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Gojira is BLUE!

post #1 of 26
5/6/09 at 7:10pm
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GOJIRA stomps onto Blu-ray

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post #2 of 26
5/6/09 at 9:47pm

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Well, let's hope for the best. Last time around, they gave us an interlaced SD instead of a progressive one. I don't want a Pattonized BD, just a good one!
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post #3 of 26
5/7/09 at 3:51am

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Excellent news!!
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post #4 of 26
5/7/09 at 4:01am

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I guess all those negative imperfections will really pop out clearly now.

I'm a Blu-ray fan and owner; I'm just wondering how good this particular film can look.
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post #5 of 26
5/7/09 at 5:39am

Re: Gojira is BLUE!

That's a common misconception for older films, and since it's perpetrated so much it may have made studios shy away from these types of releases. and that's a shame.

More resolution is always a good thing!
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post #6 of 26
5/7/09 at 2:10pm

Re: Gojira is BLUE!

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Originally Posted by Jim_K
That's a common misconception for older films, and since it's perpetrated so much it may have made studios shy away from these types of releases. and that's a shame.

More resolution is always a good thing!


Though Jim, I'm not referring to its "being an older film"; it's just that I'm pretty sure it's a fact that this particular negative is a mess. It's not the age of the movie per se, it's the condition of the elements. Do I recall this bit of historical information correctly, or am I mistaken?
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post #7 of 26
5/7/09 at 3:02pm

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Originally Posted by Joe Karlosi
this particular negative is a mess.
Its not even a negative (Toho let that fall apart years ago) thats a mess. Its an nth-gen master positive.
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post #8 of 26
5/7/09 at 6:00pm

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Can you say "bought"?

I have the DVD in my laptop drive as I type this; sometimes I just boot it up in the background to hear the music play.

I was practically raised on Godzilla movies (and Gamera, too). I'll gladly pick this up to have the best available (possible?) presentation of the film.
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post #9 of 26
5/11/09 at 10:09am
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It seems that now the Raymond Burr version WILL NOT be a part of this release.

It looks like I'll have to re-evaluate this possible purchase. Too bad! Hmmmm!
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post #10 of 26
5/11/09 at 4:14pm

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Originally Posted by Jeff_HR
It seems that now the Raymond Burr version WILL NOT be a part of this release.

It looks like I'll have to re-evaluate this possible purchase. Too bad! Hmmmm!
Personally, I prefer it that way. I've never liked the Americanized version, and there's less likelihood of them cramming two versions onto one disc and giving us low-bandwidth encodes.
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post #11 of 26
5/30/09 at 1:37pm

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Toho recently remastered all the Godzilla films in HD and aired them on Japanese TV. I wonder how both versions will compare with each other.
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post #12 of 26
9/6/09 at 7:01am
www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReviews20/godzilla_dvd_review.htm

www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php

Bad news.

Interlaced, soft and little to no improvement over the DVD PQ

I usually like to judge these myself on my own system but given the evidence (jaggies) is pretty damning and the fact that this doesn't include the American version for a complete package I think I'll stick with my DVD set.
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post #13 of 26
9/6/09 at 9:29am
Knowing all the problems and seeing the screencaps, I still can't resist. This is going on my Amazon wishlist.
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post #14 of 26
9/8/09 at 5:03pm
YOU MUST RESIST!!!
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post #15 of 26
9/8/09 at 10:13pm
I tell ya, Criterion should have gotten the rights to this. >_>
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post #16 of 26
9/22/09 at 2:14pm

Just Watched the GOJIRA Blu-ray. What was the point of this release?

