Thanks Gman! :)

And Amen to that!  If we want it, we need to let the people with the power know that there are consumers ready to shell out the money for these things.  When it comes to niche genres, thats really the only way things like this happen these days.

On a side not for those who didn't read the whole interview, here is another interesting tidbit:

Romero: The current Toho property releases from Mill Creek Entertainment were done through Sony's library of titles, but is there any chance that a future agreement direct with the Japanese film company might happen in a similar fashion to the one with Kadokawa for the Gamera and Daimajin titles? While many of the company's properties for the kaiju titles have already seen a DVD release in the states, there are still a couple that have been skimmed over, such as the 1973 Zone Fighter TV series that featured Godzilla.

Evans: Great ideas and are all under consideration.

Could be BS, but we can pray, right? :)

I'm calling BS on it, but we can hope. I'd love for Zone Fighter to be released here. However, it seems most Toku television gets the snub in the States. Much of the Ultraman series has still yet to hit North America. (Of course much of that is due to the insane liscense war between Tsuburaya and Sompote-- One I doubt will ever be resolved...) There's literally no need for Super Sentai due to Power Rangers, so I'm in utter shock Zyuranger is being released soon. Surely, that's being made available to test the waters for other Sentai.

Spectreman, Megaloman, Spider-Man, Kikaider...etc... It's a shame so many have still yet to hit North America. Officially anyway.

Thanks to all who answered my Mothra question. I was asking about the original 60's Mothra. I found and ordered the one you guys recomended. I have a freakin sweet bootleg of it. I dispise the idea of buying bootlegs but sadly it's sometimes the only option. I got a awsome boot of The Return Of Godzilla that rivals a sony dvd in quality that came with the Japanese AND US version. Funny story, When my niece was just 4 years old, I got her hooked on Godzilla and my brother hated him. One night he put the Matthew Broderick POS in (At the time a new release) and about half way through she tells him to stop it. "I like the guy in the suit ones" she tells him. SCHOOLED!!! LMAO

^Smart girl.

In other news Sony released an over-dramatic trailer for their second wave of Bluray:

http://www.youtube.com/embed/YlTeQ7AN3AI

^ HAHA, I ilterally just saw that on Scifi Japan!  That was epic!  The movies do look darn good in hi def!  I'm especially pumped about Mothra III... all I've had up till now was a Japanese VHS of that movie.  It was subtitled acurately, but the picture quality wasn't great.  I love the Mothra Trilogy so much, so this release really hits home for me.  And Godzilla 2000... that was my first Godzilla film, and its one of the few movies that I can say I love the Japanese cut and the American cut equally!  I love both, and I can't wait to se how both look in hi def! :D

It's been awhile since I've watched the Japanese version of Godzilla 2000, so I'm looking forward to it. Aside of the deleted scenes in the American cut, I miss the blue tinted color correction of the Japanese version. Made it feel more cinematic.

^Good observation!  I love the Japanese version, and I am always struck by how comparitively quiet it is, when one takes the reworked soundtrack and sound effects of the American cut into account.  Each version has its strengths and weaknesses, and one day someone will combine them to create and "Ultimate Edition" of sorts. :)

I'm not proud of myself, but I picked up the bootleg DVD of The Return of Godzilla on Amazon. I'm tired of having to go to MetaCafe to watch the far superior Japanese cut on a computer. It doesn't seem like The Return of Godzilla will be released stateside on DVD anytime soon, and I don't have a Blu-Ray player yet so a potential future Blu-Ray release won't benefit me much.

I preordered my limited edition G-2014 today, as well as the Rulers of Earth V4 which comes out in Dec.

@The King of the Monsters:

I hear ya there.  The legal web of ridiculousness  surrounding that film is mind bloating, so bootlegs, sadly, are the way to go.  I've had my copy of the Japanese version, accurately subtitled and packed with bonus features, for many years now, and it has served me well.  It wasn't what I wanted to do, but I needed to see that movie in its original version.

@Super Godzilla:

Good purchses!  I've got my Metalpak coming in a few days, and I'm waiting for my Kickstarter rewards for the Ifukube concert and Kyle Yount's upcoming Godzilla documentary, plus SHMA Godzilla 2014 and the two upcoming effects/weapons packs, and Godzilla vs Megalon on Blu-ray, which should be here today!

Yeah, I check my mailbox often...

@Danzilla93

Whats this documentry your talking about? The "Rebirth Of An Icon" somebody mentioned earlier? Is it like a full movie or a 10-15 minute dvd extra?

The Rebirth of an Icon is a 30 minute Extra.

Another Bluray update for Walmart exclusive Godzilla 2014.

