Search - Godzilla vs. Monster Zero on DVD


Godzilla vs. Monster Zero
Godzilla vs Monster Zero
Actors: Nick Adams, Akira Takarada, Jun Tazaki, Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno
Genres: Action & Adventure, Indie & Art House, Science Fiction & Fantasy
NR     1998     1hr 33min

In the darkness behind Jupiter there lurks a heretofore undiscovered planet, Planet X, boasting beings of superior intelligence. The Planet X-ers are forced to live underground because of the havoc wreaked on the su...  more »

     

Larger Image

Movie Details

Actors: Nick Adams, Akira Takarada, Jun Tazaki, Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno
Genres: Action & Adventure, Indie & Art House, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Sub-Genres: Action & Adventure, Indie & Art House, Godzilla, Alien Invasion, Aliens
Studio: Simitar Entertainment
Format: DVD - Color,Full Screen,Widescreen
DVD Release Date: 05/06/1998
Original Release Date: 07/29/1970
Theatrical Release Date: 07/29/1970
Release Year: 1998
Run Time: 1hr 33min
Screens: Color,Full Screen,Widescreen
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 5
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Languages: English

Similar Movies

Destroy All Monsters
Director: Ishirô Honda
9
   G   2000   1hr 28min
Godzilla vs Gigan
Director: Jun Fukuda
5
   PG   2004   1hr 29min
Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla
Director: Jun Fukuda
8
   G   2004   1hr 24min
Godzilla Vs Mothra
Director: Ishirô Honda
   UR   1998   1hr 29min
Godzilla vs the Sea Monster
Director: Jun Fukuda
   PG   2005   1hr 23min

Similarly Requested DVDs

X-Men Origins Wolverine
Single-Disc Edition
Director: Gavin Hood
   PG-13   2009   1hr 47min
   
Jurassic Park III
Widescreen Collector's Edition
   PG-13   2010   1hr 32min
   
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Widescreen Edition
   PG-13   2007   2hr 18min
   
The Notebook
   PG-13   2005   2hr 3min
   
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Director: Christophe Gans
   R   2002   2hr 22min
   
Patton
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
   PG   2001   2hr 52min
   
Hidalgo
Widescreen Edition
Director: Joe Johnston
   PG-13   2004   2hr 16min
   
Avatar
Director: James Cameron
   PG-13   2010   2hr 42min
   
Toy Story 3
Director: Lee Unkrich
   G   2010   1hr 43min
   
Steamboy - Director's Cut
Widescreen Edition
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo
   PG-13   2005   2hr 6min
   
 

Movie Reviews

Simitar DVD
James Ballard | United Kingdom | 05/03/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)

