Toho Godzilla 60th Anniversary DVD & Blu-Ray Releases

[Benjamin Haines]

[Legion]

[John Schuermann]

Monster Zero Toho Blu-ray screencaps:

[larryw3158]

So are any of the Toho 60th anniversary blu rays good or do they all have flaws? What about the extras ?

[canofhumdingers]

@John

Thanks! It's very tough to tell just from screenshots. My initial impression was they look about the same as other Toho transfers that I'm satisfied with. But then I zoomed in and compared them to some screenshots from the german Ghidrah bluray (which I'm told is the same transfer as the Toho disc) and there is definately a difference where your MZ screenshots are fuzzier and less detailed. I'd imagine it's more obvious in motion.

@larry

Yes, I definately think the GvsMothra '64 and Ghidrah the Three Headed Monster Toho blurays are totally worth it. When I ordered them from amazon.co.jp a few weeks ago they were only about $35 a piece. The special features on the Ghidrah disc alone are worth the price. I'd also recommend the G'84 blu. It's picture quality is not as good as the Showa titles (largely due to excessive video noise, but it can be minimized if your tv has a decent noise reduction setting) but it's still the best the film has ever looked on home video and it also has some excellent bonus features. And while I don't have it (yet) I hear the King Kong vs Godzilla bluray is a noteworthy improvement over any previous release if you're looking for the Japanese cut.

[larryw3158]

Thanks for the info! It looks like most if not all of the 60th blu rays have extras on them, right? Is there any..picture-wise or extra-wise...that would not be reccommmended?

Larry

[John Schuermann]

[Gman2887]

So is anyone receiving Toho's release of Godzilla '14? I'm looking for some reviews on their version.

[Hybrid Gojira]

So... does anyone have information on what kind of extras the Blu Rays have? I've considered picking a few up, but wanted to know what kind of behind the scenes footage exists on the discs.

[Dr Kain]

[canofhumdingers]

As I mentioned above, I think the Ghidrah the Three Headed Monster and Godzilla (84) blu rays both have decent bonus features. I'd say the Ghidrah disc has probably the best ones with all the cool effects extended/alternate takes and behind the scenes footage of the model shop and building the monster suits. The G'84 disc also has a nice making-of documentary and that feature Kain mentioned about showing locations featured in the films which is pretty cool. Although I believe most of these are ported over from previous laserdisc and DVD releases. The Mothra vs Godzilla disc had the least interesting features and it's been so long since I've popped in my Godzilla (54) disc that I can't even remember what features were on it. And the criterion release of that film is so good I have a hard time recommending the Toho disc (even though it WAS the best the film had ever looked on home video up to that point).

[Hybrid Gojira]