Wednesday, 24 June 2015

Spirited Away (2001)

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki and starring Daveigh Chase, Jason Marsden, Suzanne Pleshette, 
David Ogden Stiers, Michael Chiklis and Lauren Holly (English dub).


2-disc DVD bought in 2003
2-disc Blu-ray bought in 2014
124m 33s





 DVD







Blu-ray extras -

Complete Storyboards (Picture-in-Picture)
The Making of Spirited Away (48mins)
Introduction by John Lasseter
Behind the Microphone
Meet Hayao Miyazaki
Original Japanese Trailers (18mins)

Metropolis (2001)

Directed by Rintaro and starring Brianne Siddall, Rebecca Forstadt, Tony Pope, Jamieson Price and Michael Reisz (dubbed version).


2-disc DVD bought in 2003
104m 12s







Animax Special: The Making of Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis (33mins)
Multi-angle Animation Comparisons
Filmmaker Interviews
History Of Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis Comic Book
Photo Gallery
Filmographies
Theatrical Trailer

Cowboy Bebop the Movie (2001)

Directed by Shinichirō Watanabe and starring Steven Blum, Beau Billingslea, Wendee Lee, 
Daran Norris, Jennifer Hale and Nicholas Guest. (dubbed version)


DVD bought in 2003
110m 25s




 



Ed: Resident Eccentric
Faye: Intellectual Vixen
From The Small Screen To The Big Screen
International Appeal: What's Not To Like?
Jet: No Ordinary Dad
Spike: A Complex Soul
Ask DNA - music video
Gotta Knock A Little Harder - music video
Conceptual art galleries
Storyboard comparisons
Character profiles
Theatrical trailer

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

Directed by Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise, starring Michael J. Fox, James Garner, Claudia Christian, David Ogden Stiers, Jim Varney and Leonard Nimoy.



2-disc Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2002
3-disc 2 movie Special Edition Blu-ray bought in 2013
95m 43s





 2-disc DVD







2-disc DVD extras

Audio Commentary by Producer Don Hahn, Directors Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale
Visual Commentary by Producer Don Hahn, Directors Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale
The Making of Atlantis: The Lost Empire (119mins)
The Journey Begins (9mins)
Creating Mythology (8mins)
The Shepherd's Journal
How to Speak Atlantean
Story and Editorial
Finding the Story (11mins)
Deleted Scenes
Original Treatment (Text Notes and Early Illustrations)
Art Direction
Designing Atlantis (11mins)
Art Galleries
Animation Production
The Voices of Atlantis (12mins)
Creating the Characters (26mins)
Music and Sound (9mins)
Tour Mode
Files Mode
Theatrical Trailers

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)

Directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi and starring Ming-Na, Alec Baldwin, Donald Sutherland, 
James Woods, Ving Rhames, Peri Gilpin and Steve Buscemi.


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2001
2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2007
Blu-ray bought in 2009





 R1 DVD






 R2 DVD




 

Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary with co-director Moto Sakakbara, sequence supervisor Hiroyuki Hayashida, 
sets and props lead artist Tatsuro Maruyama and "phantom" supervisor Takoo Noguchi
Audio commentary with animation director Andy Jones, editor Chris S. Capp and staging director Tani Kunitake
The Making of Final Fantasy (31mins)
Trailer explorations
The Gray Project
Matte Explorations
Composting Builds
7 in-depth character profiles
Deleted scene
Aki's Dream
Joke Outtakes blooper reel
Vehicle scale comparisons
On the set with Aki
Theatrical trailer

Godzilla - Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)

Directed by Shūsuke Kaneko and starring Chiharu Niiyama, Ryudo Uzaki and Mizuho Yoshida.


Double Feature Blu-ray bought in 2014
105mins






Theatrical Trailer

Tuesday, 23 June 2015

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

Directed by Simon West and starring Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen, Daniel Craig,
Noah Taylor, Chris Barrie and Richard Johnson.


Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2001
Blu-ray bought in 2010
100m 32s






Blu-ray





Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary by director Simon West
Digging Into Tomb Raider (25mins)
Crafting Lara Croft (7mins)
The Visual Effects of Tomb Raider (20mins)
The Stunts of Tomb Raider (9mins)
Are You Game? (8mins)
Deleted Scenes
Alternate Title Sequence
Elevation - music video by U2
Theatrical Trailer