"VIDEO QUALITY:
Once again a two sided disc from Simitar. Side 1 contains the full screen TV version of "Godzilla vs. Monster Zero" and Side 2 contains the original 2.35:1 widescreen version. Sadly, Side 2 is not anamorphically enhanced. Side 1's image is as you would expect - rubbish. You loose over half the image, the print has bad colouration and print damage. It will still hold some nostalgia for those that grew up with is though. Side 2 looks reasonably good, with vivid colours and a generally sharp image. At times there can be quite a lot of grain on screen though, and during some of the effects sequences it looks like someone dropped the print, stepped on it a could of times, attempted to rub it clean with a dirty sweatshirt and rammed it back in the machine... I'll stop drinking so much coffee... As with all Simitar discs, there was also quite a lot of artifacting, most notably on Side 2 unfortunately. There was also the occasional rainbow effect, though it was very rare on this disc, and you wouldn't find it unless you were looking for it.AUDIO QUALITY:
Side 1 comes packed with the original mono track, which sounds like it was kept in very good condition. There wasn't any trace of crackling, hissing, fuzzing or any other kind of wear. The only problem I could really notice was a little distortion when the sound became slightly loud, but then I doubt this mono track was exactly designed for home cinema systems with such huge subwoofers. Side 2 contains both the original mono track and an all new 5.1 track designed by Simitar. The mono track on this side is on par with Side 1, if not slightly better. The 5.1 track is pretty much the same as the mono, in fact I hardly noticed anything different about it at all. Some of the sound effects during the battles had a little more bass, and there were some new sound effects during the military battles that really sounded odd and didn't blend well with the film, though that's really the extent of this track's differences.EXTRA FEATURES:
Again, it carries the same basic features as all Simitar discs: There are several Godzilla screen savers included for DVD-ROM users, which are only compatible with Windows® 95 machines. There are also some custom trailers Simitar designed for their Godzilla releases, which are made in a cheesy 1950's American monster movie style. There is a video art gallery, and for DVD-ROM users a printable art gallery, which is fairly interesting, as well as a short trivia game to rest your knowledge on the film.OVERALL:
This is probably one of the better Simitar releases. Simitar claim to have remastered this from the original source (presumably they mean the American source), which doesn't give you much comfort that we'll ever see anything better than this. Despite that, you're getting the film in widescreen with a reasonably good image and some very nice audio - add to that some quirky trivia games and some orchestrated image galleries you've got a reasonably good disc."
This one is just plain fun
Daniel Jolley | Shelby, North Carolina USA | 11/21/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is one of my favorite Godzilla movies of all time. Monster Zero (better known as King Ghidorah) is to my eyes the most impressive foe Godzilla ever fought. Maybe it's just me, but the special effects of Ghidorah are stellar, much better than those of Godzilla himself. The plot features about everything I want in a good old-fashioned monster movie: weird aliens, a foe with an evil laugh, wanton destruction, and some funny poses and gestures from Godzilla. Of course, the whole story about a planet being discovered just on the other side of Jupiter is sort of silly, but who really cares? This is Godzilla we are talking about. One thing I could not figure out was why the aliens went to the trouble of transporting Godzilla and Rodan to their planet, only to bring them right back to Earth; it seems like they could have taken control of the monsters right here, especially since they had already set up a secret base in Japan.There are a few drawbacks to the film. A regular red-headed American is featured prominently in the story (as opposed to being pasted in after the fact a la Raymond Burr), and he does a very good job of showing why Americans just do not belong in Godzilla movies. He really got on my nerves, to tell the truth... All in all, this movie is great fun for all. As an added bonus, at least on my copy, there are trailers from about five other Godzilla movies at the end of the tape."
THIS MOVIE TOTALLY ROCKS!
Daniel Jolley | 03/14/2005
(3 out of 5 stars)

"Spectacular special effects, X aliens, Godzilla, Rodan and Ghidorah make this one a winnner!!! It all starts when two astronauts(Nick and Glenn)one being Nick Adams(!)travel to Planet X in P-1...Buy this great movie to find out what else happens!"
Possibly the best G-movie ever
Bakuryuu Tyranno | England | 07/09/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Firstly, in this movie, Godzilla and Rodan are shown attacking humans a lot towards the end. They don't do anything 'heroic' except fighting with King Ghidorah, but, King Ghidorah is a planet-killing space dragon, so when Godzilla and Rodan fight him, I think its more because they want to stay alive than because of any 'heroic' motives, and, as anyone who's seen a movie from this series (meaning, not the Heisei or Millenium series) will know, if either of them fought King Ghidorah alone they would probably be killed off very quickly.

This is a movie where King Ghidorah is shown as he should be (well, he was debuted in the last movie for the purpose of being the main villain of the series). From movies like this, its clear that King Ghidorah is a considerably considerably greater threat than the later G-villains, such as Mechagodzilla for example.

Although, there is some corny stuff here, keep in mind that in Japan, G-movies are designed so that a very general audience(in Japan, obviously) can relate to them. Because that means there will always be some kids in the audience they throw corny stuff into G-movies at various points throughout the movies.

Rodan is my favorite kaiju, and I would recommend the movie to most people who are fans of Rodan.

Finally, I've heard random sources saying that about 45 minutes of this movie were editing out and similar things. This is not true because the American version of this movie is 92 minutes long and the Japanese version is 94 minutes long."