In the history of cinema there have been many notable monsters, but only one has earned the title the King of the Monsters. That moniker rightfully belongs to the one and only Godzilla, who has been a staple of the silver screen for more than 70 years. In all of those many decades, the King has appeared in dozens of feature films. Few — if any — are as harrowing as 2016’s Shin Godzilla, which is going to be even more harrowing thanks to a new 4K Ultra HD upgrade.
Earlier this year, GKIDS acquired the North American rights to the film from directors Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi. Their first order of business? Re-release the modern kaiju classic on 4K. This is long overdue and a most welcome upgrade for longtime fans. It’s also an outstanding excuse for more casual fans to catch up with what is unquestionably one of the greatest Godzilla movies ever made, right up there with the original 1954 cinematic classic that started it all and the Oscar-winning, groundbreaking Godzilla Minus One.
