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I just got it for Christmas, it’s massive.

Lie harder, bugman.

Ok, so I'm 35 years old and have never watched a single Godzilla movie (other than the 99 version, yuck). But I'm looking at getting the box set. But I want some opinions. I'm not a big sci-fi fan, I like stuff from Kurosawa, Melville, Bresson, ect. Would this set be worth my money? Thanks guys.

jacob zembower best. comment.

@@ShinRobjira Thank you kind sir. You really made me want to get this set, though I haven't watched the Godzilla movies in a long time. But the illustrations are to die for.

I got it last week, the illustrations are eye burningly beautiful.

Jeremy Fritz should have waited for the half off sale at Barnes and Noble my guy

@@noahweyer3404 I know!! Ah, well.

@@noahweyer3404 Got mine today from Amazon. $112.00 was the price. A very good deal.

I think a lot of people would really enjoy that! I know I would! With ToHo coming out of their shells more and more, maybe we could expect that sometime in the future!

@@ShinRobjira I sure hope so. This collection is amazing!

I contacted Criterion. They stated that it was the way that Toho did the rights licenses.

What shortcomings?

@@gerrymichaud3851 Missed chance to ask them if they are ever going to make a Godzilla The Heisei Era films Blu-ray set

@@dino-man5475 I haven't heard anything yet.

Very true. TOHO was the issue. I thinks it was legal issues. The dubs were edited and changed the wordings of the films. I'm glad that I kept all the copies I've collected over the years.

That would indeed be nice.

Nice! I’m going to hope your strategy works out for me too!

"Blu rays in a cardboard sleeve for storage" Is that a problem? I just got my set today. Will cardboard damage the discs or something?

@@rjl310 I remember when the Mel Brooks Set was released people questioning the decision to have them in the cardboard sleeve page like this set. Although I haven't been able to find any comments on whether of not the discs really got scratched. I feel if you're going to pay for a box set, they should at least think about disc storage, instead of going the cheap way with the cardboard sleeves. I love collecting box sets.

@@gerrymichaud3851 Agreed!

Got mine!

Just order it

Sony already has one that comes with most of them, but it’s pretty cheap.

ajzeg01 Exactly, *MOST*

NucaCola The only movies it’s missing are Godzilla 1984, Godzilla vs Biollante and Rebirth of Mothra 3. It comes with all the Millennium movies though.

All the film's in this set are the Japanese versions... A couple of the films, the original and Kong VS Godzilla have the US versions as special features.

The Japanese version of King Kong vs Godzilla is on the Supplement disc #8 !! This is the first time it got released here domestically in the USA !! This completes the Showa Era films !! I wish all of the different English dubs were on here but due to rights, etc.. and Toho restrictions only a few international dubs are included !! some of the artwork is a bit ugly but all in all I'm happy to have it !! Barnes and Noble is selling it for $112.00 at the moment !!

It’s been three years and still no H or M Era sets.

Thanks fam 💜

Yessir!

But for some reason, it's relegated to the supplements disc and not on the same disc as the US version.

@@MitchQuadrupleTree wow that's weird lol

DenotheFreak itd be nice if Criterion was able to ship these out to the UK, that entire area needs their Godzilla releases. For sure.

@ShinRobjira God tell me about it...

ShinRobjira I know that us here in Australia are getting a release of this which I’m so thankful for as I didn’t want to miss this masterpiece of a collection! Now all I need is the Heisei Era done like this and we would have the two Holy Grails of Godzilla

Victor Vazquez how much was it originally?

I think we’ll sooner see the Showa Era 4K Collection from Criterion before we see anything Heisei to Millennium related. SONY has those movies locked down tight, some in both formats. Disney (technically) have Godzilla Vs Biollante and I think Kraken still have Godzilla 1984. If it were to ever happen, I don’t think it’d be in our lifetime, sadly.

@@ShinRobjira Criterion has a distribution deal with SONY and releases many movies owned by them, they extended the deal in 2015 for many years and still have it I think. The Sony owned movies wouldn't be a problem, the rest are though...

Riley Roberts i’d the really like to think we will with a future release of the movie, but at this point in time I think even hoping for another release of GvB is kinda hopeless.

Do you think criterion could get the commentary and the rest of the series

Seeing as how Sony owns a big chunk of the remaining movies (if not all) minus Godzilla Vs Biollante I’d say probably not. I mean I wouldn’t fully count it out, but I honestly doubt a Heisei or Millennium collection would ever come about... from Criterion at least.

