Original Japanese Godzilla to get U.S. re-release
 

Has this been mentioned before? If not:

http://www.rialtopictures.com/godzilla.html

Note that Criterion typically (but not always) ends up releasing Rialto's re-released titles on DVD. So this could be considered DVD news as well.

If the CC has The Blob in their lineup, then why not the (original) "Big G"?

http://www.fuetternverboten.ch/godzilla.jpg
IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT,
STAMP YOUR FEET!



(Donnacha stamps feet)

Before last week or so when they announced the last two G films being released uncut with Japanese tracks, I would have told you to go sell crazy somewhere else, we're all stocked up here.

Today, this is very big and very exciting.

Oh, please come to Las Vegas.
Oh, please come to Las Vegas.
Oh, pretty please come to Las Vegas.

The next Solutions conference, I'm there, no worries mate. :)

Didn't Criterion briefly acquire (and then lose) the domestic laserdisc rights to the original Japanese Gojira films? Any chance they'll regain them for DVD? Rialto's distribution gives me some high hope...

Careful what you wish for!
http://www.digitalpose.com/mbr/1/190...7551501_vl.jpg

Oh, someone had to do it...

This is good news. G 54 is a great film :up:

Will this be with or without Raymond Burr?

Without.

Now THIS is worth waiting for. I'd love for this to happen.

In my best Marv Albert voice, YES!

DonnachaOne, that was fantastic.

I especially love the tagline at the bottom. ;)

Awesome! :)

Criterion was trying to release some of the original Godzilla movies in their original Japanese versions on laserdisc a few years ago (would have been #369-373 I think). With this development? I hope they do, and I can't wait for the original Japanese version to hit...

Fabulous.

Oh the possibilities!


Can we say Mecha-Elvis?

I did this at work today, just for you. :)
http://www.breaffy.us/Godzilla.jpg

Yes. It was slow.

Rockin'. :up:

a mere comic made out of boredom that is 10,000 times better than Ferris Bueller running from a huge Iguana.

Send a treatment to Toho, we need this movie made!!

:lol:

Should I be ashamed to admit I'd watch that?

Donnacha gets two enthusiastic thumbs up!

What, Ferris Bueller running from a huge iguana?

I liked "Milktoast in the City" running from "Godzilla"

talk about being in a hole when this thread was initally started, to actually see the trailer before "The Battle of Algeirs" made me salivate in anticpation - anyone know of when the actual release date Rialto is planning. I am soooo excited!

Comments?
 

Anybody else catch this yet?

I managed to see it a couple times at the Kennedy Center in DC.

I had never seen this version, plus it has been YEARS since I saw the Americanized one.

I was really impressed how 'dark' and serious this film was. wow. Yeah, the FX were campy, but come on, what can you expect for the era?

I read somewhere that the American release had 40 minutes (?!?!) taken out of the original Japanese version?

Can anybody confirm?

I wonder if there is a plan to release this version on DVD?