I discovered these recently on Vimeo and I must say...they kick ass.
I'm a long-time Berserk fan that just joined up here skullknight.net.
That's for the awesome edit! :guts:
What people seem to be forgetting is that the films were, well...films. They had to keep a cinematic pace. To that end, of course some things will be cut out.
By the way, if you want to have you cake and eat it too, check out Berserk Redux:
http://vimeo.com/79039155
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