Product Details

• Actors: Takurô Tatsumi, Yôko Ishino, Yasufumi Hayashi, Megumi Odaka, Sayaka Osawa
• Directors: Kensho Yamashita, Takao Okawara
• Writers: Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Kanji Kashiwa, Kazuki Ohmori
• Producers: Shogo Tomiyama, Tomoyuki Tanaka
• Format: Anamorphic, Widescreen, NTSC, Color, Closed-captioned
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: January 1, 2002
• Run Time: 210 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (183 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00003L9CB
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,358 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla / Godzilla vs. Destoroyah" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

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Godzilla's nuclear-powered heart is waning, threatening not only himself but mankind. But before going to that monster island in the sky, he must first battle his most forbidding foe to date: Destoroyah. Destoroyah makes Biollante, Space-Godzilla, and Rodan look like washed-up sparring partners as he dukes it out with Godzilla Jr. and Pop. With chilling powers that are sure to remind you of the creature from "Alien," Destoroyah wreaks havoc, and everyone's favorite radioactive lizard must give everything, including his life, to defeat him. Easily among the best of all Godzilla movies, Godzilla vs. Destoroyah eschews much of the series' campy humor for a dark and poignant vision that infuses the long-running series with new life at the same time that it lays to rest a beloved monster. --Tod Nelson

Product Description

Godzilla Vs. Spacegodzilla
The powers of telepathy enter the ranks of high technology in this supernatural, super-powered Godzilla(r) adventure for the '90s! The military minds behind Japan's special Counter G Bureau enter the New Age with Project T, in which a telepathic amplifier is implanted in Godzilla(r)'s brain in order to bring the giant monster under control. And just in time! In a faraway galaxy, the mutant Space Godzilla turns its evil eyes toward earth, planning to terminate Godzilla(r) and conquer the planet for its own. With the Japanese Mafia infiltrating Counter G, the Bureau needs all the help it can get. Will Japan's greatest enemy Godzilla(r) become its closest ally? Amid all the smoke and high-tech firepower, not even the psychics know for sure!

Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah
With a super-charged blast from his nuclear past, a new Godzilla(r) emerges from his own ashes, radioactive and ready to take on Tokyo! The great lizard's nuclear energy is increasing by the minute, and a monster meltdown threatens to vaporize the planet. But when mutant micro-organisms unleash a plague of destruction, Godzilla(r) is Japan's only hope to destroy them. This victory creates Godzilla(r)'s deadliest challenge yet: the Oxygen Destroyer. And with Godzilla(r) Junior pulled into the ring, only the Super XIII can put the deep freeze on this three-way monster melee. The action is hot and the special effects are chillin' in this high-tech, high-powered Godzilla(r) thriller!

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Print and Great Kaiju Fun, don't miss it! February 5, 2000

By cocozilla

Format:DVD

The release of Godzilla vs Space Godzilla and Godzilla vs Destroyer marks the first High Quality American release of these two films. The previous VHS versions of these films were poor quality SLP and badly cropped, destroying the original composition. The DVD is both widescreen and enhanced for 16/9 high definition Televisions. The surround sound is well done, though lacks the punch of the original Import laserdiscs . The picture is excellent, with only a little artifacting occasionaly noticable. The only demerit would be the poor dubbing job for both films , that makes them seem cheaper than they are. Tri-Star should have re-done the dubbing, or better yet, Provide the original Japanese language tracks for people who would prefer subtitles. The films are the last 2 of the HEISEI series, and are both greatly enjoyable. SPACEGODZILLA is a lighter movie, filled with great action sequences and a clever, if sometimes confusing plot. Visualy the film is a treat. The effects are more stylized than realistic, something common to Japanese films, and sometimes off putting to American viewers. The weakest effects are a space battle between The MOGERA robot and Space Godzilla, but it's so well edited and colorful that it can be forgiven. The final battle is great. The film can best be described as a 1970s Godzilla film that was GOOD! (unlike the real 1970s films that were pretty bad. Some people have disliked this film, but most seem to have understood that this was a FUN film, and went along for a great ride! Godzilla vs Destroyer is the last Godzilla film of this series, and is a dark, apocoliptic film, capturing much of the mood of the original GODZILLA movie.... The effects supervisor, Kochi Kawakita, actually had less money and time than any Godzilla film since 1989s BIOLLANTE, (less than 3 months! )which make the effects even more impressive. Godzilla's attack of Hong Kong and his death are the visual highlights. The plot is well done, with nice echos, both thematically and visually. The movie proves a fitting end to Godzilla, and a must have for any Kaiju fan. After screwing up the previous DVD release of GODZILLA vs GHIDORAH and GODZILLA vs MOTHRA (both were mono and cropped! ) Tri star should be congratulated for not making the same error. I hope to see MECHA GODZILLA on DVD Soon! Read more ›

