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post #91 of 251
3/30/07 at 5:40am

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

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Originally Posted by Joe Fisher

Didn't see any news on Mothra though. I doubt that Sony/Columbia owns the rights to the original Mothra.



They absolutely own the rights to the original "Mothra". Columbia actually put up part of the money for the film's original production. Recently, their reperatory division even made a new print of the Japanese version.
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post #92 of 251
3/30/07 at 5:43am

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

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Originally Posted by Joseph Goodman
They absolutely own the rights to the original "Mothra". Columbia actually put up part of the money for the film's original production. Recently, their reperatory division even made a new print of the Japanese version.


Thanks for the update Joseph. Now all we need is for them to release it to DVD.
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post #93 of 251
3/30/07 at 7:09am

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

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Originally Posted by Ed_City
Sorry if this has already been asked, but what about GODZILLA VS. MEGALON? Will this ever get a proper release?

Yes, it already has. Just buy the excellent r4 edition from Madman. Anamorphic OAR with original Japanese track.

The r1 editions are uniformly awful, and out of print - thankfuly!
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post #94 of 251
3/30/07 at 7:14am

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

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Originally Posted by Jim_K
... and Destroy All Monsters I'll be one verrrrrry happy Kaiju camper.

The Madman r4 edition of Destroy All Monsters is good, much better than ADV's mediocre effort.
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post #95 of 251
3/30/07 at 9:32am

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

Bummer.

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Originally Posted by Joe Fisher
Not sure about gojistomp, but tokyomonsters closed shop at the beginning of the year.
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post #96 of 251
3/30/07 at 9:42am

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

I'm unable to compare Godzilla vs Monster Zero since I no longer own the US release, but there sure were some differences between the two Ghidorahs. Not only are some scenes removed entirely in the US release, but the order in which scenes appeared is different as well. Weird. Seems like a lame attempt at making it more palatable for American audiences of the time.

The Japanese version of Ghidorah is much preferred in this case. At the same time, I also want to understand the dialog so I'm glad Classic Media is providing the English subs.

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Originally Posted by Jeff Robertson
Wow. I was not aware of the time differences. I'll have to do some more A/B comparisons. The missing parts must not be too significant. Scene extensions perhaps?

This also begs the question, why would you need to make cuts for a US release? I know, I know, these were originally released in the late 60's/early 70's in the US but surely there wouldn't be any reason today to not have the original cut.
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post #97 of 251
3/31/07 at 3:08am

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

This over on DVDTalk, originally in Sci-Fi Japan

"* Packaging will be identical to Classic Media’s recent DVDs of GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN and MOTHRA VS GODZILLA.

* Previous Classic Media DVD releases were distributed by Sony BMG, a division of Sony Entertainment that is separate from Sony Pictures. Sony BMG has shut down the DVD division to focus on its core music business, so the upcoming Godzilla DVDs will be distributed by Genius Products.

* In addition to the two Godzilla films, Classic Media will release GODZILLA:THE ORIGINAL ANIMATED SERIES VOLUME 3 this summer. The DVD will include Episodes 9-12 of the 1978 Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon show."

The last is very good news, I thought that maybe sales had been poor and the serie shad been dropped, I guess it was the Sony thing that screwed it all up!
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post #98 of 251
3/31/07 at 7:42am

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

My local Best Buy broke the April 3rd street a bit for GRA & MvG. I picked them up yesterday. The transfer for the Japanese version of MvG looks nearly identical to the actual Japanese import. However, I think Classic Media goofed somewhat in the conversion to DVD. I'm seeing some faint interlacing actifacts showing up here and there. The effect is very subtle on my home theater setup but more pronounced on my PC's PowerDVD player. It also doesn't help that the two versions of the movie are crammed onto one dual-layer disc. This is a practice I thought was abandoned years ago. Remember full-frame and widescreen on the same disc (ala early New Line)? As a result, the bit rate is half what it would normally be and the overall quality suffers. Still watchable, mind you, but not as good as the import.

