Does anyone own Paprika? - Blu-ray Forum

dj02bothell · 12-10-2008, 05:59 AM

I loved the movie and i was wondering how good is the blu ray quality? does animation look good in HD?

F-Man · 12-10-2008, 06:12 AM

Hand drawn animation always looks amazing on Blu-ray on the basis that it looks awful on DVD (compression artifacts ruin the colors, lines are fuzzy or pixelated, distant details are invisible to the eye).

This movie is amazing, why don't you have it yet.

My only complaint is the black border around the picture. Sony did it so people with overscan would see the full picture. Too bad they used the same transfer for Blu-ray. Hi-Def does not need to cater to overscanning TVs.

pro-bassoonist · 12-10-2008, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by dj02bothell

I loved the movie and i was wondering how good is the blu ray quality? does animation look good in HD?

The Tinto Brass film - yes

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MOONPHASE · 12-10-2008, 06:26 AM

pq and aq are amazing on Paprika blu-ray

slee915 · 12-10-2008, 06:27 AM

yes, go buy it.

Psychonaut · 12-10-2008, 11:04 AM

Just seeing the name of the movie instantly got the main song stuck in my head. Now it'll be there for a week.

Sky_Captain · 12-10-2008, 07:54 PM

Stunning disc, although I personally think that Tekkonkinkreet beats it by a whisker.

Deadset · 12-10-2008, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Sky_Captain

Stunning disc, although I personally think that Tekkonkinkreet beats it by a whisker.

I like Tekkonkinkreet...man that was one I got for a B1G1

Looking for a good deal on paprika. I've seen it on HD cable.

CptGreedle · 12-10-2008, 08:05 PM

It does indeed look amazing! Worth a buy!

vveksuvarna · 10-20-2009, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by F-Man

My only complaint is the black border around the picture. Sony did it so people with overscan would see the full picture. Too bad they used the same transfer for Blu-ray. Hi-Def does not need to cater to overscanning TVs.

thx for that..i recently bought paprika & was stumped to see a black border, since it was a 1.85 aspect ratio.

sony should have been smart enough to crop the overscan for the blu release.

sujay · 10-20-2009, 01:47 AM

can't say i was super impressed with the quality of the video (it was a bit soft for my taste) but the audio did thrill me. it's a great movie though, so i say go for it.

Rblu-Dblu · 10-20-2009, 01:49 AM

yea I have some in the spice rack.

vveksuvarna · 10-20-2009, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by sujay

can't say i was super impressed with the quality of the video (it was a bit soft for my taste) but the audio did thrill me. it's a great movie though, so i say go for it.

the soft look was the directors original intention. and it looks gorgeous, give the film a surface like quality, which is not as evident on dvd.

sujay · 10-20-2009, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by vveksuvarna

the soft look was the directors original intention. and it looks gorgeous, give the film a surface like quality, which is not as evident on dvd.

where did you hear this?

Zen_Amako · 10-20-2009, 03:22 AM

I saw the DC premiere of this with the director present.

The audience laughed when the movie posters for all of Satoshi Kon's other films were shown at the end. My personal favorite of his films is Perfect Blue; I was tempted to get the Japanese import Blu-ray, but people blasted the quality. Paprika, on the other hand, looks quite good on BD. I still love the opening credits.

vveksuvarna · 10-20-2009, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Zen_Amako

I saw the DC premiere of this with the director present.

The audience laughed when the movie posters for all of Satoshi Kon's other films were shown at the end. My personal favorite of his films is Perfect Blue; I was tempted to get the Japanese import Blu-ray, but people blasted the quality. Paprika, on the other hand, looks quite good on BD. I still love the opening credits.

all of satoshi kon will be a day1 purachase for me.

andyman1970 · 10-20-2009, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Rblu-Dblu

yea I have some in the spice rack.

Damn!!!! Someone beat me to it!!!

jd213 · 10-20-2009, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Rblu-Dblu

yea I have some in the spice rack.

An interesting fact that might slightly change one's perceptions of the film: In Japan, "paprika" (or "papurika") actually refers to bell peppers. I believe this is also common in parts of Europe, where the term likely originated.

vveksuvarna · 10-20-2009, 03:47 AM

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An interesting fact that might slightly change one's perceptions of the film: In Japan, "paprika" (or "papurika") actually refers to bell peppers. I believe this is also common in parts of Europe, where the term likely originated.

paprika is a very common spice around the world.

it just happens that the main characters alter ego is named paprika.

jd213 · 10-20-2009, 03:52 AM

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paprika is a very common spice around the world.

Yes, but in Japan (where the film originally came from) the term almost always refers to the fruit from which the spice comes.

12-10-2008, 05:59 AM	#1
dj02bothell Active Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray collection:89 Blu-ray reviews:144 Trading Score:24	Does anyone own Paprika? I loved the movie and i was wondering how good is the blu ray quality? does animation look good in HD?

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12-10-2008, 06:12 AM	#2
F-Man Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:282 Trading Score:1	Hand drawn animation always looks amazing on Blu-ray on the basis that it looks awful on DVD (compression artifacts ruin the colors, lines are fuzzy or pixelated, distant details are invisible to the eye). This movie is amazing, why don't you have it yet. My only complaint is the black border around the picture. Sony did it so people with overscan would see the full picture. Too bad they used the same transfer for Blu-ray. Hi-Def does not need to cater to overscanning TVs.

12-10-2008, 06:26 AM	#4
MOONPHASE Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 Location:California 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:520 DVD collection:820 Blu-ray reviews:18 Trading Score:29	pq and aq are amazing on Paprika blu-ray

12-10-2008, 06:27 AM	#5
slee915 Senior Member Member since:May 2007 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:985 Blu-ray reviews:10	yes, go buy it.

12-10-2008, 11:04 AM	#6
Psychonaut Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Second left after Wal-Mart Blu-ray collection:111	Just seeing the name of the movie instantly got the main song stuck in my head. Now it'll be there for a week.

12-10-2008, 07:54 PM	#7
Sky_Captain Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:17	Stunning disc, although I personally think that Tekkonkinkreet beats it by a whisker.

12-10-2008, 08:05 PM	#9
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	It does indeed look amazing! Worth a buy!

10-20-2009, 01:47 AM	#11
sujay Member Member since:Aug 2008	can't say i was super impressed with the quality of the video (it was a bit soft for my taste) but the audio did thrill me. it's a great movie though, so i say go for it.

10-20-2009, 01:49 AM	#12
Rblu-Dblu Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Trapped on the Death Star 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:483 Trading Score:12	yea I have some in the spice rack.

10-20-2009, 03:22 AM	#15
Zen_Amako Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Northern VA, USA 4K collection:255 Blu-ray collection:659 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:13	I saw the DC premiere of this with the director present. The audience laughed when the movie posters for all of Satoshi Kon's other films were shown at the end. My personal favorite of his films is Perfect Blue; I was tempted to get the Japanese import Blu-ray, but people blasted the quality. Paprika, on the other hand, looks quite good on BD. I still love the opening credits.

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