DAM and GvsMegalon from Media Blasters (v.2)

[o.supreme]

You know, MB probably just bought http://www.tohokingdom.com/dvd/godzilla_megalon_alpha.htm
off eBay and are using it as their "source"

[wataru]

People flood MB's FB page with questions all the time and 99% of them go unanswered. I dont even know why MB lets people post on the FB page.

The guy running the page answered my other questions (as well as Tamura's) within seconds. As soon as I asked him to confirm whether they were using Toho's master, or a "new" one (which they had literally just claimed they were using), he simply just stopped answering.

I said 99%.

[Goji]

Okay..my point was my question was clearly ignored, for one reason or another.

[wataru]

Okay..my point was my question was clearly ignored, for one reason or another.

He probably didnt know. They seem quite inept.

[Cimmerian Dragon]

They seem quite inept.

That's a rather mild way to describe it.

Too bad they're evidently such a cluster-skreeonk, I really thought we would have a good thing going for a while after the Tokyo Shock Toho line began.

[o.supreme]

Too bad they're evidently such a cluster-skreeonk, I really thought we would have a good thing going for a while after the Tokyo Shock Toho line began.

The sad thing is that is WAS a good thing from 2003 until about 2008. I dont know if it was the nature of the market or what, but most of the Toho films all were released on time. I could find most at Best Buy or Fry's within 2 weeks of street date if I didn't order them from Amazon first. But things started for me at least with delays of Tekkaman Blade sets (a couple of months...ok no big deal), then GaoGaiGar is almost cancelled 1/2 way through its release only to resurface one year later as a subbed-only version. Then of course there were the constant delays with Voltron sets and their Japanese source series -GoLion & Dairugger XV. To be honest I think the whole Voltron restoration project was too much for MB to handle. A Noble idea but ultimately taxing and leading to the loss of the property license in 2010 (with the cancellation of the Fleet of Doom Blu-Ray). The DAM issues with Toho is I believe the straw that broke the Camels back, which is sad to say the least.

[Dr. Nishiyama]

The blu-ray release is cancelled?? (INSERT CARTMAN SCREAMING "GOD DAMMIT!!") Oh well, still nice to have a legit R1 release. But still... (INSERT CARTMAN AGAIN SCREAMING "GOD DAMMIT!!")

I wish Shout Factory magically got a hold of the rights and put the extras we were all hoping for. Also, this way we could get the MST3K version released without fear of a recall.

[wataru]

Why even put films like Megs out on DVD? It's just going to end up in the $5 bin at Walmart.

[FlawedCoil82]

IIRC, you're the guy that rates the Godzilla movies based on how many times Godzilla uses his atomic ray, yes? I mean seriously, are you still in grade school or something?

Now that's something that I (and I'm sure everybody else) can't wrap their head around.


I don't think some of you realize how dodgy MB have been about questions regarding even the barebones release. They didn't even bother to announce that the BD has been cancelled until a a fan asked "Is this going to be available on Blu-ray?". They also never bothered answer my question about whether or not they were using Toho's HD master, or a "new" transfer which they had mentioned previously. First it was "We did a new transfer that rivals Toho's R2", then suddenly it was "we're using Toho's HD master". Wtf??

Clearly, the guy running the FB page doesn't even know what's going on/what the hell he's talking about. This is the same kind of unprofessionalism that we've been seeing all along.

Anyways, I'm not boycotting this release, I'm just extremely disappointed.

Actually, I am 30, can ya believe it? I don't necessarily judge a movie by how many times Godzilla uses his ray. But in 'GHIDORAH', he blatantly did not use it once against the enemy who was blasting him into oblivion, so yes that ruined the movie for me. I don't want to see a dinosaur fighting a monster with powers, I want to see a monster with powers fighting another monster with powers.

At any rate, Media Blasters does not have to reply to every question that is asked because information that they post will spread like wildfire. I'm sure they saw what happened when they prematurely announced that "MEGALON' was coming out and it didn't so now I suspect that they are trying to fix that mistake by keeping any information from getting out until they are 110% certain that nothing will change. Not to mention the people at that company that were laid off were probably some who helped with customer service and such and who could answer questions before. Now, with less employees, I doubt they can afford to devote too much time/effort into answering every fans' questions. They assume if people will just be patient, then all the details will come out soon enough, as soon as they are certain there will be no more roadblocks.

[Goji]

IIRC, you're the guy that rates the Godzilla movies based on how many times Godzilla uses his atomic ray, yes? I mean seriously, are you still in grade school or something?

Now that's something that I (and I'm sure everybody else) can't wrap their head around.


