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Post #767462

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monkeyjb1988
Parent topic
King Kong vs. Godzilla - Japanese Version Restoration Project (Released)
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Date created
2-May-2015, 3:34 PM

monkeyjb1988 said:

I just got the Japanese version, so I'll let you know how it looks when I watch it.

I just watched it. Unless I missed anything, there were about, maybe, 5-7 minutes of the film that came from an SD source. It's noticeable but I can't say whether you could see it if you didn't know about the film's restoration problems because I definitely knew about them. The SD bits mixed OK with the rest. Not as well as Sins of the Father on the TNG sampler Blu-Ray but better than Metropolis (keep in mind, Metropolis had to use text cards for some scenes).

All in all, fairly decent. The true HD footage was beautiful although a few shots weren't so good (but they were visual effects shots, which rarely look good on Blu if made before the 70s-90s). It was also a fun film. If you're not bothered by no subtitles and can afford a Japanese Blu-Ray, I highly recommend this disc for Godzilla fans.