20 of 24 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Sony DVD April 3, 2001

By James Ballard

Format:DVD

VIDEO QUALITY:
The release contains 2 films on one disc - on Side A 1994's "Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla", and on Side B 1995's "Godzilla vs. Destroyer" (using the title "Godzilla vs. Destoryah" since "Destroyer" can't be copyrighted). Both sides were pretty even when it came to video quality. I'll start with the positive which is, unlike Sony's previous attempt with "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah/Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle For Earth", that the disc presents the films in their original 1.85:1 widescreen ratio, and features anamorphic enhancement. Sadly however, both films, especially "Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla", contain a heavy amount of grain and print damage, and a fair bit of artifacting too. There was also a lot of discolouration and brightness issues too. You've gained one thing, but lost another.

AUDIO QUALITY:
One very basic setup, Toho's international English dubbing in Dolby 2.0. Like Sony's previous release, it generally sounds pretty good, with no distortion or other issues. It would have been nice to see a new 5.1 remix or the original Japanese soundtrack, but alas.

EXTRA FEATURES:
Absolutely nothing, unfortunately.

OVERALL:
For everything Sony did right with "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah/Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle For Earth" they did wrong with this, and vice versa. This release has the bonus of being in anamorphic widescreen, but looses extra features and the vivid image quality the previous release had. It's a simple barebones disc for those that want the film on DVD, but perfectionists will really need to look elsewhere.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars The End of Godzilla March 24, 2000

By Jim Mann

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

Godzilla vs. Destroyah is a good film but this DVD is a mixed bag. First of all, it combines it with Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla. This makes sense in a way, because that was the next-to-last film. But it is also the weakest of the last five Godzilla films. (Somehow, one of the best, Godzilla vs. Mecha-Godzilla, seems to have been skipped for DVD.)

Also, while the DVD quality is good, the cut most of the credits to Godzilla vs. Destroyah. The credits in the film are supposed to run for a couple of minutes, with scenes of a number of Godzilla films showing while they role and the appropriate Godzilla soundtrack music playing. The DVD chops this after about 10 seconds or so. I don't understand this, in that DVDs are aimed at the real movie fans, and that's just the kind of stuff real movie fans would like.

My rule in the future for Godzilla DVDs: rent before I buy, and don't buy if they do such things.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Godzilla's Last Fight December 29, 1999

By A Customer

Format:VHS Tape

This, the 22nd Godzilla film, has a fine plot, with some good effects. I first saw this film on November 2nd, 1999. I had recorded it on Halloween when AMC aired their Godzilla-thon. The characters aren't as bland as those in the previous film. Godzilla, who is dying,does something odd: he cries when Destoroyah kills his son. This proves that even giant monsters can have emotions. In the opening sequence, Godzilla attacks Hong Kong (how'd he get there?) The title itself is impressive, with the word GOJIRA rising onto the screen, then exploding, with the Oxygen Destroyer falling into the back. Then the Japanese title appears, followed by the subtitled American title. An interesting addition is the Super-X 3, with it's "freezer weapons".These weapons appear again when the army attacks the Destoroyah creatures. I can't believe it takes them 50 minutes to figure out that Destoroyah is a creature that is composed of anti-oxygen, not micro-oxygen(duh!) Godzilla Jr. is more like a cross between Baby and LittleGodzilla rather than a near-adult Godzilla. But even though I knew Godzilla would die, it was still very sad. I have been a fan since '93, and I almost cried when he died. But,as Roger Corman said at the end of the Godzilla-thon,"Death is not always the end".