You don't say?

Its pretty nice looking

Extremely, crunchy! Very clean!

Angus Lamont Getting both versions of each film would’ve been nice, yes. But in classic Godzilla style, ToHo doesn’t own the rights some of the American cuts of their own films.. including whatever bonus content those releases came with, which is a shame. But that’s how the cookies crumbles. Maybe one day!

Angus Lamont Criterion has commentary for pretty much all of these films though and they’re the most in depth ones you’ll find. They might be on the disc. If not, some are online.

If you're talking about dubs when you mean "both versions", you don't collect much Criterion. Criterion doesn't usually put dubs in their releases of foreign films. Ever. It's a complete shock we got as many dubs as we did. Dubs don't hold any value when it comes to the preservation and showcasing of films as they were intended to be seen (which is Criterion's whole reason for being), in fact, dubs do the exact opposite of that. Dubs are the reason Godzilla is a laughing stock among normie film buffs who aren't already fans of the franchise. Dubs are the reason Godzilla has the reputation he does that the Heisei, Millennium, Reiwa series or even the MonsterVerse has yet to rectify. Dubs are a Plague on films, and complaining about the lack of them in a release meant for serious film enthusiasts is asinine.

Devout Mothra Follower Devout Mothra Follower he wasn’t talking about dubs. With that being said, I agree. However, dubbing wasn’t initially meant for disrespect. The first Japanese film to get dubbing was Akira Kurosawa’s “Rashomon.” Originally, the planned on using subtitles, but opted against it to appeal to a wider audience (literacy rates and what not). So initially, during that era, if a film were to be dubbed, it was considered an honor on the studios’ part (despite how cheesy it is and how poorly said dubbing has aged). I am against it in the current era (for films, not animation), but at the time a different outlook was held on dubs, and was seen as necessary by the studio. A lot of this information is covered in David Kalat’s audio commentary on the original Godzilla American re-edit and dub (which Criterion published and currently streams on their channel... they publish dubs if it is culturally significant). So I agree, but you need to step back and understand why dubbing in the 40s-60s occurred.

The trick is to gently get them to the top area one finger through the hole the other to thr edge of the disk and gently pill it up till the edge touches the top of the cover and slide out.

Why would you keep it sealed? Waste of money.

Steven Lornie Because I know I’ll want a pristine copy. While I’m sure that the material used on this release is of high quality, but I do like to watch my movies and there’s also kids involved in my life. Over time I know it’ll get dinged and scuffed up so as an enormous fan it’ll ease my anxieties of having a copy that I know is in good condition. Also, as someone who loves owning physical media I know that prices can skyrocket in the secondary market once something goes out of print.

@@stevenlornie1261 Are you the type of person that goes around policing what people do?

Yes, they all do, indeed

@@ShinRobjira Good to know! :)

No, I don’t think Criterion really does that. Would’ve been a nice special feature tho!

Criterion hasn’t said anything about an individual release, we’re just assuming it won’t happen, which why the fans are just making smaller boxed versions. We’ve been keeping an eye out tho, just in case!

I would have preferred the collection to be in a standard bluray set for fitting it in the collection and to take up less shelf space.

Nah, that’s the beauty of Blu-Ray discs! No damage when cleaned and no scratches!

they do get scratched

It is not worth it IMHO unless you just don't have these films already. The transfers are no better than what was previously out there, even on DVD. The book is beautiful though, the films (the transfers) are not.

Yes, it’s on the special features disc.

Scratching a blu-Ray disc to the point to where it skips and is useless is a hard thing to accomplish. Long as you’re careful, they’ll be fine. Plus, Criterion wouldn’t toss something dangerous into a product like that, especially for that price.

La mayoría de películas de Criterion vienen sólo con subtítulos en inglés, al menos que la película sea en el idioma español.

Tasty Churro you’re getting the entire showa era on Blu-ray, some for the first time & with their original cuts, I’d say so!

