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And now, at last, here is something that's been in the works for two or three years now: the one-inch television master tape for GODZILLA vs. MEGALON!
Straight from a TV station library (dated April 3, 1990), this one-inch "type C" format offers more lines of resolution than that of VHS. This is a good thing, and it gets even better, because the production house that transferred this for me had recently re-built their equipment to include a component that cleaned the tape immediately before the conversion, ensuring the best transfer possible.
As a result, the film looks better than any home video release up to the time! What's more, there is also an added bonus:
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In addition to the film, I was saving this Super 8 conversion that the same company did for me a couple of years ago, to use as bonus material. This is the U.S. MEGALON theatrical trailer, which was actually released by Steel Valley Film Services--probably via mail order--for the princely sum of $9.95. While this is the same trailer you've probably seen before (that can be found on YouTube), here it serves as a great example of how much quality Super 8 can actually reproduce. This widescreen trailer looks and sounds great.
As you can see from the artwork, the film runs 79 minutes, 19 seconds, so a thorough comparison with other released versions, especially the many VHS releases of the day, would be in order (MEGALON famously has some discrepancies, such as the opening credits for example...it always cracks me up how they pan-and-scan their way out of the nude pinups in the truck). For now though, here it is, at long last! Enjoy!
LINK(includes film, trailer, & artwork):
