Product Details

• Actors: Megumi Odaka, Akira Takarada, Takehiro Murata, Saburo Shinoda, Akiji Kobayashi
• Directors: Kazuki Omori, Takao Okawara
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Unknown)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: November 10, 1998
• Run Time: 205 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0767825489
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,236 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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That's right, they didn't stop making Gozilla films in the mid-'70s like you thought, but resurrected the rubberized reptile in the mid-'80s and have continued making crazy, clear-your-Saturday-afternoon-schedule offerings to this very day. And here in this double-feature disc are two of the craziest from the early '90s.

Godzilla vs. King Ghidora involves some western folks in a flying saucer from the future who come back to warn Japan of its imminent demise by Godzilla. But their real aim is to aid in that destruction, thus keeping Japan from becoming an economic powerhouse. Along the way, some cute little creatures they've brought with them are transformed into King Ghidora, the not-so-cute nemesis of Godzilla, and the two inevitably battle it out as unwitting champions of their times. The special effects are tops, the action is silly and pulpish, and the plot is lifted partially from Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (1968). If you don't watch this film with a silly grin on your face, you just aren't a Godzilla fan.

Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth is a variation on one of the best of the old Godzilla films, Godzilla vs. The Thing (1964). When a meteorite hits the Earth, Godzilla is awakened, along with Mothra and his evil twin Battra, the Black Mothra! Mothra must save the Earth from these scourges, with the help of its minions, the Cosmos, those twin miniature girls who sing the eerily beautiful Mothra theme from the earlier film. And the special effects are even more impressive and hallucinatory than before, if that's possible.

The pleasure of seeing these rarities on DVD is only slightly hampered by their truncated aspect ratios; yes, Mothra's widescreen wings have been clipped down to paltry pan and scan, and thus denuded of its native Tohoscope. --Jim Gay

Product Description

Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 12/21/2004 Run time: 205 minutes

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Two Fantastic Godzilla Movies, April 10, 2001

By	Xam "mixed media man" (nyc) - See all my reviews

I'm not a hard-core Godzilla fan, but i find them entertaining, so i picked up this DVD. Upon watching it, the one thing that really annoyed me was the lack of the widescreen option. I always like to have the original scope of the film. That is a main reason why i didn't give it 5 stars. The japanese soundtrack isn't available as an option. I prefer the english dubbing anyway, for comic effect at least. For those people who prefer the english subtitles that option should have been presented as well as the widescreen option. But I do really like the fact that you get two movies on this DVD, while costing the same as one normally does. And anyway these are two of my favorite Godzilla movies and they look good on this DVD. These two movies are both really cool: Mothra: Battle for Earth is really my favorite, the tiny twin women are fantastic! King Ghidora is very entertaining but not nearly as cool as Mothra. It's worth the money if you're a casual Godzilla fan like me, and don't mind the missing japanese soundtrack and widescreen options...

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome! Finally a '90's Godzilla!, May 5, 1999

By A Customer

Ever since I saw the original 50's Godzilla, I had always wondered how it had evolved in the 90's. Now I know. It's plain awesome! A bigger Godzilla with even bigger special effects. I love it!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Godzilla movies, November 5, 2006

By	Puffy AmiYumi World "Andrew" (Indianapolis) - See all my reviews

Godzilla vs King Ghidorah:

While best appreciated by true Godzilla fans, this movie is actually a pretty good science fiction story in its own right. A tricked out space craft with time travel ability presents some intriguing plot possibility that keeps the audience wondering. One interesting insights is how the story portrays what Japan will become in the future. Add to that a back story that presents the origins of both Godzilla and Ghidorah and you end up with one of the best Godzilla movies ever made.

Godzilla and Mothra:

This is basically an updated movie of the early flicks involving Mothra. Worth watching if you're a big Godzilla or Mothra fan.