Anybody seen this yet? The postie handed me my limited edition 'Staff Box' DVD this very morning (Thank you, Jlist!) and I can only describe the movie as beautiful; every frame perfectly crafted... Really visually stunning, even creepy in some scenes...^_^
I'd say that after first watching, the original movie might have the edge in a direct comparison, but I might well change my mind when I have a better translation (my Japanese is scrappy and the DVD has no English subs). I had to re-watch it using a bad fansub and a dictionary for reference. Haven't checked out the other DVD yet (there's two in the set)...
I was so impressed, it caused me to go out and eat lots of sushi!