I don't think some of you realize how dodgy MB have been about questions regarding even the barebones release. They didn't even bother to announce that the BD has been cancelled until a a fan asked "Is this going to be available on Blu-ray?". They also never bothered answer my question about whether or not they were using Toho's HD master, or a "new" transfer which they had mentioned previously. First it was "We did a new transfer that rivals Toho's R2", then suddenly it was "we're using Toho's HD master". Wtf??

Clearly, the guy running the FB page doesn't even know what's going on/what the hell he's talking about. This is the same kind of unprofessionalism that we've been seeing all along.

Anyways, I'm not boycotting this release, I'm just extremely disappointed.

Actually, I am 30, can ya believe it? I don't necessarily judge a movie by how many times Godzilla uses his ray. But in 'GHIDORAH', he blatantly did not use it once against the enemy who was blasting him into oblivion, so yes that ruined the movie for me. I don't want to see a dinosaur fighting a monster with powers, I want to see a monster with powers fighting another monster with powers.

Nice try, but I'm 110% sure you're the same guy. You specifically said that on the old forums.

If Godzilla doesn't use his ray enough, the movie isn't good enough for you..or something. Seriously, what the skreeonk??

What about all of the things that make thee films so great? The craftsmanship, the acting, the music..etc. Does none of this speak to you, or do you still watch these movies like some wide-eyed prebubescent child, just gleefully waiting for the next optical effect to light up the screen?

[Tohosaurus]

This is 2012. I have a 80" HDTV. Standard definition DVDs are not good enough anymore. No Blu-ray, no purchase. I don't care about stills / commentaries, but I do care about video quality. If I wanted a standard def DVD, I would have bought a bootleg, the Australian legit release or the Japanese R2 a long time ago.

I just hate watching how the industry trains people like predictable sheep. In 2018 they will come out with a new format even better, then the HD Blu-rays that everyone is complaining about right now will not be "good enough" either and people will jump onto the next new trend.

That's really the whole point. Technology PROGRESSES and we can have formats with better and better picture and audio quality. Sure new technology that isn't always better gets pushed in the name of profit, but I digress. Wanting to just stay stuck in 1999 is not going to be fruitful to our future.

[FlawedCoil82]

If I said that, it was exaggerated. All I recall saying is that GHIDORAH features my least favorite of all the Godzilla battles, because Godzilla never once used his ray against Ghidorah. Ghidorah didn't even know Godzilla posessed a ray until MONSTER ZERO. It also bothered me that he never used his ray against Ghidorah in GIGAN either (but it also bothered me that Gigan never used his supposed laser). As a kid, seeing Godzilla be able to return fire to an enemy monster was an exciting event for me, knowing that both monsters were equally matched and had their own advantages. Now in THE SEA MONSTER, I didn't like Godzilla using his ray against Ebirah, because that was more of a slaughter since Ebirah had no real weapon of his own. But that movie never had much potential to be that good anyways, whereas GHIDORAH had major potential, save for that one gigantic flaw.

[Legion1979]

If I said that, it was exaggerated. All I recall saying is that GHIDORAH features my least favorite of all the Godzilla battles, because Godzilla never once used his ray against Ghidorah. Ghidorah didn't even know Godzilla posessed a ray until MONSTER ZERO. It also bothered me that he never used his ray against Ghidorah in GIGAN either (but it also bothered me that Gigan never used his supposed laser). As a kid, seeing Godzilla be able to return fire to an enemy monster was an exciting event for me, knowing that both monsters were equally matched and had their own advantages. Now in THE SEA MONSTER, I didn't like Godzilla using his ray against Ebirah, because that was more of a slaughter since Ebirah had no real weapon of his own. But that movie never had much potential to be that good anyways, whereas GHIDORAH had major potential, save for that one gigantic flaw.

What a shallow reason for disliking Ghidrah's final battle. As a kid I never really gave a flying shit that Godzilla didn't use his ray because the battle was so much fun and energetic. And I don't give a flying shit now. And it bothers you that Godzilla didn't use his ray against Ghidora in that movie but then you have a problem with him using it against Ebirah? And what's with the insinuation that Godzilla vs the Sea Monster isn't a good film? "Never had the potential to be that good"...??? Godzilla not using his ray on King Ghidora in 1964 a gigantic flaw? I never hear anyone criticize the movie for that reason, save for you. Gigantic flaw?

Good God. You know, I totally forgot that your criticisms didn't make a lick of sense. But Goji is totally right. And for proof that you've said some odd-ass stuff in the past, here are a couple of older posts.

