Shin Godzilla

[hipsofjw]

Originally Posted by starsteam

Yeah it's funny that's a selling point, but a lot of people were wondering about those. It's too bad that there is no mention of the dub or Orthochromatic yet.

This is the first I'm learning about anyone messing with the text cards. They are the best part of the film.

[hanshotfirst1138]

Originally Posted by starsteam

30 Toho-produced live action films 31st in development
5 Hollywood films (1 Tristar 4 Legendary) 6th in development
3 Polygon animated films
3 animated shows, 1 Hollywood show, bunch of shorts, various video, television, and webisode projects.

Even though Janus has their hands on the first 28 Toho films, releasing a complete set would be almost as expensive as that CC40 set. Build your own set instead.

I keep hoping for a Hesei/Millenium set from Janus. Looks like they have some rights, but not all?

[starsteam]

Originally Posted by hanshotfirst1138

I keep hoping for a Hesei/Millenium set from Janus. Looks like they have some rights, but not all?

They basically have dibs on the rest once Sony's rights fully expire.

I'm hoping Toho does a Ishiro Honda 4K set next year so Criterion can do their own version. Maybe we'll get some news after their Godzilla 4K set releases this month. Next year would be Rodan's 70th anniversary and Mothra's 65th so it would be timely.

[hanshotfirst1138]

Originally Posted by starsteam

They basically have dibs on the rest once Sony's rights fully expire.

I'm hoping Toho does a Ishiro Honda 4K set next year so Criterion can do their own version. Maybe we'll get some news after their Godzilla 4K set releases this month. Next year would be Rodan's 70th anniversary and Mothra's 65th so it would be timely.

When does Sony lose everything?

[FoFo17]

Gkids might be my distributor of the year. Wolf Children and now Shin Godzilla! Only release left I want more than life itself Dune with IMAX AR.

[milo bloom]

I've still got the first blu-ray, it was fine the last time I watched it. Not sure I'd upgrade to 4K unless there's something significantly different about it.

Also still mildly annoyed that Criterion didn't do a Reiwa Era Vol 1 with this, Minus One, the animated Netflix trilogy and the Singular Point anime. I'd sell plasma for a set like that.

[Shogun MacArthur]

If I remember correctly the original Japanese 4K of this wasn't considered much of an upgrade over the blu-ray, so I'm curious how this will compare.

Originally Posted by milo bloom

Also still mildly annoyed that Criterion didn't do a Reiwa Era Vol 1 with this, Minus One, the animated Netflix trilogy and the Singular Point anime. I'd sell plasma for a set like that.

I don't think Toho even considers "Reiwa Godzilla" a thing yet like the Showa and Heisei eras. It's a weird time where they're doing a lot of different things without the consistency of previous eras. I think we'll have to wait a few years before we can properly define this part of Godzilla's history.

[starsteam]

Originally Posted by Shogun MacArthur

If I remember correctly the original Japanese 4K of this wasn't considered much of an upgrade over the blu-ray, so I'm curious how this will compare.


I don't think Toho even considers "Reiwa Godzilla" a thing yet like the Showa and Heisei eras. It's a weird time where they're doing a lot of different things without the consistency of previous eras. I think we'll have to wait a few years before we can properly define this part of Godzilla's history.

Multiple official sources have used the phrase Reiwa Era. Though there is inconsistency if the anime titles are considered part of it. A 2022 book counted them, but they were excluded in a display at a recent convention. Toho does typically only count the films they produced in-house so they might not consider the Polygon produced films officially a part of it.

[Shogun MacArthur]

Originally Posted by starsteam

Multiple official sources have used the phrase Reiwa Era. Though there is inconsistency if the anime titles are considered part of it. A 2022 book counted them, but they were excluded in a display at a recent convention. Toho does typically only count the films they produced in-house so they might not consider the Polygon produced films officially a part of it.

Huh, well dang. I find it hard to wrap my head around the Reiwa Era naming because it's nothing like the ones we've had before. In the last three eras we got movies released on a pretty consistent schedule with a large gap in-between each era, but with Reiwa we've had a lot of starts and stops and diversions. I often forget about the anime trilogy to be honest.

[starsteam]

There was seven years in-between Shin and -1. Four years between the Heisei and Millennium eras (less than that if you count the Mothra spinoffs). Five years between RoG and Biollante. 9 years between the Showa and Heisei eras.
Doesn't seem very consistent to me.

If you think about it, with the Monsterverse and anime entries we've gotten a new Godzilla project every 1-2 years since 2014. It's certainly a new era but it's more diverse in media than the previous three.

[JackyJacquard]

I just watched this - the Japanese disc in my English release. Yeah its crazy how much subtitling there is because you’ll have all the place names and people’s names in Japanese just inside the frame, then the translation at the top of the image, then the subtitles for the dialogue below the Japanese on-screen text (or was it above? Can’t remember). Certainly had to concentrate!

[emailking]

So this is probably coming in August? Or that's just in theaters?

[RalphoR]

Originally Posted by emailking

So this is probably coming in August? Or that's just in theaters?

I'm guessing the cinema re-release is August with a 4k home release not until fourth quarter some time.

[XavierTheaterPotato]

They specifically mention August 14th being the Cinema re-release. And the Home Release later than that with an unspecified date.

[FindOneInEveryCar]

Crazy. Is Toho actually going to give us two concurrent Godzilla series?

I haven't lived a good enough life to deserve this reward.

[hanshotfirst1138]

I preferred -1, but I sure as hell won’t say no to a sequel to this.

[Nunab18]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQKyyhhNxGU

[MifuneFan]

This is coming out tentatively in early October. From the info I have there will be a Steelbook as well.]

Edit: I should mention, this info comes from a Canadian release. It appears Universal/SDS will be releasing it there, while GKIDS (via Shout Factory presumably) will have it for the US. So, while I'm hopeful the two country's releases will be the same, or similar, it's possible GKIDS' plans and release date could be completely different.

[GhastlyGraham]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

This is coming out tentatively in early October. From the info I have there will be a Steelbook as well.

Any bonus features?

[starsteam]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

This is coming out tentatively in early October. From the info I have there will be a Steelbook as well.

Haven't the Shout/Gkids October solicitations already gone up? Unless they're waiting until this weekend to announce to tie-in with the screenings.