All of those are pretty bad transfers (especially Mysterians and Matango) but since there are no prospects of an American re-release for any of them, they're worth getting if you want to have the films.JAGzilla wrote: ↑Fri Jun 25, 2021 10:51 amAnd on that note, I've been wondering if these are worth picking up. I know the Varan DVD is supposed to be garbage, but what about the others? They're a bit on the pricy side for DVDs, but if they're good quality releases* of their respective films, I'll definitely want them. There's no telling when/if Blu-rays will come along.KingCornetto wrote: ↑Fri Jun 25, 2021 8:24 am Just splurged and bought the Tokyo Shock Frankenstein, Mysterians, Varan, and Matango DVDS. My wallet is not happy, but once they come in, I will be.
*Relatively speaking, of course; I know how Toho is with releasing its films outside of Japan.
The best thing today about the Media Blasters Toho releases is the wealth of extra features which, except for the brand new English dubbed version of The Mysterians (utterly wretched) and the awful "reconstruction" of the American version of Frankenstein Conquers the World, were all ported from the Japanese DVDs.