So I contacted Criterion and quite literally begged them to put these out on Blu-ray. I just received a response today. Most of it is promoting their own streaming channel subscription, but here’s the pertinent parts:
“Thanks for writing and for your interest in these Godzilla films. We’re excited too!
These films should all be available for streaming on the Criterion Channel on FilmStruck (
www.filmstruck.com) in December, and we hope to release them on Blu-ray and DVD at some point but they aren’t yet on the schedule. The best way to stay up-to-date on our future release plans is to check our "Coming Soon" section and e-newsletter.”
And apparently filmstruck offers a TWO week free trial. So I’ll try to get through what I can with what’s left of my free Starz week, then I’ll cancel that and get the two week filmstruck trial in December and finish off the remaining ones. Yay!