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BOTTOM LINE: The best & worst the 90's "Heisei" series has to offer in one 2-disc package. Both look & sound quite good and you can watch them in either the original Japanese language (with or without subtitles) OR select Toho's English language dub. A solid value for G vs. MechaG. (Just think of the second film as a bonus feature.) 4 STARS
GODZILLA vs. MECHAGODZILLA II...
THE STORY (contains spoilers): Fed up with Godzilla's constant attacks and the catastrophic devastation left in his wake, the Japanese government funnels its (apparently bottomless) funds into the construction of a mechanical combat machine designed to resemble the Big G, only with even more power & lethal weaponry, in the hopes that it can take down the radioactive reptile once and for all. (Like their massive metal G isn't going to lay waste to a buttload of real estate every time it goes into action??? LOL.) Meanwhile, scientists discover a couple of prehistoric eggs on a small island; one turns out to be a recently hatched Rodan, while the other contains a baby Godzilla, as the startled science team soon discovers. Summoned by the frightened baby soon after it hatches, Big Papa rips Tokyo a new one trying to locate the infant. MechaGodzilla is sent into battle to stop Godzilla's rampage, but when Rodan also swoops into town to answer baby's call the kaiju confrontation becomes a 3-way melee to see who can cause the most destruction. Who will emerge victorious?
THOUGHTS: My favorite of the 1990's entries because of its nice balance between human drama & monster action. Godzilla gets lots of screen time here, and the story centers around him rather than him merely being a plot device. The Big G design here is one of my absolute favorites out of ANY of the numerous films he's starred in. It's also great fun to see Rodan back in the mix again after a 20+ year absence, and Baby Godzilla is just about the cutest thing ever. The monster fights are a fairly even mix of atomic breath & beam exchanges and good old-fashioned tooth & nail grappling. The impressive musical score by maestro Akira Ifukube is one of his best, combining classic pieces from previous G-films with some terrific new stuff, including a thunderous new theme for the man-made MechaGodzilla. The F/X work of Koichi Kawakita & his team at Toho is some of the best in the entire series, with only the stiff Rodan puppet keeping it from being a grand slam. All-in-all, this is just a great Godzilla film from the 'second wave' of Godzilla motion pictures from Toho Studios
GODZILLA vs. SPACE GODZILLA...
THE STORY (contains spoilers): Godzilla & Little Godzilla take up residence on remote Birth Island. Scientists & the military are flown in to observe them and attempt to control Godzilla using ESP (huh!?!) to mentally steer him away from Japan. And speaking of which, those never say die Japanese government types have whipped up yet another battle machine to defend the homeland. This time it's a modernized version of MOGUERA (whose first and only appearance was in 1957's THE MYSTERIANS). During all of this, it is learned that the mutated G-cells of Biollante, (the plant/human/Godzilla hybrid monster last seen drifting into space at the end of 1989's GODZILLA vs. BIOLLANTE), have drifted into, thru and out the other side of a black hole(?). This chain of cosmic events has further evolved the cells, resulting in the creation of a bulky blue, crystalline behemoth code-named Space Godzilla. SG returns to Earth and lands on Birth Island. After almost killing Little Godzilla, the blue-hued heavy hovers into Tokyo to drain the city of its power and lay a trap for Godzilla so it can destroy the King of The Monsters once and for all.
