagisu Shiro who oversaw Bethoven's 9th, Pachabel's Canon and I think a Bach concerto. The movie ends with a cliff hanger and I am looking forward to next one. "Death and Rebirth" is a double sided DVD. (Something I have never seen before since DVDs are new to me.) The user interface, though stylish, was a bit "clunky" for me but it does have this really neat option called "MOKUJI INTERACTIVE". Mokuji is Japanese for 'contents' and if you activate it, pop-ups will appear on screen to define concepts or plot points in finer detail. So when a character says "Instrumentality Project", a pop up appears and you can get all of the info about it and then seamessly jump back into the film where you left off. I hope this review was helpful. Tony
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