Godzilla Raids Again - Japanese Version Restoration Project

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Coming soon to selected torrent and file sharing sites near YOU!
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Okay, we all know how crappy the 2001 R2 transfer of GRA is, right?
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Y'know, the elements Toho Video used sucked to begin with, the detail is washed out, the contrast makes everything a mass of blackened nothingness, et cetera, et cetera.

Cool. Now here's the same shot from the Splendid DVD.
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See the very big difference? So I just put two and two together and decided to start my own restoration project for the film using the German version.

Approximately 44 seconds of footage is absent for the German version (and the credits most definitely AREN'T Japanese...), so I patched those segments with the 2008 Toho HV broadcast of Godzilla's second outing, Nihon-Eiga channel bug intact mind you, and corrected the contrast so it matches the German footage perfectly. Buddy of mine is working on the subtitles, because both scripts (Tokyo Monsters and Classic Media) are pretty crappy and need some polishing.

Extras will include an isolated score track, liner notes, and interactive menus™ for the DVD VIDEO_TS release. Enjoy this... ahem, SPLENDID new presentation of the film, from the caring hands of O(Wicket DVD Company® and NoBudget Home Video©! Also forthcoming this year is a 1.85:1 matted restoration of the film's U.S. cut, the dreaded Gigantis, the Fire Monster...


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Jolly. I'll see if I can help you for those cut shots.

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KFC wrote: Jolly. I'll see if I can help you for those cut shots.
Nah man. Already got 'em. Restoration's finished and ready to go as soon as the subs are done.

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This isn't piracy, is it? If so, I'm out.
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cant wait for this. im pretty excited.....oh and with the subs, is their any banana oil......or is this bad, this is Bad isnt it! :lol:
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Anguirus will be called Angilas in the sub script because that was the preferred and official romanization at the time.

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hey SHM can you get some good still shots of Godzilla ad anguirus when your done with the film thing. id love to have some higher quality pictures of the 55' suits
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Beef Bigshot wrote:hey SHM can you get some good still shots of Godzilla ad anguirus when your done with the film thing. id love to have some higher quality pictures of the 55' suits
Alright. Various screenshots comparing the German version to the R2 transfer will be posted every so often anyway.
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/57963

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Space Hunter M wrote:Anguirus will be called Angilas in the sub script because that was the preferred and official romanization at the time.
I personally still prefer "Angilas" in general - that spelling makes more sense.

Also, while I'm complaining about that, "Megagiras" makes more sense than "Megaguirus".

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