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Title: excellent transfer at budget price
Review: The DVD image quality is excellent. I didn't expect much at the budget price, so the sharp, stable, colorful 2.35:1 widescreen transfer was a nice surprise. The box says "images of superb quality taken from the film's original print." It's usually best to ignore puffery, but here you really do get gorgeous video--about as good as (say) the Bond DVDs of the same vintage. Minor nits: there's some dust at the ends of the reels, and the widescreen transfer is not anamorphic (that is, not "enhanced for 16:9 TVs").The 5.1 audio is choppy and strange at times. Whenever the dubbed English pops in, the sound quality changes, almost as if it briefly drops into mono. But part of the joy of vintage Godzilla is its glorious cheezyness. Making it too sterile would cut out its soul.The DVD "extras" are negligible. At the price, it's unfair to complain about this. The important thing is that the film itself looks great. If you like Godzilla, don't hesitate.
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