King Kong vs. Godzilla [Blu-ray]

Where do I begin?The special effects are very cheaply done, even for 1962, when we already had the stop and go motion technology that made the original KING KONG so famous. The ape suit for KONG is so bad, it makes the one in the 1976 version look like CGI. Just watch the scenes where Kong bats his eye lids like some raging queen. The dubbing is expectedly bad and the performances from the Japanese actors are very campy.So, it's amazing that given all that, this monster movie has become an irresistable cult classic! You can't help but feel a shiver of excitement in your spine when you see these two classic movie monsters (cheap suits) clash on screen.For me personnally, this movie brings back memories of "Godzilla Day" on Channel 9, WOR TV, when I was a kid; every Friday after Thanksgiving.Now; just imagine a spectacular remake of this movie with Peter Jackson's KING KONG and Roland Emmerich's GODZILLA! Ooooh, I shiver at the thought!

I ordered this for my son a while ago, and he loves it! Shipping was faster than he expected and it arrived in excellent condition. This is the 3rd film in both franchises and both the first time in color.When He first saw it he thought it was a remake because of the 1985 Godzilla suit and the 1976 King Kong suit on the cover, but found out that it was the same movie as before. Godzilla looks better than Godzilla Raids Again suit. Kong on the other hand, looked ridiculously weird. This is an improvement from the 2nd films of the franchises too. He has only seen G.R.A. a few times and hasn't seen Son of Kong straight through yet. A remake is needed for technology reasons, and a release of the Japanese version would be great as well. This is one of my son's favorite Godzilla movies ever because he's a fan of both Godzilla and King Kong.After more than 10 years, he's got almost all of the Godzilla movies.This is a movie not to be missed if you are a fan of Japanese monster movies.Definitely recommended!

One would imagine that a prestige studio that owns the original negative would provide better image quality for this over priced 30th Anniversary edition. As it stands, that visual quality varies throughout the film [taking into account that blu ray technology is naturally not flattering to some of the process shots employed herein.]On the bright side, the sequences on Kong's island are sharp with colors that are richly saturated. One can fully appreciate the beautiful matte paintings that comprise much of the scenery. Later, we are treated to details of cartoon-animated soldiers scurrying around on sleeping Kong's torso being prepared for the famous airlift. On the down side, some of the nocturnal scenes involving of Kong in Japan look lousy, with light patterns flaring in backgrounds where there should be solid tonal values.In spite of my quibbling over quality control, it's still great to finally see this childhood favorite in it's correct aspect ratio, with the original excellent musical score included [U.S. release used cues form earlier Universal monster movies], and to finally hear the real voices of the actors [But unfortunately with NO ENGLISH SUBTITLES, though that part I can live with.]Extras include picture gallery and several trailers on which no restoration work was done.

Godzilla's third outing pits him against King Kong! The story begins with Godzilla escaping from his icy prison of the previous film to again threaten Tokyo. Toho borrows heavily from the original Kong films, with scientists on an expedition there discovering the massive gorilla by accident and then having to kidnap him from the natives in order to use him against Godzilla. Like most adaptations of King Kong, The portrayal of Kong's island is dated, at best, with Japanese actors in blackface and an uncomfortable colonial attitude (the Japanese explorers giving cigarettes to a child would never make it past a censor today). This DVD only has the English-dubbed American cut of the film, which alters the story from the original. Unfortunately, there is no standalone DVD of this film that has the original Japanese cut. Additionally, the video quality is reminiscent of lower-quality VHS copies from the late-1980s/early-1990s.

I saw this movie in Japan and it had a different ending. Anyway you have the two greatest monster icons of all time. One american and one japanese.The movie like Kong plods along. Not the greatest plot or acting. BUT the fight makes it all worth it especially for wrestling fans. As a kid I could never forget Kong's GORILLA SLAM of the mighty Godzilla. Again where is the sequel? Well it certainly launched Godzilla's career. But what a tag team these two would make.

This is a great find for any fan of Toho monster movies. This version has not been re-edited by an American distributor. Unfortunately Toho hasn’t given this classic the love it deserves. That includes subtitles in English.

I knew what this was before buying as I had seen it in Korea back in 1964 while serving in the Army. I took a chance because of cover (Different Kong than in movie) I was hoping for Kong on cover. My Bad. Should have known better. It is now part of my "KONG" collection

The realism of it

Tres bon film de Godzilla MERCI

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très bon film à acheter et dvd parfait Je vous recommande donc cet achat dont le prix est raisonnable Bons achats à tous

沢山のレビューを拝見し、Blu-ray化されたものの色調は赤みが強いとか靄がかかっているみたいといった意見が多く見られましたが後れ馳せながら四年越しに購入しました。結論としては皆さんのおっしゃる通りと思いました。しかし、DVDと画質を比べることはしていませんが、例えばシーホーク号内のやり取りのシーンは流石Blu-rayで綺麗だなあとおもいました。その反面次のパッシンやふみ子の部屋のシーンは何というか全体の色合いが一定してないように見えました。シーンによって色調のバランスが異なればBlu-ray発売を楽しみにしていたファンの方はストレスが溜まるでしょう。しかし私はストレスなく最後まで見ることが出来ました。多分昔の経験が関係してるのですが、昭和60年に初めてオリジナル全長版のビデオが発売された時に当時の価格は￥14800でして、そんな大金を当時中学生の私が出せるわけもありませんでしたが、運よく近所のレンタルビデオ屋に入荷され視聴することが出来ました。それでは二枚組のドラマ収録LPで想像を膨らませていましたが、初めてその映像と対面したときの感動はいまだに忘れることができません。カットされたシーンが傷だらけで汚かったのですが、逆にここがカットされたのかと研究意欲が膨らみテープがすりきれるまで何度も見たのを覚えています。今は4k版もあり当時の画質そのものを復活させることが出来ましたが、私はこちらのキンゴジも個人的には大切にしていたいと思っております。画質にこだわる方は4k版Blu-ray発売まで待たれた方がよいかと思います。

ゴジラ初のカラー作品。第一作のメッセージ性はほぼ無いが、エンターテイメントに舵を切った新たなゴジラシリーズの先駆けとして、さまざまな挑戦が感じられる意欲作。有島一郎、高島忠夫、藤木悠などによる会話がコミカルでテンポよく、息もぴったり。浜美枝ら後のボンドガールも華を添えている。田崎潤が渋い芝居で要所を締め、映画全体の説得力を高めている。円谷監督の特撮シーンもダイナミックな合成技術で、大きさの対比の表現に成功しており、画面の隅をちょっとヘリコプターがかすめるだけで、ミニチュアのセットも本物に見える。一番迫力を感じたのが、タコと原住民の戦闘シーン。本当に巨大なタコと格闘しているように見えた。終盤のゴジラとキングコングの戦闘も、そこへ人為的にもっていくストーリーのアイデアも面白い。映画ならではのスケールの大きな話である。正直、観る前はしょぼくても時代的にしょうがないと思っていたが、今見ても素直に楽しめる映画だった。