Friday, January 28, 2011

Gamera 2 Blu Ray


Ok, yes this is a Japanese monster movie, and no, it's not one of the classic "oldies."  In fact it was made in 1996.  That, however, lends to a pretty good looking Blu-Ray.  The special effects are still "Japanese Cheesy," but with updated features.  The explosions are better, the power-lines are more realistic and the scale of human to monster is much less unbelievable.  What I like about Blu-Ray is how well it transfers  the darks.  In a movie like The Dark Knight  or  Blade Runner, the Blu-Ray experience blows your head off in sequences that must be lightened for transfer to DVD.  But a new technology must serve the low end as well as the high.  Here is an opportunity (and there are surprisingly many) to test out the "low-end."

This Blu-Ray is actually a Gamera double feature.  I have , as of this morning, viewed both of them.  They both look very good for what they are.  The monster fight scenes are a special treat.  When I started Friday Frights back in my late teens, my neighbors young sons used to love to come over a watch monster flicks, and old Japanese monster movies were a favorite (all time winner:  Mothra); so I know a bad, nee terrible, copy of the genre when I see it.  This is literally a million times better than that technology!  Of course, this was before these two movies were made, but still we are talking Japanese Monster Movies...  I am very much looking forward to Blu-Ray editions of some of the classics!  How about a double feature of the original Godjira (1954) & the American release of Godzilla (1956) with Raymond Burr!

Can't really go wrong with this one, it retails for $7.99.

Few Images From The Flick:





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