I know the two-movies-on-one-disc was done to reduce cost, but I would have gladly paid more to a get higher bit rate.
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post #99 of 251
4/1/07 at 7:55am

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

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Originally Posted by Jeff Robertson
I know the two-movies-on-one-disc was done to reduce cost, but I would have gladly paid more to a get higher bit rate.

Me too, I hadn't realised they'd done that. Seems a bit counter-productive if you're going to all the trouble of a specialist title like this and then cram it all onto one disc.

As a niche title, probably most of the sales would be made anyway even if the price was higher. You're appealing to collectors, and we like our quality.

Particularly given the price-point of the Columbia/Sony releases, which are all more expensive than these (except of the double features).
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post #100 of 251
5/15/07 at 10:41am

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

Been looking for War of the Gargantuas for years.

It is my favorite of all the Japanese monster films. All I
remember is the green and brown Gargantuas fighting each
other. One was friendly -- one was not.

Glad to hear that we may finally be seeing this on DVD soon.
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post #101 of 251
5/16/07 at 2:47pm

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

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Originally Posted by Jeff Robertson
I know the two-movies-on-one-disc was done to reduce cost, but I would have gladly paid more to a get higher bit rate.

Perhaps it's just my mind playing tricks on me - but I could have sworn that the ones that I got direct from Godzilla on DVD.com had two movies on two discs. If that's the case (I'll check when I get home), daaaamn! Sucks to buy it retail then.

I know there were some issues with the Japanese version of G Raids Again, but they offered an error free replacement pretty darn quick. My new version looks really sweet.
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post #102 of 251
5/16/07 at 11:37pm

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

Ok, pay me no mind - I'm smoking crack. G Raids Again and G vs Mothra are both one disc DVD's. Man, I could have sworn that they were 2 discers.
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post #103 of 251
5/17/07 at 5:41am

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

Hoo, apparently, the original MOTHRA is one of the Sony titles that DD Video have areached agreement to release here in the UK along with a bunch of Hammer films never released anywhere.

- begin usual boring stuff about how everyone really should own a multi-region player blah blah blah blah.....-
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post #104 of 251
5/18/07 at 5:23pm

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

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Originally Posted by Richard_Gregory
Hoo, apparently, the original MOTHRA is one of the Sony titles that DD Video have reached agreement to release here in the UK...
Where'd you hear about this? Got a link of any kind?
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post #105 of 251
5/18/07 at 9:07pm

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

The DVD Times annoucement mentions Mothra among the films they've licensed
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post #106 of 251
5/19/07 at 2:19am

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

From DVDTimes...

"Japanese monster movie Mothra will also be a forthcoming guilty treat for the genre aficionados"
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post #107 of 251
5/22/07 at 5:34pm

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

Ghidorah & Astro Monster reviews up at DVD-Drivein.

http://www.dvddrive-in.com/reviews/e-h/ghidorah65.htm

http://www.dvddrive-in.com/reviews/i...omonster65.htm
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post #108 of 251
5/23/07 at 8:38am

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

Like there was any doubt that I'd pick these up in a hot second, but it's good to know that theyre nice sets.

So what else does Classic Media have in the wings? Isnt the upcoming Frankenstein Conquers the World theirs too?

(Actually, I'd do The Happy Dance if Classic Media announced that they were releaseing ALL the Godzilla films with this loving care treatment. I'd double dip on that *SO* fast, it wouldnt be funny. And I'd do it while a big cheesy grin on my face the whole time)
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post #109 of 251
5/23/07 at 4:36pm
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Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

DVDPlanet is only carrying "Invasion" and Deep Discount is carrying both.
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post #110 of 251
5/23/07 at 7:13pm

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

Those reviews have me hyped.

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So what else does Classic Media have in the wings?

