Destroy All Monsters and Megalon DVD/Blu-Ray Discussion 2

[Joseph Goodman]

Something tells me that we're not going to be dealing with these kinds of delays with Criterion's "Godzilla"...

[MekaGojira3k]

Probably not, but we've waited this long for a legit copy of Godzilla vs. Megalon, why not wait a little while longer?

[Tom R VanSlambrouck]

[John Schuermann]

[jellydonut25]

[Benjamin Haines]

[MekaGojira3k]

[Zack Metoyer]

[KaiserGhidorah]

[MFS-3]

Definitely worth the SRP, a stellar job well done! Hearing the AIP dub took me back to when I was 6 years old when I saw DAM at the Pleasant Hill Drive-In (RIP) in Newport, DE! I was enlightened by the commentary track and a highly recommended listen!

Steve, Ed, and all at Media Blasters, Thank you! Never thought I'd see DAM get such a phenomenal release let alone on Blu-Ray!

[Andrew Nguyen]

[MouthForWar]

[Barnzilla]

[Dr Kain]

[Benjamin Haines]

I ordered the DAM DVD from RightStuf on Wednesday, October 26th and it arrived the following Monday, the 31st. No problems to be had, especially since they were the only online retailer going by the correct street date.

[MouthForWar]

[Tyler E. Martin]

[Goji 84]

[jellydonut25]

[Giganfan]

I won't ramble much, but I will say that I shall definately cherish this latest edition from Media Blasters. Those guys are dynamite in my book, as it pertains to Classic Toho flicks, and Destroy All Monsters is one of their best discs. Personally, I have never seen the film look better, and I thoroughly enjoyed watching it again. And it was definately a pleasure to hear the original Titra dub! The only copy that I have of the AIP version was taped off of TV some-twenty years ago, and while I still cherish that particular VHS, "DAM" has been long over-due for Classic Media/Tokyo Shock treatment. Sure, the disc has a few warts here and there, but overall, I was extremely pleased with the work of Ed, Steve and the good folks who made it possible. These guys should be commended for their dedication to bringing the best quality representations of some of our most favorite sci-fi/fantasy movies. I haven't enjoyed Destroy All Monsters like this in years, and I'm sure I'll feel the same about Godzilla vs. Megalon when it comes out!

I think it was because of the gawd-awful A.D. Vision disc that has sat in my collection for years, basically being neglected lol! I'm so glad I can finally get rid of it! It turns out, my boss loves Godzilla and Gamera movies, and he's not so picky about the quality of the discs either, so long as it's not subtitled. I shall consider that atrocious international dub "gotten rid of" haha!

[Mac]

The retards at Toho Kingdom were complaining about the commentaries and this is what SGIV had to say...hahaha:
[quote]Stuart Galbraith here – After perusing this thread and my eyes having finally stopped rolling, I feel compelled to address some – not all, but some – of the remarks concerning Media Blasters’ release of DESTROY ALL MONSTERS and GODZILLA VS. MEGALON as well as, peripherally, Criterion’s GODZILLA.

What it all boils down to is this: This endless bellyaching about everything and everything by some on this forum long ago passed the point of being merely mildly irritating and instead has been thrust headlong into the Kingdom of Wackyland, a total disconnect from all reason.

Clearly, no amount of time, money, and effort will please some of you. Others before me, having explained quite well a) the delicate and often absurd tightrope walked by any entity foolish enough to license from a company as obscenely and infamously difficult, greedy, and arbitrary as Toho; b) the marginally commercial – at best – nature of releasing classic kaiju eiga films to DVD and Blu-ray in today’s market, titles destined to sell, maybe, 1/50,000 as many units as TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON; and c) what you can do to maximize your viewing experience with regards to an admittedly imperfect DESTROY ALL MONSTERS, the best and only HD transfer Toho allowed Media Blasters access to. (Thanks, Toho.)

Some of you – and you know to whom I’m speaking – are less patient than my four-year-old daughter, demanding instant and, ultimately, insatiable gratification. (Actually, I’ve never seen my four-year-old respond like some of you. She’s never formed a boycott page on Facebook when she didn’t immediately get exactly what she wanted. At least I don’t think she has.)

Your DVD order is delayed a few weeks? My God, the world is coming to an end! You are, of course, entitled to your opinion about the delays, the transfer, the audio, et. al., but since you’ve already made that opinion infinitely clear to the rest of us over-and-over again ad nauseum – Is there anything you’ve not complained about? Perhaps the FBI warnings aren’t to your liking, either? – Please shut up so that the rest of us can have a serious conversion about the pros and cons of these and other DVDs and Blu-rays.

Multiple times both Media Blasters and Criterion were ready to cancel these projects outright, partly due to constant fan-boy bitching and interference. I don’t blame them.

