by Shokara » Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:33 am
Picked up the box set and skimmed through All Monsters Attack and Terror of Mechagodzilla. Both versions of AMA appear to be 2.35:1 aspect ratio (looks like they used the same print used by Simitar for their old release). As for the differing aspect ratios of the Japanese and American versions of ToMG that befuddled everyone, I shall clarify. Naturally the Japanese version is in its original 2.35:1 ratio, but the American-made prelude is 16x9 while the rest of the movie merely uses the 2.35:1 Japanese print synchronized to the English dub audio track. And yes, the scene where Katsura Mafune's fake plastic breasts are exposed during her operation is left intact in the Japanese version while appropriately trimmed in the English version to synch with the sound. Unfortunately there's something that will annoy fans and consumers about these two discs. Although it is advertised on the packaging, neither discs contain the original Japanese trailers for their respective movies.