@Wraith0711:

What GMAN said.  It will be an a featturette exclusive to the Target version of the Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack.  I didn't know it was 30 minutes, though!  Thats pretty awesome!

@Nextgojiraking93:

Now that there is an AWESOME cover?  I'mpretty sure I know the answer here, but there aren't any exclusive features on that version, right?

No idea why there is a question mark after that sentence... :/

Another abysmal review of the Godzilla 2014 Blu-ray...

http://www.tohokingdom.com/blu-ray/godzilla3d_warner_bros14.html

Unbelievable. -_-

@DANZILLA93 

The walmart exclusive Godzilla 2014 will be the standard edition but it won't have the bonus feature Rebirth of an Icon. Also what's weird on Bluray.com is that Godzilla 2014 has gotten a good review for it's Video and Audio Quality. here the link for the review.http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Godzilla-Blu-ray/78769/ 

Huh!  Thats interesting.  Thanks for sharing!

I'm wondering what they were thinking though.  Here is a shot from one of the trailers...

And here is a Blu-ray screenshot...

There's definitely a difference here, and its pretty drastic.  I still cant wait to get mine tomorrow! :D

Very disappointing to hear that the darkness on the Bluray isn't just something that's being blown out proportion and resolves itself on the television.

The thing is the digital elements for the theatrical release couldn't have been altered for Bluray/DVD unless it was done so on purpose. So for whatever reason this was a conscious decision... How awful... Seems that the only way fans of the film are going to see it as it was originally released is to replay the theatrical experience in their heads.

The theatrical experience wasnt that good in my opinion.

Alright, so I just got the target exclusive Blu-Ray and took a quick peak at the battle/night scenes.

I must say, there's nothing particularly wrong with them. They are a bit darker than the Blu-Ray screencaps released a while back, but they're much brighter than the Digital release. You can definitely see the battle in full detail; that part is certain.

What I'm kind of upset about is the lack of 'flare' in the menu system (although it is a minor complaint). I mean, with most Blu-Ray releases, you get a cool menu set up with creative ways of displaying the features. Here, its just a stand alond image with the options slapped across the bottom. They didn't even name their chapters (again, though, minor complaint).

But hey, I'm pretty sure the extended release would be more appealing (if we ever get it). All in all, the current Blu-Ray release is just fine.

The Blu-ray is terrible! It' so dark you can barley make out whats happening. I had to adjust my TV settings, or else it would have been a black blob of nothing on the screen. I was really looking forward to seeing it on Blu-ray because in the theatrical 3-D screening, I felt the action was pretty hard to follow. What a let down. In what other case does Blu-ray make something look like crap!? I don't get it...It's like this movie goes out of it's way for you to not want to see anything that's happening in it. I'm going to try the DVD today. Maybe that will be better.

^It's worse.

Thankfully when I watched Godzilla on DVD yesterday, I was able to crank up the brightness on my TV to the point that everything was properly visible. Unfortunately not everyone has the luxury of a TV with really high brightness settings.

On other DVD/Bluray issues, the dubtitles are pretty awful on the Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack / Godzilla against MechaGodzilla release. In addition to those problems, Godzilla against MechaGodzilla features the trailer from Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla II.

Sony was pretty sloppy with that one...

For those who want to let Sony know here's the email to try and get them to correct these issues. Please be civil:

consumer@SPHECustomerSupport.sony.com

It's unlikely they'll do anything about it, but nothing will happen if no one does anything about it.

UPDATES: I added the Wal-Mart cover to Godzilla '14 and fixed the covers for Destroy All Monsters and Godzilla vs. Megalon. All of the recent releases are now titled as "released!"

I also fixed the current Amazon prices for each release.

Finally I added the Gamera: Showa and Heisei Collection to the list. It will be available November 11th. I don't have the Amazon link just yet. If someone wants to hunt it down for me I'll put it up there.

The Gamera release is nothing more than all of Mill Creeks Blurays in a single box set. So unless you don't have these films, the set is usless.

Did anybody buy the Target Exclusive version, cause i wanna watch the Rebirth of an Icon stuff. please upload it to YouTube.

Did anybody buy the Target Exclusive version, cause i wanna watch the Rebirth of an Icon stuff. please upload it to YouTube.

^I did. It's not that impressive, mostly stuff cut from other special features.

The Gamera set is really unnecessary. They just released them on Blu a few months back in two nice sets and a third with the newer trilogy. Also it's missing Gamera the brave. Are they going to be any different? Might be worth it if the trilogy was remastered, they looked a little grainy in the pack I got in the bargin bin at wally world.