@@ShinRobjira I've only ever seen 2 Godzilla movies and I've always wanted to expand into the older stuff. Hopefully I can get it soon. Thanks 👍

Blu Rays have anti scratch coatings on them as part of the Blu Ray specification, so cardboard sleeves and digibooks aren't a big deal for Blu Ray. It's not great for DVDs though

John Herman my mummy movies and avatar movie got scratched if you got the book ones

Seeing as how SONY still owns the rights to both the majority of those series, I don’t think it’ll happen anytime soon.. unless criterion buys Sony out lol

@@ShinRobjira Heisei ill be looking forward to. Sony could always make a set with their movies. Millennium would be a after thought as there are pack DVD's already with all of them. Is this set in better remastered a bit at least?

Let’s not forget Miramax owns Godzilla Vs Biollante, miramax is now owned by Disney. So who knows when we’d see that movie again & Sony just gave up the rights to Heisei Ghidorah & Mothra so I cant seem them doing a Heisei set at this point. Millennium series wise I’m pretty sure they have everything.. so if anything maybe that. No clue. The Criterion Collection do feature new transfers of the movies, while good they’re not AS GREAT as they could’ve been, due to Toho being really restrictive with their content. As of now, Showa era wise, this set is your best bet.

@@ShinRobjira maybe a team up could be possible. IDK how things work. It just makes things difficult i guess. The demand is there thou.

Scott McAree Invasion of Astro-Monster, King Kong Vs Godzilla, Son of Godzilla, Destroy All Monsters, Godzilla vs. Megalon, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, and Terror of Mechagodzilla all have their Japanese cuts and English Dubs. The rest are strictly Japanese

@@ShinRobjira Thank you. :)

BluRay only

Just physical, no codes sadly

Would love a proper Heisei Era collection release. But with the rights as tied up as they are.. We'd be lucky to get more of what we already have. Such a bummer.

Dark Magician 50% off at Barnes & Nobles, Amazon has em with a nice price cut as well. Either of those two are good places to purchase the collection.

Never mind I looked it up. It’s just Blu-ray.

Logan Jones it’s just a Blu-ray release. You don’t have an Xbox one or a PS4 you could use?

I’m so behind on modern systems that the only modern system I have is a switch. Does a Xbox 360 play them?

Buy a Blu Ray player...duh!

Maybe someday. You all have a good night. Sleep well.

The Video Deity Invasion of Astro-Monster, Son of Godzilla, Destroy All Monsters, Godzilla vs. Megalon, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, and Terror of Mechagodzilla all have their Dubs and original cuts, the rest are all just the Japanese cuts with no dubs.

@@ShinRobjira Thank you!

I guess it’s the sense of a true “complete” collection from those who don’t have the dvds, VHS copies or they just wanted them on blu-Ray.. which I can’t see not happening outside of this collection. As for those expecting the dubs.. the website and the trailer told ya what was coming lol

There IS no appeal, friend. Criterion doesn't usually put dubs I their releases of foreign films. Ever. It's a complete shock we got as many dubs as we did. Dubs don't hold any value when it comes to the preservation and showcasing of films as they were intended to be seen (which is Criterion's whole reason for being), in fact, dubs do the exact opposite of that. Dubs are the reason Godzilla is a laughing stock among normie film buffs who aren't already fans of the franchise. Dubs are the reason Godzilla has the reputation he does that the Heisei, Millennium, Reiwa series or even the MonsterVerse has yet to rectify. Dubs are a Plague on films, and complaining about the lack of them in a release meant for serious film enthusiasts is asinine.

A decent portion of the Showa era hadn't been reissued on disc for nearly a decade, officially at least. They were hard to find for good prices on top of that. The Heisei movies are pretty readily available in full aside from Godzilla Vs Biollante.

@@ShinRobjira The bulk of them are cheap in bargain bins but the 80s and 90s ones are always hard to find and cost 20$ or more each

Son of Godzilla & Terror of Mecha-Godzilla averaged out at $100+ on amazon and eBay for a loooong time because no one had the rights to re-release them. Sometimes they went for even more than this set alone. The heisei series being scattered about double feature blu ray releases and random DVD collections from SONY for $20 or less really isn’t a problem at all.

@@ShinRobjira Terror of mechagodzilla was 3$ when I got it 3-4 years ago Just because amazon is overcharging and ripping everyone off doesn't mean the movies are worth that much

I was just stating some of the movies were hard to find, out of print and overpriced.. it happened more with the Showa era than the Heisei era, hence why this collection exists.

I imagine just finding a place for it seems to be most people’s worry. Which is understandable. But, c’mon. Godzilla deserves that shelf presence!