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Destroy All Monsters Director: Ishirô Honda Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Letterbox Format: Color Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Running Time: 90 minutes Studio: A.D. Vision Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2000-02-22 Buy from Amazon |
 "Dub is not recent"Great movie,dvd lacks menu and chapter stops as the others have said...the version was dubbed MANY years ago in this fashion, not recently.The AIP dub is what is considred to be the best, but the film had to be released in this International Dubbing because Toho still owns the rights to this dub.The recent releases of Son of Godzilla, Godzila vs Hedorah are the International dubs also. "DEMAND THE ORIGINAL AIP VERSION"I know this is a great movie and a pretty good DVD as well. But one thing is still wrong. THE DUBBING. This version has the lame (but admittadly not awful) international dub track done in Japan. The American International version from 1969 had far superior dubbing done in New York by Titra/Titan sound and featured the voices of Peter (SPEED RACER) Fernandes, Jack Curtis and Hal Linden amoung others. This is a tragic loss. The dialogue and acting were so much better. What a shame. KEEPING SCORE: The Monsters and where they came from. Destroy All Monsters has a line-up of eleven giant monsters. Here are lists of the classic eleven, the ones who didn't make it into DAM and the ones who came later in the original series. 1) GODZILLA the king of all monsters from GODZILLA (1954-56) 2) MOTHRA giant telepathic caterpillar from the movie MOTHRA (1962) 3) RODAN flying pteranodon type creature from RODAN (1957) 4) ANGUIRUS armored dinosaur from GIGANTIS THE FIRE MONSTER (aka GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN 1955) 5) MINYA (aka LITTLE GODZILLA) Godzilla's son from SON OF GODZILLA (1967) 6) MANDA sea serpent/dragon from ATRAGON (1963) 7) SPIGA (aka KUMONGA) the giant spider from SON OF GODZILLA (1967) 8) GOROSAURUS giant allosaurus type from KING KONG ESCAPES (1968) 9) VARAN a giant flying marine iguana from VARAN- THE UNBELIEVABLE (1959) 10) BARAGON a floppy eared subteranian dinosaur from FRANKENSTIEN CONQUERS THE WORLD (1965) 11) KING GHIDORAH three headed alien/dragon from GHIDRAH- THE THREE HEADED MONSTER (1964) These are the guys who were around at the time but, for whatever reason, didn't get to appear in DAM: 1) KING KONG from KING KONG VS. GODZILLA, KING KONG ESCAPES etc. 2) GIANT OCTOPUS from KING KONG VS. GODZILLA and WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS 3)FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER from FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD 4) GAIRA the green gargantua from WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS 5) SANDA the brown gargantua from WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS 6) DAGORAH space alien from DAGORAH- THE SPACE MONSTER 7) EBIRAH giant shrimp/lobster from GODZILLA VS THE SEA MONSTER 8) GIANT CONDOR from GODZILLA VS. THE SEA MONSTER 9) GIANT SEA SNAKE from KING KONG ESCAPES 10) MECHANIKONG robot ape from KING KONG ESCAPES 11) MOGUERA mechanIcal mole from THE MYSTERIANS 12) MAGUMA giant prehistoric walrus from GORATH 13) KAMAKIRAS (aka GIMANTIS) from SON OF GODZILLA. Then there are these guys, who came after DAM so they could not participate in the fun. Even though, chronologicaly, DAM takes place after these guys appeared (1999): 1) KROIGA a giant winged lion with a human brain from LATITUDE ZERO. 2) HEDORAH the smog monster from GODZILLA VS. HEDORAH 3) GIGAN alien cyborg from GODZILLA VS. GIGAN 4) MEGALON subteranian cyborg insect from GODZILLA VS MEGALON 5) JET JAGUAR size changing humanoid robot from GODZILLA VS. MEGALON 6) KING CEASAR living shisa statue from GODZILLA VS MECHAGODZILLA 7) MECHAGODZILLA (aka MG) alien cyborg duplicate of the king from GODZILLA VS MECHAGODZILLA. 8) TITANOSAURUS aquatic dinosaur from TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA 9) MECHAGODZILLA 2 (aka MG2) rebuilt/redesigned MG from TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA. 10) GEZORA giant amphibius cuttlefish from YOG- MONSTER FROM SPACE. 11) KAMEBAS giant fanged(?) turtle from YOG- MONSTER FROM SPACE 12) GANIMES giant crab from YOG- MONSTER FROM SPACE 13) YOG glowing telepathic space amaeba from YOG- MONSTER FROM SPACE. 14) GABARA gargling blue cat/toad monster from GODZILLA'S REVENGE Here are the third generation of monsters from the 80s & 90s: 1) BIOLLANTE geneticaly engineared plant monster from GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE 2) MECHA KING GHIDORAH time traveling cyborg from GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH 3) BATTRA giant black moth from GODZILLA AND MOTHRA: BATTLE FOR THE EARTH 4) FIRE RODAN radioactive pterisaur from GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA II 5) SPACE GODZILLA space traveling Godzilla clone from GODZILLA VS. SPACEGODZILLA 6) MOGUERA (aka MOGERA) updated transforming version of the mole robot from THE MYSTERIANS, appeared in GODZILLA VS. SPACE GODZILLA 7) DOSTOROYAH flying mutating crab monster from GODZILLA VS. DESTOROYAH 8) DESGHIDORAH (aka DEATH GHIDORAH) three headed quadrped from REBIRTH OF MOTHRA 9) DAGARAH parasite producing sea monster from REBIRTH OF MOTHRA 2 And finally, the fourth generation of monsters: 1) ZILLA skinny Godzilla from the american movie GODZILLA (1998) 2) BABY ZILLAS numerous ofspring of ZILLA from GODZILLA (1998) 3) ORGAH laser shooting alien from GODZILLA 2000 4) MEGAGUIRAS mutant dragonfly from GODZILLA VS, MEGAGUIRAS 5) MONSTER X (aka KAISER GHIDORAH) shape changing alien from GODZILLA : FINAL WARS I hope this list was useful to young Godzilla fans.  "Great Godzilla movie, horrible DVD"Why the DVD has no chapter selection is beyond me, but lets talk about the film. In 1999, aliens take over the minds of all the Toho monsters and begin destroying major cities all around the world, until the human characters find a way to break the spell. That results in a all out battle with King Ghidora. Great Godzilla movie!  "Very Impresive!!!"Great movie!!! The dubbing was okay and the story was good but the Moonwomen were strange and the costumes sucked. All the monsters though were a real treat and the effects were great, A must have for any G fan. This was a review from yours truly, DC. "All the japanese monsters together. It's a monster mash."This is the 9th film in the series. All the monsters are seen on an island. Godzilla and his adpoted son, Rodan, Angilas, Mothra and Gorosaurus are all there. Godzilla gets angry and makes his way to New York City, USA. Eventually he makes his way to Tokyo. Rodan is destroying Moscow, Russia. Mothra is sliding through Peking, China. Manda is in London, England. They all get together in Tokyo. Meanwhilw, the Army has some Kilaaks to deal with. The kilaaks have a secret headquartewrs on Monster Island. They control the monsters. Later on, we have all together on Monster Island, Godzilla and his adopted son, Mothra, Anguilas, Manda, Baragon, Gorosaurus, Spiga, King Ghidorah, Kumunga and Varan. Surprise: A flying object comes to help. The next film in the series: Godzilla's Revenge. |