THOUGHTS: Perhaps the most unfocused and slapdash of the all the G-films. So many elements are just haphazardly thrown together that you have to wonder how many fingers were actually in the pot, so to speak. This film has monsters, gangsters, ESP & telekinesis, renegade commandos, space travel & time warps, naked man ass, (was that REALLY necessary?), 2 awkward go nowhere love stories, tiny giant space moths... and more. Whew! It tries too hard to cram in too much, and fails on almost every level. There are some good bits & pieces in it, but overall it's just a mess. After some top notch F/X work on the previous film, Kawakita & his crew really drop the ball here. Space Godzilla looks kind of intimidating, but he's mostly just awkward & clumsy. Seriously, SG has all the speed & mobility of the Stay-Puft Marshmallow man. Then there's MOGEURA, which, I'm sad to say, is pretty silly and not in the least bit imposing or cool. (I understand the character was a personal favorite of F/X director Koichi Kawakita, but the design never particularly impressed me, neither the original back in the day nor the redesign we get here.) Honestly, one look and you just know that it would NEVER stand a chance against Godzilla. Even the showcase monster battles are unemotional, slow and boring. The finale, which takes place in Tokyo, suffers the most; it's lethargic, lazily choreographed and claustrophobic-looking to the point that it often feels like you're watching a stage play. And hey! did you know that there are NO stars in outer space?!? Nope! Just watch the early battle between MOGUERA & Space Godzilla and see for yourself. Not even one single twinkling Christmas light to help give the impression of vast starfields or infinite depth in the black void beyond Earth's atmosphere. That's pretty lame. And don't get me started on Little Godzilla. Boy, if you thought the Baby G from G vs. MechaG II was too cutesy then check Little G out. Toho serves up a full-blown THE LAND BEFORE TIME reject for this film. Obviously, this is NOT one of my favorite Godzilla films, not by a long shot. :-\
THE BLU-RAYS: These two Sony titles are solid efforts, and thankfully each film is on its own disc. Picture & sound for both features is pretty good. Video portion has clean, crisp focus, strong colors and almost no dirt or debris. Also little to no artifacting, pixelation or crush (video noise) that I could detect. Audio is clear and the soundmix on both features is mercifully neutral and level, whether listening to the original Japanese language or the English dub. Only bonus content is the original Japanese language trailers for each film.
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Movies were good! They look great and have the correct dubbed audio track which is what I was looking for (I know unpopular opinion!) The Audio is 5.1 on Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla for English and Japanese, However for Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla II, only the Japanese audio is 5.1, and the English is only in stereo. They also have subtitles which is nice. The video quality is fantastic and these look the best they have ever looked. Some of the shots look a tad soft but grain detail is intact and these are both new transfers which is awesome. They look much better then the old DVD's by Tristar. Unfortunately mine didn't come with the digital code :(, not a huge deal as I mainly use the Blu-Ray discs anyways but nonetheless it was a bit disappointing, sure I could burn it, but that takes time.Also Please note for anyone looking to play these Blu-Ray discs outside of North America, you need a region free Blu-Ray player as these are both region 1 locked.
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My favorite 90's G-film, bundled with my least fave. MechaG is simply too much awesome to ignore just because of goofy SpaceG.
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2016Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2021
Also Please note for anyone looking to play these Blu-Ray discs outside of North America, you need a region free Blu-Ray player as these are both region 1 locked.
NO DIGITAL CODE ON MINE!
By BRing on April 6, 2021
Movies were good! They look great and have the correct dubbed audio track which is what I was looking for (I know unpopular opinion!) The Audio is 5.1 on Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla for English and Japanese, However for Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla II, only the Japanese audio is 5.1, and the English is only in stereo. They also have subtitles which is nice. The video quality is fantastic and these look the best they have ever looked. Some of the shots look a tad soft but grain detail is intact and these are both new transfers which is awesome. They look much better then the old DVD's by Tristar. Unfortunately mine didn't come with the digital code :(, not a huge deal as I mainly use the Blu-Ray discs anyways but nonetheless it was a bit disappointing, sure I could burn it, but that takes time.By BRing on April 6, 2021
Also Please note for anyone looking to play these Blu-Ray discs outside of North America, you need a region free Blu-Ray player as these are both region 1 locked.
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waynold
As good as I remember it👍😁
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 25, 2021
B. Mustafa
An Excellent Godzilla movie!!! Do Not Miss this film in the entry!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2008Kindle Customer
Doesnt work in uk
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2021
