MST-HD Remaster Project Vol. 1: Godzilla vs The Sea Monster, The

In the not too distant future,
Next sunday AD,
There was someone named SeaCom,
Not too different from you or me.

They were a big fan of MST3k,
Even bigger than me, if I should say,
They thought "These episodes are so great to see,
But they would look even better if the movies were HD!"

They got a Blu-ray copy,
The best one that they could (la la la),
They rotoscoped in the silhouettes,
And the result never looked this good (lalala),
Now keep in mind they had to add
The host segments on the side (la la la)
So don't go "huh" when you see the shot
Will go from small to wide!

RATING ROLL CALL
Audio! 10/10
Video! 10/10
Editing! 10/10
Enjooooooyment! (Bat guan... I mean, that's one O!)

If you're wondering how they did it
And other software facts (la la la),
Just repeat to yourself, it's just an e-dit,
I should really just relax,

For Mystery Science Theater 3000! (Drannnnng)

I am going to keep it very short: This is EVERYTHING you could want in making the old episodes of MST look as good as they possibly can. And the switching from HD movie aspect ratio back to host segment aspect ratio almost feels like the sort of thing Joel would have done on purpose just to keep the SOL feeling lo-tech. (and also because Joel is weird and does odd nonsensical things, The switch and transitions are not a distraction) All the necessary changes here work, and I am excited about whatever comes next in this project!

This was so good, I did a comparison segment on video, just so you can see the improvement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i2b4Ubva7Q&ab_channel=KeithBradbury

The original is washed-out, vhs-quality in the film portion, but this one just POPS, it's soo good! This is a fantastic improvement on the original. This FULLY replaces the original. It's the same content, but in full high-definition glory.

And I LOVE the theater curtains! Nice touch!

NOTE: because the movie is presented in full widescreen, with black bars on top and bottom, the host segments are presented within the screen ratio, so they are a bit smaller than my original "full-screen" version. This took a little bit of getting used to, but I understand why the faneditor did this and will not complain.

I love MST3K and Rifftrax as well. When I saw this editor working on this I immediately had to reach out. This HD version of this episode is amazing to see. I hear SeaCom is working on more. I'm stoked! But how can I top Dwight Fry's review? I can't. So go read his review.
Highly recommend!

I've wanted a project to exist like this for a very long time. I even made my own attempt at one point but never completed it. This is so enjoyable to experience. A must watch for MST3K Lovers. Same Jokes. Same Pacing. But all in HD. The Theater curtains were the only thing I feel didn't quite fit BUT I completely understand why they had to be put in place to cover the transition of Joel and the Bots walking into the theater. It also felt a tad squished because of the widescreen/shadowrama having to fit that aspect ratio, but again it had to be done to make this work at all. 10/10 overall. Hope they do many more in the future.