GAMERA: HD BUNDLE COLLECTION Blu-ray box set

[tbeasley]

[Dai]

Love that box art. Also, is this the first time a western release has referred to kaiju movies by their Japanese eras?

[lhb412]

Super cool for those who don't already have the singles. Cool box, too.

[Dr Kain]

Why did they put the Heisei movies back into two separate cases when they are currently selling all three movies in one? That makes very little sense.

[jellydonut25]

I assume this is just basically a re-packaging of their already released blu-rays yes?

I have their Showa blus and I kinda wish I hadn't wasted my money. I suppose it's worthwhile if I ever feel like watching Zigra or murdering my friends by forcing them to sit through Super Monster...but subbed-only Showa Gamera is something I can rarely picture subjecting myself to.

The Shout DVDs are still the way to go for me. If there's ever a blu-ray release with the dubs, I'll get it, but un-dubbed Showa Gamera is like a bad fart that just lingers forever.

[Dr Kain]

The only reason I would replace my Shout DVDs is for space.

[jellydonut25]

I never bought the Shout DVD for Zigra/Super Monster. Don't like those movies enough.

[gila-monster]

[lhb412]

I wish they'd do the Yokai movies. They could get the original trilogy and the Miike reboot and put two films on each disc like they like to do.

[kpa]

High-res front and back cover art and detailed product specs for the GAMERA: HD BUNDLE COLLECTION Blu-ray box set are now on SciFi Japan.

http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2014 ... ill-creek/

[Russzilla]

Well, considering that I haven't bought the Showa BDs/DVDs, I guess I will be picking these up.

[Dr Kain]

I still don't get why they just didn't use the single disc case for the Heisei movies.

[Dr Kain]

So is it even worth getting the Showa Gamera BDs if I own Shout's DVDs? I've been told that the discs are inferior to the DVDs.

[Benjamin Haines]

[jellydonut25]

[O.Supreme]

If you are a fan of Blu-ray and the best possible presentation of the original films, then these are the way to go. I myself am nostalgic, especially for the AIP dubs (which the BRD's don't have as Jelly mentioned). So that is why I have both.

I am still awaiting a nice official DVD/BRD of Gammera The Invincible, and a version of G vs Barugon (aka War of the Monsters) with both English dubs. This is one of the reasons why I appreciate those previous *questionable* DVD releases as they presented most of the AIP versions as I would have seen them on TV in the 70's/80's. Also a version of Super Monster with Filmways opening/closing credits (I curse the day I *thought* I had this backed up and got rid of my taped-off-TV VHS)

In fact, because of the desire to have all the Gamera films in every possible presentation, here is what I believe the *minimum* you would have to have:

1. Gamera HD Bundle Collection [Blu-ray] (Gets you all Showa films in Japanese, and Heisei films in Japanese & English)- Mill Creek
2. Gamera The Brave [Blu-ray] -(Has both Japanese & English Audio)- Media Blasters/Tokyo Schlock *(wow! I was unaware this was OOP and going for more than $100 !?!)
3. Gamera: War of the Monsters Collection (A questionable collection, but gets you Gammera: The Invincible, and 5 other Showa films with AIP Dubs and opening/closing credits) - Pop Flix
4. Gamera, vs. Barugon, vs. Gaos, vs. Guiron, vs. Zigra (5 VHS tapes that contain the Sandy Frank Versions with opening closing credits) - Celebrity Home Entertainment
5. Gamera Super Monster (English Dub with Filmways Credits) -find a copy online somewhere or a VHS, or self-made DVD from someone who was fortunate enough to copy it off TV in the 80's/90's

Then, for other fans you have the following:
1. The Shout! Factory DVD's - Have some nice extras/commentaries on Gamera & Barugon. -Additionally- Gyaos, Viras, Guiron, Jiger, Zigra & Super Monster all come with their respective English Dubs (1 or 2 versions depending on the film), but retain the original Japanese opening/closing credits

2. Gammera The Invincible *The Neptune Media VHS* (despite being on VHS, this is still the acclaimed best presentation of this particular version of this film)
3. Gamera Vs. Guillon *The Neptune Media VHS* (an odd hybrid containing new English credits, the AIP dub of "Attack of The Monsters", but a restored uncut video presentation)
4. Gamera Vs. Zigra *The Neptune Media VHS* (I have never seen this, so I cannot speak to its contents)

**additionally Neptune Media released all 3 films in their original Japanese versions on VHS

Then Finally there is the Gamera MST3K collection on DVD From Shout! Factory (contains the 5 Sandy Frank dubbed versions with edits for time)

Additionally I am aware there are about a dozen other DVD releases of the Showa films, (licensed or not) I was initially just trying to list the *least* amount of money or DVD's/BRD's one would have to obtain to get all the versions of all the films.

[Benjamin Haines]

[Dr Kain]

Thanks. I'm just going to stick with my Shout DVDs then.

[jellydonut25]

I'm not sure I wanna pay $20 for two movies I might ONLY appreciate on an itonic level of crappy dubbing... I kept waiting for the shout DVDs to be a little cheaper for that release. Guess it will never happen

[Dr Kain]

This is slightly off topic, but how is the Daimajin BD set? is it worth the $12 Amazon has it on sale for?

[lhb412]

^If it cost twice as much or more it'd still be worth it: all three films look fantastic, original Japanese with subs and English dubs for all of them, and the special features are the original trailers and a long discussion with the films' cinematographer (an hour and a half). It's a great package.

[klen7]

I was truly impressed with how good the Damaijin blurays look. Your mileage may vary on enjoyment of all 3 films, but 12 is a great deal for this set.

[Dr Kain]

All right, thanks I've ordered it. I've seen the movies once about 12 years ago, if not longer. I thought the first was decent, the second was really good, and the third was mediocre.

[tbeasley]

I still hoping for Mill Creek to release the Yokai Monsters trilogy and Daimajin Kanon.

[Dr Kain]