Mothra vs. Godzilla

 

 

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I WATCH THIS MOVIE ONCE EVERY TWO MONTHS. ITS NOT THE BEST MOVIE I LIKE BUT THE FIGHTING IS GREAT. GODZILLA AND BATTRA (IN HIS LARVAL STAGE) SEEMED EQUALY MATCHED IN THERE FIGHT UNDER WATER.

I GIVE THIS 4 STARS BECAUSE GODZILLA WAS BEAT (BADLY)

I am a huge Godzilla fan and this is my second favorite Godzilla movie (first is the original). Package says remastered so I expected both the American and the Japanese to be remastered. Sorry to say that only the Japanese version is remastered. The American version is imperfect and distracting with all of the imperfections on the screen. It was fun checking out the differences between the two versions. Overall I enjoyed this movie but beware that the description on the front of the box is not accurate.

Mothra VS.Godzilla(released April/64) was the fourth in the Godzilla series.Classic Media presents the original Japanese version along with the US version.I always have found the original Japanese versions in this series much more compelling than the US versions as they emphasize the origin/cause of the monsters much more(nuclear testing)and the plots are filled out much better.
This story involves the washing up of a giant egg onto the shores of Japan.An unscrupulous business man purchases the egg and sets about to exploit its upcoming hatching...of whatever it is going to be.However two diminutive representatives from Infant Island arrive;a place that has been devastated by the outside worlds testing of atomic weapons and their uncaring attitude in general.The local populace there worship the creature called Mothra and it seems these two short ladies are there to retrieve what is really in fact Mothra's egg.
Of course greed for a short time wins the day and the egg is put on display in a park for all to see.The girls messages fall on deaf ears and Godzilla,who was also washed up near the coast in the storm,emerges from the water and starts on a rampage.Mothra who comes looking for her egg also discovers her old nemesis and both begin a prolonged fight.Godzilla gets the upper hand and Mothra falls dead onto her egg.The egg,with the help of the two reps from Infant Island,hatches and out comes two of Mothra's offspring...caterpillars.Both immediately crawl into action and in their pitched battle with Godzilla they finally manage to cover him from head to toe in a thick webbed substance.This causes Godzilla to fall into the sea and flee.The Infant Island reps climb onto the backs of Mothra's children and they say goodbye as they travel back to their Island,and it is hoped,with a new found bond of trust.
As with all the Godzilla/Toho films,I always marvel at how well they were able to blend the real with the unreal...that is their mastery of special effects.It is sometimes hard to tell if you're looking at a real tank,plane or whatever,instead of a miniature.Of course this was due to legendary S/FX man Eiji Tsurburaya.On the other hand sometimes it is very easy to tell what you're looking at as those pesky wires can show up from time to time,especially in the fight scenes.And speaking of fight scenes,they can be a little on the amusing side from time to time as Godzilla will say shake his head,flail his arms and yell at his opponent like some WWF wrestler.As the franchise continued,funnier the fights sometimes got.As suspenseful as they may have been in the early 60s,here in 2011,they don't hold up quite as well as they used to.
This single DVD comes in its' original w/s a/r...in TohoScope!The transfer is clear and crisp.Extras include:audio commentary,slide show of posters,biog of Shogo Tomiyama and the trailer.
A recommended release.I would give 4 1/2 stars for the release itself(the transfer,extras,etc) but just 3 1/2 for the story.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good film, fair DVD
Godzilla films have always had a reputation as being cheap, campy nonsense and are often treated poorly when released on DVD. Read more

Published on Jun 16 2009 by Craig

4.0 out of 5 stars The Best Godzilla movie yet
I love this movie, its the best and i would recommend it to any godzilla, or mothra fans. That one person who said it was terrible is just over reacting. Read more

Published on Sep 27 2007 by godzilla fan

5.0 out of 5 stars The best sequel in the original Godzilla series
This film is the best of the sequels from the first Godzilla series. There are touches of humor interspersed in the action, but it is not a silly movie by any means (unlike some... Read more

Published on Jun 15 2006 by Daniel Jolley

3.0 out of 5 stars Dreadful Monster on Monster Action
First the bad: The photographers and the director of this movie were sleeping and in their place they found a bunch of kids with ADD and gave them the cameras. Read more

Published on Jun 14 2004 by S. Koropeckyj

3.0 out of 5 stars Simitar DVD
VIDEO QUALITY:
As with all Simitar Godzilla releases (minus "Terror of Mecha-Godzilla"), "Mothra vs. Read more

Published on May 3 2004 by James Ballard

5.0 out of 5 stars I have the Widescreen version on VHS
and it's great.Godzilla was not beaten by bugs.He simply took a dive to get ready for his next movie. Read more

Published on April 14 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars 2nd Best Showa Godzilla flick
"Godzilla vs. Mothra" is everything "King Kong vs. Godzilla" should have been. The entire film oozes quality. Drama, Plot, Effects are spot on perfect. Read more

Published on Mar 28 2004 by thx-1138_4eb

3.0 out of 5 stars MOTHRA
Godzilla vs thing the bick gmmick to cover the moster Mothra.G vs Godzilla is really good I mean Mothra dies from godzilla but
its off springs manage to hold their own and... Read more

Published on Mar 21 2004 by thatboyK

4.0 out of 5 stars MOTHRA
Actually I rate this so I because mothra is new an improve i mean wow we went from a moth that looks like cheap moth you swat with your hand to this motha that kicks butt with... Read more

Published on Mar 21 2004 by thatboyK

4.0 out of 5 stars The lean, mean, killing machine Godzilla is back!!
I love this movie alot. Even though I get confused, at times, I love this movie. But the story is confusing. Read more

Published on Jan 9 2004

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