Product Description: Evil spacemen from the Black Hole are plotting to flatten Tokyo and build their own utopian city. Aided by deranged scientist Dr. Mefune the aliens unleash a rebuilt Mechagodzilla and the monster Titanosaurus to do their evil bidding until Godzilla surfaces to defend his homeland and the earth-shattering destruction begins.The 15th and final entry in the original Godzilla series Terror Of Mechagodzilla (1975) stars Katsuhiko Sasaki (Godzilla vs. Megalon) as an altruistic scientist and Tomoko Ai as his love interest the cyborg Katsura. With Ishiro Honda in the director's chair for the last time and a masterful score by Akira Ifukube this movie returns Godzilla to the all-out spectacle of his heyday. Presented in Japanese with English subtitles and also in a special English-dubbed edition with additional scenes.System Requirements:Running Time: 171 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY/FANTASY UPC: 796019803175 Manufacturer No: LVD80317
Amazon.com: In 1974, Inoshiro Honda, the original and best Godzilla director, returned after a five-year absence to direct this 20th-anniversary commemoration to Gojira (the original Japanese name for Godzilla, before the West Anglicized it). This is the fifteenth film in the Godzilla series, and the eleventh by director Honda. Yet again the aliens (from the third planet of the black hole, whatever that means; they don't really provide directions) stage a takeover of Earth, this time with the aid of Mechagodzilla and Titanosaurus (they're just what they sound like). They owe the mad scientist Mafuni for the use of Titanosaurus, who in turn owes the aliens for resurrecting his daughter, Katsura, badly hurt in an accident, albeit now as a cyborg with the ability to control their two mecha-monsters. It shapes up as the fight of the century when Godzilla is pressed into service for our side. The battling behemoths afford the most dramatic and vivid fight scenes in all of Godzilladom in this one. Let's hope the aliens don't win; they're so smug. --Jim Gay
WOW This video looks GREAT! The picture and sound are restored and look amazing - probably better than it did when it was released to theaters originally. Nice fight scenes with Titanosaurus, Mechagodzilla, and Godzilla plus the evil black hole aliens.
THE LONG AWAITED VERSION WITH PLASTIC BOOBS This is a review of the recently released TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA. Not to be confused with the edited poor quality releases of the past. First I'll tell you about the English dubbed version. The film starts off in 1:66.1 widescreen with some amateurish narration showing clips from Godzilla's Revenge and Invasion Of The Astro Monster. Then the familiar opening scene with highlights from Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla. When the opening credits are done the picture converts to Tohoscope 2:35.1. I won't go into spoilers, but there's a lot of stuff that was going on during the film that I didn't even know was happening because they were blocked by the inferior fullscreen presentation. There are also quick shown extra scenes and dialogue. The Bonus features for the English version are a commentary, art gallery, and a documentary, The Women of Godzilla. Now for the Japanese version. Basically the same movie minus the boring montage and of course more convincing due to hearing the actual voices of the actors. This is the version with the infamous revealed breasts on the operating table. For concerned parents like me, don't worry (too much) and for perverts like me, don't get excited. The boobs are plastic, strongly resembling the kind you can buy at a novelty store. Bonus features are art gallery, minus the commentary and the addition of the Japanese theatrical trailer. A film that seemed some what low key due to previous inferior releases is now vindicated with great picture and sound. This is the dvd version definately worth getting. The one that looks like a silver hardcover book.
Not one of my favorites, but still worth buying for both versions. The film takes too long to get going. And as other have pointed out, you don't get to see Godzilla until about 2/3 into the film(unless you count the US prelude of stock footage, which is fun, or the credits sequence). But that last 3rd has lots of monster action and really has a wonderful 3-way battle including a scene where Mecha-G just unloads on Godzilla with tons of firepower. For casual G-fans like me, it's worth adding to your collection cause these dvd's are put togther quite nicely and at a very affordable price(got mine for under $12). I have only 4 from this collection but plan on completing it.
Besides picture quality, subtitles for Japanese version, and widescreen presentation, these dvd's don't skimp on extras either. There's a 2-member(Keith Aiken & Bob Johnson) audio commentary on the US version that sounds too scripted for my tastes, but on the plus side it's very informative and worth a listen. There's also an image gallery complete with liner notes. Here's where it gets weird though: my copy says it has the original Japanese trailer on the back of the dvd case, but i can't find it. However, in its place is the featurette "Women of Godzilla". 10 minutes of cute, attractive Japanese starlets kinda make up for a trailer imho. All i can say is...Mie Hama!!!
Sorry. So, a 3-star movie for me personally, rounded up to 4 for this dvd edition. Recommended.
WHERE'S THE TRAILER??!! When this film and ALL MONSTERS ATTACK were issued a few months ago as part of the Godzilla Collection, the discs were missing the original Toho trailers mentioned in the packaging. Now that both films have been released separately, the AMA disc includes the trailer, while TERROR does not. Is Sony starting to get careless with these? Buy this DVD anyway if you're a Godzilla fan, as it is much better than the lousy Simitar disc from a few years back...I might add that TERROR is far and away my favorite Godzilla title from the 1970s, and not a bad finale for the Showa series. While you're at it, also buy ALL MONSTERS ATTACK (Godzilla's Revenge), which stands alone in the series and is rather underrated by most fans.
Mechagodzilla in classic mode.............. Brought this dvd in the box-set. I strongly recommend this for any Godzilla fan. You get both the u.s. and the japanese version. But the main reason is the u.s. version, you get the origin of Godzilla. If you saw Terror of Mechagodzilla on tv years back. You would remeber the beginning. It shows the history of Godzilla, clips from other G-films. Glad see the u.s. version getting release with respect, as well as the japanese.
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