Rodan
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Movie Reviews of Rodan
Movie Review: A little disappointing...
Summary: 3 Stars
The DVD is nice for the price. But, I wish, with this and other Toho films, that we had the original full-length Japanese release with subtitles. I think the original Japanese versions of Godzilla, Rodan, Monster Zero and Mothra would be big sellers. Certainly, Japanese language Godzilla VCDs are sell well on Ebay. Some other Ishiro Honda classics, like the Mysterians and Battle in Outer Space would also do well. The bootleg copies are always selling out on Ebay.
I like Rodan. I think the storyline has merit. Its a good "popcorn" film. Rodan appears to be the first Japanese "big" monster movie to carry a sympathetic theme toward the monster.
This CD is worth the price of purchase. It is the best Rodan available.
Movie Review: DVD not too bad, for the price.
Summary: 3 Stars
For the first time in the US, Rodan has hit the DVD market! Presented in full frame (that is how it was filmed, contrary to what some may say) with it's original mono & a really bad 5.1 mix soundtrack (i'd stick with the mono as the 5.1 has an echo-y type of noise to it). If you like monster movies, this will not disappoint. The dvd doesn't have any special features, just a commercial for the Godzilla Gamecube video game. The video quality is not the greatest as I'd rate it a C. But for $..., it's not too shabby. If you have never seen Rodan, pick this up as it may be the only time this movie gets released on Region 1 DVD.Movie Review: DVD quality could be better
Summary: 3 Stars
OK, we all know how cool this classic is. The 1st Kaiju filmed in color.I am just going to comment on the quality of the DVD itself. It is not widescreen. It is fullscreen. I wish that was in [the product's] description. Also the source material was not the most clean print. There are countless dots and light scratches throughout the film. And my last observation, dubbed in english.
What this DVD should have been is a nice clean widescreen print in the original language.
I should have kept my VHS copy and saved my funds for something else.
Movie Review: pretty good
Summary: 3 Stars
This movie is about 2 ptertactle mutants attacking japan.Named rodan they were awakened by bombs whitc made them very mad.On an island theres giant bugs whitcjh were eating all of the island people but were eaten by rodan.Movie Review: Good Movie, Terrible DVD
Summary: 2 Stars
Just as a warning, I am a pretty big G-fan...
This Rodan DVD seems to be the norm for the majority of kaiju DVDs released here in the States; the movie is good, classic kaiju eiga, but this DVD is barebones, and rather lacking in quality.
Movie
Rodan is a classic Japanese monster film released shortly after Gojira 1954, and the first of the Toho films to be released in colour. Basically two giant flying monsters wreck havoc on Sasebo and other parts of Japan. SFX are kinda cheesy in some scenes, and the scene where a jet is destroyed midair is repeated way too many times, but other than that the Rodans look pretty good flying around and causing havoc. Wires are occasionally visible, something I've never really noticed when I saw this on TV. There are a few times where the SFX were so cheesy I laughed out loud, like when the bug lunges 100ft at a policeman and kills him. Hehe... Pretty consistent with Toho's efforts. Akira Ifukube is responsible for the music, and Ishiro Honda returns as director. I doubt this is the uncut version...
4/5
Video
The picture is average at best; of course, some of this is due to the film's age (1956), but the transfer really isn't that great, and there are scratches and print damage all over the place. Given the awesome treatment Toho has given for many of their Region-2 releases of older kaiju films, there really isn't much of an excuse for such shoddiness on the part of Classic Media/Sony. Rodan, like Gojira 1954, was filmed in Full Screen, so a lack of widescreen here isn't a concern.
2/5
Audio
Sadly this DVD only offers English Dubbing; the original Japanese track is nowhere to be found. The dubbing is adequate for the most part, although there are some awkward moments, and appears to the be same dubbing in the version frequently on TV. The 5.1 track is absolutely terrible, echoing like no other, and is quite a pain to listen to. Stick with the 2.0 Stereo here, which is adequate.
2/5
Extras
Other than an awful preview for the Godzilla game for Gamecube, there isn't anything else.
0/5
Overall
The quality is low enough where you should only pick this up if you find it for $5 or less in some bargain bin somewhere; the $10 they ask for here on Amazon may be too much.
1.5/5