Product Details

• Directors: Ishiro Honda
• Format: Anamorphic, Widescreen, NTSC, Color, Subtitled
• Language: Japanese, English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Classic Media
• DVD Release Date: April 29, 2008
• Run Time: 69 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00125WAYQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,249 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "All Monsters Attack" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 04/29/2008 Run time: 69 minutes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My pal Godzilla, July 8, 2008

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Zack Davisson "japanreviewed" (Seattle, WA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All Monsters Attack (DVD)

You are probably not going to find a lot of fans who would choose "All Monsters Attack" as their favorite Godzilla flick. The complaints against it are many: Over-use of stock footage, a bizarre plotline involving Godzilla and the other monsters only existing in some sort of dream realm, an overly kid-friendly approach, problems of scale involving the humans and the monsters, etc.

And all of that is true. This isn't your standard Godzilla. This is your "after school special" Godzilla, complete with a helpful message for the youth of Japan about how to stand up to bullies and a kid-sized Minira who can speak English and be your monster pal. Director Honda Ishiro, a name that should be familiar to any G-fan, was interested in using his creations for more than just entertainment, and wanted to help kids who were being bullied, a serious social problem that still affects Japan today. "All Monsters Attack" is a unique offering in the Godzilla series, and that alone makes it worth seeing. And yes, it is cheesy, but its still fun.

The story begins with Ichiro, a poor latchkey kid who suffers from bullying at school. His only escape is in his imagination, where he finds himself on Monster Island, bonding with Godzilla's son Minira, who is being bullied by the monster Gabara. Minira tries to stand up to the bully, and helpful papa monster takes a tough love approach, refusing to step in and save the little guy but insisting that he stand up for himself. Ichiro learns that it is important to defend himself against bullies, so when he finds himself kidnapped by gangsters he has the confidence he needs to take action, then dish a little out to the kids that bully him as well.

Classic Media has put together a top-notch package for this underappreciated flick, with both the original Japanese version as well as the dubbed US release. Aside from the language, there isn't much difference between the two versions so you can take your pick. Additional extras are a biography of creator and director Honda Ishiro, which is fascinating. I had no idea Honda was an Assistant Director on so many Kurosawa Akira flicks like Stray Dog and Kagemusha.

Anyone with little kids couldn't go wrong with bringing home "All Monsters Attack". It's a great introduction to the Godzilla series and just might make some future G-fans. As for me, I guess I still have some kid inside, because watching this was just like a time warp back to Sunday mornings and Monster Theater. Good times indeed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars haha, i love this movie, June 21, 2008

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Rodolfo Cruz "Rudy's Reviews" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All Monsters Attack (DVD)

i remember waiting for the godzilla marathons and recording them all on vhs. when this one came out i was dissapointed but thought it was so campy and funny.
i just watched the japanese version for the first time and i may prefer the funny voice of the american version.
i had the classic media version but this new one looks better.

p.s did japanese kids really wear those shorts? damn thats like underwear haha.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars One star film in a three star package, March 4, 2008

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Mark F. Kaupe "Kaiju fan" (here, there and everywhere) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All Monsters Attack (DVD)

Among Godzilla film fans, this one is probably the worst example of the whole series. The kid hero in this film adds an air of depression as he portrays a latchkey school-kid in a run down and weary looking city.
Godzilla started to look more like the Cookie Monster from Sesame Street. Budget cuts reduced Godzilla and all the monsters to romp around on a jungle island since it was cheaper than building city models. All the city scenes that do appear are for background shots for the protagonist's drama. This may be the only Godzilla film where "No Buildings Were Damaged in the Making of This Film", though your brain cells may suffer.
This film is for completists only. The only real plus in this whole film was that a few years back, they used some scenes for a commercial about father-son relations.

So why buy it? First off, I am a completist. I have the rest of the recently remastered versions that have been released by ClassicMedia. These disks are well packaged with some nice extras. One of the best parts is the audio commentary track. The gentlemen who have been involved in the previous audio commentaries did an outstanding and engaging job in this series. I have every reason to believe that this will continue.
That is why I am giving this film three stars, maybe they can explain what Toho was thinking in making this film.
You would best be served by bundling this film with The Terror Of Mecha-Godzilla so you can save money and get a better value. That film was a swan song to the old Godzilla and it goes out with a bang. Things do blow-up REAL good...
It's odd that these two films are being released when neither are in proper order of continuity. I don't know the reason for this, but I hope they consider Godzilla Versus The Smog Monster for their next choice.