Echo3

Best versions available of each "americanized" Godzilla film in the showa era, in order. I have them all :-)

consider the "A" option to be the best version of the US cuts.

(note: the japanese versions are all available in HD.  Google is your friend.)

1. Godzilla

a. the Criterion Bluray

b. the Classic Media release (alternate special features)

2. Godzilla Raids Again

a. the US and Japanese reconstructions on myspleen

b. the Classic Media DVD

3. King King Vs Godzilla

a. The Official Universal release. Blu/DVD

b. The reconstruction of the longer japanese version on myspleen

c. The VHS rip of the even longer Japanese version on myspleen

4. Mothra Vs Godzilla

a. The AIP reconstruction on Myspleen

b. The Classic media release

5. Ghidorah The 3 Headed Monster

a.  U.S. Theatrical Reconstruction on myspleen

b. The Classic Media DVD

6. Monster Zero

a.The Classic Media DVD

7. Ebirah

a. The Kraken BluRay

b. alternate TV version, reconstruction using Titra dub (coming soon to myspleen, hopefully)

c. work in progress TV version on MySpleen

8. Son of Godzilla

a. The OOP sony DVD

9. Destroy All monsters

a. The color and contrast corrected fan edit of the tokyo shock bluray

b. the OOP tokyo shock bluray

c. International Reconstruction DVD on MySpleen

10. All monsters Attack

a. The Classic Media DVD

11. Godzilla Vs the smog monster

a. Kraken BluRay

12. Godzilla vs Gigan

a. kraken Bluray

13. Godzilla Vs Megalon

a. The tokyo shock Special edition, which was recalled/never released due to Toho's objections over special features

b. the movie only tokyo shock DVD

14. Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla

a. The OOP Sony DVD

15. Terror of MechaGodzilla

a. The Classic Media DVD

Flexicon9 said:

Space, is this DVD the best one out there for Monster Zero?

It's only $4 bucks anyway!

 there have only been 3 official releases of this title, AFAIK. yes, the one you link is the overall the best.

edit: the Japanese hd broadcast of the Japanese version has the best image quality of any release. Kubota on my spleen plans on using this source material to reconstruct the US edit. 

 1.classic media master collection (above). This one contains both the US and Japanese cuts.  The commentary tracks are worth the price alone.  The image quality is good, but nowhere near the quality of OOP Sony titles like Gigan.  According to most sources, this release is as good as it can be considering the source material they had to work with.

2. The Simitar release.  Proper aspect ratio throughout the film, but presented in low res non anamorphic.  side b is 4x3. quality is mediocre

3. part of classic media's Boxed set "godzilla collection".  I believe this version is presented only in 4x3.

Jetrell Fo said:

I just snagged and watched this ..... very nice indeed.

 

Godzilla - Destroy All Monsters 1080p (1968)

Has the new restoration print.

Has the original video levels and color that matches the telecine. Not the video levels found on the out of print Blu-ray. (That is a good thing)

 

Original Aspect ratio

Resolution

1920x792

 

Audio

Has the Audio Options that are found on the out of print Blu-ray

New English Dub

Original English Dub

Original Japaneses Audio track.

New Commentary track

 

Subtitles are in English.

 

Size 25.5GB MKV H.264

 

Average 37mbits Video Encode

 I haven't heard of this. Is this the recent official release or a fan edit?

BuddhaMaster, i think you are misinformed.  The only HDTV broadcasts of the OT have been of the special editions.

DoomBot said:

Echo3 said:

Trying do download this on Myspleen. stalled at 94%... anyone on here seeding?

You do realize it hasn't finished uploading 100% right? Just about everyone is at that 94%, it will finish when it's done.

 no, i didnt know that. thank you.

Trying do download this on Myspleen. stalled at 94%... anyone on here seeding?

my 2 cents...

I dont watch any of my movies on disc anymore.  I have my entire library of DVDs and Blu's ripped to hard drives, and use XBMC to play them back.  menus and chapters dont have much appeal to me.

Sometimes I forget that there are still people that want fancy cases and menus.  :)

I love fancy cover art, thats why I use XBMC.  Each movie can have any cover art you could dream of assigned to it.

That said, Im eagerly awaiting 2.5, and love that there is an effort to produce all the extras, like menus.

it looks like my TV edit copy of THE THING isnt on any torrent sites.  Is there anyone who can put it on MYSPLEEN? PM me.

