GOJIRA Blu-Ray/DVD coming from Criterion!

Jet_Jaguar · Post by **Jet_Jaguar** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:26 -0700

It sounds like there's a good chance that Criterion is going to do a new a Blu-Ray/DVD release of Ishiro Honda's Gojira. I really hope so since Criterion's DVDs and Blu-Rays editions of classic Japanese films are always great.

http://augustragone.blogspot.com/2011/0 ... vd-bd.html

There's already a Gojira Blu-Ray released by another company, but I found it to be a bit disappointing. I'll be happy to replace it with the Criterion edition if/when one comes along. Thinking about what a properly restored Gojira would look like in HD makes me salivate a little.

Angilasman · Post by **Angilasman** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:57 -0700

^It's not just Gojira, Criterion found a 35mm Fine Grain Print of Godzilla, King of the Monsters! too. Both movies will no doubt look amazing when released.

I'm excited!

Jet_Jaguar · Post by **Jet_Jaguar** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:21 -0700

Coming on January 24th 2012!

http://www.criterion.com/films/27755-godzilla

SYNOPSIS: Godzilla is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It’s also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama made in Japan at a time when the country was still reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing. Its rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment of an entire population’s fears, became a beloved international icon of destruction, spawning more than twenty sequels. This first thrilling, tactile spectacle continues to be a cult phenomenon; here, we present the original, 1954 Japanese version, along with Godzilla, King of the Monsters, the 1956 American reworking starring Raymond Burr.

Angilasman · Post by **Angilasman** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:51 -0700

The special features all sound marvelous, both films will no doubt look the best they have since they were originally released, and the cover art is amazing!

Yes, I'm a happy fan.