Godzilla (2014) - Page 95 - Blu-ray Forum

Booker Dewitt · 09-18-2014, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Scarface32

Can I have one?

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Originally Posted by MifuneFan

This member here didn't receive any with his, so you know, if you're feeling charitable

PM'd, enjoy

jayman3 · 09-18-2014, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Mandalorian

I know, I know, but I want to see it so badly.

Astro Zombie · 09-18-2014, 02:08 AM

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Chris60119 · 09-18-2014, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by bkfountain

that's weird.

My two local targets had tons of exclusive versions in store. It was just a struggle to find one without a mangled slip cover in those stupid plastic anti theft cases they shove everything into.

mine was perfect cause I got it before they put it in the plastic case, but as soon as I opened it. I threw slip cover out.

Mandalorian · 09-18-2014, 02:14 AM

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Chloenator · 09-18-2014, 02:16 AM

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I would be all for this!

Dubstar · 09-18-2014, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by jayman3

so this go around Godzilla would win?

Blu-21 · 09-18-2014, 02:24 AM

King Kong's best chance of winning would be to climb on Godzilla's head and do his best to try and snap his jaw in 2 like he does to T-Rexes all the time. Only this would be 1000 times harder.

Maggot · 09-18-2014, 02:25 AM

Watched this last night and thought the transfer was perfect to the movie theater experience in terms of the darkness of the presentation.

ceeece · 09-18-2014, 02:41 AM

Watched it tonight and thought the transfer was fine. The scene with the school bus happens on an overcast dreary day and it didn't look quite as dark as the screenshots earlier in the thread. Great presentation in video and sound. Wow!!

imsounoriginal · 09-18-2014, 02:48 AM

Went ahead and bought the Target exclusive, but $22.99+tax is just too steep for this movie. Gonna hock the DVD on eBay to recoup some of that cost. Hopefully will get to sample this sound mix over the weekend

DanTheMan · 09-18-2014, 03:30 AM

Needless to say, this blu-ray is amazing across the board. The PQ and AQ are fantastic, and the bonus features are ample enough. Don't be fooled by those whose panicked weeks before release with those "screenshots." Make no mistake, what you saw in theaters is what you get on home release. It was never too dark in this film, and the audio just took my surround sound to new limits. Job well done, WB.

JTStarkiller · 09-18-2014, 03:45 AM

I just watched the film tonight on Blu. I saw it in theaters and loved the hell out of it, but thought it had a few tiny flaws. But this second viewing really made me forget those. I think now that my expectations were out of the way, I was able to enjoy this for what it is, a superbly crafted slow burn Godzilla. I think this is now one of the best films of the year.

odriley · 09-18-2014, 04:07 AM

Watched it tonight and definitely didnt think it was darker than in theaters. Saw it twice in theaters and what I saw then is what I saw tonight. Love the movie.

Mandalorian · 09-18-2014, 04:11 AM

I watched it at around 1am last night, and watched some of it this morning with a little bit of light in my room, and it looked phenomenal both times. Obviously a dark room is best, but have no fear about watching this during the day.

Kaiju · 09-18-2014, 04:29 AM

I was gonna wait, but I went and bought it at Walmart. Now, the only reason I got it from Walmart was because I was under the impression they had that exclusive cover, as the site suggests. Which looks much cooler than the regular cover art. But nah, they only had it in DVD format... so... I was boned. I had to opt for the regular edition... boo hoo.

Aaaaaaand it looks like that edition was taken down. Balls.

Patobone · 09-18-2014, 04:53 AM

i am not one to complain about pq, but the 2d version of this film is rather dark and it leaves shading on the screen when the monsters are fighting. the day scenes look great. i watched the special features and there is a huge difference between the scenes they showed there and the actual movie. i bought the 3d version of it but have yet to check that out. could it be that there are some disks with a "darker" file and one with the normal one? i mean, the fight scenes on the special features look just like they did at the theater (i remember cause i saw it 3 times hehe).

Tycerium · 09-18-2014, 05:01 AM

I made a brief review of the exclusive bonus feature on the Godzilla 2014 Target exclusive blu-ray.

mikenike · 09-18-2014, 06:50 AM

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Went ahead and bought the Target exclusive, but $22.99+tax is just too steep for this movie. Gonna hock the DVD on eBay to recoup some of that cost. Hopefully will get to sample this sound mix over the weekend

OMG, you're in for a treat! This was a blind buy for me, and it was worth it! Reference track for sure. I'm waiting for a day when I'll have the house to myself so I can really crank this baby up, but I was playing it quite loudly tonight anyhow, and it was AWESOME!

As for the picture darkness that is apparently plaguing this transfer (didn't find out until after I finished the film tonight), the transfer is fine. I discerned everything easily. I wasn't that mindful of the film as I was cellphoning here and there, but I never had trouble seeing the image. And then I saw the Bluray.com screenshoots--good Lord were they dark. I had trouble making out some of the screenshots.

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So...anyone blown out their subwoofers with this one yet?

