Godzilla in the Criterion Collection?!

[Dash 7]

Everything's on the DVD release.

You sure mate?

EDIT: I'ts on Disc 1

[Godsteigman]

Has anyone heard of anymore Kaiju titles going to be released by CC. I was reading an article in Sci Fi Japan where they interviewed a CC rep and at the end he mentioned The Mysterians. I dont know if this was not be taken seriously or if they were looking into it ?
Anyone out there know ?

[Tamura]

Mr. Tsui told me personally he would love to do THE MYSTERIANS, but Criterion has said that GODZILLA is all they're interested in...

[Sydney Aradi]

perhaps because to Criterion, GODZILLA is the only Japanese monster movie of any big significance (consider that much of what they release are critically loved movies anyway with a few exceptions.....)

[Rody]

I looked through their catalogue online once; I recognized MAYBE two or three of their films, besides Godzilla. The rest made loud whooshing sounds as they went over my head.

[Proofpoochie]

If a disk dedicates at least 3-3.5 gigs to each of two films (so long as they aren't like 2+ hours in length), there shouldn't really be any compression issues. Look at Sony's ICON sets, for instance. Those look just fine. The problem with the Classic Medias is that they worked from subpar materials.

I would have appreciated CM's US presentations more if they at least handled what little material was supplied to them in a more mature fashion. When all you have is a Toho transfer and a cropped Monsters HD version, pillarbox the cropped material. That is the concept of restoration.

This is why DVDs shouldn't be used anymore. Blu-rays offer far more capacity and far superior video and audio quality.

[omgitsgodzilla]

Yeah. Even for older stuff that's shot in standard definition, like TV shows, for instance, Blu-Ray would allow many more episodes on one disc with minimal compression if any.

[Mothra Freak]

But I think phasing DVDs out entirely is, at this point in time, unfeasible. Sure, eventually the DVD will go the way of the VHS, but that's still some time away.

[Tohosaurus]

But I think phasing DVDs out entirely is, at this point in time, unfeasible. Sure, eventually the DVD will go the way of the VHS, but that's still some time away.

Yup. These days I tend to buy DVDs only if a BRD version is not an option but the general populace has been slow to accept BRDs. It's only been more recently that a lot of BRDs have gotten fairly affordable but they still often cost 20-25% more than an otherwise identical DVD version. BRDs are still less than easy to get on laptops, automobile entertainment systems, etc, so a quick phase out of the DVD would spell disaster for a lot of us.

[tymon]

Yeah. Even for older stuff that's shot in standard definition, like TV shows, for instance, Blu-Ray would allow many more episodes on one disc with minimal compression if any.

I heard that Sony TV won't release The Shield on Blu-Ray because it was shot and 16mm and supposedly wouldn't benefit from an HD transfer. Doesn't sound right to me, plus what are they going to do when DVDs inevitably go the way of the dodo?

But yeah, Blu-Rays are the shizz and I've been buying more of them lately. I'm slowly but surely becoming some sort of videophile as a result.

[Godsteigman]

I feel like DVDs will always be with us. Companies like Alpha Video I cant see doing HD movies with their obscure (some of it good) stuff. I cant see every movie I own on DVD going Blu Ray unless something really amazing happens. I think the best of both worlds is cool and companies that do DVD Blu Ray combos have the right idea.

[Tohosaurus]

I feel like DVDs will always be with us. Companies like Alpha Video I cant see doing HD movies with their obscure (some of it good) stuff. I cant see every movie I own on DVD going Blu Ray unless something really amazing happens. I think the best of both worlds is cool and companies that do DVD Blu Ray combos have the right idea.

DVDs nor BRDs will "always" be with us.

[Gawdziller]

I'm still waiting for Criterion to release its laserdisc of the film. What's taking so long?

[goji1986]

Just an update: For the next 24 hours, Criterion is having a 50% off flash sale in their store! Use promo code FLASH at checkout and get this set if you haven't already. Just bought 12 Angry Men and Seven Samurai for a measly $50, can't argue with that.

[Goji]

I'm still waiting for Criterion to release its laserdisc of the film. What's taking so long?

Lol. Oh you!

[Black Lion]

Yeah. Even for older stuff that's shot in standard definition, like TV shows, for instance, Blu-Ray would allow many more episodes on one disc with minimal compression if any.

I heard that Sony TV won't release The Shield on Blu-Ray because it was shot and 16mm and supposedly wouldn't benefit from an HD transfer. Doesn't sound right to me, plus what are they going to do when DVDs inevitably go the way of the dodo?

But yeah, Blu-Rays are the shizz and I've been buying more of them lately. I'm slowly but surely becoming some sort of videophile as a result.

I think it's funny that Sony won't release a show on their own proprietary format that they lost so much money to try to push into the market after the failures of Betamax, mini CDs and UMDs.

[Gojira1963]

Forgive me but I am not going to wade through 48 pages of this thread to find my answer. Here is my question. Is the Criterion Godzilla film for Blu-Ray only or was it also released on DVD? If it was released on DVD is it superior to the Classic Media version?

[Tamura]

If you go to Criterion's site, they list a Blu-ray and a DVD for sale. And yes, it's a few nautical leagues higher in quality compared to all previous editions of both GODZILLA and GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS, but you still might want to hold onto the Classic Media DVD for its bonus content.

[Gojira1963]

Thanks! I probably will double dip then and get the DVD. I will kep the CM version too.

[Tamura]

^ Good decision!