Ghost in the Shell BD Re-release

[svenge]

¥7140 MSRP, April 22 2011 release date. Looks to be a single-disc, perhaps the same BD disc as 2007's BCXA-5 release but w/o the extra DVD copy of the movie.

Ghost in the Shell BD

[PPthenaughtyboy]

Took some pics of the jap edition, wonderful set but a bit expensive, well worth for fans anyway, for more pics click on the move title:

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 Blu-ray Box (Blu-ray) (First Press Limited Edition) BD JP

[Andrewtst]

Ghost In The Shell 2.0 Japan Collector Edition

[Mobe1969]

Originally Posted by PPthenaughtyboy

Took some pics of the jap edition, wonderful set but a bit expensive, well worth for fans anyway, for more pics click on the move title:

Hmm, my box didn't come with that cel strip.

[Andrewtst]

Originally Posted by PPthenaughtyboy

Took some pics of the jap edition, wonderful set but a bit expensive, well worth for fans anyway, for more pics click on the move title:

My box also didn't came with the cel strip, how come your copy is attached with it? hmmm...

[GC Riot]

Originally Posted by Andrewtst

My box also didn't came with the cel strip, how come your copy is attached with it? hmmm...

Probably a first pressing bonus...
Damn, that is one sexy looking box. Too bad it's sooo freakin' expensive!

[Le Grande Blu]

Can someone tell me what the transfer is like for the original film, as the UK Ghost in the Shell 2.0 only includes it as a very low quality extra. Thanks!

[Mobe1969]

Originally Posted by Le Grande Blu

Can someone tell me what the transfer is like for the original film, as the UK Ghost in the Shell 2.0 only includes it as a very low quality extra. Thanks!

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDRe...ll_blu-ray.htm

This is the disc. It is pillarboxed though.

[Stinky-Dinkins]

Can you take a picture of the disc and post it?

[Monroville]

I'm just hoping that this and/or the UK steelbook includes the original in 1080p from a nice clean master, as opposed to some half-a$$ release.

[thebard]

Originally Posted by Stinky-Dinkins

Can you take a picture of the disc and post it?

I'm not at home right now, but I'll see if I can do that later.

It's definitely the American disc. The seller gave me a partial refund; not as much as I wanted, but he's located in Canada and I didn't want to haggle over the return shipping, which would eat up a good portion of the purchase price. Cut my losses/live & learn.

I'll live with it for now & consider either replacing the disc down the line, or purchasing again and selling this set as incomplete.

At least the other discs were intact/correct - original cut, privilege disc & CD - those were the ones I was mostly interested in anyway. And the packaging is in decent shape... quite handsome actually.

[thebard]

So here's a photo of the set I got:

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I could tell as soon as I slid the cases out that something was wrong, because they slid out too easliy, like they were too loose. If you look at the 2.0 case, you can see it's a standard US amray, slightly taller and not as thick as the ones the JP releases use.

Here are shots of the case & disc:

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You can see looking at the posts above by PPthenaughtyboy and Andrewtst that it's clearly the wrong disc. No Japanese text, and the logos & stock number don't match.

Anyway, as I said, I took a partial refund. Then I printed up some proper artwork to address my OCD, and took the amray case from my Ultraviolet import, which was the correct size:

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Good for now. Will look at replacing down the line, as the JP 2.0 disc apparently does have different specs.




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[svenge]

Originally Posted by thebard

Good for now. Will look at replacing down the line, as the JP 2.0 disc apparently does have different specs.

The JP 2.0 disc has only 2 'extras', both in HD:

• "Promotion movie" (41 s)
• "Theatrical Trailer" (51 s)

Here's the BDINFO scan for it:

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DISC INFO:

Disc Title:     BDROM
Disc Size:      26,203,755,972 bytes
Protection:     AACS
BD-Java:        No

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name:                   00000.MPLS
Size:                   25,699,719,168 bytes
Length:                 1:23:21 (h:m:s)
Total Bitrate:          41.10 Mbps
Description:            

VIDEO:

Codec                   Bitrate             Description     
-----                   -------             -----------     
MPEG-4 AVC Video        33930 kbps          1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
Dolby TrueHD Audio              Japanese        1746 kbps       6.1 / 48 kHz / 1746 kbps / 16-bit (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps)
LPCM Audio                      Japanese        1536 kbps       2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit

SUBTITLES:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
Presentation Graphics           English         90.848 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           Japanese        74.085 kbps

Here's the BDINO scan for the US disc for comparison:

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DISC INFO:

Disc Title:     GHOST IN THE SHELL 2
Disc Size:      40,804,998,956 bytes
Protection:     AACS
BD-Java:        No
BDInfo:         0.5.6

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name:                   00000.MPLS
Length:                 1:23:07 (h:m:s)
Size:                   22,825,662,912 bytes
Total Bitrate:          36.61 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec                   Bitrate             Description     
-----                   -------             -----------     
MPEG-4 AVC Video        22900 kbps          1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
DTS-HD Master Audio             English         4122 kbps       6.1 / 48 kHz / 4122 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 6.1-ES / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit)
DTS-HD Master Audio             Japanese        4134 kbps       6.1 / 48 kHz / 4134 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 6.1-ES / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit)
LPCM Audio                      English         1536 kbps       2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit
LPCM Audio                      Japanese        1536 kbps       2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit

SUBTITLES:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
Presentation Graphics           English         41.530 kbps

In short, the JP disc has a ~50% higher video bitrate (34 mbps vs. 23 mbps) but has a 16-bit 6.1 channel JP audio track instead of the 24-bit 6.1 channel JP track on the US release, and also lacks the English dub (for what that's worth).

[thebard]

Originally Posted by svenge

In short, the JP disc has a ~50% higher video bitrate (34 mbps vs. 23 mbps) but has a 16-bit 6.1 channel JP audio track instead of the 24-bit 6.1 channel JP track on the US release, and also lacks the English dub (for what that's worth).

Do you know if the JP 2.0 disc sold individually is identical to the one sold in the box set?

[UseY0ur1llusi0n]

I don't understand, this thread was first started to post about the ORIGINAL Ghost in the Shell film getting a re-release on Blu-ray back in 2011, and for some reason people started posting pics of that shitty 2.0 Box...2.0. is awful and should be avoided.

Ghost in the Shell 1 vs 2.0 - Making of a Cyborg - HD - YouTube

Fortunately, as Bubblegum mentioned, you can import the Japanese BD of the original print which comes with English audio and subtitles. The 2.0 version is absolutely awful, don't buy that garbage.