My guess is that some automated noise removal program mistook the sound effect for a blemish, and removed it.

This thread doesnt belong in fan edits.

Existing thread here.

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/TV-edits-of-John-Carpenters-80s-flicks/topic/12379/

Something I learned while ripping my HDDVDs.... theyre all encoded at 29.97 FPS.  I never new that about HDDVD.  

I picked up the XBOX drive.  Ill be adding copies of The Thing, Apollo 13 and maybe animal house. Some of my favorite movies.

Jonno said:

I've yet to hear of a Warner title that has different video on its HD-DVD and Blu-ray versions

Grand Prix, mentioned a few posts back.

Look like the BD has more detail and less compression.  Good to know!

Anyone compared "shawn of the dead"?

I already have the HDDVD of the thing, but based on the discussions in this thread, Ill be picking up Apollo 13 and the XBOX drive as well. 

My HD DVD player is sitting at my dads house being used as his regular DVD player, and My HDVDs have been sitting in the garage.

I bought an HD DVD player a few years back and bought Grand Prix, Forbidden Planet and The Thing.  Three of my favorite movies, which at the time were not on Blu. 

Im curious about the HD DVD of GRAND PRIX.  It is confirmed that the HDDVD and BluRay use different transfers, but I have not read anywhere if one is better than the other.

Im pretty sure the HD DVD has standard Dolby digital, wheras the BD had Dolby Digital Plus.  Not sure if there are other differences

PM sent

http://www.demo-world.eu/trailers/high-definition-trailers.php

opinions seem to vary greatly on this disc.

Well respected restoration expert finds the bluray transfer enjoyable.

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/topic/323483-a-few-words-about%E2%84%A2-the-great-escape-in-blu-ray/

Short of a spendy ground up restoration, this may never meet everyones satisfaction.

DVDmike, I encourage you to continue your work, as I find the Bluray to be a bit too drab.

I really wish the Bluray had used the much wider 2.66 framing that the 1998 DVD used.

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare3/greatescape.htm

1998 DVD http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare3/greatescape/ge6a.jpg

BluRay  http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film4/blu-ray_reviews_59/the_great_escape_blu-ray_/960__the_great_escape_blu-ray_05_.jpg

Just to clarify my error, it was the 2006 releases that had the bonus LD transfers.

everything youre looking for has been preserved, and there are dedicated threads here on the OT.  I dont have the time to look it all up for you.

I do recall "project Blu" being cleaned up HD upscales of the 2006 DVDs, and "TR47" being straight rips of the LDs without cleanup work.

There are  many fan edits and preservations out there, with various differences and sound mixes. You just need to look.

Edit: ok so i do have time . Did you notice the project index thread?

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Project-Index-Star-Wars-Preservation-and-Other-Projects/topic/2450/

TR47  is what you want

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/The-Cowclops-Transfers-a-k-a-the-PCM-audio-DVDs-Row47-set-Info-and-Feedback-Thread/topic/1364/

The bonus features and interviews you want are also mentioned in that thread. 

I have copies of the 2004 2006 DVDs that were upscaled to anamorphic and synced to the PCM tracks.  I honestly cant remember if I did it myself, or aquired from another OT member.

Those have been officially released. The bonus discs on the 2004 DVDs 2006 DVDs contain the 1993 transfers, which were used for both the 1993 definitive laserdiscs, and the 1995 faces set.   They have Letterbox video and Dolby 2.0 audio.  There are fan versions that have attempted to improve the video and audio quality, but if you're looking for 1995 quality, the official DVDs are the closest thing.

Moth3r said:

Try IsoPuzzle. Some sectors may be readable on one drive but not the other, and vice versa. If you're lucky you may be able to recover the full disc image.

wow!  I think that worked.   Ill know for sure soon.

I know people were looking for the uncompressed DVD versions of this,  but because it based off vhs recording from TV, i dont think that compressing it with handbrake for easier sharing will hurt the quality visibly.

tried ripping on my BD player.  same issue.

I found it.  Its spread across 2 discs, and is 146mins long.  Unfortunately, the 2nd DVD-R will no longer play.  I cant rip it to my hard drive.  Ive had this problem with alot of my old DVD-Rs.   Ill keep trying to get it to rip, but it may be a lost cause.