Product Description: Ichiro is a latch-key kid in the late 1960s Japan, a country drowning in urban blight and big, nasty bullies. He escapes his dreary life by dreaming of Monster Island, a fantasy world where Godzilla rules and Ichiro is befriended by Godzill'a son, Minilla, who's experiencing his own troubles with a bull monster, Gabara. When Ichiro is kidnapped by crooks, the lessons learned from his monster pals help him stand up for himself and fight back.
Calling Monster Island! This is the Godzilla movie I remember best from when I was a kid. Who can forget the latch-key kid, bullied by a gang of meanies, then abducted by gangsters and dreaming of Monster Island? No plot in the dream sequences, but who cares? Godzilla simply takes on one opponent after another as they fight for no reason in dreamland, the point seemingly being that the little boy is learning by observation to stand up for himself and fight once in awhile. This proves valuable with both his captors and the gang of bullies later on!
English-dubbed version is marred by the Barney Fife-like voice of Godzilla's son--Warning: Mayberry and Tokyo don't mix! I would recommend watching the Japanese version in which he has a normal child's voice.
Most of the monster-fights are recycled from older G-movies. What saves "All Monsters Attack" from being pure rehash is the one and only appearance of GABARA, the green Cat-Dragon who's roar is a taunting laugh!! Definitely one of the coolest and most memorable of all Godzilla's foes. I wish they'd brought him back for other movies. I haven't seen any of these flicks since I was a kid and Mothra and Gabara were the only two G-opponents I could remember until i started buying these great DVD's.
I should have bought the box set as I've spent more than it costs already just to get 4 titles individually. If you only want the very best of 60's era Godzilla however, I strongly recommend "Ghidorah" and "Mothra" as the two you should own, and maybe this one, if only for that devil Gabara!!
Another Childhood Fav This is purely a kids film and the humor is strong. I like the music, plot, and fights, they are all classic. Not a hardcore Godzilla fans but it is for huge fans of the series, and if you have kids they will love it too.
Funniest Godzilla movie EVER! An absolute CLASSIC! Count me as one of those who find this English dubbed version as my most favorite Godzilla movie ever, only because I never laughed so hard in my life. This is a cult classic, where you find yourself memorizing lots of the lines. The acting is campy, the stock clips from other Godzilla movies are silly, and the dubbed English dialogue is equally silly. This ranks right up there with "What's Up Tigerlily?" and should be viewed with the same mindset. It is NOT a Godzilla movie. It is a remix of old Godzilla movies blended with comedy and a bank robbery mystery plot. View it as comedy. That's what it was intended to be. Otherwise you're taking life WAY too seriously.
ALL MONSTER ATTACK (aka GODZILLA'S REVENGE) This to is a very good version of the GODZILLA SEQUAILS I still wish they will put out all the GODZILLA movies,AND REALATED GODZILLA MOVIES all in one box set.
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. Not my favorite movie, but it's geared towards children.
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