Godzilla's Revenge and Terror of Mechagodzilla. Which unfortunately for me, I'm not really fond of (blasphemous I know). After that I hope they continue on with more kaiju films (Rodan, Mothra, Destroy All Monsters).
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post #111 of 251
5/23/07 at 11:56pm

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

*prays for a new copy of Destroy All Monsters*

Meanwhile, DVDDrive-in has the review for Frankenstein Conquers the World up: http://www.dvddrive-in.com/reviews/e...qrsworld65.htm

That's why I got confused with Classic Media - both movies have similar presentations (both the American and Japanese cuts) and are coming out about the same time. Damn, but it's a good time to be a monster movie fan.
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post #112 of 251
5/24/07 at 4:14am

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

Sadly the rights to the Godzilla movies are all over the place. So I guess that Classic Media are releasing all the ones they could get hold of.

It's very difficult to get a complete set of the Big G movies, let alone a complete set of good copies! It is not possible to do it at all without looking outside of the r1 fence. For example, you must look to r4 to get good copies of Megalon, Destroy All Monsters, vs. King Ghidorah and vs. Mothra since the r1 editions of those are inferior in a number of respects. Godzilla '85 and Biollante are the most difficult.

I think that only the Japanese Toho releases ever represented a complete set of high-quality releases. Of course the special edition in the Godzilla head is out of print anyway, and being Japanese they are all wildly expensive!
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post #113 of 251
5/25/07 at 10:14am

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

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Originally Posted by Richard_Gregory
I think that only the Japanese Toho releases ever represented a complete set of high-quality releases. Of course the special edition in the Godzilla head is out of print anyway, and being Japanese they are all wildly expensive!

No English subs on these either, if I recall!
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post #114 of 251
5/25/07 at 4:15pm

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

Sorry if this has been addressed already...

Why, on Godzilla vs. Mothra, is the English language version presented in cropped 1.78:1? The version released by simitar contained the english version in 2.35:1. The simitar version was non anamorphic.
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post #115 of 251
5/25/07 at 9:45pm

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

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Originally Posted by JeremySt
Why, on Godzilla vs. Mothra, is the English language version presented in cropped 1.78:1?
Short answer: the cropped transfer (acquired from the Monsters HD cable channel) was more complete and had better colors than the alternative, 2.35:1 transfer available to them. So they went with the former.
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post #116 of 251
6/1/07 at 11:00am

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

Woo hoo! DDD just sent my copys of Ghidorah and Monster Zero yesterday. So just a week of slow ass shipping (why is it that a DVD I order from the UK gets across the Atlantic faster than a DVD from these guys?) and I'll have my Toho fix!

I'll report back on the discs once I get done with the Monster Mash.
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post #117 of 251
6/1/07 at 3:55pm

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

DDD? Were you stuttering? So these are out to buy than? [runs out the room]
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post #118 of 251
6/1/07 at 8:16pm

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

Hold on there! They are due out Tuesday. Wait a few days and get them during the 20% sale, which is going on NOW (expect for preorders).
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post #119 of 251
6/1/07 at 8:41pm

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

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Originally Posted by Richard_Gregory
I think that only the Japanese Toho releases ever represented a complete set of high-quality releases. Of course the special edition in the Godzilla head is out of print anyway, and being Japanese they are all wildly expensive!

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Originally Posted by Med
No English subs on these either, if I recall!
If you have a DVD burner in your computer (and if you don't, they're pretty inexpensive), you can go to this website (defunct now, but still archived) and download burnable subs for the Japanese R2 Toho discs and make English subtitled copies. I've done it for quite a few R2s (including Biollante and Godzilla '84) and it works terrific.
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post #120 of 251
6/2/07 at 12:06am

Re: Both Godzillas on Nov.7th cancelled

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Originally Posted by Tim Tucker
Hold on there! They are due out Tuesday. Wait a few days and get them during the 20% sale, which is going on NOW (expect for preorders).

Yeah - except the preorder shipped the day before the sale started. Poor timing on my part, I know. Looks like I get to refuse delivery and order them on the 5th!
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