Godzilla (1954), Radon (Rodan), Mothra, Godzilla vs. Biollante, Godzilla: Final Wars

[Mikallica]

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

We did. I've known how to re-author the Japanese DVD that didn't have English subtitles and could make a back up DVD-R with English subs. Nothing new to me.

Depending on which route you take you could lose quality. If you rip the bluray or dvd and inject subtitles into it, which the only why i know of is through a compression program, you'll lose quality. I'm not aware of actually copying the exact files over to a burnable disc and burning subtitles into the new data.

At least the way I pointed out, your still able to use your exact hard copy and don't have to go through all of these ripping steps. Just play the srt player the same time your watching your movie.

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

I am just so sad none of these have English sub

The lack of English subs has stopped me from buying a lot of the Godzilla titles. At $50 + it is a difficult decision. The Japanese pricing structure for DVDs and Blu-ray relies on a high profit margin for each unit sold. Thus, the dilemma.

[RatedRstar]

Originally Posted by Cookson

CDJapan is offering an interesting deal: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/rcms/movie/...d_special.html

How is CDjapan compared to playasia?

[OrlandoEastwood]

Originally Posted by Cookson

CDJapan is offering an interesting deal: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/rcms/movie/...d_special.html

Maybe if the discount was better, say $30 - $40 a title, maybe.

Originally Posted by Mikallica

Depending on which route you take you could lose quality. If you rip the bluray or dvd and inject subtitles into it, which the only why i know of is through a compression program, you'll lose quality. I'm not aware of actually copying the exact files over to a burnable disc and burning subtitles into the new data.

At least the way I pointed out, your still able to use your exact hard copy and don't have to go through all of these ripping steps. Just play the srt player the same time your watching your movie.

Since Blu-ray is new, there's no way in hell I plan on learning how to rip a Blu-ray to make a back up with English subtitles. My laptop and my desktop do not have the capabilities to handle the power of Blu-ray disc. My laptop barely handles the compatibility.

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

And sooner or later we will be able to do that with BDs, when it becomes more financially feasible.

Yeah, I don't see it going cheap anytime soon. I had gotten my first DVD burner back in 2003 and DVD-R's were going $10 for a 3 pack. And I had back up all of my VHS copies of my Godzilla films. It was expensive as hell to copy those horrid 4:3 cropped, English dubbed versions but it was worth it since I had could just throw them in my PS2 and just watch without a problem. This was like years before all they were released by Sony and Classic Media.

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

The lack of English subs has stopped me from buying a lot of the Godzilla titles. At $50 + it is a difficult decision. The Japanese pricing structure for DVDs and Blu-ray relies on a high profit margin for each unit sold. Thus, the dilemma.

Back in 2008, I started buying the Thai Godzilla DVDs. I picked up Godzilla Vs Destoroyah first and the Thai release is exactly from the Japanese DVD. I spent $7.50 on it and it had Japanese and Thai audio and Japanese and Thai subtitles, I was able to sync the English subtitles to the disc and was perfectly. The same with Godzilla Vs Biollante. I believe the Hong Kong versions have English and Chinese at the same time, but if you want to take some time to sync the English subs and English subs only, it was worth the time.

[Cookson]

Discs are still cheaper on Amazon Japan anyway, so no need to mess with CDJapan. Winning that flyer would be cool, but only 5 people win it, so there's no point.... Already have that exact GFW poster. lol

...

anyway, I'm having a bit of a dilema. I have the FINAL BOX that cost me well over $1000, and don't really want to replace it with the pricey BLU RAYS. Sony and CM released really good versions of the Showa, Heisei, and Shinsei series... not to mention Media Blasters great versions of some old Toho films.

I have a baby boy coming in April, so I need to try and hold back from buying too much anyway. I think I'm just getting the Millenium series for now and will mess with the other releases later on when my wife and I are more settled down with the baby, financially. Hopefully they don't go OOP.

[OrlandoEastwood]

I saw someone selling the Final Box on eBay. I don't think it was sold. It was going for $2k. I saw the box that it was in and it had a 5 year old kid to compare the size, the box was taller than the kid, LOL. I'd probably hold on to the Final Box since it has that Godzilla head with it.

