Toho's Godzilla 4K Restoration Project

[astroturf]

any update on these?

[Goji]

No. Again, 4K versions of these weren't announced. Specific scenes were chosen from every Godzilla film to showcase what was possible with 4K. Only the original 1954 film (in it's entirety) has been mastered and screened in 4K.

[goji1986]

No. Again, 4K versions of these weren't announced. Specific scenes were chosen from every Godzilla film to showcase what was possible with 4K. Only the original 1954 film (in it's entirety) has been mastered and screened in 4K.

Although it is possible that with the new Toho G in the works this will change.

[Goji]

It might, sure, but (again, for like the 3rd time) they just released the rest of the Godzilla catalogue on Blu-ray in Japan. They're not going to be in a rush to drop hundreds of thousands of dollars on properly restoring these films for a long while. If the new Toho film is a success, maybe they'll consider it (or at least some of the more popular titles), but it's going to be a couple of years before we know that information.

[tymon]

What remains to be seen: will this 4k version of G54 top the video quality of Criterion's? I tend to doubt it, depsite all of the great things I've heard about 4k restorations...

[Goji]

^ I'm curious about that myself. It would be kind of hilarious if the Critereon still ended up being the superior restoration.

[Space Hunter M]

There's only so much you can do with a 2nd gen fine positive element.

[kamilleblu]

Whatever happened to this?

[goji1986]

Whatever happened to this?

There's been pretty much nothing since the initial announcement. I'm guessing we'll be seeing plenty of updates when Shin Gojira gets released.

Added in 4 hours 27 minutes 9 seconds:
http://augustragone.blogspot.com/2016/0 ... a.html?m=1

Looks like things are ramping up! Hopefully this will be the definitive edition of the Japenese version.

[gvamp]

August Ragone posted on his blog that some of the 4K remasters will be premiering on Japanese TV this summer.

[g2vd]

Cool! Too bad that we'll never see them though..

[Cookson]

King Kong vs Godzilla being the highlight apparently. Most likely do to the for coming Godzilla vs Kong film.

[omgitsgodzilla]

That's not coming out for another four years, with at least two more Godzilla movies coming out in the meantime. I'd say it's likely because it was the most successful Godzilla movie in Japan and the movie that launched the series proper, to say nothing of the simple appeal of King Kong and Godzilla fighting.

[g2vd]

Well isn't this interesting.
http://augustragone.blogspot.com/2016/0 ... shots.html

On October 1st of 2015, I reported on the then-upcoming Nihon Eiga Senmon Channel's satellite cable broadcast of a newly-complete and restored version of KING KONG VS. GODZILLA (read more here), which was followed up this past May 1st's breaking story on the 4k remaster of the film, which has been in sore need of a proper restoration for more than forty years (read more here).

Here are screenshots from a teaser trailer that just began running, comparing the 2015 restoration with the 2016 4k Remaster bowing on the satellite cable provider this coming July. The full teaser trailer was unavailable at press time, but will be featured in a future update once it has been uploaded by NESC. For now, there are eight images for you to compare.

[ILL GREEN]

Wow, definitely an upgrade in the visuals department!

I wonder if the realism gets watered down from this and things get really noticeable.

[omgitsgodzilla]

Wow, definitely an upgrade in the visuals department!

I wonder if the realism gets watered down from this and things get really noticeable.

What realism? This is King Kong vs. Godzilla we're talking about

[Gawdziller]

Wow, definitely an upgrade in the visuals department!

I wonder if the realism gets watered down from this and things get really noticeable.

What realism? This is King Kong vs. Godzilla we're talking about

ARE YOU SAYING GODZILLA'S NOT REAL?!

YOU'RE LYING! WHAT MAKES YOU LIE?!

::runs away weeping::

[ILL GREEN]

Wow, definitely an upgrade in the visuals department!

I wonder if the realism gets watered down from this and things get really noticeable.

What realism? This is King Kong vs. Godzilla we're talking about

How about "the fantasy gets watered down and things get really real, like fa realz"

[Goji]

Nobody ever goes into these films expecting "realism", so I'm fairly certain that's not a concern to anyone.

[GalacticPetey]

I think his point was more about imperfections and such with the suits being clearer with the upgraded resolution.