As for my own commentary tracks, you can like them or not. If listening to new information about actors many of us have been wondering about for decades bores you, and if all you’re interested in is minutiae about rubber suits, miniatures and nothing else, don’t listen to David Kalet’s commentary on GODZILLA or the one Steve and I did for MEGALON. I’m telling you now: save yourself some grief. All of us, and that includes Ed Godziszewski as well, have broader interests than that, and strive to put these films into cultural/historical/industrial/cinematic context for a wide range of listeners, not just the hardcore Godzilla geek. I for one am quite happy with all the commentaries I’ve been lucky enough to be associated with.

And as for the most arcane complaints about these discs generally, unless you’ve actually done this work yourself, or your name happens to be Bill Ferguson – who, as far as I know, is the only “fanâ€

[king_ghidorah]

Tohokingdom is comprised of the biggest bunch of mouth breathers on the internet...I'd be surprised if the average age of the people on that forum is over 15.

These releases are fine...perfect, no? Stop nit picking though people and be thankful for what we are getting

[MekaGojira3k]

It's shocking that they almost considered dropping the projects due to those idiots. To be getting so much product recently, the Godzilla fandom has been exceptionally whiney as of late.

[MouthForWar]

[quote="Mac"]The retards at Toho Kingdom were complaining about the commentaries and this is what SGIV had to say...hahaha:
[quote]Stuart Galbraith here – After perusing this thread and my eyes having finally stopped rolling, I feel compelled to address some – not all, but some – of the remarks concerning Media Blasters’ release of DESTROY ALL MONSTERS and GODZILLA VS. MEGALON as well as, peripherally, Criterion’s GODZILLA.

What it all boils down to is this: This endless bellyaching about everything and everything by some on this forum long ago passed the point of being merely mildly irritating and instead has been thrust headlong into the Kingdom of Wackyland, a total disconnect from all reason.

Clearly, no amount of time, money, and effort will please some of you. Others before me, having explained quite well a) the delicate and often absurd tightrope walked by any entity foolish enough to license from a company as obscenely and infamously difficult, greedy, and arbitrary as Toho; b) the marginally commercial – at best – nature of releasing classic kaiju eiga films to DVD and Blu-ray in today’s market, titles destined to sell, maybe, 1/50,000 as many units as TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON; and c) what you can do to maximize your viewing experience with regards to an admittedly imperfect DESTROY ALL MONSTERS, the best and only HD transfer Toho allowed Media Blasters access to. (Thanks, Toho.)

Some of you – and you know to whom I’m speaking – are less patient than my four-year-old daughter, demanding instant and, ultimately, insatiable gratification. (Actually, I’ve never seen my four-year-old respond like some of you. She’s never formed a boycott page on Facebook when she didn’t immediately get exactly what she wanted. At least I don’t think she has.)

Your DVD order is delayed a few weeks? My God, the world is coming to an end! You are, of course, entitled to your opinion about the delays, the transfer, the audio, et. al., but since you’ve already made that opinion infinitely clear to the rest of us over-and-over again ad nauseum – Is there anything you’ve not complained about? Perhaps the FBI warnings aren’t to your liking, either? – Please shut up so that the rest of us can have a serious conversion about the pros and cons of these and other DVDs and Blu-rays.

Multiple times both Media Blasters and Criterion were ready to cancel these projects outright, partly due to constant fan-boy bitching and interference. I don’t blame them.

As for my own commentary tracks, you can like them or not. If listening to new information about actors many of us have been wondering about for decades bores you, and if all you’re interested in is minutiae about rubber suits, miniatures and nothing else, don’t listen to David Kalet’s commentary on GODZILLA or the one Steve and I did for MEGALON. I’m telling you now: save yourself some grief. All of us, and that includes Ed Godziszewski as well, have broader interests than that, and strive to put these films into cultural/historical/industrial/cinematic context for a wide range of listeners, not just the hardcore Godzilla geek. I for one am quite happy with all the commentaries I’ve been lucky enough to be associated with.

And as for the most arcane complaints about these discs generally, unless you’ve actually done this work yourself, or your name happens to be Bill Ferguson – who, as far as I know, is the only “fanâ€

[king_ghidorah]

Yeah, there are some great people in the fandom (a lot of them on this board) but there are also a lot of idiots who are never happy with anything.

I'm glad Stuart wrote all of that though, those things just needed to be said.

And the mention of Bill Ferguson and the Neptune Media fiasco makes me feel sorry for that guy....he went out of his way to release great VHS versions of the Showa Gamera films and he never really got the credit or recognition he deserved...


Edit* Also, if you guys want to see something special, check out TK's forums...they all seem to be siding against Stuart oddly enough...I'm at a loss for words