The end of the Showa series.
Added 11/9/2009
Ishiro Honda & Akira Ifukube both make a welcome return to the G series after a few years away (I am not counting Godzilla vs. Gigan's use of Ifukube's music for other films). Honda's direction, while not as assured as his work on such earlier classics as Mothra vs. Godzilla and Invasion of Astro-Monster (aka Monster Zero), really adds to the proceedings & helps propel the story along. Akira Ifukube once again contributes a masterful score (the best moments are the cues for Katsura & the new Mechagodzilla theme). Mechagodzilla (MG2 per an insignia on his arm) looks great, all robotic fury and icy malevolence. He's the star of the show here. Godzilla's look is a modified version of the previous film's design. Titanosaurus is okay but I just can't seem to make myself like him. Sure, his backstory (a dinosaur forced to attack mankind by alien invaders) is interesting & his design is decent enough but... I don't know. Maybe it's that silly roar or maybe it's his "power tail." The spfx are generally executed well. As usual, there's a lot of impressive pyro on display here. The scene where Mechagodzilla decimates city blocks is definitely a highlight. I have to say, the aliens do look rather silly in their 1930's era space invader helmets. Also, the scene where the "godzilla air balloon" is repeatedly knocked into the air does not work at all. This film is uneven but it's not a bad way for Godzilla to bid farewell to the '70s.
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A fav from childhood
Added 6/9/2009
I always loved this Godzilla film because of the humor level. The monsters aren't the toughest or coolest, but they're unique and the battles are fun. Corny space aliens and uber sci-fi plot makes it one of "those 70's films." If you're not into that then this film isn't for you.
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the best Godzilla movie ever made!!!
Added 5/22/2009
Terror of Mechagodzilla is easily my most favorite Godzilla movie of all time.
From the very 1st minute of the movie, Terror of Mechagodzilla is full of action with a flashback of the Godzilla and Mechagodzillas first fight.
The music is amazing, the action is amazing, the acting is amazing, original story line, and above all, the fight scenes between Godzilla, Mechagodzilla and Titanasoraus is perfect.
The story revolves around the aliens of the third planet from the black hole who plan on rebuilding Mechagodzilla and team up with Titanasorus (dinosaur/sea horse mix) to destory Tokyo and rebuild it as their new home. Their home is fading into the black hole and Earth and Tokyo has been chosen as their new home.
when things start looking bleak for Tokyo, from the shadows of the night appears....GODZILLA!!!
from there, it's all out action, the final battle is awesome.
Terror of Mechagodzilla is easily one of the best overall movies in the Godzilla franchise. I highly recommend it to any dinosaur or Godzilla fans.
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Classic Media did this G movie some justice. Worth owning
Added 12/4/2008
This is a direct sequel to Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla. Possibly the best of the 1970s Godzilla movies where he fights both Mechagodzilla and Titanosaurus. The characters were much stronger in this movie than previous G movies from the 1960s, mainly due to Ishiro Honda returning to direct. This was the last of the first series for Godzilla. The SPFX in this were really good for the most part. Both Mecha G & Titanosaurus were cool designs. Godzilla looked pretty good, but nothing like the 1960s. This movie also had some classic G movie actors such as Ahkiko Hirata
The DVD to view this movie is from Classic Media, which is 99% uncut - it is missing the "nude" scene with Katsura which the Japanese version of this DVD has. Now there is somewhere out there an English language version with that scene too, but its not on this DVD. However the DVD is letterboxed,basically just about uncut with all the scenes and language restored.
The fight scenes were good, a great scene has Godzilla's first appearance in the shadows between tall buildings..
Part of that awesome Classic Media Godzilla box set as well available separately. Just get the box set :)
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The Man, The Myth, The Legend
Added 11/17/2008
I've been a godzilla fan when they used to come on fox 5 before kung fu theatre on saturdays. I was excited when toho put both the uncut japanese and the english versions on the same dvd. The dvd is put together very well. The picture quality is excellent, sound is excellent and the special features are excellent for a godzilla dvd.
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The end of the Showa series.
Added 11/9/2009
Ishiro Honda & Akira Ifukube both make a welcome return to the G series after a few years away (I am not counting Godzilla vs. Gigan's use of Ifukube's music for other films). Honda's direction, while not as assured as his work on such earlier classics as Mothra vs. Godzilla and Invasion of Astro-Monster (aka Monster Zero), really adds to the proceedings & helps propel the story along. Akira Ifukube once again contributes a masterful score (the best moments are the cues for Katsura & the new Mechagodzilla theme). Mechagodzilla (MG2 per an insignia on his arm) looks great, all robotic fury and icy malevolence. He's the star of the show here. Godzilla's look is a modified version of the previous film's design. Titanosaurus is okay but I just can't seem to make myself like him. Sure, his backstory (a dinosaur forced to attack mankind by alien invaders) is interesting & his design is decent enough but... I don't know. Maybe it's that silly roar or maybe it's his "power tail." The spfx are generally executed well. As usual, there's a lot of impressive pyro on display here. The scene where Mechagodzilla decimates city blocks is definitely a highlight. I have to say, the aliens do look rather silly in their 1930's era space invader helmets. Also, the scene where the "godzilla air balloon" is repeatedly knocked into the air does not work at all. This film is uneven but it's not a bad way for Godzilla to bid farewell to the '70s.
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A fav from childhood
Added 6/9/2009
I always loved this Godzilla film because of the humor level. The monsters aren't the toughest or coolest, but they're unique and the battles are fun. Corny space aliens and uber sci-fi plot makes it one of "those 70's films." If you're not into that then this film isn't for you.
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the best Godzilla movie ever made!!!
Added 5/22/2009
Terror of Mechagodzilla is easily my most favorite Godzilla movie of all time.
From the very 1st minute of the movie, Terror of Mechagodzilla is full of action with a flashback of the Godzilla and Mechagodzillas first fight.
The music is amazing, the action is amazing, the acting is amazing, original story line, and above all, the fight scenes between Godzilla, Mechagodzilla and Titanasoraus is perfect.
The story revolves around the aliens of the third planet from the black hole who plan on rebuilding Mechagodzilla and team up with Titanasorus (dinosaur/sea horse mix) to destory Tokyo and rebuild it as their new home. Their home is fading into the black hole and Earth and Tokyo has been chosen as their new home.
when things start looking bleak for Tokyo, from the shadows of the night appears....GODZILLA!!!
from there, it's all out action, the final battle is awesome.
Terror of Mechagodzilla is easily one of the best overall movies in the Godzilla franchise. I highly recommend it to any dinosaur or Godzilla fans.
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