[Tuxon86]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

And sooner or later we will be able to do that with BDs, when it becomes more financially feasible.

Just rip to mkv...

You can just add the srt or ass subtitle file to the mkv without rencoding the video.
Ripping isn't that hard or long. It's rencoding/downsizing that can take time and a more powerful PC.

I do this all the time since I have a media server for my HT.

[OrlandoEastwood]

Originally Posted by Cookson

I have a baby boy coming in April, so I need to try and hold back from buying too much anyway. I think I'm just getting the Millenium series for now and will mess with the other releases later on when my wife and I are more settled down with the baby, financially. Hopefully they don't go OOP.

They won't go out OOP. The Japanese DVDs never went out of print, they just re-issued them several times. Same exact discs on all the releases.

[OrlandoEastwood]

Well, I asked Universal if there was a Blu-ray in the works for King Kong Vs Godzilla and nothing yet.

Thank you for contacting Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

No plans have been announced for the Blu-ray release of "King Kong vs: Godzilla." A multitude of factors influence the timing and content of our releases. Unfortunately, no further information is available at this time.

For a listing of upcoming releases, please check our website periodically at: http://www.universalstudioshomeentertainment.com.

We appreciate your interest and hope that you will continue to enjoy Universal products.

Sincerely,

Consumer Relations
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT

[Monroville]

Can anyone post screen captures from any of the discs (especially the 1954 GODZILLA blu-ray)?

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Monroville

Can anyone post screen captures from any of the discs (especially the 1954 GODZILLA blu-ray)?

I have no way of doing it.

[Cookson]

Well, I went to Tohos main video website and there's no releases on the site after April 14th.... so there's no worries. The next batch should be announced soon.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Cookson

Well, I went to Tohos main video website and there's no releases on the site after April 14th.... so there's no worries. The next batch should be announced soon.

I'm hoping they announce the next wave for May and not later.

[RatedRstar]

Destroyah arrived today. At least I can still watch movies while the ps3 is messed up.




Again these are just shots off my tv so I apologize for the quality.

[OrlandoEastwood]

If your PS3 is the slim, supposedly you're fine. Back cover looks cool. What does the disc look like?

[RatedRstar]

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

If your PS3 is the slim, supposedly you're fine. Back cover looks cool. What does the disc look like?

I have a launch ps3 so I'm outta luck for the moment.

Edit - Yay, it's alive again.

[ewsjr]

Originally Posted by RatedRstar

The Rebirth of Mothra series is also rumored to get a re-release from Sony.

Man, I just picked up a dvd double feature of Rebirth I and II (only 10.00) and boy oh boy were they bad. So bad they were almost funny. Creature effects were okay but wow!

[ewsjr]

Originally Posted by BBQmyNUTZ

I can confirm that the transfer for WotG is absolutely fantastic... far and away Toho's best kaiju bluray release to date. There's definitely DNR, but it's barely noticible in comparison to the Mothra bluray. Here's hoping that Frankenstein vs. Barugon gets a similar level of treatment.

The Heisei movies are basically on the same level as the previous releases of G84, G vs Biollante, and G vs King Ghidorah... it's basically like watching the same movie in terms of transfer quality, for the most part.

My eyes may be playing tricks on me, but I think G vs Destroyah used less DNR, as it seems a little grainier and sharper throughout (I'm also seeing a lot more wires on the monster suits).

Do you have a link for WOG? I can't find it anywhere and since my birthday is coming up I may want to treat myself. thank you.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by ewsjr

Do you have a link for WOG? I can't find it anywhere and since my birthday is coming up I may want to treat myself. thank you.

Go treat yourself.

http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%80%90%E6...3111055&sr=1-1

[OrlandoEastwood]

Originally Posted by ewsjr

Man, I just picked up a dvd double feature of Rebirth I and II (only 10.00) and boy oh boy were they bad. So bad they were almost funny. Creature effects were okay but wow!

Yeah, due to the poor sales of the Rebirth of Mothra double, Sony didn't release Rebirth of Mothra 3 which was easily the best out of the trilogy. I have a DVDR of it that I made off a television recording.