Yea, reading some of these responses make me feel like I am in the Twilight zone. Shocked I found the Heisei series to be leaps and bounds above anything in the Showa series. Hell, even the Millennium films. I hated Godzilla's design in those movies. I found none of them appealing. The way Godzilla looked in in Biollante and King Ghidorah should have been the permanent design for Godzilla from there on out as far as I am concerned.

It's mind warping to realize just how astronomically different opinions between people can be.

To answer the person who asked about if I judge how good the movies are based on the monsters/battles, the answer is yes. Never once in my life have I rented/bought/viewed a Godzilla movie because I was interested in the story or the actors/actresses in them. If the good story does exist in the movie, then that is an extra bonus. But overall I only wanted to see monsters fighting. If the monster action in the movie bores me, then the best storyline in the world can not save the film.

Aaaaanyway...

[FlawedCoil82]

Do I really have to put "IN MY OPINION" before every damn sentence that I write? Can people not understand that when I am stating something, OBVIOUSLY it is "MY OPINION" automatically since I am saying it? Yes, to me, IN MY OPINION it was a "gigantic flaw" and kept me from enjoying the film nearly as much as I wanted to. Yes, IN MY OPINION it bothered me that Ghidorah was allowed to blast the crap out of Godzilla, and he never returned fire once. Yes, IN MY OPINION it was overkill to have a giant lobster (who had no powers of his own) be fried by Godzilla. IN MY OPINION I thought SEA MONSTER had a boring storyline and the music was unbearable. IN MY OPINION I prefer to see Godzilla battle monsters that he is evenly matched against. IN MY OPINION, this thread has gotten way off topic (as usual) but if others wish to bring on the cyber bashing from past things I have said, go for it. I know what I like and no one will EVER change what I like nor how I like it. That is all.

[Legion1979]

Just because something is YOUR OPINION, doesn't mean it has to make sense.

[FlawedCoil82]

Because all it has to do is make sense to me. I am not concerned with having it make sense to everyone else because quite literally, I can not make much sense out of how most others think. I am fully aware that I am in the very slim minority with how I judge the worth of everything that I like. But to be a fan of anything, there is no higher authority who can tell you how you should like something, than yourself.

[Goji]

Jesus Christ..looks like I opened a can of worms. My bad. I just find it ridiculous that you have the audacity to call some fans "spoiled" for wanting a version of the film in higher definition, and one with extras. Both of these things were originally planned anyway, so it shouldln't be a surprise to you to that some people are a little ticked off about the sudden change of plans. Just because you don't want either of these things doesn't mean other people aren't interested in them (but this should be obvious to you). Frankly, you're in the minority, much like you are in the bizarre way you rate Godzilla films.

It's not our fault you're still living in 1997. You're going to have to get over your random reluctance for new technology at one point or another.

[Qaenos]

I don't agree with FlawedCoil82 about technology resistance, however, I do agree with his views about the Godzilla rays. Not the rays themselves, but the fact that there's something like the use of rays which make or break a Godzilla film for him. I'm sort of like that too about other things, for instance the Godzilla suit being used. If I like the suit, then I'm more likely to like the movie regardless of whether or not it actually sucks (Godzilla's Revenge as an example). If I hate the suit, it's really hard for me to enjoy the movie not matter how good it is (GMK is a perfect example). It's not rational, but so what.

[FlawedCoil82]

Jesus Christ..looks like I opened a can of worms. My bad. I just find it ridiculous that you have the audacity to call some fans "spoiled" for wanting a version of the film in higher definition, and one with extras. Both of these things were originally planned anyway, so it shouldln't be a surprise to you to that some people are a little ticked off about the sudden change of plans. Just because you don't want either of these things doesn't mean other people aren't interested in them (but this should be obvious to you). Frankly, you're in the minority, much like you are in the bizarre way you rate Godzilla films.

It's not our fault you're still living in 1997. You're going to have to get over your random reluctance for new technology at one point or another.

Goji, I never stated that I did not want the bonus features on the dvd. I said that it was not a dealbreaker IF they are not on the dvd and that I saw no reason for fans to not buy the dvd just because the bonus features were missing. If Media Blasters said "We can sell either barebones or special features", of course I would go for the bonus features one. But if the only alternative is "barebones or nothing", then yes barebones will work just fine (again IN MY OPINION).

[Rockzilla]

I was clear that I didn't care for the extras and would buy the barebones release...but I want to be clear that I was only talking about a proper Blu-ray, high-definition release.

No Blu-ray, no buy for me. I don't care / want a standard definition DVD. This is 2012, and I have a 76" tv.

The blu-ray would have looked exactly the same as the dvd anyways, because Media blasters were going to use Toho's bs washed out "HD" master.

But I feel your pain man, I don't care about extras either, I would just like a proper HD Blu-ray release.