This is akin to the disaster that was GULLIVER'S TRAVELS (1939) on Blu. The standard DVD looks much, much sharper, probably because for the Blu, Classic Media blurred the image to disguise the grain. What an incredible disappointment! I admit, I bought it cheap at Best Buy, but something I will never watch again is expensive even at $12.99. Buyer, beware! This is a cheezy release.
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post #17 of 26
9/22/09 at 3:42pm
I learned long ago to stay far away from any non-Japanese kaiju releases, due to the misguided nationalism/possible racism/extreme intellectual property paranoia/etc. that Toho and many other Japanese studios have made company policy in order to massacre foreign releases of their films. Their all-but-explicitly-stated goal is to prevent high-quality A/V, subtitles, and extras from being distributed outside Japan.  Personally, I doubt that the quality of this release is really Classic Media's fault, but rather that Toho deliberately provided extremely poor quality source material.  It's how they operate.
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post #18 of 26
9/22/09 at 4:54pm
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Originally Posted by Jesse Blacklow View Post

I learned long ago to stay far away from any non-Japanese kaiju releases, due to the misguided nationalism/possible racism/extreme intellectual property paranoia/etc. that Toho and many other Japanese studios have made company policy in order to massacre foreign releases of their films. Their all-but-explicitly-stated goal is to prevent high-quality A/V, subtitles, and extras from being distributed outside Japan.  Personally, I doubt that the quality of this release is really Classic Media's fault, but rather that Toho deliberately provided extremely poor quality source material.  It's how they operate.

Well it seems Toho only gets tetchy in regards to their kaiju flicks (thank god Kurosawa's works seem to be doing well here),   but yeah they do have this "you stabbed us so we'll stab you back" mentality that has long grown tiresome.
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post #19 of 26
9/23/09 at 7:07am
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Originally Posted by Jesse Blacklow View Post

I learned long ago to stay far away from any non-Japanese kaiju releases, due to the misguided nationalism/possible racism/extreme intellectual property paranoia/etc. that Toho and many other Japanese studios have made company policy in order to massacre foreign releases of their films. Their all-but-explicitly-stated goal is to prevent high-quality A/V, subtitles, and extras from being distributed outside Japan.  Personally, I doubt that the quality of this release is really Classic Media's fault, but rather that Toho deliberately provided extremely poor quality source material.  It's how they operate.

I can't agree with this.  As a company that has dealt with MANY Japanese studios, we have nothing but respect and praise for the studios and the titles we have licensed.  Toei, one of the largest studios in japan, has been absolutely amazing with their help and support to let us put out the best quality releases.  Our releases of HORRORS OF MALFORMED MEN (which isn't even out in a Japanese edition, only in the USA), SNAKE WOMAN'S CURSE, our three POISONOUS SEDUCTRESS titles and even our two WANDERING GINZA titles all had beautiful 35mm film materials.  New low-contrast 35mm materials were graciously made for us and sent from Japan.  We couldn't have been happier and they never held anything back, or gave us any problems whatsoever.

Perhaps, with what you are saying, Toho is an exception to the rule... but Toei certainly doesn't fall into that catagory.
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post #20 of 26
9/23/09 at 11:10am
 ^What? The same Toei who constantly distributes low quality prints of their anime properties to foreign distributors? The Toei that sits on certain properties (IE."Battle Royale") because of a percieved "oversensitive climate"? That Toei?

Yeah they're not as bad as Toho. They're WORSE.
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post #21 of 26
9/25/09 at 8:12am
Watching the first few minutes of this was enough, it's going back!
Does anybody have any information on the blu ray version in Japan?
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post #22 of 26
9/25/09 at 10:47am
I am interested in knowing if the A/V quality on the Japanese BD is any better myself.  So far, I've seen nothing to indicate it isn't the same as the Classic Media release.
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post #23 of 26
9/25/09 at 12:43pm
 Well it would take more than a miracle to make something out of Gojira's master positive. You just can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
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post #24 of 26
9/26/09 at 12:23pm
Whatever the A/V quality is on the Japanese BD it's for sure not subtitled in English so unfortunately it's useless to me.
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post #25 of 26
9/26/09 at 9:11pm
I'm going to buy it and toggle between that and the DVD!
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post #26 of 26
9/27/09 at 4:17pm
Hrm, interesting:

Creative Group Restores Gojira
http://digitalcontentproducer.com/dcc/revfeat/first_person_creative_gojira/


This press release is dated July 21st. If this press release is to be believed, this company (www.creativegroup.tv) made a cleaned-up re-master of "Gojira" for Classic Media. Now, either someone screwed up, and sent the old DVD master to the Blu-Ray authoring house, or Classic Media really should be asking for a refund!
 
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