Criterion is best known for its restorations and re-releases of art films and lost classics. It is with some surprise but also welcoming cheer that they announce their next release will be the 1954 Japanese monster classic Gojira and its US reworking Godzilla: King Of The Monsters. Previous Blu Ray and DVD releases had many faults in the digital transfer and its assumed Criterion will do a frame-by-frame restoration.

This will be a must have release for any fan of monster movies or classic film. Its announced release is January 24, 2012. Read on for more details!

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