Just about! I'd forgotten I'd turned up the gain for the subwoofer a little higher for some dance music listening, and when the movie started, bass hit the floor right away. It was scary.

Slightly OT: Kudos to Desplat for his score. He's one of my favorite composers, but never would've imagined him to be the one composing for a monster film.

Kaiju · 09-18-2014, 08:28 AM

Just watched my copy. Not gonna lie, not as good on a smaller screen (42 inch plasma), but still a pretty cool monster movie. The one thing that needed to be tweaked was the generic, exposition ridden dialogue. Other than that, it's enjoyable.

And I hate to be that guy, but I definitely agree with the excessive darkness complaints. The scenes that take place at night are mostly too dark.

09-18-2014, 04:29 AM	#1896
Kaiju Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:450 Blu-ray collection:1235 Trading Score:102	I was gonna wait, but I went and bought it at Walmart. Now, the only reason I got it from Walmart was because I was under the impression they had that exclusive cover, as the site suggests. Which looks much cooler than the regular cover art. But nah, they only had it in DVD format... so... I was boned. I had to opt for the regular edition... boo hoo. Aaaaaaand it looks like that edition was taken down. Balls. Last edited by Kaiju; 09-18-2014 at 04:37 AM.

09-18-2014, 02:24 AM	#1888
Blu-21 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Australia Blu-ray collection:67 Blu-ray reviews:1	King Kong's best chance of winning would be to climb on Godzilla's head and do his best to try and snap his jaw in 2 like he does to T-Rexes all the time. Only this would be 1000 times harder.

09-18-2014, 02:25 AM	#1889
Maggot Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2009 Location:United States 4K collection:643 Blu-ray collection:1342 DVD collection:49 Blu-ray reviews:81	Watched this last night and thought the transfer was perfect to the movie theater experience in terms of the darkness of the presentation.

09-18-2014, 02:41 AM	#1890
ceeece Senior Member Member since:Sep 2012 Location:Cackalack 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:223	Watched it tonight and thought the transfer was fine. The scene with the school bus happens on an overcast dreary day and it didn't look quite as dark as the screenshots earlier in the thread. Great presentation in video and sound. Wow!!

09-18-2014, 02:48 AM	#1891
imsounoriginal Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:NYC 4K collection:322 Blu-ray collection:950 DVD collection:70 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:59	Went ahead and bought the Target exclusive, but $22.99+tax is just too steep for this movie. Gonna hock the DVD on eBay to recoup some of that cost. Hopefully will get to sample this sound mix over the weekend

09-18-2014, 03:30 AM	#1892
DanTheMan Blu-ray King Member since:Dec 2010 4K collection:593 Blu-ray collection:2319 Digital collection:438 iTunes collection:330 Trading Score:138	Needless to say, this blu-ray is amazing across the board. The PQ and AQ are fantastic, and the bonus features are ample enough. Don't be fooled by those whose panicked weeks before release with those "screenshots." Make no mistake, what you saw in theaters is what you get on home release. It was never too dark in this film, and the audio just took my surround sound to new limits. Job well done, WB.

09-18-2014, 03:45 AM	#1893
JTStarkiller Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Austin, TX DVD collection:69 Trading Score:17	I just watched the film tonight on Blu. I saw it in theaters and loved the hell out of it, but thought it had a few tiny flaws. But this second viewing really made me forget those. I think now that my expectations were out of the way, I was able to enjoy this for what it is, a superbly crafted slow burn Godzilla. I think this is now one of the best films of the year.

09-18-2014, 04:07 AM	#1894
odriley Special Member Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:1131 Blu-ray collection:5728	Watched it tonight and definitely didnt think it was darker than in theaters. Saw it twice in theaters and what I saw then is what I saw tonight. Love the movie.

09-18-2014, 04:11 AM	#1895
Mandalorian Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 4K collection:1153 Blu-ray collection:2807 Trading Score:252	I watched it at around 1am last night, and watched some of it this morning with a little bit of light in my room, and it looked phenomenal both times. Obviously a dark room is best, but have no fear about watching this during the day.

09-18-2014, 04:53 AM	#1897
Patobone Member Member since:Jun 2012 Location:SA, TX 4K collection:15 Blu-ray collection:656 DVD collection:167	i am not one to complain about pq, but the 2d version of this film is rather dark and it leaves shading on the screen when the monsters are fighting. the day scenes look great. i watched the special features and there is a huge difference between the scenes they showed there and the actual movie. i bought the 3d version of it but have yet to check that out. could it be that there are some disks with a "darker" file and one with the normal one? i mean, the fight scenes on the special features look just like they did at the theater (i remember cause i saw it 3 times hehe).

09-18-2014, 08:28 AM	#1900
Kaiju Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:450 Blu-ray collection:1235 Trading Score:102	Just watched my copy. Not gonna lie, not as good on a smaller screen (42 inch plasma), but still a pretty cool monster movie. The one thing that needed to be tweaked was the generic, exposition ridden dialogue. Other than that, it's enjoyable. And I hate to be that guy, but I definitely agree with the excessive darkness complaints. The scenes that take place at night are mostly too dark.

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