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Title: finally released after 14 years
Review: Criterion first announced Godzilla on Laserdisc back around 1998. That release never happened and took on somewhat legendary status. But now around 14 years later we finally have Godzilla done to the standards of Criterion. The picture is fine but not perfect. Its difficult to know the reasons for that given we dont know what the state of the materials were that they started with. But its still hands down better than any other previous release.The extras are up to the usual standard as well. The paper booklet was very terse and not all that great. But there was some useful details about certain films contemporary to Godzilla dealing with nuclear weapons in Japan. I liked the design of the packaging and the use of color.This is hardly a great work of art as a film. But its historically interesting in many respects.I just hope we don't have to wait another 14 years for the other five Godzilla films Criterion promised in 1998.
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